click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
The Story of Keesh
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prone | likely to do something |
| abated | become less intense |
| apportioned | divide and distribute |
| prophetic | predicting a future event |
| assailed | attacked |
| contended | argue/fight |
| corroborated | to support |
| gale | very strong wind |
| grapple | wrestle |
| oft | often |
| aghast | shocked |
| mock | a joke |
| presumption | the act of doing something without premission |
| unprecendented | never done before |
| in token | a symbol or sign of |
| arrogance | an exaggerated sense of one's importance |
| carcasses | dead bodies of animals |
| entrails | guts |
| declined | turned down |
| merit | value |
| exceeded | went beyond |
| prosperity | success |
| taxed | confronted |
| hastily | on short notice |
| cunningly | with skill |
| affirmed | agreed |
| wrought | caused |
| relived | took the place of |
| bidding | asking |
| tremulous | nervous |
| composed | feeling in control |
| blubber | fat under skin of an animal |