A Sound of Thunder Flashcards
murmur
soft distinct sound
noun
her scream fell to a murmur when she was not scared anymore.
annihilate
to destroy completely
verb
the big dog annihilates everything in its way.
expendable
designed to be used once, then abandoned.
adjective
expendable funds, or both, are to be pooled.
correlate
have a mutual relationship or connection in which one thing depends on another.
verb
the accountant is trying to correlate this year’s figures with last year’s.
paradox
something that seems impossible but is actual possible.
noun
to her friends, Dana’s ability to eat whatever she wants without gaining any weight is a paradox.
delirium
sudden severe confusion
noun
the fever is gone, the delirium remains.
resilient
able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending.
recovering from something bad.
adjective
the skater proved herself to be very resilient after breaking her ankle.
undulate
to move into a smooth wave like manner
verb
the singer’s voice undulated.
stagnant
can not flow or move
adjective
the dinosaur was stagnant after being killed
revoke
to cancel the power or affect of something
verb
the officer will revoke your license if you keep getting pulled over.