Ela Flashcards
Deties
There have been many deties in ancient Egypt a long time go part of speech noun definition idols gods goddesses
Adversity
The disabled athletes did not let adversity stop her from competing in the Olympics but part of speech noun definition difficult situation
Incessant
As a last resort I will use a muzzle to end my dogs incessant barking part of speech adjective definition constant
Exile
The king was sent to exile in a foreign country after the revolution part of speech noun definition banishment
Ramshake
A house boarded up with windows and a sagging roof that could fall over at anytime is a ram shake house part of speech adjective definition bad condition
Rummage
She rummage through the junk drawer looking for birthday candles part of speech verb definition search hunted
Writhe
The injured dancer seemed to writhe in pain throughout her performance part of speech verb definition wiggle squirm
Shrewd
The shrewd dealmaker had sold more cars per year than any other salesman part of speech adjective definition clever slick
Emerge
Day by day the client slowly emerged from the soil. Part of speech verb definition to come out
Jargon
The jargon used by computer programmers seem strange to people who do not program computers part of speech noun definition talk or subject
Auspicious
His brilliant acceptance speech was an auspicious start to the political career part of speech adverb definition promising
Penance
For lying to her mom she chose to do penance by doing the laundry for one week part of speech noun definition punishment
Improvised
The comedian didn’t have an act prepared so he improvised when it was his turn on stage part of speech verb definition make things up as you go