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GRCA ENG 12 Unit 1
GRCA Unit 1 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reparation | compensation (payment) |
| Avenge | retaliate for |
| Reproach | disgrace |
| Jackal | enemy |
| Exile | those who are banished |
| Sentinel | guard/protector |
| Blanch | pale |
| Melancholy | sadness |
| Craven | cowardly |
| Tumult | confusion |
| Adverb | describes a verb (describes the action) |
| Pronoun | Takes the place of a noun (I, you, he, she, etc.) |
| Abstract noun | a noun denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object (EX: freedom, anger, adulthood, generosity) |
| Preposition | a word governing a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause. (EX: the man on the platform, the woman behind the curtain) |
| Conjunctions | a word used to connect clauses or sentences (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) |
| Fickle | inconsistent |
| Blithe | happy |
| Flushed | red |
| Scorning | spurning |
| Toil | continuous work |
| Lair | hideout |
| Scabbard | cover for blade of a sword |
| Hilt | handle of a sword |
| Complacent | eager to please |