Lesson 7️⃣ Vocab Flashcards
Dispel Dispel Dispel Dispel Dispel
V. To clear away, to get rid of, as if by scattering
I wanted Linda to reassure me ,but her letter, instead of _________ my fears, she increased them
Dub Dub Dub Dub Dub
V. To give a title, nickname, or description to
His fans_______ Babe Ruth “The Sultan of swat”
Fanfare Fanfare Fanfare Fanfare Fanfare
N 1. A sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments
2. Any showy display
The audience is alerted to the entrance on stage of hamlets mother, queen Gertrude, by a loud________
Fledgling Fledgling Fledgling Fledgling Fledgling
N. 1. A Youngbird just learning to fly
2. A young inexperienced person
Adj.new and untested
The _______ took short trials across our yard from their nest.
Inane Inane Inane Inane Inane
Adj. empty, shallow or silly
N. Foolishness, a silly or pointless act
Mary, annoyed by the _______chatter of her classmates,walked down the hall.
Mettle Mettle Mettle Mettle Mettle
N. Courage to bear up under a difficult circumstances;spirit
The children showed their___by refusing to tell the soldiers anything about their friend
Negligible Negligible Negligible Negligible Negligible
Adj. small and unimportant, not worth noticing
The teams mistakes int eh final round were ____, having no effect on the result
Protract Protract Protract Protract Protract
V. To draw out or lengthen
Our flight to NYC was ______due to the storm.
Replica Replica Replica Replica Replica
N. A copy or Reproduction , Especially one on a smaller scale than the original
We have a _______of the Eiffel Tower on the coffee table
Deluge Deluge Deluge Deluge Deluge
Noun1. A downpour of rain, a flood
2. A flood of anything
V. To flood or overwhelm
Mary’s friend _________her with cards, phone calls, and visits after the surgery
Claustrophobia Claustrophobia Claustrophobia Claustrophobia Claustrophobia
N. An abnormal fear of narrow or enclosed spaces
Adams____prevents him from going into the fun house
Collegue Collegue Collegue Collegue Collegue
N. An associate or coworker of similar status
My dads ______came to our house for dinner
Condescend Condescend Condescend Condescend Condescend
V1. To lower oneself to a position one considers inferior
2. To behave in an superior manner
Adj. showing an offensively superior manner
Mary’s ____attitude is not acceptable at school
Contingent Contingent Contingent Contingent Contingent
Adj1. Conditional; depending on something else
2. Likely, but not certain to happen,possible
N. A group that is part of a larger group
In my hammock I am _________on it to hold me
Daunt Daunt Daunt Daunt Daunt
V. To discourage or intimate
Adj. so difficult or dangerous to discourage or intimate
Getting a bad grade did not ______mary but encouraged her to do better
