e Flashcards
truant
N: a student who stays away from school without leave or explanation.
A: (of a student) being a truant.
“truant children”
stack-yard
N: a yard or field containing straw or grain in stacks.
rafters
N: one of several internal beams extending from the eaves to the peak of a roof and constituting its framework.
“the rafters above his bed”
perilous
A: full of danger or risk; hazardous, treacherous
“a perilous journey south”
chaste
A: virgin, maidenly; abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse.
2. plain; without unnecessary ornamentation; simple or restrained.
“what is required of celibate Catholic clergy is to remain chaste”
2. “the dark, chaste interior was lightened by tilework”
intricate
A: very complicated or detailed; tangled, mazelike, elaborate.
“an intricate network of canals”
elaborate
A: complicated; involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning.
“elaborate security precautions”
intervene
V: intercede, involve oneself; come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events.
- occurred
- extend or occur between events.
“he acted outside his authority when he intervened in the dispute”
2. “Christmas intervened and the investigation was suspended”
incite
V: encourage or stir up
the offense of inciting racial hatred
N: inciter, incitation
unearth
V: excavate, root out; find (something) in the ground by digging.
2. discover
“they have done all they can to unearth the truth”
exert
V: apply
2. make a physical or mental effort.
“the moon exerts a force on the Earth”
2. “he needs to exert himself to try to find an answer”
mar
V: spoil, ruin, damage, tarnish; impair the appearance of; disfigure.
“no wrinkles marred her face”
