word 2 Flashcards
1
Q
speech
A
he was born deaf and without the power of speech
2
Q
sarcastic
sarcasm
A
2
Q
idiom
proverb
A
3
Q
satire
satrical
A
4
Q
weather phenomenon
A
Gust
drought
thunder
lightning
breeze
cloud
flood
storm
5
Q
conservatory
A
a room with a glass roof and walls, attached to a house at one side and used as a greenhouse
6
Q
hygrometer
barometer
Thermometer
A
7
Q
halo
comet
astronomer
A
8
Q
catastrophe
A
a national economic catastrophe
9
Q
Sewage treatment
A
10
Q
loss
lose lost
A
avoiding loss of time
11
Q
rectify
A
mistakes made now cannot be rectified later
12
Q
Commission
A
give an order for or authorize the production of (something such as a building, piece of equipment, or work of art).
the portrait was commissioned by his widow in 1792
13
Q
incentive
A
there is no incentive for customers to conserve water
14
Q
Hearth
A
oven
stove
firepalce
