Caesar's Vocab Flashcards
audience
Definition: A big group of people at a public event.
Example:
The audience gave a standing ovation to the orchestra.
“There is already a HUGE audience at the pay and it’s only 10 minutes since I got here.”
cacophony
Definition: Harsh discordance of sound; dissonance. (noun)
Example:
The barking dogs, car alarms, and sirens made up the cacophony of the city.
A cacophony of hoots, cackles, and wails.
audible
Definition: (adj) Able to be heard.
Ultrasound can be heard by dogs, but not audible to humans.
Example:
I turned the volume of my phone up so that it would be audible over the loud music of the party.
xylophone
Definition:
Noun – A musical instrument played by striking a row of metal bars of different lengths with one or more small wooden or plastic mallets
Example:
She could hear her baby sister banging away on the xylophone.
In music, we play a lot of instruments, but the xylophone is my favorite.
visionary
Definition: (noun) given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable, or unpractical ideas
Being visionary is bad.
Example:
Steve Jobs’s futuristic thinking and creativity made him the most well-known visionary of our time.
vista
Definition: (NOUN), A pleasant view.
He was amazed when he saw the vista of Niagra Falls.
Example:
We enjoyed the beautiful vista of the mountains through the front window of the cottage.
phonograph
Definition:
(noun) A record player.
Example:
We listened to some old records on the phonograph.
I used a phonograph and listened to music and said, “I WANT ROCK GIME ROCK MUSIC!” And then it played music by Sus Rock.
visualize
Definition:
form a mental image of; imagine.
Example:
Even though I had never been there, I could visualize the crystal blue beaches of Hawaii in my mind.
It is not easy to visualize the future.
stellar
Definition: (adj.) Relating to a star or stars
Example:
“I guess my great grandad was stellar because he went into space without an oxygen tank. He fell out of the spaceship and floated to a star. He died because he didn’t have any oxygen
Altercation
noun
Definition: A noisy argument or disagreement; especially in public
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Example:
He had an altercation with his wife and they eventually got divorced.
contrary
Definition:
opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.
Example:
he ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal
audition
Definition: noun,
is an opportunity for a performer to attempt to achieve a position or be granted membership to an organization
Example:
Even though Megan rehearsed for the lead role in the school play, she was still very nervous before the audition.
localize
Definition:
Restrict something to a particular place or part of the body
Example:
“We have to localize your fingers.¨ the doctor said
auditorium
Definition:(Noun)
”The part of a theatre or concert hall in which the audience sits”
Example:
From the backstage I looked into the auditorium, there was multiple people waiting for me to walk onto the stage!
surfeit
Definition:
an excessive amount of something
Example:
My brother eats a surfeit of food
benevolent
Definition:
well and kind
Examples:
The benevolent Diana gave riches to the poor.
Somber,
adj
Definition:
dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy
Examples:
The play was as somber as a funeral.
Everybody in my house was very somber as it’s almost the new year.
prostrates
Definition:
lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downward.
Examples:
The kid prostrated on the ground.
When the baby ate the pill, he fell prostrate on the ground. He woke up like, “WOAH WHAT HAPPENED!?”.
profuse
Definition: (adj.)
(especially of something offered or discharged) exuberantly plentiful; abundant.
Examples:
The banker profusely apologized for the money mistake.
The mommy profusely apologized to the police for the dead baby.
dehydrate
Definition:
Cause (a person or their body) to lose a large amount of water.
Examples:
Running a marathon without drinking water will likely dehydrate a runner.
“The heat dehydrated us even when we stood still.”
hydroelectric
Definition:
Relating to or denoting the generation of electricity using flower water to drive a turbine that powers a generator.
Examples:
Water that is released from the Bonneville Dam turns many turbines, large wheels, and makes hydroelectric energy.
The scientists used hydroelectricity to help power the city after the power outage.
hydrant
(noun)
Definition:
An upright pipe with a spout, nozzle, or other outlets.
Examples:
The firefighters hooked up a large hose to the fire hydrant and started to spray the burning house with water.
aquatic
(adj)
Definition:
relating to water
Examples:
Water polo is my favorite aquatic sport.
aqueduct:
Definition:
An artificial channel for converting water.
Examples:
Our drinking water is carried from the mountains through large aqueducts until it finally makes its way to us.
