4/4 words Flashcards
Provoke
To cause a reaction, mostly negative.
synonyms - arouse, trigger, induce
Ex. She felt provoked by the man comment.
Evoke
Bring or recall to the conscious mind
synonyms- Summon, bring forth
Ex. The smell of chalk always evokes memories of my school days.
Digression
The act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought.
synonyms - Aside, Tangent
Ex. During the meeting, he went on a digression about his vacation instead of discussing the main subject.
Dispersion
The action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area
synonyms - Diffusion, discharge
Ex. The threat will force greater dispersion of their forces
Hybridization
The process of animal or plant breeding with an individual of another species or variety.
synonyms - Blend, Crossbreed, Cross-fertilize
Ex. He showed knowledge of the possibilities of hybridization of American species
Electron
A negatively changed subatomic particle that can be bound to an atom or free.
synonym - Nucleus, Particle
Ex. Electron is the hydrogen atom Atom valance electron
Covalent
Relating to or denoting chemical bonds formed by the sharing of electrons between atoms
synonym - Attraction, Chemical Bond, Force
Ex. Each oxygen atom is bonded to the silicon by a single covalent bond
Polarity
The positive or negative state in which a body reacts to a magnetic, electric, or other field.
synonyms - Defiance, strife
Ex. I think we should check the polarity levels of the electricity in the house.
Grandiose
Impressive and imposing in appearance or style, especially pretentiously so.
Synonyms - Grand, Imposing, majestic
Ex. Grandiose plans to reform the world.
Melancholy
Suggestive or expressive of sadness or depression of mind or spirit.
Synonyms - Sad, Depressed, gloom
Ex. Liz was feeling melancholy after her hard week at school.
Modus
Organization of pitch in scales, notation of rhythms.
Synonyms - Groove, Design, Custom
Ex. He had good modus while singing his part.
Semiquaver
A sixteenth note.
Synonyms - sixteenth note
Ex. Two bars of accompanying semiquaver in the violas.
Ambiguity
Doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention.
Synonyms - Obscurity, Enigma
Ex. We wish to remove any ambiguity concerning our demands.
Condolence
An expression of sympathy, mainly on death.
Synonyms - Sympathy, comfort
Ex. I sent a letter of condolence to my friend for his recent loss.
Effervescent
Being vivacious or enthusiastic.
Synonyms - bubbly
Ex. Young people tend to be effervescent.
