vocab Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
Suppliant
A
a person making a plea, or the act of begging
2
Q
inexorable
A
impossible to prevent
3
Q
parodoxysm
A
spasm (in a novel, a spasm of grief)
4
Q
syndic
A
local or public official
5
Q
tyro
A
a beginner or novice
6
Q
rent
A
to tear something into pieces
7
Q
alchemist
A
a medieval form of chemistry that tries to turn things into gold
8
Q
chimera
A
either a mythological fire breathing beast or something that is impossible to achieve
9
Q
panegryic
A
a public speech in praise of something (praise like)
10
Q
predilection
A
a bis or preference to something
