ESL Essential Words6 Flashcards
(41 cards)
Plea
N. Request, appeal, that which is asked of another
Weary
Adj.Tired
Collide
V. Come together with force
Confirm
V. Prove to be true of correct, make certain
Verity
N. Prove to be true, confirm. A true thing
Anticipate
V. Look forward to, expect
Dilemma
N. Situation requiring a choice between two evils, a difficult choice
Detour
V. Or n. A roundabout way
Merit
V. Or n. Goodness, worth, value
Transmit
V. Send over, pass on, pass along, let through
Relieve
V. Make less, make easier, reduce the pain of, replace, release, free
Baffle
V. Be too hard to understand or solve
Warden
N. Keepers guard, person in charge of a prison
Acknowledge
V. Admit to be true
Delinquent
N. or adj. An offender, criminal, behind time
Reject
V. Refuse to take, use believe, consider, grant, etc.
Deprive
V. To take something, especially something necessary or pleasant, away from someone.
Spouse
N. husband or wife
Vocation
N. Occupation, business, profession, trade
a type o work that you feel you are suited to doing and to which you should give all your time and energy, or the feeling that a type of work suits you in this way
Unstable
Adj. Not firmly fixed, easily moved or overthrown
Homicide
N. A killing of one human being by another, murder
Penalize
V. To cause someone a disadvantage
Declare punishable by law or rule, set a penalty for
Beneficiary
N. a person or group who receives money, advantages, etc. as a result of something else.
Reptile
N. A cold blooded animal that creeps or crawls, snakes, lizards, turtles, alligators, and crocodiles