The War of the Worlds - Flashcards Overview

Introduction

• The flashcards are based on "The War of the Worlds," focusing on vocabulary.
• Created by Ivana Toteva on Quizlet, with 348 terms included.

Key Vocabulary

Common Terms

• Transient: Temporary, not lasting.
• Complacence: A feeling of self-satisfaction, especially when unaware of potential dangers.
• Terrestrial: Relating to the Earth or its inhabitants.
• Nebular: Pertaining to a cloud of gas or dust in space.
• Attenuate: To reduce in force, value, amount, or degree; weaken.
• Inundate: To flood or overwhelm.
• Incessant: Continuing without pause or interruption.
• Wrought: Shaped or worked into form.
• Well-nigh: Almost or nearly.
• Unanimity: Agreement by all people involved.

Additional Vocabulary

• Fluctuating: Rising and falling irregularly in number or amount.
• Palpitating: Beating rapidly, strongly, or irregularly.
• Chiefly: Mainly or primarily.
• Singularly: Unusually or remarkably.
• Vigil: An act of keeping awake because of a concern or to maintain watch.
• Oblong: Having an elongated shape, as a rectangle or oval.

Advanced Terms

• Profundity: Deep insight or knowledge.
• Calamity: An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
• Unerring: Always right or accurate.
• Jubilant: Feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.
• Irresolute: Showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain.

Uncommon Terms

• Extraterrestrial: Of or from outside the earth or its atmosphere.
• Perspiration: The process of sweating.
• Impediment: A hindrance or obstruction in doing something.
• Excavation: The process of digging up the earth to find remains.
• Tumult: A loud, confused noise, especially one caused by a large mass of people.

Specific Vocabulary

• Lank: Long, limp, and straight.
• Forthwith: Immediately; without delay.
• Aperture: An opening, hole, or gap.
• Barrow: A large mound of earth or stones placed over a burial site.
• Derelict: In a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect.

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