vocab 7-9 Flashcards
(26 cards)
Contingent
Conditional and depending on something else
Likely to happen not certain
The group that is part of a larger one
deluge
Downpour or flooding
Fanfare
a showy display or trumpet/band sounds
Fledgling
New untested Or a young bird
Inane
Empty or shallow or foolish
Mettle
Courage to bear up under difficult circumstances
Negligible
Small and unimportant
Protract
to draw out or lengthen
adept
Highly skilled or expert
Azure
The blue color of a cloudless sky
Copious
large In quantity
deploy
To arrange troops or to put into use
facilitate
To make easier
Fastidious
Paying close attention to detail or difficult to please
fitful
Not steady irregular
grapple
Struggle with and close combat
And iron shaft with a claw for grasping
Come to grips with
pang
They sudden sharp feeling of pain or distress
abet
To encourage or assist in some activity
allot
To assign or distribute as a portion or share
humdrum
Lacking excitement boring
influx
a flowing or pouring in arrival in massive numbers
query
A question
sporadic
Happening occasionally not regularly
staple
to attach with staples
most important or basic
u sharpened fastener with sharp ends