Chapters 9 - 11 Flashcards
(47 cards)
A plucked string instrument associated with Ancient Greece
Lyre
Born out of wedlock
Illegitimate
Someone who shows exceptional talent at an early age
Prodigy
A provable formula
Theorem
A go-between
Intermediary
Where you live
Residence
Really really big
Colossal
Show or portray
Depict
Grand, intimidating
Imposing
To collect a large amount of something over a period of time
Accumulate
Notable speaking ability
Eloquent
Discuss terms of an agreement
Negotiate
Very unfriendly
Hostile
Bad at doing something
Incompetent
A competitor
Contender
Sarcastic, say the opposite of truth for humor
Ironic
Humor based on opposites
Irony
Engaged
Betrothed
Dangerous,unstable, unsteady
Precarious
Interrupt progress of somebody or something (seize, capture)
Intercept
Cause something to fail through carelessness, bumbler
Bungler
Shock people by bad or improper behavior (shock, disgust)
Scandalized
Do something for reasons of strategy (plan, calculated, tactical)
Strategic
Very fast or brilliant (sudden, dramatic, spectacular)
Meteoric