The myth of Pandora’s box - Iseult Gillespie

Important Vocabulary Words From The Video

brimmed

Brimmed means that you are very full or satisfied. The bottle was brimmed with wine.

  • The soup was so delicious, I was brimmed with soup afterwards.
  • I was so happy with the dress that I was brimmed with happiness.
itched

When you itch, you feel a desire or need to scratch something. You might itch because you have a bug on your skin, or you might itch because you have a bad itch.

  • He couldn't stop scratching his head, even though it was itchy.
  • She was itching all over her body, and she couldn't stop scratching.
maddening

When something is maddening, it is extremely frustrating or annoying. The noise was so maddening that it was impossible to focus on anything else.

  • The noise was so maddening that it was impossible to focus on anything else.
  • The noise in the room was so maddening that she couldn't concentrate on anything.
mystifying

Mystifying is adjective which means that something is difficult or impossible to understand. When you say that something is mystifying, you are saying that you don't understand it.

  • The mystery of the universe is still mystifying to us.
  • The mystery of the universe is something that we are still trying to figure out.
cackling

Cackling is a type of laughter that is very loud and shrill. It is often used to mock or ridicule someone.

  • She cackled when she saw the dog.
  • The cackling sound was coming from the woman behind the counter.
foreboding

When you have a feeling of foreboding, you are afraid that something bad is going to happen. You might feel this way about a situation, or you might feel this way about the future.

  • The feeling of foreboding was clear in the way he was walking.
  • The feeling of foreboding was clear in the way she was talking.
billowed

To billow is to make a big, dramatic wave. When the wind billows the curtains, it's causing a lot of disturbance.

  • The waves were so big that they billowed the boat far out to sea.
  • The dress billowed around her in the wind.
tinkling

A tinkling sound is one that is very light and gentle. It's usually used to describe the sound of something small and delicate falling to the ground.

  • The sound of the glass tinkling as it hit the floor was very delicate.
  • The sound of the bells tinkling was very soothing.
fluttered

To flutter is to move or flap your wings quickly. When a butterfly flutters its wings, it is trying to get air into and out of its lungs.

  • The butterfly was fluttering its wings frantically to fly away.
  • The curtains fluttered in the wind.