5-A & 5-B Flashcards
(20 cards)
Deluge
A flood (of water, for example); an overwhelming amount of something
Executioner
A person who carries out a convict’s death sentence
Gaunt
Being thin and bony (as from hunger or suffering)
Grotesque
Very ugly, deformed, or monstrous
Haste
Excessive speed; quickness
Immense
Huge; colossal
Inferno
A place or state that resembles hell, especially in great heat or raging fire
Inquisitive
Asking many questions; curious about other people’s affairs
Loom
To appear suddenly, often with a large, strange form; to come into view (Ex.: The ship loomed out of the distance)
Lunatic
An insane person
Menagerie
A collection of wild or foreign animals kept (esp. for exhibition)
Mourn
To feel sorrow, esp. over someones death
Parcel
A package
Peculiar
Strange or odd; unusual
Plummet
To fall straight down; to plunge
Shudder
To tremble with fear or horror
Silhouette
A picture with the outline of an object filled in with a solid color (usually black); the outline of an object seen against the light
Slay
To put to death violently or in great numbers
Smother
To overcome or kill by depriving of air or exposing to smoke fumes
Transform
To change completely in appearance or form
