New Words 11 Flashcards
(22 cards)
Inundate
To flood
When I returned from Mexico I was inundated with homework
Fruitless
Useless
After searching for my phone for a long time all over my house, I realized that looking for it had been fruitless because I had left it in my backpack.
Poignant
Moving, painful to the feeling
The end of the movie was so poignant that made me cry
Garbled
Confused, mixed up
I couldn’t understand the message my cousin sent me because it was very garbled
Sanguine
Optimistic
Despite the fact that Rengoku died, Tanjiro remained sanguine
To feather one’s nest
Grow rich by taking advantage of circumstances •inappropriate or illegal
Phlegmatic
Calm, hard to rouse
Corroborate
Confirm, support
Comprehensive
Thorough
Zealous
Enthusiastic
Coerce
To force
Elapse
To past by -time
Time elapse when I’m watching the TV
Meticulous
Careful, attention to detail
I am meticulously when I paint
Domicile
Home
Lax
Careless, negligent
I’m lax when I do my homework
Sporadic
Occasional
My sister has sporadic awakenings at night
Rash
Too hasty, reckless
Yesterday my mom made a rash decision and accepted work more hours
Conjecture
Guess
My dad made a conjecture about me and he was wrong
Obviate
Do away with, eliminate
Using a tripod will obviate the risk of blurry photos in low light
Lurid
Sensational shocking
The serie I’m watching is so lurid that I can’t stop watching
Quip
Joke
Windfall
Unexpected substantial financial gain