Deck 7 Flashcards
(21 cards)
roommate
looseleaf
handlebars
immobolize
Improbable
- bulletin board
compound words
two-thousandths
part-time
newsstand
customer service
self-addressed
free throw
Novice
nov·ice — ˈnä-vəs
LOTS
negligence
commentators
podium
COMPOUND WORDS LATERquickwitted
attesting
according
far-fetched.
brainstorm
Nocturnal adj.
Nocturnal adj.
Thorough adj./Thoroughly adv.
adjective
1. Complete in all respects: a thorough search.
2. Painstakingly accurate or careful: a thorough worker.
3. Absolute; utter: a thorough success.
[First written down about 1000 in Old English and spelled thuruh, from end to end, through.]
thorough*ly adv.
Grammar Tidbit: Descriptive words
Adjectives, Adverbers and Participles
For example, the sentence “It was windy.” might give the reader information, but it’s not very descriptive. Instead, you could use descriptive words like:
gusty
torrential
breezy
invigorating
windswept
Participles as Descriptive Words
You can even use verbs as describing words — although they’re called participles in that context. Past participles end in -ed or -en, present participles end in -ing, and they all look like descriptive words that you probably use all the time.
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crystallized
customized
dazzling
depressed
disgusting
distressing
disturbing
dreaming
driven
dyed
embarrassing
exciting
far-reaching
fascinated
freckled
frustrating
hard-hearted
humiliating
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ALSMOST Affirm Affirming
To affirm something is to give it a big “YES” or to confirm that it is true.
The verb affirm means to answer positively, but it has a more weighty meaning in legal circles. People are asked to swear an oath or affirm that they will tell the truth in a court of law. Lawyers may ask people to affirm facts, and judges may affirm rulings. In these cases, affirm means to verify or attest to the validity of something.
— It is my duty, then, if nobody will answer, to affirm the Queen of England’s innocence.
— She affirmed her intention to run for the Senate seat.
— The appeals court affirmed the lower court’s ruling.
accumulate
SQUELCH verb
- To crush by or as if by trampling; squash: – They squelched the revolt with mimiumum violence. .
- To silence, as with a crushing remark: – To squelch a rumor.
- To make a splashing squishing sound, as when walking in the mud.
SQUELCH verb
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TORCH/TORCHES
A) A portable light produced by the flame of a stick of wood or a flammable material wound about the end of a stick of wood.— He lit another torch to shed light on the murals on the walls.
B) Something that serves to enlighten, guide, or illuminate: — passing *the torch *of learning to the new generation.
C) A portable device that burns fuel, usually a gas, to produce a flame hot enough for welding, soldering, brazing, or cutting metals.– Always follow safety instructions when using a welding torch.
TORCH/TORCHES
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Answerable / Unanserable
Sometimes you’ll hear a question described as being answerable or unanswerable. “What’s the meaning of life?” is unanswerable, while “What did you have for breakfast?” is answerable.* *
Also, if you are answerable for something (or someone), it means you’re accountable. So you might say that a country’s president is answerable for the actions of that country’s military, or that your neighbor is answerable for the damage his dog did to the plastic flamingo lawn ornaments in your yard.
Answerable / Unanserable
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