ELA Vocab Test Flashcards
Kindle
to build and start a fire
to inspire a feeling
Quell
to calm a feeling, especially an unpleasant one
Conspicuous
easily seen, obvious
remarkable, attracting attention
Vulnerable
capable of being harmed or damaged
Impending
about to happen
Ominous
being a sign of trouble or danger
Repugnant
causing disgust
Unsightly
not pleasant to look at
Ignite
to cause something to start burning
to catch on fire
Defiance
bold resistance to authority or an opposing force
Apprehensive
anxious or fearful
Banish
to force to leave a place
Barricade
to block an opening with something
something that blocks the passage of an enemy
Obscure
difficult to understand
not widely known about
to hide from view
Materialize
to appear out of nowhere
Meander
to follow a winding course
Swagger
to walk in a way that shows you think you are important or very confident
a very confident and typically arrogant walk or manner
Hasten
to move or act quickly
to cause something to happen more quickly
Swarm
a large number of insects or other small creatures, especially in motion to move in the form of a
Jostle
to bump roughly against another person or thing
Commotion
noisy activity or confusion
Uncanny
mysterious or impossible to explain, strangely out of the ordinary
Eavesdrop
to listen secretly to the private conversation of others
Tactic
an action that is planned to achieve a goal
