English Vocab Term 4

Inexorable

Adjective continuing without any possibility of being stopped.

Transfixed

Verb to cause someone or something to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment.

Goad

Verb provoke or annoy so as to stimulate some action or reaction.

Grimace

Noun a twisted or distorted facial expression that typically conveys pain, disgust, or disapproval.

Raucous

Adjective unpleasantly loud and harsh; wild behavior: noisy, disorderly, rowdy.

Thwart

Verb to successfully oppose or defeat the hopes or aspirations of someone.

Mulish

Adjective extremely stubborn.

Brevity

Noun a short duration; brief or concise in expression.

Frivolous

Adjective silly, light-hearted, or lacking in serious purpose; not as important.

Lurid

Adjective something that is vividly detailed and shockingly or sensational in some way.