Words. Part 2
Gripping - keen , absorbing , blockbusting , breathtaking , exciting , riveting , spectacular
Intricate - very complicated
And what is so intricate, so entangling (to involve in difficulties; entrap) as death? Who ever got out of a winding sheet (a sheet in which a corpse is wrapped for burial; shroud)? - John Donne
Bondage - state of being a slave
The individual who has to justify his existence by his own efforts is in eternal bondage to himself.
Captive - imprisoned; a person caught and held prisoner
The captive was moved to the jail cell.
refuge - like shelter
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
to give refuge
to take refuge
barn - a large farm building
When it started to rain, the farmer ran to the barn to seek shelter
preacher - deliver a sermon (a talk on religious subject)
Without the gift of love, you will never be a preacher
hatred - intense dislike
Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and this was an immutable(Not subject or susceptible to change) law
swamp - boloto
This swamp is a monument to death. Snakes, alligators, quicksand, all bent(Determined, resolved) on one thing: destruction
fugitive - a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding
The passionate pursuer has all the earmarks (An identifying feature or characteristic) of a fugitive.
formidable - inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable
That's a pretty formidable team I think you'll agree
mutilation - infllict a violent injury on
Try not to mutilate any of the plants as you walk through the flower garden
quarry - An object of pursuit
The police lost their quarry in the crowd
disguise - To alter the look of something as to conceal it
The robber was disguised so the clerk would not know who was holding-up the store.
errand - A short trip taken to perform a specified task, usually for another
Your errand was to mail the letter
resent - be angry about
You may have gathered that I have become a complete homebody and really resent going out.