Vocabulary List Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering all 30 terms and their definitions from the provided lecture transcript.

agony

intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain

bank

sloping land, especially the slope beside a body of water

bookkeeping

the activity of recording business transactions

buggy

a small lightweight carriage

commotion

the act of making a noisy disturbance

dribble

let or cause to fall in drops

exceptional

surpassing what is common or usual or expected

fancy

not plain; decorative or ornamented

fatal

bringing death

glare

look at with a fixed or angry gaze

gleam

shine brightly, like a star or a light

grudge

a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

harpoon

a spear with a barbed point for catching large fish

hefty

of considerable weight and size

hideous

so extremely ugly as to be terrifying

hoax

something intended to deceive

humidity

wetness in the atmosphere

insist

beg persistently and urgently

mercy

a disposition to be kind and forgiving

muster

summon up, call forth, or bring together

perish

pass from physical life

pronounce

cast judgment upon

relieved

made easier to bear

remarkable

worthy of notice

rumple

become wrinkled or creased

severe

very bad in degree or extent

sore

roused to anger

sputter

spit up in an explosive manner

steep

set at a high angle (of a slope)

tattered

worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing