week 14 Flashcards
(22 cards)
aspire
to strive for
inveigh
attack verbally
nettle
irritate
the sound of crickets at night nettle me
overt
open
when i had an overt shot in basketball i took it and made it
relegate
assign to an inferior position
supine
lying on the back
when i was tryin to do a wheelie on my bike i fell in a supine position
mammoth
huge
when you go to san francisco you can see the mammoth bridge from the plane
repulse
drive back
havoc
ruin
raze
destroy
lethal
deadly
a bee sting can be lethal to some people
scurry
run hastily
i could see my friends cat scurry to the room when i walk in his house
incisive
acute
my friend got hit by a motorcycle and his incisive injuries sent him to the hospital
precipitate
hasten
the consistent tarties caused the tardy policy
stereotype
widely held generalization
vodka is a stereotype for russians
stentorian
loud
the judge at court was stentorian
singular
extraordinary
last season we had good football players but manasses played singularly good
valor
courage
martin luther king jr was a person of valor
bias
prejudice
people have biases about sharks because they think sharks only attack
sinecure
soft job
washing dishes is a sinecure