English Final Vocab Gr 11

Hearken!

listen!

dissimulation

hiding of one’s thoughts or feelings

sagacity

high intelligence and sound judgment

deathwatches

wood-boring beetles whose heads make a tapping sound; they are superstitiously regarded as an omen of death.

scantlings

small beams or timbers

gesticulations

energetic hand or arm movements

dissemble

conceal one’s true feelings

collaborator

a person who works with an enemy who has taken control of their country

conspirator

someone who conspires with other people to do something

espionage

the activity of secretly collecting and reporting information

foreboding

a feeling of evil to come

commenced

began

fervent

characterized by intense emotions

desolation

a bleak atmosphere

abhorrent

repulsive; detestable; offensive to the mind

desolate

deserted; Sad; Depressing or gloomy

abhor

feel hate or disgust toward someone or something

acquitted

pardoned; freed

enticement

temptation

countenance

appearance

benevolence

kindness

melancholy

sadness

relinquished

gave up