Chapter 1 Flashcards
Irate (adjective)
Angry.
Exams make me irate because they are stressful.
Aptly (adverb)
Fittingly, appropriately.
The blob fish is aptly named because it looks like a blob.
Comply (verb)
Act in accordance with a rule or request.
Kindergarteners often comply with the rules.
Serene (adjective)
Calm or peaceful.
Yoga provides a very serene environment.
Coherently (adverb)
A way capable of being understood.
The boy is speaking coherently to the stuffed animal.
Devoid (adjective)
Completely without.
The room is devoid of furniture.
Coercion (noun)
Act of force through threats or violence.
The gangster used coercion to get what he wanted.
Exhaltation (noun)
A feeling of great joy and pride.
Winning a volleyball game makes me jump on exhaltation.
Expose (verb)
To cause (someone) to experience something or to be influenced or affected by someone. Snowden exposed secrets of the U.S. government.
Liberate (verb)
To free (someone or something) from being controlled by another person, group, etc. Martin Luther King Jr. helped to liberate the African Americans from segregation.
Oppressed (verb)
To treat in a cruel or unfair way.
The hand oppressed the head.
Implications (noun)
Something that is suggested without being said directly; something that is implied.
The implications of the word in quotes indicate the meaning is unique.
Confrontation (noun)
A situation in which people, groups, etc… fight, oppose, or challenge each other in an angry way.
Without confrontations prides have no leaders.
Reconcile (verb)
To find a way of making exist or be true at the same time.
McDonald’s reconciled arguments with free food.
Execuate (adjective)
Relating to the job of managing or directing other people in a company.
The execuate director wears a suit when he meets with the CEO.
