Lesson 7 Flashcards
Foolishness
Silliness
Inanity
Superior
Snooty
Condescending
Co-worker
Peer
Colleague
Chance
Possible
Conditional
Contingent
Discourage
Intimidate
Daunted
Flood
Downpour
Deluge
Nickname
Label
Dubbed
Showy display
Sounding of brass instruments
Fanfare
Young
Inexperienced
New
Fledging
Empty
Shallow
Silly
Inane
Spirit
Courage
Mettle
Copy
Reproduction
Replica
So Dangerous or difficult that it discourages
Daunting
Overwhelm
Inundate
Deluged
Collect
Gather
Dispelled
Important
Major
Negligible
Shorten
Abbreviate
Protract
Claustrophobia
1 noun
1 an abnormal fear of narrow, enclosed spaces
Colleague
1 noun
1 an associate or coworker of similar status
Condescend
1&2 verb
3 adjective, condescending
1 to lower oneself to a position one considers inferior
2 to behave in an offensively superior manner
3 showing an offensively superior manner
Contingent
1&2 adjective
3 noun
1 conditional; depending on something else
2 likely, but not certain to happen; possible
3 A group that is part of a larger one
Daunt
1 verb
2 adjective, daunting
1 to discourage or intimidate
2 so difficult or dangerous as to discourage or intimidate
Deluge
1&2 noun
3 verb
1 A downpour of rain; a flood
2 A flood of anything
3 to flood or overwhelm
Dispel
1 Verb
1 to clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering
Dub
1 verb
1 To give a title, nickname, or description to
Fanfare
1&2 noun
1 A sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments
2 any showy display
Fledgling
1&2 noun
3 adjective
1 a young bird just learning to fly
2 a young or inexperienced person
3 new and untested
Inane
1 adjective
2 noun, inanity
1 empty; shallow or silly
2 foolishness; a silly or pointless act
Mettle
1 noun
1 courage to bear up under difficult circumstances; spirit
Negligible
1 adjective
1 small and unimportant, not worth noticing
Protract
1 verb
1 to draw out or lengthen( in time)
Replica
1 noun
1 A copy or reproduction, especially one on a smaller scale than the original
