ELA Vocab

Penal Colony

A place where convicts are sent to serve their sentences, often under harsh conditions

Harrow

An agricultural tool with teeth used to drag over and break up and level soil, to cause distress or torment to someone

Apparatus

A device or set of devices used for a specific purpose, often a complex or specialized one

pungent

Having a sharp, strong taste or smell

Fastidous

Very attentive to accuracy and detail

visceral

Relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect

Inscription

words or symbols engraved Britain or printed on a surface

Hersey

A belief or opinion that goes against established religious or political doctrine

Inquisitor

A person who investigates and questions others often to uncover wrongdoing

Sadism

The enjoyment of causing pain or suffering to others

Inscrutable

Difficult to understand or interpret mysterious

Dispassionate

Not influenced by strong emotion or personal bias impartial

martyr

A person who is willing to suffer or die for a cause they believe in

Indignation

Anger or annoyance provoked by what is preserved as unfair treatment

Scrupulous

Extremely diligent thorough and attention to detail

Condemnation

The expression of extreme disapproval