4/18 Vocabulary List Flashcards
inform
to give someone information
“I informed him that he should take the highway to get there faster.”
persuade
to convince someone
“He tried to persuade me into believing that monsters were real…yeah right!”
opposed
against something
“I’m NOT opposed to going out to eat! Let’s go!”
superior
higher in status or quality
“This guitar is FAR superior to that $50 one!”
harsh
unpleasantly rough
“That was a very harsh way to tell someone to stop talking so loud…”
scarce vs abundant
scarce - very little of something
abundant - a LOT of something
quarrel (pronounced: “k-whirl”
an argument
“There was a quarrel between the two players.”
expedition
A journey
“Let’s go on an expedition into the jungle!”
inquiring
showing interest in learning new things
mourn
to grieve the loss of something
“She was mourning the loss of her pet bird when it passed away.”
harvest/harvesting
to gather or collect a crop such as corn, or potatoes to eat.
vertebrate vs. invertebrate
vertebrate - animal with a backbone (lion, dog, human beings etc.)
Invertebrate - animal without a backbone (insects, octopus, crab etc.)
nauseous (NAW-shis)
feeling ill, or queasy (kwee-z)
“I was feeling nauseous after eating so much food!”
summon
to bring forward, or bring forth by calling upon them.
“My mother summoned me to come help her with chores.”
transparent
see through, or clear
“The glass was a beautiful and completely transparent! It was so clear you could almost NOT see it!”
