CDQ's Week 4 Flashcards
stunt
retard the growth or development
culprit
a person responsible for a crime / the cause of a problem
sheen
a soft luster on a surface
reconcile
restore friendly relations between
corridor
a long passage between rooms / a belt of land between two areas
survelliance
close observation
bog down
get stuck while doing something
roam
an aimless walk
emanate
issue or spread out from
metropolis
a large city
wiggle
move or cause to move up and down or from side to side
clunky
awkward
futile
useless / incapable of producing useful result
perish
die
ruminative
deeply thoughtful
scrap
a fight or quarrel
dint
a hollow in a surface
metaphorical
express one thing in terms denoting another
tyranny
cruel government or rule
crank
an eccentric person
discursive
digressing from subject
immerse
involve oneself deeply in
behold
see or observe
reclaim
retrieve or recover
frenzy
uncontrolled excitement
lapse
mistake, error
thelogy
the study of nature of god and belief
prosper
grow strong
archaic
very old
stagger
walk or move unsteadily
devastate
destroy or ruin (something)
seminal
of strongly influencing later developments
rendition
performance
rote
mechanical repetition of something to be learned
chore
routine task (ex. a household one)