Class Dictionary Flashcards
Adj or Verb: done in a hurry, or feeling that you must do something quickly.
Ex: I hate to feel __________.
Ex: I only had two more days to finish and my boss was __________ me.
To rush (v) to be rushed (adj).
Ex: I hate to feel rushed.
Ex: I only had two more days to finish and my boss was rushing me.
Noun or Verb: deliberately and brutally kill (many people).
Ex: There was a __________ at the school yesterday.
Ex: He wants to _________ people that don’t believe the same thing as him.
A massacre (noun), or to massacre (verb).
Noun or Verb: a large group of people who have gathered together.
Ex: I get nervous in ________, so I usually avoid them.
Ex: Everyone will _______ into the auditorium for the concert.
To crowd (v), or a crowd (noun).
Ex: I get nervous in crowds, so I usually avoid them.
Ex: Everyone will crowd into the auditorium for the concert.
Adj: based on or using good judgment, and therefore fair and practical.
Ex: It seemed like a ________ price.
Reasonable
Ex: It seemed like a reasonable price.
Adj: happening, done, or chosen by chance rather than according to a plan or pattern.
Ex: He was stopped at the border in a ________ check.
Random
Ex: We chose a random restaurant to eat at last night.
Ex: He was stopped at the border in a random check.
Noun: two meanings. 1. a set of cards used for playing card games. 2. a wooden floor outside a house, usually with railings and without a roof.
Ex: Pass me a new ______. I want to play poker.
Ex: In summer, we always eat out on the _____, except when it rains.
A deck.
Ex: We built a wooden deck behind the house.
Ex. The dealer cut the deck and delt out 7 new cards.
Noun: a person who tells someone in authority about something illegal that is happening, esp. in a business or government.
Ex: The ______-________ exposed many illegal activities perpetrated by the government.
Whistle-blower
Adj: having a slower mental development than other people of the same age.
Ex: My younger brother was born _________.
Retarded (mentally retarded or emotionally retarded). Medical term but also an insult.
Noun: an unusually small person. (offensive)
Ex: Santiago saw a ________ in Bogota.
A Midget
Noun: people with the condition of dwarfism prefer to be called this.
Ex: He is a dwarf. Oftentimes referred to as a _____ _____. (politically correct)
A Little Person (singular) or Little People (plural)
Adj: competing in a strong and unfair way, without considering any harm caused to others.
Ex: Many businesses have fallen victim to ____-______ competition.
Cut-throat
Noun: a narrow strip of land or concrete between the two sides of a large road, separating the vehicles moving in opposite directions.
Ex: The cars collided into each other and crashed into the _________.
Median
Noun: the fact of being extremely fat, in a way that is dangerous for health.
Ex: A diet that is high in fat and sugar can lead to _______.
Obesity
Adj: slightly rude or showing no respect, but often in a funny way.
Ex: She’s quite the _______ young lady!
Cheeky (UK) Sassy (USA)
Adj: strange in a frightening and mysterious way.
Ex: Dust lay thick on the furniture, and cobwebs formed ______ patterns in the shadowy corners.
Eerie
Noun: a vehicle with four wheels, usually an ATV.
Ex: I hurt my arm in a ____-______ accident.
Four-wheeler
Adj: fixed, fastened, or closed firmly; hard to move, undo, or open.
Ex: I gained a lot of weight and now my pants are too ______.
Tight
Adj: present or noticeable in every part of a thing or place.
Ex: The influence of Freud is ________ in her books.
Pervasive
Noun: a person who is likely to commit violent criminal acts because of a mental illness that causes the person to lack any feelings of guilt.
A Psychopath or A Psycho
Noun: protective covering for the face
Ex: Because of the Covid-19 virus, many people are wearing ______ ______.
Face masks
Noun: a confederation of independent individuals (such as nations or persons) for some common purpose.
Ex: Teachers in the USA have one of the biggest ________ in the entire country.
A Union
Noun or Adj: bold rudeness or impertinence especially when considered playful, appealing, or courageous. A bit of attitude!
Ex: He got drunk and was _______ with a police officer (adj).
Sass or Sassy
Noun: a comment or action that subtly and often unconsciously or unintentionally expresses a prejudiced attitude toward a member of a marginalized group (such as a racial minority).
Ex: The power of ___________ lies in its invisibility to the perpetrator, who typically finds it difficult to believe that he or she possesses biased attitudes.
Microaggression
Adj: a position within a society or group, usually part of a minority.
Ex: Many ____________ groups in society, like women, have suffered oppression in patriarchal culture.
Marginalized or Minority
Noun: a set of materials or equipment, or a process designed for a particular use.
Ex: A firefighter, wearing a breathing ________, found the first floor full of smoke and flames.
Apparatus
Adj: worthless or unnecessary comment made casually, it’s something that you say suddenly and without thinking carefully about it.
Ex: My boss is very thoughtful and pragmatic. I don’t think she’s made a __________ comment in her life.
Throwaway (comment or remark)
Noun: a piece of equipment or furniture which is fixed in position in a building or vehicle.
Ex: If the item was specifically built and permanently installed in the home to be used with the property, it’s a _________.
A Fixture
Adj: a sight, sound, or experience that’s so different or unexpected that it has a strong and unpleasant effect on something or someone.
Ex: I saw a _______ tackle in today’s football match.
Jarring
Noun: a situation in which something is advertised and discussed in newspapers, on television, etc. a lot in order to attract everyone’s interest.
Ex: There’s been a lot of _______ around Tarantino’s new film.
Hype
Verb: to improve or increase something.
Ex: I need to ________ my immune system with extra vitamin C.
To Boost
Noun: a very small piece of fire that flies out from something that is burning, or one that is made by rubbing two hard things together, or a flash of light made by electricity.
Ex: _________ were flying out of the bonfire and blowing everywhere.
Sparks/ A Spark
Verb: to make continuous loud noises by hitting hard objects against each other, or to cause objects to do this.
Ex: Don’t ________ the dishes please, you’ll wake the baby up.
To Clatter
Noun: the practice of taking a very small dose of a psychedelic drug in order to become better at solving problems or at thinking of new ideas, or to treat medical problems such as anxiety, depression, or headaches.
Ex: Some people are experimenting with psychedelic __________ to treat anxiety.
Microdosing
Noun or Verb: a limited or to limit an amount of something that one person is allowed to have, especially when there is not much of it available.
Ex: Hospitals around the world are __________ face masks, gloves and other medical supplies. Nurses have been asked to reuse their masks for many days!
To Ration (verb), A Ration (noun)
Ex: During the war, no one was allowed more than their ration of food, clothing and fuel.
Adj: to be easily deceived or tricked, and too willing to believe everything that other people say. It’s an innocent type of ignorance.
Ex: There are any number of miracle cures on the market for people ________ enough to buy them.
To Be “Gullible”
Noun or Verb: the time of year when crops are cut and collected from the fields, or the activity of cutting and collecting them, or the crops that are cut and collected:
Ex: We __________ two tons of grapes this season.
Ex: The pumpkin __________ was twice the size this Autumn!
To Harvest (verb), The Harvest/A Harvest (noun)
Verb: to make something by cutting into especially wood or stone, or to cut into the surface of stone, wood, etc.
Ex: He _______ her name in the tree by the church.
To Carve
Noun (two words): a group of houses or apartments, usually provided by the government for families who have low incomes.
Ex: The ________ __________ in Atlanta have been closed for a long time now.
Housing Projects (or government housing)
Verb: To smell unpleasant or to be extremely bad at something.
Ex: Your feet _________ horribly!
Ex: Your brother really ________ at playing football.
To Stink
Noun: a group of young people, especially young men, who spend time together, often fighting with other groups and behaving badly- or a group of criminals.
Ex: During the quarantine, many _______ have been demanding payment from families and businesses and stealing provisions.
Gang(s)
Noun: a deep cooking pan with straight sides, usually with a handle and a lid.
Ex: That ________ is going to boil over.
Saucepan
Verb: to eat no food for a period of time.
Ex: One day a week he ______ for health reasons.
To Fast
Adverb: appearing to be something, especially when this is not true.
Ex: He remains confident and ________ untroubled by his recent problems.
Seemingly
Prefix: pretended and not real.
Ex: Donald Trump is ______-religious
Pseudo-(something)
Verb: Informal Use: to really like someone or something.
Ex: Eva really _____ you Justin. You should ask her out.
To Dig (someone/something)
Noun: A baby chicken or a young lady (could be considered offensive).
Ex: This bar is always full of ________. That’s why we go on Wednesday nights!
Chick(s)
Noun: a space surrounded on all sides by bars or wire, in which animals or birds are kept.
Ex: I had to buy the biggest _____ for my dog. He’s huge!
Cage(s)
Verb: to suggest something as a basic fact or principle from which a further idea is formed or developed.
Ex: He ________ four basic plans of organization in the animal kingdom - vertebrate, articulate, mollusk, and radiate.
To Posit
