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English Vocab1
Hind's Feet on High Places Chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tranquil | adj-- peaceful; quiet; calm: |
| mar | v -- to damage or spoil; to disfigure, deface, or scar |
| cascade | n -- a waterfall descending over a steep, rocky surface. |
| labyrinth | n -- an intricate set of paths where it is hard to find one's way or to reach the exit. |
| cudgel | n -- a short, thick stick used as a weapon; club. |
| cringe | v -- to shrink down, bend, or crouch, especially in fear or servility; cower. |
| cur | n-- a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one; a mean, cowardly person. a mean, cowardly person. |
| gorge | n-- a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs.; a small canyon. |
| plight | n-- an unfavorable (bad) condition, state, or situation |
| recital | n -- formal or public delivery of something memorized. |
| compel | v -- to force to submit; subdue; to overpower. |
| disfigurement | n -- a disfigured condition |
| frenzied | v -- wildly excited or enthusiastic; violently agitated; frantic; wild: |
| intricate | adj -- having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved; complex; complicated; |
| disfigure | v -- to mar the appearance or beauty of something or someone |