504 Flashcards
Keen
Sharp,eager, intense, sensitive
The butcher’s keen knife cut through the meat
abandon
Desert,leave without planning to com back,quit
When Roy abandoned his family the police went looking for him
Jealous
Afraid that the one you love might prefer someone else,wanting what someone else has
A detective was hired by the jealous widow to find the boyfriend who had abandon her
Tact
Ability to say the right thing
Oath
A promise that something is true thing,
A curse
Vacant
Empty, not filled
Hardship
Sometimes that is hard to bear, difficulty
Gallant
Brave, showing respect for women
Data
Facts, information
Unaccustomed
Not used to something
Bachelor
A man who has not married
Qualify
Become fit, show that you are able
Corpse
A dead body, usually of a person
Conceal
Hide
Dismal
Dark and depressing
Frigid
Very cold
Inhabit
Live in
Numb
Without the power of feeling,deadened
Peril
Danger
Recline
Lie down, stretch out, lean back
Shriek
Scream
Sinister
Evil, wicked, dishonest, frightening
Tempt
Try to get someone to do something, test, invite
Wager
Bet