English I Flashcards
(30 cards)
Integral
Essential
Havoc
Great destruction
Knoll
A little rounded hill
Miser
Stingy, greedy person; one who hoards money
Momentary
Lasting only a moment
Monumental
Very great, massive
Notorious
Well-known, but in an unfavorable way
Oblivious
Unmindful
Resilient
Bouncing back into shape;recovering strength, good spirits, and good humor quickly
Relinquish
To give up
Revamp
To redo; renovate
Saunter
To walk at a leisurely pace
Slither
To move along by sliding or gliding
Stench
A terrible smell
Sultry
Oppressively hot, fiery
Tedious
Tiresome, boring
Tranquility
Quiet, calmness, peacefulness
Undaunted
Not discouraged
Vicariously
Through another’s experience
Zeal
eager interest and enthusiasm; devotion
Wrath
Intense anger, rage, fury
Enhance
To make greater, to add to
“Et tu, Brute?”
Julius Caesar
“Beware the ides of March”
Julius Caesar