Chapter 5 Flashcards
Jeeringly
Definition: in a way that involves laughing or shouting insults at someone to show you have no respect for them
Part of speech: adverb
Sentence: His friends began to laugh jeeringly when his car broke down and wouldn’t start again.
Perpetually
Definition: always or very often
Part of speech: adverb
Sentence: She’s perpetually asking me for money.
Lamentably
Definition: in a way that deserves severe criticism or is very bad
Part of speech: adverb
Sentence: The administration, says the report, has carried out lamentably few of its promises.
Apex
Definition: the highest point or top of a shape or object
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: the apex of a triangle/pyramid
Ludicrous
Definition: stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at:
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: a ludicrous idea/suggestion
Revernce
Definition: to very much respect and admire someone or something
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: Nelson Mandela is revered for his brave fight against apartheid.
Tottery
Definition: weak and unable to walk in a normal way, usually because of being old
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: A tottery old man.
Derisive
Definition: the situation in which someone or something is laughed at and considered stupid or of no value
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: They treated his suggestion with derision.
Condemnation
Definition: to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: The shooting of the police officer has received universal condemnation.
Coaxed
Definition: to persuade someone gently to do something or go somewhere, by being kind and patient, or by appearing to be
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: Perhaps you could coax your father into taking you to the station.
Effigy
Definition: a model or other object that represents someone, especially one of a hated person that is hanged or burned in a public place
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: Crowds marched through the streets carrying burning effigies of the president.
Lamentation
Definition: sadness and feeling sorry, or something that expresses these feelings
Part of speech: noun
Sentence: For all the lamentations that schools do not teach the game, it is still played in some areas.
Sough
Definition: (especially of the wind or ocean) to make a long high or low sound while moving
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: The wind soughed through the towering pines nearby.
Gesticulating
Definition: to make movements with your hands or arms, to express something or to emphasize what you are saying
Part of speech: verb
Sentence: There was a man outside the window gesticulating wildly.
Perilous
Definition: extremely dangerous
Part of speech: adjective
Sentence: The country roads are quite perilous.
