" A Sound of Thunder" Flashcards

You may prefer our related Brainscape-certified flashcards:
1
Q

Murmur

A

Noun- a soft indistinct sound

The roar of the engines will be muted to a murmur by sound insulation in the fuselage.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Annihilate

A

Verb-to destroy, obliterate
Each of the great powers now has enough nuclear weapons to annihilate the human
race many times over.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Correlate

A

Verb- to have a mutual relationship or connection in which one thing depends on another
These upswings correlate with a rise in sea surface temperatures.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Paradox

A

Noun- something such as a situation that is made up of two things, that seems impossible, but is actually possible.
Halpern is attuned to the paradox of treating memory, a basic aspect of the
self, as a biological puzzle.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Expendable

A

Adjective- Designed to be used once than abandoned or destroyed.
Many papers have settled on higher education as an expendable beat.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Delirium

A

Noun- sudden severe confusion.

The disorder is called acute confusional state or delirium.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Resilient

A

Adjective- able to recoil or spring back into shape after bending; able to become strong or successful after something bad.
It’s now possible to print out components for flexible circuits, resilient
displays, and even lightweight x-ray imaging panels.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Undulate

A

Verb- to move in a smooth, wave like motion.

The plesiosaur, being a reptile, wouldn’t undulate but move from side to side.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Stagnate

A

Adverb- to cease to flow or move

The climate is not a stagnate structure, but rather a chaotic one.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Revoke

A

Verb- To cancel the power or effect of something

The colonel pursued the preacher through the courts to have his license revoked

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly