" A Sound Of Thunder " Flashcards
Annihilate
Verb
To destroy completely , obliterate
The man driving the big truck annihilated the little car in the accident .
Murmur
Noun
A soft , indistinct sound.
When he answered the question he murmured so I didn’t understand .
Expendable
Adjective
To be used once than abandoned or destroyed
Plastic forks , knives , and spoons are expendable materials .
Correlate
Verb
To have a mutual relationship or connection in which one thing depends on another coordinate , matchup
To win a 2 on 2 basketball game you guys must correlate together and have a strategy
Paradox
Noun
Something such as a situation that is made up of 2 things that seems impossible , but is actually possible
It would be a paradox if he made the shot over the house , and into the basket to .
Delirium
Noun
Sudden , severe , confusion
The corn maze was a delirium I didn’t know where to go .
Resilient
Adjective
Able to recoil or spring back to shape after . Bending able to become strong or successful after something bad .
After the bully hit him in the face and knocked him down he was resilient and stood right back up again
Undulate
Verb
To move in a smooth , wavelike motion
The wind blew undulately through the field
Stagnant
Adjective
Cease , to flow or move
The boy was stagnant while playing freeze tag .
Revoke
Verb
To cancel the power of or effect of something
He revoked his partners ideas for the writing project and thought of his own .