Full Tilt Flashcards
(21 cards)
Dormant
temporarily inactive or inoperative.
Antics
foolish, outrageous, or amusing behavior.
Imbecile
idiot, fool, or a stupid person
Mutated
change or cause to change in form or nature.
Menagerie
a collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition.
Trestle
a framework consisting of a horizontal beam supported by two pairs of sloping legs, used in pairs to support a flat surface such as a tabletop.
Quarry
a place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted.
Decibels
a unit used to measure the intensity of a sound or the power level of an electrical signal by comparing it with a given level on a logarithmic scale.
Gurney
a wheeled stretcher, typically used in hospitals and medical facilities, to transport patients who cannot walk
Intuition
the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.
Careened
move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way in a specified direction.
crevasse
a deep open crack, especially one in a glacier.
Menacing
suggesting the presence of danger; threatening.
Centrifugal
moving or tending to move away from a center.
Reluctantly
in an unwilling and hesitant way.
Guffawed
laugh in a loud or boisterous way.
Ominous
giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.
Malevolence
having or showing a wish to do evil to others.
Desolation
a state of complete emptiness or destruction
Pallid
(of a person’s face) pale, typically because of poor health.
Adversary
one’s opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute.
