35-42 Flashcards
vague
not definite; not clear; not distinct
elevate
raise; lift up
finance
money matters/ to provide money for
LOTTERY
A SCHEME FOR DISTRIBUTING PRIZES BY LOT OR CHANCE
OBTAIN
GET/ BE IN USE
SOAR
fly upward or at a great height; aspire
DISCARD
THROW ASIDE
EVENT
happening; important happening; result or outcome; one item in a program of sports
STATIONARY
having a fixed station or place; standing still; not moving; not changing in size, number or activity
SUBSEQUENT
later; following; coming after
RELATE
tell; give an account of; connect in thought or meaning
CINEMA
MOVING PICTURE
HASTY
quick; hurried; not well thought out
SCORCH
burn slightly; dry up; criticize sharply
PROMPT
quick; on time; done at once; to cause (someone) to do something; remind (someone) of the words or actions needed
TEMPEST
violent* storm with much wind;a violent disturbance
SOOTHE
quiet; calm; comfort a. With an embrace
SYMPATHETIC
having or showing kind feelings toward others; approving; enjoying the same things and getting along well together
REDEEM
buy back; pay off; carry out; set free; make up for
RESUME
begin again; go on; take again
HARMONY
situation of getting on well together or going well together; sweet or
musical sound
REFRAIN
situation of getting on well together or going well together; sweet or
musical sound
ILLEGAL
NOT LAWFUL
NARCOTIC
drug that produces drowsiness, sleep, dullness, or an insensible condition, and lessens pain by dulling the nerves
HEIR
person who has a right to someone’s property after that one dies; person who inherits anything
DWINDLE
become smaller and smaller; shrink
MAJESTIC
grand; noble; dignified; kingly
person who betrays his or her country, a friend, duty, etc.
TRAITOR
SURPLUS
amount over and above what is needed; excess, extra
DELIBERATE
to consider carefully; intended; done on purpose; slow and careful, as though allowing time to decide what to do
VANDAL
person who willfully or ignorantly destroys or damages beautiful things
DROUGHT
long period of dry weather; lack of rain; lack of water; dryness
ABIDE
accept and follow out; remain faithful to; dwell; endure
unite; make or form into one
UNIFY
SUMMIT
highest point; top
HEED
give careful attention to; take notice of; careful attention
DRENCH
wet thoroughly; soak
BIOGRAPHY
the written story of a person’s life; the part of literature that consists of biographies
WOBBLE
move unsteadily from side to side
SWARM
group of insects flying or moving about together; crowd or great number; to fly or move about in great numbers
TUMULT
noise; uproar; violent* disturbance or disorder
go down on one’s knees; remain on the knees
KNEEL
DEJECTED
in low spirits; sad
OBEDIENT
doing what one is told.; willing to obey
VERDICT
decision of a jury; judgment
CHARITY
generous giving to the poor; institutions for helping the sick, the poor, or the helpless; kindness in judging people’s faults
cruel or unjust ruler; cruel master; absolute ruler
TYRANT
RECEDE
go back; move back; slope backward; withdraw
UNEARTH
dig up; discover; find out
COINCIDE
` occupy the same place in space; occupy the same time; correspond exactly; agree
CANCEL
cross out; mark so that it cannot be used; wipe out; call off `
LEGIBLE
able to be read; easy to read; plain and clear
person who owes something to another
DEBTOR
DEPART
go away; leave; turn away (from); change; die
PLACARD
a notice to be posted in a public place; poster
spreading by contact, easily spreading from
one to another `
CONTAGIOUS
SCALD
pour boiling liquid over; burn with hot liquid or steam; heat almost to the boiling point
TRANSPARENT
EASILY SEEN THROUGH/ CLEAR
CUSTOMARY
USUAL
persons prepared for religious work; clergymen as a
group
CLERGY
EPIDEMIC
an outbreak of a disease that spreads rapidly* so that many people have it at the same time; widespread
MAGNIFY
cause to look larger than it really is; make too much of; go beyond the truth in telling
a person who treats ailments by massage and manipulation of the vertebrae and other forms of therapy on the theory* that disease results from interference with the normal functioning of the nervous system
chiropractor
NEGATIVE
saying no; minus; showing the lights and shadows reversed
JEOPARDIZE
RISK; ENDANGER
VENTILATE
change the air in; purify by fresh air; discuss openly
anything that gets in the way or hinders; impediment; obstruction
OBSTACLE
ORAL
spoken; using speech; of the mouth
MUNICIPAL
of a city or state; having something to do in the affairs of a city or town
VITAL
having to do with life; necessary to life; causing death, failure or ruin; lively
PENSION
regular payment that is not wages; to make such a payment
OBESITY
EXTREME FATNESS
REHABILITATE
restore to good condition; make over in a new form; restore to former standing, rank, reputation, etc.
WASP
an insect with a slender* body and powerful sting
a great number; a crowd
MULTITUDE
name as a candidate for office; appoint to an
office
NOMINATE
POTENTIAL
possibility* as opposed to actuality; capability of coming into being or action
MORGUE
place where bodies of unknown persons found dead are kept; the reference library of a newspaper office
VERTICAL
straight up and down with reference to the horizon, for example, a vertical line
PAROLE
word of honor; conditional freedom; to free (a prisoner) under certain conditions
PREOCCUPIED
took up all the attention
UPHOLSTERY
coverings and cushions for furniture
INDIFFERENCE
lack of interest, care, or attention
COMPLACENT
pleased with oneself; self-satisifed
MAINTAIN
keep; keep up; carry on; uphold; support; declare to be true
WRATH
very great anger; rage
SNUB
treat coldly, scornfully, or with contempt; cold treatment
ENDURE
last; keep on; undergo; bear; stand
EXPOSE
lay open; uncover; leave unprotected; show openly
LEGEND
story coming from the past, which many people have believed; what is written on a coin or below a picture
PONDER
consider carefully
resign
give up; yield; submit
piece of paper used in voting; the whole number of votes cast; the method of secret voting; to vote or decide by using ballots
BALLOT
AMEND
change for the better; correct; change
WHARF
`platform built on the shore or out from the shore beside which ships can load or unload
DRASTIC
acting with force or violence*
