Vocab. 1 & 2 Flashcards
(24 cards)
ABSTRUSE
Moose
Hard to understand
-adj.
ABHOR
chore
To hate very much, to detest utterly
-v.
ABRIDGE
Bridge
To shorten; to condense; to diminish; to curtail
-v.
ENTICE
Mice
To lure, to attract, to tempt in a pleasing fashion.
-v.
ADJUNCT
Add junk
Something connected or added to another in a subordinate position; an assistants
-n.
ABUT
Butt
To border upon; to adjoin
-v.
AJAR
Jar
Partially open.
-adj.
ACCOLADE
Lemonade
An award, an honor; approval, praise
-n.
AFFINITY
Fin tea
A natural attraction; kinship; similarity
-n.
HOARD
“Store”
To accumulate for future use; stockpile
-v.
LAMENT
“Cement”
To express sorrow or regret; to mourn
-v.
VERBATIM
“Vern’s bat”
Using exactly the same words, word for word
-adv.
ALTERCATION
Altar
A heated quarrel
-n.
AMBIANCE
Ambulance
Mood, feeling, general atmosphere
-n.
AMENABLE
Mean bull
Agreeable, responsible to authority, pleasant, willing to give in to the wishes of another
-adj.
BALLISTICS
Lipstick
The study of dynamics or flight characteristics or projectiles
-n.
BALM
Palm
Something that heals or comforts; soothing; an oil or ointment
-adj./n.
BELEAGUER
Big leaguer
To besiege; beset, surround, harass
-v.
BLATHER
Lather
To talk nonsensically
-v.
BUCOLIC
Bulls frolic
Rural or rustic in nature, country-like
-adj.
CACHE
Cash
A hiding place, or the objects hidden in a place
-n.
CAJOLE
Parole
To weedle, coax, or persuade someone to do something they didn’t want to do.
-v.
CAPACIOUS
Caps spacious
Roomy, able to hold much.
-adj.
CATHARSIS
Cats and horses
An emotional or physiological cleansing that brings relief or renewal.
-n.
