Fundamental Deck 2 Flashcards
Originally Deck 2 of our sampler
MOVE 2 FUND>Calm / noun, adjective & verb
Quiet; Still; Composed; Peaceful
As a Noun
— Her calm was broken by the shouts in the street.
— There was a calm in the air just before the storm hit.
As an Adjective
— The calm lake waters were so still, they were like a mirror.
— The calmer I get the slower my heart rate.
As an Verb as in
— calm a crying baby
— calm down after an argument.
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Calm / noun, adjective & verb
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MOVE 2 FUND >Holiday / noun
noun
1. A day on which general business activity is stopped to honor or celebrate a particular event.— Moday all the bank are closed becasue of the holiday.
2. A period of time for relaxing away from work; a vacation. — They gone till the week after next; they are on holiday.
3. A religious feast day; a holy day. — During the Christmas Holday kids are off of school for over a week.
Holiday / noun
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MOVE 2 FUND >Eager / noun, adjective or adverb
As an noun:
As an adjective:
Having or showing keen interest or desire: —The eager sports fans cheered the team.
As an adjective:
As an adverb:
eagerly adv.
eagerness n.
Noticing: Notice how the ending ‘ly’ and ‘ness’ onto the noun eager changes them to a different parts of speech.
Eager / adjective / adverb / noun
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MOVE to FUND >Gigantic / adjective
adjective
Suggestive of a giant; huge; enormous:
— a gigantic basketball player; — a gigantic pizza.
Gigantic / adjective
MOVE to FUND>Nervous / adjective
Nervously adv.
Nervousness n.
adjective
1. Relating to or affecting the nerves or the nervous system: — He has a server nervous disorder.
2. Having nerves that are easily affected; high-strung; jittery: — a nervous person.
3. Uneasy; anxious: — We all get nervous the moments before takeoff.
Nervously adv.
Nervousness n.
Nervous / adjective
Nervously adv.
Nervousness n.
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MOVE 2 FUND >Scrawl / verb. /noun
verb scrawled, scrawling, scrawls
To write hastily or carelessly:
— scrawl a note on a pad.
To write in a sprawling irregular manner.
noun
His handwriting, if you could even call those sprawlings handwriting, they were practically unreadable.
Scrawl / verb. /noun
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MOVE to Funda >Respect:Respects / verb / noun
Verb respected, respecting, respects
- To feel or show high regard for; esteem. —That culture always seem to respect their elders.
- To avoid violation of or interference with:
— respect the speed limit.
Noun / Respects
— She is held in respect by her colleagues.
1) Respects or consoling paid to others: — We all need to pay our respects to the family of the deceased.
2) A particular aspect or feature: — The two plans differ in one major respect.
Aslo, —I have a comment with respect to your question.
Respect:Respects / verb / noun
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MOVE 2 FUND >Splurge / verb / noun
verb splurged, splurging, splurges
To spend money extravagantly or wastefully, as on luxuries. — We certainly spurged when we bought that apple computer.
noun
An act of spending extravagantly.
Splurge / verb / noun
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MOVE 2 FUND>Grumpy / adjective / noun
adjective grumpier, grumpiest
Surly and peevish; cranky and unpleasant:
— a grumpy old man.
— Don’t be a grump, cheer up.
grumpi*ness n.
Grumpy / adjective / noun
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MOVE TO FUND >COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS
MOVE TO FUND >COMMONLY CONFUSED WORDS
lay(lie) / lie
lone / loan
Implausible / adjective
im·plau·si·ble — (ˌ)im-ˈplȯ-zə-bəl
Something that’s implausible is farfetched or unlikely. If it’s 3 pm and you still have to study for three exams and write an essay before midnight, it’s implausible that you’ll also have time to watch a movie.
— You do not need a PhD in meteorology to find this forecast wildly implausible.
— I guess I was worried the truth might sound a bit pretentious, silly, or implausible.
The adjective implausible breaks down into ‘im’, meaning “not,” and plausible, meaning “likely.” So it simply means “not likely.” Implausible ideas or stories usually get high marks for creativity, but they’re just too crazy to be believable.
Implausible / adjective
im·plau·si·ble — (ˌ)im-ˈplȯ-zə-bəl
MOVE 2 FUND Negative / noun / adjective / adverb
adjective
1. Expressing a denial or refusal: not positive
— She has a negative reaction to my answer. a negative answer. — a negative outlook.
3. Indicating that a suspected disease, disorder, or microorganism is not present:
— a negative result of a blood test.
noun
1. Something that lacks positive or affirmative qualities: — There are many negatives in this proposal.
2. An image in which the light areas appear dark and the dark areas appear light. — The photographic negative was ruined by the sunlight.
Grammar: ‘ly’
The suffix ‘ly’ creates a adverb out of an adjective. In this first sentence it is an adjective — That negative attitiude is tiresome.
Then add the ‘ly’ to the end and it becomes an adverb ias in — You always seem to react negatively to my suggestions
Negative / noun / adjective / adverb
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MOVE 2 FUND Rhyme / noun / verb
noun
1. A poem having a regular repetition of sounds at the ends of lines. — In the nursery rhyme “ London Bridge is Falling Down “ the kids loved to do the falling down part.
- Or just a word that has the same or similar final sound as another, — as baboon and harpoon.
verb
1. To form a rhyme: — “Hour” rhymes with “power.”
2. To make use of or have rhymes. — Not all poetry rhymes.
MOVE Note: Often words are used poetically. For example: The trees draped in their fall finery is a Feast for the eyes.
Question: Do you remember the Winnie Pooh poem that ends with, “And now that I am six I think I will be six forerver and ever.” No comment needed.
Rhyme / noun / verb
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MOVE 2 FUND Moment noun
noun
1. A very brief interval of time; an instant:
— I’ll be upstairs in a moment.
2. A certain important point in time:
— the happiest moment of my life.
3. The present time:
— We are busy at the moment.
4. Great significance or importance:
– This moment in history is one to remember.
Moment noun
