Vocabulary Words TLT Flashcards
Embark
To leave on a trip, usually on aship or airplain
Supernatural
Attributed to a force that is beyond scientific understanding or the laws of natur
Bestow
To present a gift or honor to someone
Ordeal
A difficult or painful experience that tests one’s character or endurance
Align
To bring inti cooperation or agreement with something; to connect or line up ideas
Dyslexia
A condition marked by a difficulty in learning to read or interpret words letters or other symbols
Mentor
A wise and trusted counselor or teacher
Minotaur
A mythical creature who was half man half bull
Centaur
A mythical creature with the head arms and torso of a man and the body and legs of a horse
Archetype
A typical example of a certain person or thing; an original that has been imitated
Allusion
A technique referring to when an author makes a reference to a character or other literacy work within his own writing
Revelation
A suprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way
Mortality
The state of being subject to death
Quenched
To satisfy a thrirst or desire (drink); to extinguish (a fire)
Ambrosia
A dessert made of marshmallows, whipped cream, coconut, and oranges; traditionally known as a food of the gods
