VOCABULARYUnit 8English IV

Flinging (v)● throwing forcefully

Quench (v)● put out; extinguish

Combustible (adj)● easy to set on fire; fast burning

Dismayed (V)● upset; alarmed

Proportion (N)● ratio; relative amount

consequently (adv)● as a result of something

credible (adj)● believable

torment (n)● great pain

Quelled (V)● subdued

Odious (ADJ)● hateful; offensive

Copious (adj)● wordy; profuse

Animosities (N)● hostilities; violent hatreds or resentments

Pensive (adj)● reflective; thoughtful