Chapter 8 Flashcards
5unfathomable
incapable of being fully explored or understood.
“her grey eyes were dark with some unfathomable emotion”
aberration
a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.
“they described the outbreak of violence in the area as an aberration”
seldom
not often; rarely.
“Islay is seldom visited by tourists”
touchous
Touchy; overly sensitive
notion
- a conception of or belief about something.
“children have different notions about the roles of their parents” - an impulse or desire, especially one of a whimsical kind.
“she had a notion to ring her friend at work”
bid
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utter (a greeting or farewell) to.
“James bade a tearful farewell to his parents”
accosted
approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively.
“reporters accosted him in the street”
hamper,
a basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic.
“a picnic hamper”
procure
obtain (something), especially with care or effort.
“food procured for the rebels”
perpetrate
carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action).
libel
a published false statement that is damaging to a person’s reputation; a written defamation.
“he was found guilty of a libel on a Liverpool inspector of taxes”
caricatures
a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect.
“a crude caricature of the Prime Minister”
triumphant.
- having won a battle or contest; victorious.
“two of their triumphant Cup team” - feeling or expressing jubilation after a victory or achievement.
“he couldn’t suppress a triumphant smile”
erected
- put together and set upright (a building, wall, or other structure).
“the guest house was erected in the eighteenth century” - create or establish (a theory or system).
“the party that erected the welfare state”
groggy
dazed, weak, or unsteady, especially from illness, intoxication, sleep, or a blow.
“the sleeping pills had left her feeling groggy”
tousled.
(of hair) untidy.
“she wore her hair in tousled curls”
scurry
(of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps.
“pedestrians scurried for cover”
wedge
force into a narrow space.
“she wedged her holdall between two bags”
shrubbery.
an area in a garden planted with shrubs.
quell
- put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force.
“extra police were called to quell the disturbance” - subdue or silence (someone).
“Connor quelled him with a look” - suppress (a feeling).
“she quelled an urge to race up the stairs”
adjacent
next to or adjoining something else.
“adjacent rooms”
omitting
- leave out or exclude (someone or something), either intentionally or forgetfully.
“he was omitted from the second Test” - fail or neglect to do.
“he modestly omits to mention that he was a pole-vault champion”
dryly/drily
in a matter-of-fact or ironically humorous way.
“‘How very observant’, he said drily”
cordial
warm and friendly.
“the atmosphere was cordial and relaxed”
