2.1 Vocab Flashcards
Compound
- Something made out of several parts
- A fenced area containing a group of buildings
Thrilled
Very happy
Society
A community
Barf
Vomit (American)
Scarce
Not enough
Suds
Froth made of soap and water
Prospect
The chance of something happening
Testify
To give evidence as a witness in court
Shelter
A place giving temporary protection
Restroom
Bathroom (American)
Retrieve
To bring back (something)
Coincidence
An unlikely event
Mere
(Used to emphasise how small or insignificant something is)
Humiliating
Embarrassing
Destiny
Some that will happen to someone in the future
Despicable
Deserving hatred
Schedule
TImetable
Auction
A public sale of items, where items are sold to the person offering the most money
Discipline
To train people to obey rules
Vacancy
An empty space
Flesh
The soft part of an animal containing muscle and fat
Defective
Faulty / broken
Lukewarm
Only slightly warm
Helpless
Unable to defend oneself
Perimeter
Edge / boundary
Plow / plough
A piece of farming equipment used to turn soil (or verb to turn soil)
Plow = American spelling
Plough = British spelling
Shallow
Not deep
Forlorn
Very sad
Runt
A small pig or other animal
Descendant
A person that is a child or from a younger generation to another person
Eternity
For ever
Deftly
With a quick, skilful movement
Reluctantly
In an anwilling and hesitant way
Expand
To get larger
Excavate
To make a hole by digging
Preposterous
Ridiculous
Summon
To order someone to come to you
Gesture
A movement using the part of a body that has some meaning
Expanse
A wide area
Stagger
To walk unsteadily
Aimlessly
Without purpose or direction
Translate
To convert something into another language
Foothold
A place where you can place a foot to provide support
