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English vocab 2

TermDefinition
solace help and comfort when you are feeling sad or worried
irrevocable impossible to change
reticent unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings
penance the act of doing a good deed to make up for past wrongs
consolation the comfort received by a person after a loss or disappointment
prod to push something or someone with your finger or with a pointed object: or to encourage someone to take action, especially when they are being slow or unwilling:
sheaf a number of things, especially pieces of paper or plant stems, that are held or tied together:
elusive difficult to find, describe, achieve or remember
decipher to discover the meaning of something hard to understand or which contains a hidden message
facade the front of a building, or, an artificial appearance
sullen angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people
barricade to block anyone from reaching a place:
fatal something that causes death
hazardous dangerous, especially to people’s health or safety
impose to force someone to accept something, especially a belief or way of living
strained feeling or showing the effect of too much work
caution great care and attention
consequently as a result
formidable strong and powerful, and therefore difficult to deal with if opposed to you:
retrospect thinking now about something in the past
Created by: smythj
 

 



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