Vocabulary Words

Formidable, adj: causing fear

Merely, adv: just; only
Refuted, verb: to prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove
Annihilated, verb: to destroy utterly; obliterate
Scrawl, verb: to write awkwardly or carelessly
Futile, adj: serving no useful purpose
Traitor, noun: one who commits treason
Disdain, noun: a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or
inferior: scorn
Flog, verb: beat (someone) with a whip or stick as punishment or torture
Truncheon, noun: a short, thick stick carried as a weapon by a police officer.
Odious, adj: extremely unpleasant; repulsive.
Swine, noun: a pig
Heretic, (heresies) noun: a person believing in or practicing religious heresy (Christian doctrine)
Derided, verb: express contempt for; ridicule
Saboteur, noun: a person who engages in sabotage (deliberately destroy)
Rubbish, noun: waste material; refuse or litter
Ridiculed, verb: (someone or something) to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior.
Perched, verb: (of a bird) alight or rest on something.
Compendium, noun: a collection of things, especially one systematically gathered
Paddock, noun: small field or enclosure where horses are kept or exercised
Feebly, adv: in a way that lacks strength or force.
Nestled, verb: settle or lie comfortably within or against something
Promptly, adv: immediately
Stall, noun: a stand, booth, or compartment for the sale of goods in a market or large covered
area
Spur, noun: a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on a rider's heel and used
for urging a horse forward
Slaughter, verb: kill (animals) for food
Hideous, adj: ugly or disgusting to look at
Leisure, noun: free time
Comrade, noun: a companion who shares one's activities or is a fellow member of an
organization.
Boar, noun: a tusked Eurasian wild pig from which domestic pigs are descended
Stout, adj: (of a person) somewhat fat or of heavy build
Rations, noun: a fixed amount of a commodity officially allowed to each person during a time of
shortage, as in wartime
Knacker, noun a person whose business is the disposal of dead or unwanted animals, especially
those whose flesh is not fit for human consumption
Resolution, noun: a firm decision to do or not to do something
Falter, verb: start to lose strength or momentum
Dishearten, verb: cause (someone) to lose determination or confidence
Flung, verb: throw or hurl forcefully
Tormentors, noun: a person who inflicts severe mental or physical suffering on someone