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.
Aquarium (
(n)
Definition:
A building containing aquariums, especially ones that are open to the public.
Examples:
He loved to sit and watch the fish swim back and forth in the aquarium.
He loved the shark tank in the aquarium.
aquifer
Definition:
(Noun) A body of permeable rock which can contain or transmit groundwater!
Examples::
The homesteaders dug their well right over the aquifer in order to get a clean and steady supply of water.
Finally, the water seeps back into the aquifer, ready for further use!
marine
Definition:
Of, found in, or produced by the sea.
Examples:
The oil spill near the Gulf Coast harmed many marine animals and plants.
Seals and whales are marine animals.
marina
Definition:
(noun) A small harbor where boats can dock.
Examples:
We looked out at the marina, watching the sailboats come and go.
Captain Sparrow sailed into the marina at sunset.
maritime
Definition:
(adj.) bordering on the sea.
Examples:
two species of Diptera occur in the maritime Antarctic.
The Chesapeake Bay is known for its maritime industries such as fishing and crabbing.
vitality
(noun) The state of being strong and active; energy
While Joy was biking she was vitality.
videlicet
This is to say : namely (adverb)
The meaning of U.S. Constitution is determined by one videlicet, the U.S. Supreme Court
paternal
Showing a kindness and care associated with a father; fatherly (adj.)
I show paternal care for my father.
matriarch
(noun) A woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state
The matriarch of England has been ruling for almost 71 years.
populous
(adj.) Having a large population; densely populated.
My mom’s Minecraft youtube channel is populous.
revitalize
(verb) Imbue (something) with new life and vitality.
I revitalized my controller with new batteries.
It died soon after so I had to revitalize it again, while playing my game.
patriarch
The male head of a family or tribe (noun)
The patriarch of that tribe was a pretty funny guy, named Johnny.
- matrimony
The state of being married; marriage (noun)
Jimmy and Alex were planning their matrimony.
- maternal
- maternal
(adj.) Related to the mother’s side of the family
I still have my mom’s grandfather. He is my maternal grandfather.
- inevitable
Unable to be avoided, (noun).
He was inevitable when he played dodgeball.
- individuality
The quality or character of a particular person or thing that distinguishes them from others of the same kind especially when strongly marked. (noun)
Each person, including Bobby McBoberson and Johnny McJohnson, has individuality.
- apoptosis
(noun)
(The death of cells which occurs regularly)
My mom says that apoptosis happens regularly.
- hypoplasia
Pathology. Abnormal deficiency of cells or structural elements. (noun)
I was comfortable making a decision that the girl twin had sufficiently severe hypoplasia.
- devitalize
(verb) Deprive of strength and vigor
An infection can devitalize a person.
- Providence
(noun)
God or nature as providing protective or spiritual care.
“I live out my life as providence decrees.”
placate
– (verb) To make someone less angry or mad
I was able to placate mom after I accidentally broke her favorite vase
derision
–mockery
“ My stories were greeted with disbelief and derision.”
vivacious
, adj–Attractively lively
Trish was vivaciously upset with Jimmy Bob the Third
procure
– (Verb) - Obtain with care or effort.
I procured to eat some cheese
retort
–(verb) - say something in answer to a remark or accusation, typically in a sharp, angry, or wittily incisive manner.
“You are the smelliest person ever other than Carl’s diaper. That’s right, you heard me! You know what? I’m breaking up with you on the spot, trash can! Now go to the store and get me my fresh hot bag of Hot Cheetos!” I retorted.
advocate
–(verb) publicly recommend or support.
A: I love to advocate. I normally advocate friends and family.
Conifer
(noun) – A tree that bears cones and needle-like or scale-like leaves that are typically evergreen.
a. That conifer will die in approximately fifteen years.
compound
(adj) – composed of two or more parts, elements, or ingredients
We made a compound of rotting peals for the worms.
centennial
– (noun) a hundredth anniversary
We are celebrating the centennial of the museum today.
centurion
–(noun)the commander roman army,
“I saw the centurion when I was a kid” said the old man
languor
–The state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia. (noun)
“He remembered the languor and happiness of those golden afternoons.”
prodigious
adj) – Impressively or great in size
The cake that she bought for her birthday was a prodigious
manifest
–(adj.) clear or obvious to the eye or mind.
a. The system’s manifest failings.
profound
(adj.) – very great or intense
My feelings are profound for pizza.
countenance
Noun– facial expression
his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away
