Power Words

“Through the

Tunnel”

Power Words

“Through the

Tunnel”

1. contrite1. contrite

Feeling or showing sorrow and

remorse for a wrong that one has done. (adjective)

Feeling or showing sorrow and

remorse for a wrong that one has done. (adjective)contrition – the state of

being contrite. (noun)

2. chivalry2. chivalry

Qualification of a Knight including

courtesy, generosity, and

valor. (noun)

Qualification of a Knight including

courtesy, generosity, and

valor. (noun)

3. promontory

3. promontory

A high point of land or rock

sticking out into the sea. (noun)

A high point of land or rock

sticking out into the sea. (noun)

4. supplicate4. supplicate

To pray humbly, almost in a begging like

manor. (verb)

To pray humbly, almost in a begging like

manor. (verb)supplication- act of supplicating (noun)

5. frond5. frond

A large leaf especially of a fern or palm tree that often has many divisions. (noun)

A large leaf especially of a fern or palm tree that often has many divisions. (noun)

6. incredulous

6. incredulous

Feeling or showing an inability to

believe something. (adjective)

Feeling or showing an inability to

believe something. (adjective)

credulous – willing to believe or trust too readily, gullible (adj)

7. convulsion7. convulsion

An abnormal violent contraction of the muscles that is not under control. (noun)

An abnormal violent contraction of the muscles that is not under control. (noun)

convulsive – being produced by a convulsion. (adjective)

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