Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
10 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Gaunt |
Extremely thin and bony; haggard and draw, as from great hunger, wariness or torture |
|
|
Flounder |
To struggle clumsily or helplessly |
|
|
Reprieve |
Arrest or temporary relief; do you delay punishment or sentence |
|
|
Adamant |
Stubbornly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all Temtpation |
|
|
Cleave |
To adhere closely to; stick to; cling to; to remain faithful |
|
|
Quail |
To lose heart or courage and difficulty or danger; shrink with fear |
|
|
Calamity |
A great misfortune or disaster; serious or significant distress or adversity |
|
|
Conciliatory |
Attempting to reconcile with someone; trying to overcome the distrust of someone; willing to regain friendship |
|
|
Purge |
To get rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify; to free |
|
|
Frantic |
Desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear or pain |
