Lessons 11-12 Flashcards
annual
adj. happening every year
n. plant that lives for one year; book that comes out once a year
artificial
adj. made by human beings and not by nature
blend
v. come or mix together into one; go together
n. mixture
bore
v. make a round hole in by drilling; tire by being dull and uninteresting
n. dull and uninteresting person
(boring) adj. dull and uninteresting
(boredom) n. state of being bored
considerable
adj. great; large
crude
adj. raw; in an unrefined state; roughly made; ill-mannered
evaporate
v. change from water into steam or vapor; disappear
foliage
n. leaves of trees and other plants
gash
n. long, deep cut
hue
n. color; especially a shade of color
increase
v. make or become larger; add to
n. amount by which something gets larger
nourish
v. feed; support or make grow
(nourishment) n. anything that feeds or helps to make grow
vary
v. make or have a change in
(variation) n. change in form, position, or condition
vision
n. eyesight; something seen in the mind, especially of the future
(visual) adj. of or used in seeing
yield
v. give up someone or something; surrender; produce
n. amount produced
ability
n. power of knowledge; skill
amiable
adj. friendly; good natured and pleasant
bliss
n. complete joy or happiness
(blissful) adj. very happy; joyful
caress
v. touch in a tender or loving way
n. tender or loving touch or hug
clutch
v. grasp or hold tightly to
n. part of a machine that connects and disconnects the power from the rest of the machine
coax
v. persuade or urge in a gentle way
furious
adj. very, very angry; very fast, strong, or wild
(fury) n. great anger; wild and uncontrolled force
gesture
n. movement of the arm or hand; something done to show one’s feelings
v. make a movement of the arm or hand
mope
v. be sad and gloomy; lose interest in the things that usually bring pleasure
prefer
v. like better; choose first
(preference) n. that which is preferred
recover
v. get back to a normal state; get well again
(recovery) n. return to a normal state; act of getting back what was lost or stolen
replace
v. take the place of; put back in place
(replacement) n. person or thing that takes the place of another
request
v. ask for
n. thing asked for
separate
v. set or keep apart
adj. not together; not joined
shun
v. take special pains to avoid; keep away from
