CHAPTER5 Flashcards
ancient
・dating from a remote period ・adjective ・The ancient civilization of Asia. Synonyms ・antiquated, old fashioned, very old Antonyms ・new, morden
articulation
・the act of making a sound or of speaking words
・noun
・She never articulated her opinion to her boss.
biological
・related to the scientific study of living things
・adjective
・He search for biological parent.
carved
・to decorate with designs or figures cut on the surface
・verb
・He carved his initials on the tree.
cave
・abig hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or under the ground
・noun
・The cave quickly filled up with smoke.
chamber
・an enclosed space, especially in your body or inside a machine ・noun ・The hearts has four chambers. Synonyms ・room, space, bedroom
commonsense
・sensible or partical
・adjective
・They don`t have a grain of commonsense between them.
deliberate
・carefully weighed or considered ・adjective ・A deliberate act of disobedience Synoonyms ・purposeful, willful, intentional Antonyms ・accidental, implusive, precipitate
explore
・to traverse or range over for the purpose of discovery ・verb ・He explored Mars and Venus Synonyms ・probe, research, investigate
indiscriminate
・an action that is done without thinking about the harm it might cause
・adjective
・Morden warfares often results in the indiscriminate killing of civilians and solders.
Synonyms
・mixed, miscellaneous
intriguing
・to draw or capture ・adjective ・Her interest was intrigued by the strange symbol. Synonyms ・interest, attract, fastinate
jewelry
・small things that you wear for decoration, such as rings or necklaces
・noun
・She decided to put up her jewelry
multiple
・consisting of, having, or involving several or many individuals, parts ,
・adjective
・She was rushed to the hospital with multiple stab wounds.
Synonyms
・several, numerous, a lot of
origin
・the place or situation in whitch something begins to exist ・noun ・This name is German in origin Synonyms ・root, foundation Antonyms ・destination, end
possess
・to have as a faculty, quality ・verb ・He possesses all kind of books. Synonyms ・have
presence
・the existance of someone or something in a particular place
・noun
・Your presence is required at Monday`s meeting.
Synonyms
・neighborhood, carriage
Antonyms
・absence
primary
・first or highest in rank or importance ・adjective ・The primary object of his visit to Japan is to advertise his new film. Synonyms ・main, prime, importance Antonyms ・last, final
rhythm
・a regular, repeated pattern of sound or movement
・noun
・Theexciting rhythms of African drum beats
starvation
・sufferring or death caused by lack of food
・noun
・The animals died of starvation in the snow.
symbolically
・representing something omportant
・adverb
・I felt the scenery to be sybolic of England
throat
・the area at the back of your mouth and inside your neck
・noun
・She fingered the pearls at her throat.
tongue
・the sort part inside your mouth that you can move around and use for eating and speaking
・noun
・He clicked his tongue
uniquely
・having no like or equal
・adverb
・The people who has uniquely abled
verbal
・relating to words; expressed in spoken words ・adjective ・I did a verbal agreement with him Synonyms ・oral
