Batch 5 Flashcards
(20 cards)
acquaint
[ekweint]
to get to know something or someone
Nancy acquainted herself with the new computer
verb
cemetery
[semeteri]
a place where people are buried when they die
Some people are scared of cemeteries
noun
creature
[kritjer]
an animal or person
Those creatures live in Africa
noun
curse
[kers]
to hope that bad things happen to that person
The witch cursed the village
verb
disguise
[disgaiz]
something you wear so people can’t tell who you are
Everyone knew that it was Dad in the Santa disguise
noun
fancy
[faensi]
nicer or more detailed than normal
Their table was all set for a fancy dinner
adjective
flashlight
[flaejflait]
a small electric light than people carry in their hands
We took a flashlight when we went camping
noun
hood
[hud]
part of a coat the goes over a person’s head
She put on her hood to keep her head warm
noun
inhabitant
[inhaebetent]
a person who lives in a certain place
The number of inhabitants in the countryside is increasing
noun
nourish
[nerish]
to give someone or something the food needed to live
A good mother will nourish her baby every day
verb
pirate
[paieret]
a sailor who steals things from other boats
PIrates are very scary characters
noun
riddle
[ridl]
a question that is difficult to answer but meant to be funny
I could not answer Wendy’s riddle, but it made me laugh
noun
publication
[pablekeisyen]
something printed, like a newspaper or book
She’s been a subscriber to that publication for over ten years
noun
rot
[rot]
to slowly get softer and become destroyed
The old log began to rot in the forest
verb
shortly
[syortli]
happens very soon
My workday will end shortly
adverb
skeleton
[skeletn]
all the bones of a body
There is a skeleton in the science classroom
noun
starve
[starv]
to not get enough food for a long period of time
During the war, many people starved
verb
spoil
[spoil]
to rot or to make bad
We left the fruit out too long, and it spoiled
verb
thrill
[drill]
an exciting feeling
The rusfer enjoys the thrill of surfing a big wave
noun
wicked
[wikid]
very bad or evil
My boss is a very wicked man
adjective
