Vocab 3 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Ensemble
Sentence: James Bond was a handsome devil in his spy ensemble.
Link: Handsome devil
Part of speech: Noun
Def: Outfit
Impede
Sentence: The job of highway patrolmen is to impede speeding motorists.
Link: Speed
Part of speech: Verb
Def: To interfere with
Abyss
Sentence: The diver missed the ledge and sank deep into the abyss.
Link: Miss
Part of speech: Noun
Def: Bottom less
Arduous
Sentence: The ardous snow-covered trail is hard on us.
Link: Hand on us
Part of speech: Adjective
Def: Difficult
Anterior
Sentence: The anterior position of a deer’s antlers comes in very handy.
Link: Antlers
Part of speech: Adjective
Def: Located in the front
Lax
Sentence: This is what happens when you lax in paying your tax.
Link: Tax
Part of speech: Adjective
Def: Careless
Grandiose
Sentence: The grandiose alaskan pipe line resembles nothing more than a grand hose.
Link: Grand hose
Part of speech: Adjective
Def: Big and flashy
Languish
Sentence: A fish on land will quickly languish.
Link: Land fish
Part of speech: Verb
Def: To become weak
Giddy
Sentence: Farmer John gets a little giddy every time he goes to the city.
Link: City
Part of speech: Adjective
Def: Dizzy
Fathom
Sentence: Doctors could never fathom the reason for Larry’s fat thumb.
Link: Fat thumb
Part of speech: Verb
Def: To understand
Facilitate
Sentence: You’re lucky to have a cell mate who facilitates a homey atmosphere.
Link: Cell mate
Part of speech: Verb
Def: To make easier
Evoke
Sentence: Sometimes a song, a picture, even a coke, can evoke the most poignant of youthful memories.
Link: Coke
Part of speech: Verb
Def: To bring forth
Emulate
Sentence: Jimmy emilates his dad by imitating him.
Link: Imitate
Part of speech: Verb
Def: To copy
Docile
Sentence: A docile fossil.
Link: Fossil
Part of speech: Adjective
Def: Obedient
Efface
Sentence: How to efface a face by erasing it.
Link: Erase
Part of speech: Verb
Def: To rub away
Elapse
Sentence: Ted ran the mile in the elapsed time of three in a half minutes so he collapsed.
Link: Collapse
PRt of speech: Verb
Def: Time that passes
Fortuitous
Sentence: A fortuitous fortune for the two of us.
Link: Fortune.
Part of speech: Adjective
Def: Lucky
Evade
Sentence: A magicians secret for evading blades.
Link: Blade
Part of speech: Verb
Def: Avoid
Harrowing
Sentence: A harrowing experience for a hare rowing.
Link: Hare rowing
Part of speech: Adjective
Def: Scary of frightening
Laconic
Sentence: Grandma was laconic when it came time for Grandpas tonic.
Link: Tonic
Part of speech: Adjective
Def: Using few words
Legacy
Sentence: The leg I see is my legacy from Great-Grandfather Paul the pirate.
Link: Leg I see
Part of speech: Noun
Def: Something handed down from one who has gone before or from the past.
Fraught
Sentence: Eric caught a boatload in a lake fraught with fish.
Link: Caught
Part of speech: Noun
Def: Full, Involving, accompanied by
Lesion
Sentence: Soldiers of the french foreign legion suffering from their lesions.
Link: Lesson
Part of speech: Noun
Def: Injury, wound cause by disease
Maim
Sentence: Roger maimed the bear’s ear and blamed Walter.
Link: Blame
Part of speech: Verb
Def: To cripple or disfigure
