Words of the day q1 Flashcards
(23 cards)
comeuppance
deserved punishment or fate
inaudible
unable to hear
dismiss
allowed to leave, sent away discharge from employment
transport
take or carry (people or goods) from one place to another.
unsubscribe
cancel a subscription to an electronic mailing list or online service.
predict
say or estimate a specified thing will happen in the future or will be a consequence o/f something
remit
send money in payment or as a gift release or forgive
climax
the turning point right before the most intense part of the story.
unreliable narrator
when a story narrator cannot be trusted.
curiosity
a strong desire to know or learn something.
sustenance
food or drink regarded as a source of strength or nourishment
confuddled
a state of extreme confusion especially when trying to solve a problem
fortification
a defensive wall or reinforcement built to strengthen a place and protect against an invasion
beseech
asking someone urgently or frequently to do something
insolent
showing a rude or arrogant lack of respect
melancholy
a feeling of deep sadness
encounter
expectedly experience or be faced with something difficult
ominous
giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen
foreboding
implying that something bad is going to happen
malice
the intention or desire to do evil, ill will
sinister
giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen
offer
presenting (someone or something) with a choice to accept or deny as so desired
empathy
the ability to understand and share feeling of another person
