"A Sound of Thunder" Flashcards
murmur
(n. ) a soft indistinct sound
(v. ) saying something in a low sound
ex) Ocean waves have murmur sound.
annihilate
(v. ) to destroy utterly; obliterate
ex) Bombs can annihilate a whole country.
expendable
(adj. ) designed to be used once and then abandoned or destroyed
ex) Chinese containers could be expendable.
correlate
(v. ) to have a mutual relationship or connection in which one thing depends on another; coordinate match
ex) She can’t correlate this piece of literature.
paradox
(n. ) something such as the situation that is made up of two things that seem impossible but is actually possible.
ex) Death is a paradox
delirium
(n. ) a severe confusion
ex) He had a delirium.
resilient
(adj. ) able to recoil or string back in shape after bending
ex) My friend is in the gymnastics team and she is very resilient
undulate
(v. ) to move in a smooth wave like motion
ex) a singer’s voice can undulate.
stagnating
(adj. ) describes something that is not moving or flowing; still
ex) The old man is a stagnating man.
revoke
(v. ) to cancel
ex) My mom can revoke her credit card anytime she wants to.