11ELA SUB VOCAB LIST 3 DEF

Implore

• to ask someone to do or not do something in a very sincere, emotional, and determined way

• to try to find out private facts about a person

• to pretend to have a particular feeling, problem, etc.

• to give someone a lot of attention and praise in order to get that person’s approval

(tear) Asunder

• into forcefully separated pieces

• to open, move, or lift something by putting one end of a tool under it and pushing down on the other end

• to make large twisting movements with the body

• containing indirect and unkind criticism

Snide (remark)

• containing indirect and unkind criticism

• to give someone a lot of attention and praise in order to get that person’s approval

• to answer someone quickly in an angry way

Dissension

• arguments and disagreement, especially in an organization, group, political party, etc.

• an occasion when a group of people, especially soldiers or sailors, refuses to obey orders and/or attempts to take control from people in authority

• to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value him, her, or it

Chasm

• a very deep, narrow opening in rock, ice, or the ground

• an area of low land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it

• a large area of flat land

Chasm

• a very large difference between two opinions or groups of people

• an occasion when a group of people, especially soldiers or sailors, refuses to obey orders and/or attempts to take control from people in authority

• a large group of many different things collected or brought together

Subterfuge

• a trick or a dishonest way of achieving something

• to answer someone quickly in an angry or funny way

• severe, or showing disapproval

• in a serious and determined way, often without humour

Insolent

• rude and not showing respect

• in a serious and determined way, often without humour

• to ask someone to do or not do something in a very sincere, emotional, and determined way

• to guess something, without having much or any proof

• to say that something is certainly true

• to reach an answer or a decision by thinking carefully about the known facts

Dishevelled

• (of people or their appearance) very untidy

• to make small changes to your hair, make-up, clothes, etc. in order to look more attractive

• dressed in a fashionable and tidy way