Friday 08/30/17 vocab test quiz thing Flashcards
Frail
Weak; Fragile
Brittle, feeble, tender, dainty
Example: The coconut brittle was frail. The frail baby cried a lot.
Vital
Necessary to life
Essential; indispensable
Example: The liver is a vital organ. Water is vital to live.
Consequence
A result or outcome of an action
Outgrowth, end, outcome
Example: It was bad so I had a consequence, my consequence was to sit in timeout.
Surged
To move suddenly forward/upward
Gush, cascaded, overflow
Example: The waterfall surged forward quickly. The small animal surged forward to get away from the bird.
Slackening
To loosen
Released, relax, loosen, lessen
Example: She started slackening her grip on the paper when she learned her grade was real. The mouse was slackening its thoughts on last nights meal.
Savor
Taste and enjoy
Relish, appreciate, bask in
Example: She loves to savor sweet foods. The young child swallows his peas quickly to avoid savoring them.
Tumultuously
To be troubled-to cause trouble
Disruptive, disorderly
Example: Bob usually acts tumultuously in class, so he gets punished a lot. Sometimes, if young rabbits are tumultuous, their Mothers might put them outside the home.
Savagely
When something happens in a violent way
Fierce, violent, uncontrolled manner
Example: If a human acts savagely, they might have to see a doctor. The dog was acting savagely and had to take a nap.
Resilient
To be able to withstand harsh conditions
Strong, tough, quick to recover
Example: Several hikers have to be resilient to travel high distances. The opposite of resilient is feeble.
Concussion
If a hard hit to your head knocks you out for a while
Force, impact, shock, jolt
Example: lots of football players and wrestlers get concussions yearly. Jimmy turned around and got nailed in the head with a metal pole, he got knocked out resulting in a concussion.
