Chapter 11 — Vocabulary

Vocabulary Words from Chapter 11

fomenter (noun)

A person who instigates or stirs up trouble or discord.

precipitately (adverb)

In a sudden, hasty, or rash manner; without deliberation.

sanguinary (adjective)

Involving or causing much bloodshed; bloodthirsty.

serrulated (adjective)

Having a row of small notches or saw-like teeth along the edge; wrinkled in fine ridges.

irate (adjective)

Feeling or showing extreme anger.

malignant (adjective)

Having or showing intense ill will; disposed to cause harm or suffering.

bequeathed (verb (past participle))

Passed down or handed on to a later generation; inherited.

lacerated (adjective)

Torn or deeply cut; mangled.

cessation (noun)

A complete stopping or ending of an activity or process.

indomitable (adjective)

Impossible to subdue or defeat; unconquerable.

predatory (adjective)

Relating to or characteristic of a predator; living by preying on other animals.

exigencies (noun (plural))

Urgent needs or demands; pressing requirements of a situation.

clamoured (verb (past tense))

Shouted loudly and insistently; demanded noisily.

bristlings (noun (plural))

The raising of fur or hair in anger or agitation.

sinew (noun)

A piece of tough fibrous tissue connecting muscle to bone; tendon. Used figuratively to mean muscular strength.