chapter 5 Flashcards
Definition
belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence.
adjective
word family
ancient-n
anciently- adverb
Synonyms
fossil
age-old
Antonyms
modern
new
collocations:
ancient culture
ancient society
Ancient
Definition:
the formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech.
noun
word family:
articulate adj
inarticulate adj
articulate v
Synonyms:
•saying
•speaking
Antonyms
disconnection
mispronunciation
collocations
clear articulation
Articulation
Definition:
cut (a hard material) in order to produce an aesthetically pleasing object or design.
Verb
word family:
carved adj
carving n / adj
Synonyms:
•chased
•cuts
Antonyms:
uncarved
collocations;
carve out
carve into
carve from
carved
Definition:
a large room used for formal or public events.
noun
word family:
chambermaidn
commercen
Synonyms:
apartments
bedroom
Antonyms;
eject, evict
collocations
enter chamber
return to chamber
chamber
Definition:
done consciously and intentionally.
adjective
word family:
deliberately adv
deliberate adj
Synonyms:
unhurried
careful
measured
Antonyms:
hurried
collocations
deliberate action
deliberate use
Deliberate
Definition:
arousing one’s curiosity or interest.
adjective
word family:
intrigue v
intriguing adj
intrigue n
Synonyms:
challenging
provocative
Antonyms
unprovocative
collocations;
intriguing question
more intriguing
Intriguing
Definition:
have as belonging to one; own.
verb
word family:
possession n
possessive adj
possessiveness n
Synonyms:
feature
have
Antonyms:
lack
collocations:
possess the ability
possess advantage
possess
Definition:.
of chief importance; principal.
adjective
word family:
prime adj
primacy n
Synonyms:
first-string
original
Antonyms
last
unoriginal
collocations
primary care
primary goal
primary
Definition:
a strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
noun
Synonyms:
periodicity
cardiac rhythm
cyclicity
collocations beat rhythm tap rhythm break rhythm find rhythm
Rhythm
Definition:
spoken rather than written; oral.
adjective
word family:
verb n
verbal adj
verbally adv
Synonyms:
communicatory
communicative
Antonyms
uncommunicative
collocations
verbal communication
verbal description
verbal
Definition:.
the state or fact of existing, occurring, or being present in a place or thing.
noun
word family:
present adj
presence n
Synonyms:
beingness
inherency
Antonyms
absent
nonbeing
collocations
police presence
stage presence
presence
Definition:
suffering or death caused by hunger
noun
word family:
starve vI
starvation n
starving adj
Synonyms:
hungriness
Antonyms
supply
plenty
collocations
die of starvation
face starvation
starvation
