LoTF Chapters 4 & 5 Flashcards
(26 cards)
Blatant
(adj.) very obvious and intentional, when this is a bad thing
Subside
(v.) [of a condition] to become less strong or extreme
Dubious
(adj.) thought not to be completely true or not able to be trusted
Belligerence
(n.) the wish to fight or argue
Chastisement
(n.) a severe criticism or punishment
Incursion
(n.) a sudden attack on or act of going into a place, especially across a border
Vagrant
(n.) a person who is poor, does not have a home or job, and moves from place to place
Preposterous
(adj.) very silly or stupid
Caper
(v.) to run and jump about in an energetic, happy way
Footling
(adj.) silly or not important
Sombre
(adj.) serious, sad, and without humour or entertainment
Gale
(n.) a very strong wind
Convulsion
(n.) a sudden movement of the muscles in your body that you cannot control, caused by illness or drugs
Lament
(v.) to express sadness and feeling sorry about something
Ludicrous
(adj.) stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at
Reverence
(n.) a feeling of respect or admiration for someone or something
Subdue
(v.) to reduce the force of something, or to prevent something from existing or developing
Flourish
(v.) to move something in your hand in order to make people look at it
Indignant
(adj.) angry because of something that is wrong or not fair
Hastily
(adj.) said or done in a hurry, sometimes without the necessary care or thought
Derision
(n.) the situation in which someone or something is laughed at and considered stupid or of no value
Effigy
(n.) a model or other object that represents someone, especially one of a hated person that is hanged or burned in a public place
Gesticulate
(v.) to make movements with your hands or arms, to express something or to emphasize what you are saying
Perilous
(adj.) extremely dangerous
