Lit vocab words Flashcards
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To secretly listen to the private conversation of others
Eavesdrop (Verb)
completely and totally wrong
a severe violation of expectations
Egregious (Adj)
a glowing piece of burning wood or coal
Ember (Noun)
to become visible or known
Emerge (Verb)
to occupy the complete attention of someone or something
Engross (Verb)
to force to leave a country or place
Banish (Verb)
(n.) something that serves as an obstacle.
(v.) to block an opening or passage
Barricade
(v.) to engage in a false sense of strength to trick someone
( n. ) a cliff, a hill with a broad, steep face
Bluff
salty
Brackish (Adjective)
to wave something in a dramatic or threatening way
Brandish (Verb)
the boundary of an area or object
Circumference (Noun)
a noisy activity; confusion
Commotion (Noun)
a mixture of ingredients
Concoction (Noun)
easily seen; obvious
Conspicuous (Adjective)
a sharp twist or bend in something
contortionist
Contortion (Noun)
to do or say something in opposition to something else
a long flat-topped fixture
Counter (Verb)
sly or clever
cunning (Adjective)
the scattered remains of something broken, destroyed, or discarded.
Debris (Noun)
quick and skillful
Deft (Adjective)
a behavior demonstrating a disregard for authority
Defiance (Noun)
the place to which a person or thing is going
Destination (Noun)
to make or to become smaller or less
Diminish (Verb)
(n) a feeling that someone or something is bad or worthless
(v) to express one’s feelings that someone or something is bad or worthless.
Disdain
with gloom or depression
Dismal (Adjective)
