Vocabulary Terms
1. Dwelling - living in a particular type of place
2. Prominence - Being significantly important or well-known
3. Lingers - to take longer than is usual to do something
4. Fleet - a number of warships functioning as a single unit under one command
5. Fierce - aggression or anger
6. Tyrant - in ancient Greece, a ruler who took control of a state without legal sanction and governed with absolute power
7. Tribute - a payment made by one ruler or state to another as a sign of submission
8. Gimlet - a small tool for boring holes in wood consisting of a slim metal rod with a sharp corkscrew end
9. Fortified - to strengthen or reinforce the structure of something
10. Vague - unclear or incoherent in thinking or expression
11. Elaborate - having many different parts or a lot of detail
12. Forbade – Not allowed to do something
13. Eagerly – enthusiastic and excited about something and impatiently waiting to do or get it
14. Lest – (or else) in order to prevent something happening, especially something causing fear
15. Perish – to die
16. Steadied – fixed, stable, or not easily moved
17. Beckoned – to signal to somebody to approach with a movement of the hand or head
18. Swoops - a small tool for boring holes in wood consisting of a slim metal rod with a sharp corkscrew end
19. Headlong - with the head in front of the rest of the body, especially in a rapid uncontrolled movement
20. Clutching - hold something tightly
21. White-faced - having an unusually pale face
22. Nor – (and not) used to introduce an alternative, after a first alternative that is preceded by "neither"(used in negative statements)
1. Dwelling - living in a particular type of place
2. Prominence - Being significantly important or well-known
3. Lingers - to take longer than is usual to do something
4. Fleet - a number of warships functioning as a single unit under one command
5. Fierce - aggression or anger
6. Tyrant - in ancient Greece, a ruler who took control of a state without legal sanction and governed with absolute power
7. Tribute - a payment made by one ruler or state to another as a sign of submission
8. Gimlet - a small tool for boring holes in wood consisting of a slim metal rod with a sharp corkscrew end
9. Fortified - to strengthen or reinforce the structure of something
10. Vague - unclear or incoherent in thinking or expression
11. Elaborate - having many different parts or a lot of detail
12. Forbade – Not allowed to do something
13. Eagerly – enthusiastic and excited about something and impatiently waiting to do or get it
14. Lest – (or else) in order to prevent something happening, especially something causing fear
15. Perish – to die
16. Steadied – fixed, stable, or not easily moved
17. Beckoned – to signal to somebody to approach with a movement of the hand or head
18. Swoops - a small tool for boring holes in wood consisting of a slim metal rod with a sharp corkscrew end
19. Headlong - with the head in front of the rest of the body, especially in a rapid uncontrolled movement
20. Clutching - hold something tightly
21. White-faced - having an unusually pale face
22. Nor – (and not) used to introduce an alternative, after a first alternative that is preceded by "neither"(used in negative statements)