Untitled Flashcard Set

Inexorable

Impossible to stop or prevent; relentless.

Transfixed

To cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment.

Goad

To provoke or annoy someone so as to stimulate some action or reaction.

Grimace

A facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain.

Raucous

Making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise.

Thwart

To prevent someone from accomplishing something.

Mulish

Having a strong, willful, and stubborn nature.

Brevity

Concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.

Frivolous

Not having any serious purpose or value; carefree and not serious.

Lurid

Very vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect.