4/22/2025 Flashcards
(28 cards)
Resilience
The capacity to recover quickly from difficulties
Redemption
The action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil
Expanse
An area of something, usually land or sea presenting a wide continuous surface
Borne
Carried from one place to another
Insurgency
An active revolt or rebellion
Obstreperous
Noisy and difficult to control
Rehabilitation
The action of restoring someone to health or good reputation or former privileges
Forte
A thing at which someone excels
Laurel
Praise or honor for an achievement
Aspirations
The object at one’s hopes or ambitions
Plunder
Steals goods from a person or a place often using force and in a time of war or disorder
Anti-Semitic
Hostile to or prejudiced against Jews
Juggernaut
A huge, powerful, overwhelming force
Bombardier
A member of a bomber crew responsible for sighting and releasing bombs
Sprawling
Spread out over a large area in a untidy way
Crucible
A situation or severe trial leading to the creation of something new
Revelry
Lively and noisy festivities often involving alcohol
Tedium
The state of being tedious (too long, slow or dull)
Inferno
A large fire that is dangerously out of control; hell
Retribution
Punishment inflicted on someone as revenge for a wrong or criminal act
Distraught
Deeply upset and agitated
Cope
Deal effectively with something difficult
Purgatory
A place of temporary suffering inhabited by souls of sinners who are being purified of sin before going to heaven
Perforated
Pierced with holes