Lessons 1-2 Flashcards
benefit
v. help or be helpful to; be useful to
n. something that is useful or helpful, that does good; an event held to raise money for a cause
complete
adj. having no missing parts; whole; finished
v. finish
develop
v. go through a process of growth; bring or come into being; apply chemicals to photographic film to bring out the picture
dismay
n. cause feelings of fear, worry or surprise
n. sudden loss of courage because of fear or worry
ease
n. state of being comfortable - without worry, pain, or trouble
v. make less worried, pained, or troubled
hail
n. small lumps of frozen rain
v. fall as frozen rain; greet or welcome, usually with admiration
lack
v. be without
n. shortage
master
adj. chief; main; having or showing great skill
v. become skilled of
patriot
n. one who loves, supports, and is loyal to his or her country
(patriotic) adj. having or showing love of one’s country
(patriotism) n. love of one’s country
project
n. plan or idea for doing something
v. stick out; cause an image to be shown on a screen
recommend
v. make a statement of praise; give advice; suggest
remark
v. say; make a comment
n. something said; comment
(remarkable) adj. deserving of being noticed; unusual
represent
v. stand for or in place of; act in place of
sufficient
adj. enough to fill a need
utter
v. make sounds with the voice; speak
affect
v. bring about a change in; pretend to be or to have
calculate
v. find the answer by using arithmetic; figure out by reasoning
climate
n. average weather conditions of an area
column
n. row of figures or words running down a printed page; anything arranged like that; tall, usually tall stone support that holds up something; regular newspaper or magazine article usually written by the same person
decay
v. rot
n. breaking down or rotting
exceed
v. be more than; go beyond what is allowed
(excess) n. more than enough; an extra amount
(excessive) adj. too much or too great
forbid
v. order not to do something
(forbidden) adj. not allowed
grove
n. group of trees growing together with open space between them
limb
n. arm, leg, or wing; large tree branch
mammoth
adj. very large; huge
mature
v. become fully grown or developed
adj. fully grown or developed; adult
permit
v. allow
n. written notice that allows a person to do something
resist
v. refuse to give in to; withstand; work or fight against
scorch
v. burn slightly
(scorching) adj. very hot
tower
v. stand above or higher than what is around it
adj. very high; tall
