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The Cay Terms
Terms
Term | Definition |
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conniving | planning or involved with something illegal |
indigenous | native to an area |
disheartened | very sad and down |
quiver | to shiver |
salvage | to save |
brusque | brief, rude, abrupt |
retribution | punishment inflicted on someone for a wrong or criminal act |
shroud | cloth in which a dead person is wrapped in for burial |
barrage | artillery bombardment over a wide area |
redundant | repeated |
empathy | the ability to understand and share the feelings of another |
gaunt | lean and haggard |
cower | crouch down in fear |
pummel | strike repeatedly with fists |
sweltering | unbearably hot |
tranquill | peaceful |
manacle | shackle for fastening someone's hands or ankles |
redemption | the action of being saved |
invigorate | to give strength or energy to. |
militant | combative and aggressive in support of a political cause |