Wordly Wise Test #2 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Allude verb
Allusion noun
To refer to in an indirect way (used with to)
“we will allude briefly to the main points”
Disseminate
Verb, To scatter or spread widely
The bandits dissemnated when they heard the police siren
Dissenination noun: of information about local cases of flu is essential for preventing an dissemnation
Consecrate
verb: To set apart as holy
The bread and wine in church fro communion ahs been consecrated
verb:To dedicate to a cause;to devote
Jesus died to consencrate himself to die for our sins
Dote
verb: to show excessive fondness for (used wihn on or upon)
He dotes on the new baby. loveI love you. adoreHe absolutely adores his wife. dote onShe dotes on her grandkids
Feckless
adj: Careless or irresponsible
The mans feckless drink and driving made him crash
Exhort
verb: to urge strongly; to warn or appeal
Sentence verb: The girls teammates exhorted her to ignore the opposing fans booing to distract her and to shoot and score.
Sentence Noun (exhortation): The extroation towards the rules about no running on the pool deck have made people not run
implicate
verb: To show to be involved with something esscpicially dishonest or illegal
The mans implicated actions of drinking and driving lead to his arrest
lament
Lamentation (noun)
verb: To feel or express grief
Same as above but through a poem song etc
I expressed lament over the loss of state
The singer lamented thrrugh her lyrics
Pomp
Noun: A showy or disignified display
The graduation consisted of a pomp of the students and their diplomas
Monetary
adj:Of or relating to money or currency
The basic monetary unit of The US is the Dollar
Pensive
adj: Deep in thought; dreamily thoughtful
I grew more and more pensive as I wondered about why things in life happened
Stilted
adj: Artificially stiff or in a formal manner
I spoke stilited to the principal and respectfully
Trauma
Verb: Emontional Shock, a severe bodily injury,
The physical and mental trauma of WWll have left many scared
truamatic adj
The truamatic events of WWl and WWll have left people in despair
Wanton
adj: Ignoring what is right
The kid was wanton towards the rules
Excessive or unrestrained
During Halloween I tried to keep myself from eating to much candy wanton
playful
The wanton dog made me happy as he kept wanting to play
Subjugate
verb: To bring under control; to conquer.
During WWll, the nazis subjugated most of Europe
Noun: The subjugation of Russia has led to many protests
Adage
noun: An old saying that has come to be accpeted was true; a proverb
“the old adage “out of sight out of mind.””
Camaderie
Noun: Good will and warm feelings among friends
There was a feeling of camaderie during the highschool reunion
Hubbub
Noun: noisy confusion; uproar
There was Hubbub of whispers after the teacher didn’t explain the subject well
Contend
verb: To struggle with
I contend with the crazy dogs
2. to mantian or assert
I try to contend dominace towards the dogs
(Contention) Noun: a conflict or struggle
The contention of the girl with her hard life effected her test scores
2. A point made an in argument.
The contention she made helped her win the debate
Extraneous
adj: Not necessary; irrelant
I grabbed an extraneous amount of food and I didn’t finish it
Odoriferous
adj: Having or giving off a smell
The odoriferous perdume smelled very good
Regale
verb: to entertain or delight
I regaled the guests with funny stories
Spartan
adj: Marked by simplicity and lack of luxury
The life of a soldier is very spartan with little fun and luxury
Recuperate
Verb: to regain health or strength
Korra had to recuperate quickly to save the city and uphold her reputation