Vocabulary Unit 2 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Beset
bees sat
To surround
verb
Antecedent
hand seed
The thing that comes first
noun
Bereaved
leave
In mourning, sad
adjective
Badger
badger
To tease or annoy
verb
Bludgeon
dungeon
To beat with a club
verb
Chronic
Ron’s hic
Continuous, lasts a long time
adjective
Chasm
spasm
A deep gorge
noun
Catapult
cat
To launch or fling
verb
Callow
shallow
Inexperienced
adjective
Melancholy
melon
Depression or sadness
noun
Gloat
Goat
To brag
verb
Marauders
ma raider
A raider
noun
Alleviate
leaves ate
To relieve
verb
Amplify
ants and flies
To make larger
verb
Cerebral
cereal
Relating to the brain or the intellect
adjective
Comprise
surprise
To be made up of
verb
Egalitarian
the gal I’m marrying
A person who wants equal rights
Enrage
hen cage
To make someone mad
verb
Forsake
four snakes
To abandon, or to go against
verb
Forbear
four bears
To keep from doing
verb
Herbicide
suicide
Something that is used to kill plants
noun
Intervene
between
To come between
verb
Loiter
lawyer
To hang around for no reason
verb
Migratory
my story
Wandering, nomadic
adjective