English Vocab Story Ciotti

blithe

cheerful, light hearted

impasse

obstacle that gets in the way of progress or movement

to tame

to domesticate animals, make easy to live around humans

ingenious

very clever, imaginative

to snare

to trap an animal, to acquire something difficult

inexhaustible

endless supply of something

yoke

harness to keep animals in lock step formation

dirge

mournful song for the dead

onslaught

sudden rush or attack of people or animals

to prevail

to win over the opposition

gale

a strong wind

anguish

extreme emotional pain or distress

reverence

great admiration

agony

great physical or emotional pain

to transgress

to break an important law

to revile

to strongly hate something

rite

ritual or ceremony, especially religious

to torment

to inflict physical or emotional pain

frenzy

wild physical movements

to mutilate

to violently change the form of something

obscene

greatly offensive

destiny

fate

sacred

holy

socket

enclosed space, such as an eye socket

plague

disease affecting many people; bothered greatly