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Dunn WWW Chapt 7 & 8
WWW Chaper 7 & 8 vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to enter something and spread or flow throughout it | permeated |
| inflexible, unyeilding | adamant |
| to cut off; to withhold from expression | stifle |
| not guided by conscience; shockingly unfair or unjust | unconscionable |
| comfort in sorrow, distress or misfortune | solace |
| to put to death by a mob without legal permission | lynch |
| a sudden, passing, or fanciful idea; impulsive, irrational thought | whim |
| suggesting evil or harm, foreboding; threatening | ominous |
| outlandish or bizarre distortion in appearance | grotesque |
| a difficult or dangerous situation; a sad or desperate situation | plight |
| to remove from a grave | exhumed |
| to go around an obstacle or obstruction; to find a way to avoid a law without breaking it | circumvent |
| the act of speaking against or in opposition to an action or proposal | contradiction |
| a typical example of a characteristic | epitome |
| on, over | epi |
| against | contra |
| tion | act or state of being full |
| come | vent |
| around | circum |
| out | ex |
| earth, soil | hum |
| full of | ous |
| comfort, encourage, cheer, sun | sol |
| to know, learn; knowledge | sci, science |
| through, beyond | per |