A New Era Blooms Flashcards
tide
Noun
the rise and fall of the sea that happens twice every day:
Syn: flow, current; flood spate stream tendency torrent trend undercurrent wave
plagued
Verb
to cause worry, pain, or difficulty to someone or something over a period of time:
Syn: annoy, disturb; afflict bedevil beleaguer bother haunt hound infest torment trouble worry
left(Past participle of leave)
Verb
to go away from someone or something, for a short time or permanently:
Syn: disappear escape flee fly go move quit retire start take off withdraw
wake
verb
to (cause someone to) become awake and conscious after sleeping:
Syn:
aftermath
wave
quiet
Verb
making very little noise:
Syn: calmness, silence; calm peace relaxation serenity stillness tranquility
make silent, calm; allay appease assuage hush mollify muffle muzzle pacify please relax satisfy soften soothe squelch subdue
simple, unobtrusive; modest restrained sober subdued unassuming unpretentious
calm, peaceful; gentle mild placid private secluded sedate serene shy smooth stable tranquil
adj.without or with little sound; muted peaceful reticent silent soft
unobtrusive
ADJ
not noticeable; seeming to fit in well with the things around:
Syn: adj.keeping a low profile; inconspicuous low-key restrained self-effacing subdued unassuming unpretentious
Anto:
bold
confident
suburb
Noun
an area on the edge of a large town or city where people who work in the town or city often live:
Syn: neighborhood outside of but reliant on nearby large city; countryside environs hinterland outpost outskirts suburbia village
Anto:
center
edge
Noun
the outer or furthest point of something:
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Syn: border, outline; boundary brink corner end fringe line lip margin mouth outskirt peak perimeter point rim shore side threshold tip verge
noun advantage;
dominance
lead
superiority
verb border, trim;
defeat narrowly;
creep
ease
inch
verb sharpen;
trim
Verb
to cut something
Syn: verb cut shorter; clip curtail cut cut back cut down mow pare prune shave shear shorten whittle down
manatee
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bob
Verb
to move up and down quickly and gently, especially on the surface of water:
Syn:
bounce up and down;
bounce
Verb
to (cause to) move up or away after hitting a surface:
bay
Noun
a part of the coast where the land curves in so that the sea is surrounded by land on three sides:
coast
Noun
the land next to or close to the sea:
Syn: (noun) border by water; bank beach coastline seaboard shore shoreline
(verb) glide along without much effort; cruise drift sail skate
curve
Noun
a line that bends continuously and has no straight parts:
Syn: bending in a shape or course; bend buckle bulge coil crumple curl loop skew spiral swerve twist veer
border
Noun
a line that has been agreed to divide one country from another:
Syn: bound on; be on the edge; abut adjoin encircle flank neighbor surround
bend
Verb
to (cause to) curve:
Syn: verbform or cause a curve; bow buckle crouch curl flex incline lean stoop tilt twist veer
corpse
Noun
a dead body, usually of a person
Syn: dead body; body cadaver carcass remains
coroner
Noun
an official who examines the reasons for a person’s death, especially if it was violent or unexpected
truck
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/truck
rescue
Verb
to help someone or something out of a dangerous, harmful, or unpleasant situation:
Syn: save from danger; extricate free keep liberate preserve protect recapture recover release retrieve salvage
autopsy
Noun
the cutting open and examination of a dead body in order to discover the cause of death:
necropsy
Noun
an autopsy performed on an animal
perform
Verb
to do an action or piece of work:
Syn: verb carry out, accomplish; achieve act behave complete do execute finish function implement meet observe operate take work
accomplish
Verb
to finish something successfully or to achieve something:
carry out
Verb
to do or complete something, especially that you have said you would do or that you have been told to do:
commission
Noun
a group of people who have been formally chosen to discover information about a problem or examine the reasons why the problem exists:
Syn: noun group working together toward goal; board committee delegation representative
carcass
Noun
the body of a dead animal, especially a large one that is soon to be cut up as meat or eaten by wild animals:
Syn: noun dead body; cadaver corpse hulk remains skeleton
tough
ADJ
strong; not easily broken or made weaker:
Syn: adj. obstinate, rough; desperate fierce hard hard-nosed harsh narrow resolute severe stern stiff strict terrible
obstinate
ADJ
used to describe a problem, situation, or thing that is difficult to deal with, remove, change, or defeat:
tattoo
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/tattoo?q=tattoos
ankle
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creeping
ADJ
happening, developing, or moving slowly or gradually:
thigh
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/thigh
grapple
Verb
to fight, especially in order to win something:
syn: verbgrab, wrestle; confront contend cope deal with
wrestle
verb
struggle physically or mentally with something
syn: contend grapple scuffle strive tangle tussle
struggle
Verb
to try to do something
syn: attempt battle clash combat conflict contest effort encounter endeavor skirmish strife trial work
suffocate
Verb
to (cause someone to) die because of not having enough oxygen:
syn: verb choke; asphyxiate drown smother stifle strangle
choke
verb
If you choke, or if something chokes you, you stop breathing because something is blocking your throat:
smother, block
syn: clog congest drown fill gag gasp kill stifle strangle suffocate
smother
Verb
to kill someone by covering their face so that they cannot breathe:
syn: choke douse envelop overwhelm quash quell snuff squelch stifle strangle suffocate suppress surround
aquaculture
Noun
the raising of water animals such as fish for food, or the growing of plants in water for food:
syn:
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hydroponics
tray agriculture
antidote
Noun
a chemical, especially a drug, that limits the effects of a poison:
syn: counteracting agent; corrective countermeasure cure remedy
counteract
Noun
to reduce or remove the effect of something unwanted by producing an opposite effect:
syn: do opposing action; cancel out correct counterbalance halt negate neutralize offset prevent rectify redress resist thwart
keep (sb/sth) out
Verb
to not go in a place, or to stop someone or something from going into a place:
disfigured
Verb
to spoil something
syn: make ugly; deform distort maim mangle mar mutilate scar
get rid of sth
verb
to remove or throw away something unwanted:
syn: discard; dispose of dump eliminate exterminate kill remove
discard
verb
to throw something away or get rid of it because you no longer want or need it:
decipher
verb
to discover the meaning of something written badly or in a difficult or hidden way:
Syn: verb figure out, understand; analyze break down decode deduce elucidate interpret solve translate unravel
suspect
Verb
to think or believe something to be true or probable:
syn: distrust; guess; assume believe consider doubt presume speculate think wonder
distrust
Verb
the feeling of not trusting someone or something:
syn: be suspicious, skeptical of; disbelieve discredit mistrust
suspicious
ADJ
making you feel that something illegal is happening or that something is wrong:
syn: distrustful; apprehensive careful cautious doubtful incredulous jealous leery mistrustful skeptical wary watchful
skeptical
ADJ
doubting that something is true or useful:
syn: disbelieving, leery; doubtful dubious incredulous mistrustful suspicious unconvinced
leery
Verb
not trusting someone or something and usually avoiding him, her, or it if possible:
Syn: suspicious; careful cautious distrustful dubious skeptical uncertain unsure wary
illegal
ADJ
not allowed by law:
syn: against the law; banned criminal illegitimate illicit irregular outlawed prohibited smuggled unauthorized unconstitutional unlawful unlicensed unwarranted wrongful
unprecedented
ADJ
never having happened or existed in the past:
syn: exceptional, original; bizarre extraordinary fantastic miraculous new remarkable singular uncommon unheard-of unique unparalleled unrivaled unusual
ciguatoxins
Noun
A seafood toxin that is acquired by eating fish that have consumed toxic single-celled marine organisms called dinoflagellates or fish that have consumed other fish that have become toxic.
expand
verb
to increase in size, number, or importance, or to make something increase in this way:
syn: extend, augment; bolster broaden develop enlarge grow increase open spread swell widen
extend
Verb
to add to something in order to make it bigger or longer:
syn: make larger, longer; boost broaden continue develop enhance enlarge expand go on increase last lengthen open prolong spread stretch take widen
augment
verb
to increase the size or value of something by adding something to it:
syn: make greater; improve; add to amplify boost build up develop enhance enlarge expand heighten inflate intensify multiply reinforce strengthen
Devastating
Noun
causing a lot of damage or destruction:
syn: causing devastation; calamitous destructive disastrous overwhelming annihilating desolating
destruction
Noun
the act of destroying something, or the fact of being destroyed:
syn: demolition, devastation; annihilation carnage elimination eradication extermination extinction loss massacre murder ruin slaughter
demolition
Noun
the act of destroying something such as a building:
syn:
destruction;
annihilation
explosion
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struggle
verb
to try to do something
syn: hard try; fight to win; attempt battle clash combat conflict contest effort encounter endeavor skirmish strife trial work
unleash
Verb
to suddenly release a violent force that cannot be controlled:
syn: let loose; discharge free release vent
ingest
verb
to eat or drink something:
syn: verb) swallow; absorb consume devour drink eat inhale
anemones
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graze
Noun
damage to the body
Verb
If an object grazes something, it touches its surface lightly when it passes it:
syn: touch; kiss ricochet rub scrape scratch skim skip
accumulate
verb
to collect a large number of things over a long period of time:
syn: gather or amass something; accrue acquire add to assemble collect compile concentrate expand gain grow hoard increase pile up rack up swell
brevetoxin
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seizure
Noun
the action of taking something by force or with legal authority:
syn: convulsive attack; breakdown convulsion illness stroke
convulse
verb
to (cause to) shake violently with sudden uncontrolled movements:
syn:
disturb;
shake up
torment
Disturb
verb
to interrupt what someone is doing:
syn: bother, upset; agitate alarm amaze annoy arouse astound complicate confuse depress dishearten disrupt distract excite frighten gall interrupt irk irritate outrage perplex perturb plague provoke puzzle rattle shake startle trouble unnerve unsettle vex worry
bother
Verb
to make the effort to do something:
syn: harass, annoy; give trouble; aggravate alarm bore disgust dismay disturb embarrass exacerbate hinder hurt irk irritate nag perplex perturb plague scare torment trouble upset worry
paralyze
verb
to cause a person or animal to lose the ability to move or feel part of the body, or to cause someone or something to be unable to act or operate correctly:
syn: immobilize; demolish destroy disable freeze halt incapacitate knock out stun weaken
immobilize
verb
to stop something or someone from moving:
respiratory
ADJ
relating to breathing:
drowning
Noun
death caused by being underwater and not being able to breathe, or a case when this happens:
syn: submerge in liquid; submerge and die; douse drench engulf flood go down immerse inundate sink soak suffocate swamp wipe out
headed
ADJ
going in a particular direction:
syn:
in transit;
en route
subdued
If a noise is subdued, it is not loud:
If a colour or light is subdued, it is not very bright:
inundate
verb
to give someone so much work or so many things that they cannot deal with it all:
syn: drown, overwhelm; deluge engulf flood overflow overrun submerge swamp
specimen
Noun
something shown or examined as an example; a typical example:
