English vocabulary Flashcards
Haul
Pull or drag with effort or force
Grub
Food
Vigorous
Strong, healthy and full of energy
Disable
Of a disease, injury or accident DISABLED CHILD
Boiler
A container for heating water
Caretaker
A person employed to look after a building
Desolate
Uninhibited and giving the impression of bleak emptiness DESOLATE HOUSE
Trodden
Walk in a specific way
Varmint
1.A troublesome wild animal especially a fox 2. A troublesome and mischievous person esp a child
Curious
Eager to know and learn
Exaggerate
Represent as being larger, better or worse than it really is
Nasty
Very bad or unpleasant
Estate
An area or amount of land or property
Pester
Trouble or annoy someone with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions
Prance
- Of a horse..move with high springy steps 2. ( of a person) walk or move around with ostentatious exaggerated movements
Burglar
Robber
Feeble
Lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness
Scullery
A small kitchen or room at the back of a house used for washing dishes and other dirty household work
Dart
The act of inning somewhere suddenly and rapidly He’s going to dart out of the side door
Lorry
A truck
Trailer
An unpowered vehicle towed by another
Name this legendary bird of popular mythology of Arabia
Roc
Name this structure of the ship
Ship Mast
Is this horse bare back
Yes
Unsaddled horse or donkey
What are the two structures on this horse
Saddle
Stirrups
What disease is this man suffering from
Leprosy
What kind of a structure is this
Dome
Is this forest dense or not dense
Dense forest
An open space in a forest is known as
Glade
Meaning of the word OCCUR
To happen or to take place
The accident occurred at 3 PM
A person involved in trade especially one dealing with foreign countries is known as a
Merchant
Articles offered for sale are known as
wares
A level quayside area to which a ship may be moored to load or unload is known as a
Wharf
A place which is uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness is known as a
Desolate place
A semiprecious stone which is typically blue in colour is
Turquoise
A bright green precious stone is
Emerald
An orange yellow flavouring, food colouring, dye, made from dried stigmas of crocus is
Saffron
Remove impurities or unwanted substances is known as to
Refine
Originating in a distant foreign country is
exotic
EXOTIC BIRDS
Attractive because colourful or out of the ordinary is also known as
Exotic
A person who eats the flesh of other human beings
cannibal
To make a gesture with a hand, arm or head encouraging someone to follow or approach is known as
To beckon
The owner or keeper of a herd of domestic animals is known as
Herdsman
A steep rock face especially at the edge of a sea is known as a
Cliff
The dark shape and outline of someone against a brighter background is known as a
Silhouette
A feeling of relaxation following a release from anxiety is known as
relief
A strong wooden or a metal post with a point at one end driven into the ground is known as a
STAKE
To emit a deep loud roar typically in pain or in anger is to
Bellow
To put oneself deliberately into a place or situation where one is unwelcome is known as
to intrude
A momentary or a partial view is known as a
GLIMPSE
Another word for serious is
SOLEMN
Shine brightly especially with reflected light is
Gleaming
Extremely sharp or very sharp is
RAZOR SHARP
The horizontal bar fixed to the head of a boats rudder is known at the
Tiller
The chief muslim ruler is known as a
CALIPH
Another word for
TO CROWD TOGETHER
HUDDLE
A pair of fetters connected together by a chain used to fasten a prisoners wrist or ankles together
Shackle
To poke with a finger, foot or pointed object is to
PROD
Name the hard creamy white substance composing the main part of the task of elephant, walrus or narwhal
IVORY
Name this animal
Narwhal
Name this animal
WALRUS
Plant leaves collectively are known as
Foliage
To be reluctant to do something is to
HESITATE
A state of armed conflict between different countries is known as
WAR
Speak with sudden pauses
STAMMER
An animal which is not dangerous or frightened of people is known as a
TAME ANIMAL
Societies consisting of a group of people linked by a common language, religion are known as
TRIBE
A feeling of ill will resulting from a past insult is known as
GRUDGE
A Muslim place of worship
MOSQUE
A book, document or piece of music written by hand is known as a
MANUSCRIPT
Istanbul is a major city in Turkry. What was the old name of Istanbul
Constantinople
The capital of Egypt is
Cairo
The capital of Iraq is
Baghdad
The capital of Syria is
Damascus
To express words or texts in another language is to
TRANSLATE
The old name of the country IRAN was
PERSIA
Give another word for TO STALK
HUNT
CHASE
GO AFTER
Someone who is delicately small and pretty is
DAINTY
Give another word for CUDDLY
Huggable
Someone who is easily frightened is
TIMID
Name this flower
Anemone
Name this breed of cat
MANX cat
Name this tree
Sycamore tree
The bridge that crosses a moat is called a
Drawbridge
A deep ditch surrounding a castle, fort or town is called a
Moat
A garment typically worn is South America made of thick piece of wooden cloth with a slit in the middle of the head is called a
Poncho
Name this
Knights armour
What is this
Windmill
A short ceremonial tune played on brass instrument to introduce something or someone important is known as
Fanfare
What is this
Cobblestones
Name this posture
Crouched posture
Another word for torch is
flashlight
Name this weapon
Crossbow
Name this medieval war weapon
Battle axe
Itizens of Rome are known as
Romans
People living in Egypt are known as
Egyptians
What kind of a door is this
Trapdoor
This man is sitting at the edge of a ….
Precipice
What is this swimming stroke known as
Dog Paddle
A wall or bank of earth or stone built to prevent a river flooding an area is known as
Embankment
To get off a horse is known as
Dismounting
