" A Sound of Thunder " Flashcards
Murmur (noun), (verb)
Definition: A soft indistinct sound, to speak in a low tone
Sentence: “What does that say?” he murmured
Annihilate (verb)
Definition: to destroy completely, obliterate
Sentence: He wanted to annihilate the T.V.
Expendable (adjective)
Definition: designed to be used once then abandoned or destroyed
Sentence: The new shoes I bought were expendable.
Correlate (verb)
Definition: have a mutual relationship or connection in which one thing depends on another
Sentence: I am trying to correlate my algebra homework with my science homework.
Paradox (noun)
Definition: something such as a situation that is made up of two things, that seems impossible, but is possible
Sentence: I’m sure it was a paradox that the a man jumped from space.
Delirium (noun)
Definition: sudden severe confusion
Sentence: I was almost in delirium.
Resilient (adjective)
Definition: able to recoil or spring into shape after bending; able to become strong after something bad.
Sentence: He is resilient after losing the wrestling fight for the championship.
Undulate (verb)
Definition: to move in smoothe, wave like manner
Sentence: My brothers body seemed to undulate.
Stagnant (adjective)
Definition: describes something that is not flowing or moving still.
Sentence: The water in the ocean was stagnant.
Revoke (verb)
Definition: to take away
Sentence: My mom wanted to revoke my phone after looking at his report card.