Batch 17 Flashcards
(20 cards)
affection
[efeksyen]
a feeling of liking someone or something
Amanda has a lot of affection for her little sister, Sarah
noun
agency
[eidgensi]
a business or service set up to act for others
I went to a travel agency to help me arrange a flight home
noun
ash
[aes]
the grey or black powder created when something is burned
The end of his cigar was full of ashes
noun
confine
[kenfain]
to keep it in one place
The elephant is confined to a cage in the zoo
verb
dismiss
[dismis]
to say it is not important
He quickly dismissed my idea about the new project
verb
erupt
[irapt]
to explode or blow apart, especially a volcano
The volcano erupted for the first time in ten years
verb
fate
[feit]
a power that causes things to happen
Some people believe that the lines on a person’s hand can tell her fate
noun
lava
[lave]
the hot substance made of melted rock that cames out of volcanoes
The red-hot lava poured from the volcano
noun
miserable
[mizerebel]
very unhappy
He was miserable after his dog died
adjective
navigate
[naevegeit]
to control the way it moves or goes
She navigated the ship across the ocean
verb
originate
[edirgeneit]
to start there
The idea of democracy originated in Ancient Greece
verb
remainder
[rimeinder]
what is left
He took a bite of the apple and then gave me the remainder of it
noun
retrieve
[ritriv]
to find it and get it back
She retrieve her mail from the mailbox
shallow
[syaelou]
not deep
The kids were playing in the swallow water
adjective
slope
[sloup]
ground that is not flat
The slope to the top of the mountain was very steep
noun
span
[spaen]
to spread across an amount of time or space
His work at the bakery has spanned twenty years
verb
superstition
[superstisyen]
something magical that people believe is real
It is a superstition that Friday the 13th is an unlucky day
noun
sympathy
[simpaethi]
a feeling of sadness for another person who feels bad
I felt sympathy for my sister, so I got her a balloon to cheer her up
noun
vibrate
[vaibreit]
to shake very hard
The machine made his whole body vibrate as he broke up the ground
verb
wander
[wonder]
to walk without going to a certain place
They boys like to wonder in the woods and look at birds
verb
