Act 4 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Transfixed
Made immobile from shock
Excommunicated
Exclusion from the Christian community
Gibbet
A hanging post
Remorseless
Without mercy or pity
Statue
Law enacted by legislatures
Adamant
Very determined
Gaunt
Thin and bony in appearance
Wrath
Extreme anger or angry punishment
Callously
Shows no concern if other people are hurt or upset
Afflicted
Distressed
Quail
To show fear
beguile
To cheat / decieve
Contentious
Cause or likely to cause a disagreement or argument
Befouled
Dirty or impure
Contemplation
Long attentive consideration or observation of something
Befuddled
Confused
Qualm
Bad feeling
denounce
To express hash criticism or condemnation of something or something in public
Dumbfounded
Temporarily speechless with astonishment
Quavering
Trembling
Floundering
Hesitating in confusion
Reprieve
The postponement of a punishment
Slovenly
Not concerned about conventional standards of personal hygiene and tidines
Rile
To irritate somebody enough that it provokes anger