Words 5 Flashcards
1
Q
counterpoint/contrapuntal
A
contrast; a type of music.
2
Q
inexorable/inexorably
A
irresistable, relentless.
3
Q
periodically
A
from time to time
4
Q
incapacitate
A
put out of action
5
Q
vendetta
A
a plan of revenge, a pattern of revenge.
6
Q
culprit
A
the offender or guilty party
7
Q
silhouette/silhouetted
A
an outline, a dark outline
8
Q
folly
A
madness, an act of madness, someone’s mistake.
9
Q
frail/frailty
A
weak, thin, fragile.
10
Q
tourniquet
A
a belt or piece of rope you tie around a limp to stop flow of blood
11
Q
staunch
A
prevent, stop the flow of blood
12
Q
tenuous
A
a weak connection, weak
13
Q
grimace
A
angry pained face
14
Q
complacent/complacency
A
self-satisfied, pleased with oneself.
15
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inconsequential
A
unimportant.
