8th week Flashcards
emaciated
abnormally thin, wasted away
there are some emaciated people in africa
surge
to rush suddenly
after breaking a bee hive all the bees surged out of the hive to attack
tranquil
quiet
blehms class is tranquil most of the time
sanctuary
shelter
my room is my sanctuary
ascend
to rise
when i let go of a balloon it started to ascend to the sky
ubiquitous
being everywhere at the same time
chick fil a is starting to become ubiquitous
remote
distant, hidden away
my family is from a remote town in mexico named cañadas de obregon
thwart
to hinder, defeat
i thwarted a spider that was in my room
harbinger
a forerunner, advance notice
when the catalina express puts up the red flag its a harbinger of rough weather
malignant
cancer,really bad and have to get rid of it
termites are malignant because they eat the wood in some houses
excruciating
agonizing, torturing
i was in excruciating pain when i broke my arm
respite
an interval of relief, delay
my cousin barely gets any respite because he works 2 jobs
reverberating
reechoing, resounding
when i whistle at night at cross i can hear it reverberating from far away
fretful
worrisome, irritable
me and my mom were fretful when we almost missed the boat coming back from long beach
succumb
to give way, yield
after a while of trying to get my niece to tell the truth about if she did something and she finally succumbed