Words of the Day Flashcards
(20 cards)
Comeuppance
POS: Noun Concept/Idea
definiten: deserved punishment or fate
Inaudible
POS: Adjective
definition: unable to be heard
Dismiss
POS Verb
Definition: order or allow to leave, send away.
Transport
take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another.
Unsubscribe
cancel a subscription on an electronic mailing list or online subscription.
Predict
Say or estimate (a specific thing) will happen in the future.
Remit
Send money in payment or as a gift. Release from or Forgive.
Climax (of a story)
turning point right before the most intense part of the story
Curiosity
- A strong to know or learn something
- A strange or unusual object or fact
Sustenance
food and drink regarded as a source of strength: nourishment.
Confuddled
In a state of extreme confusion, especially trying to solve a frustrating problem.
Fortifications
a defensive wall or other reinforcement to strengthen a place against attack.
Beseech
ask (someone) urgently and frequently to do something; implore.
Insolent
Showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.
Melancholy
A feeling of extreme sadness
Adj. having a feeling of sadness.
Encounter
Unexpectedly experienced or be faced with something or someone
Ominous
giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen.
Foreboding
implying something bad is going to happen.
Sinister
giving the impression something bad is going to happen.
empathy
the ability to understand and share the feeling of another person.
