Lesson 19 Flashcards
Culminate
1 verb
2 noun, culmination
1 to reach or bring to the highest point
2 the result of a sustained effort; the high point or climax
Bulwark
1&2 noun
1 A wall-like structure used as a defense
2 A person or thing that protects or defends
Engulf
1 verb
1 to swallow up by covering completely; to overwhelm
Feasible
1 verb
1 able to be done; possible or likely
Glut
1 noun
2&3 verb
1 a much larger supply than is needed
2 to supply a much larger amount than is needed
3 to eat or consume to excess
Havoc
1&2 noun
1 Widespread destruction or devastation
2 great confusion
Impregnable
1 adjective
1 impossible to attack successfully
Indefatigable
1 adjective
1 not easily made tired; tireless
Onslaught
1 noun
1 a fierce attack
Phenomenon
1&2 noun
3 adjective, phenomenal
1 any fact or event that can be observed or described
2 an unusual fact, event, or person
3 extraordinary; very unusual
Picturesque
1 adjective
1 like a picture; pleasing or charming to look at
Simultaneous
1 adjective
1 happening or existing at the same time
Stipulate
1 verb
1 to require as part of an agreement or contract
Susceptible
1 adjective
1 open or subject to; easily influenced or affected by
Wrest
1&2 verb
1 to pull away from with a twist
2 to take by force or as if by force
Synonym
Climax; height; limit
Culmination
Synonym
Tireless; relentless; patient
Indefatigable
Synonym
Fierce attack; assault; offense
Onslaught
Synonym
Extraordinary; outstanding; remarkable
Phenomenal
Synonym
Overwhelmed; swallowed; covered
Engulfed
Synonym
Defense; barrier; Fortress
Bulwark
Antonym
Pittance; lack; insufficiency
Glut
Antonym
Weak; vulnerable; destructible
Impregnable
Antonym
Normality; regularity; simplicity
Phenomenon
Antonym
Resistant; fighting; against
Susceptible
Antonym
Reduce; abstain; repress
Glutted
