Vocab. 1 Flashcards
(40 cards)
What does “allegiance” mean?
loyalty and obedience, especially to one’s country or government
What does “anesthetic” mean?
a substance that causes temporary loss of feeling in the body
What does “appendage” mean?
a projecting part of the body, esp. an arm or leg
What does “ascend” mean?
to go up
What does “corpse” mean?
a dead body
What does “descend” mean?
to go down
What does “et cetera” mean?
and others of the same kind; and so forth (etc.)
What does “sympathy” mean?
a feeling of sadness for another person’s grief or misfortune
What does “upstanding” mean?
honest; respectable
What does “will” mean?
a legal document that instructs how a person’s property is to divided after their death
What does “asset” mean?
all of a person’s money and other property; a quality of a person that can be used to your advantage (something valuable)
What does “chapel” mean?
a building for prayer or special religious services (e.g. weddings)
What does “demand” mean?
to ask or call for with authority
What does “extensive” mean?
large in amount; extending over a great area
What does “foul” mean?
disgusting in looks, taste, or smell
What does “frantic” mean?
wild with fear or anxiety; marked by wild or hurried activity
What does “murky” mean?
very dark or gloomy; not clear
What does “startle” mean?
to frighten suddenly, and usually not seriously
What does “trickle” mean?
to flow or fall in drops
What does “wither” mean?
to shrivel from loss of moisture
What is the stressed syllable in “allegiance”?
al le gian ce
uh-lee-juh ns
LE
What is the stressed syllable in “anesthetic”?
a nes thet ic
an-uh s-thet-ik
THET
What is the stressed syllable in “appendage”?
a ppen dage
uh-pen-dij
PPEN
What is the stressed syllable in “ascend”?
a scend
uh-send
SCEND
