composition II vocab Flashcards
attitude
demeanor
demure
demeanor
the attitude of the little girl was so demure.
demeanor
focus, hard-working, locked in, thoroughness
diligence
intelligence
diligence
the focus the little girl had on her studies made everyone believe she was intelligent.
diligence
worthless, pointless
futile
the worthless feud led to a 100 year war.
futile
feud
futile
non-stop, a lot, ongoing
incessant
insensitive
incessant
the non-stop insensitive questions about her family led to the teacher crying.
incessant
the rodent was an endless companion for the locked up princess.
ardent
rodent
ardent
endless, passiontently, super into it
ardent
the plan was to survive the surprise.
contrive
survive
contrive
plan, arrange, (negative thing)
contrive
I wanted to relieve my sister’s anxiety, so I laminated all her papers for her.
alleviate
laminate
alleviate
relieve, reduce, make-easier
alleviate
the remnants of the famous runes are a popular attraction in Greece.
eminent
remnants
eminent
famous, well-known
eminent
I verify that I fixed the tool box.
rectify
verify
rectify
fix, correct
rectify
I anticipated that the teacher would have to repeat the lesson today.
reiterate
anticipate
reiterate
repeat, restate, redo
reiterate
the girl had empathy for the cows, so she had a hatred for cattle farmers.
antipathy
empathy
antipathy
hatred, strong dislike, negative thing
antipathy
the girl was annoyed that she was hexed by a witch.
vex
hex
vex
to annoy, to bother, to anger
vex
the elephant expressed its mood by throwing its food around the cage.
eloquent
elephant
eloquent
sophisticated, expressive, articulate
eloquent
the loft was awarded to the winner of the scholarship as a bonus.
allot
loft
allot
awarded, to grant, to give out, to set aside
allot
the conductor was given an appropriate gift for his hard work.
conducive
conductor
conducive
appropriate, good for, productive
conducive
the mother indulged in a bath after work to help relieve her stress.
divulge
indulge
divulge
make known, relieve, to expose
divulge