List 1 Flashcards
Harsh
adj. ungentle and unpleasant
Bleak
adj. hopeless
Secure
adj. safe or steady
verb. to make safe
Alien
adj. unknown or different
noun. being from other place
Chronic
adj. recurring, especially of a disease
Quench
verb. to satisfy
Severe
adj. strict or harsh
Ransack
verb. to search throughly
Summit
noun. apex, pinnacle, peak
Tumult
noun. disorder, chaos
Retard
verb. to slow
Antidote
noun. medicine curing poison
Solitary
adj. alone
Camouflage
noun. hidden
Expel
verb. to remove
Lunge
verb. to thrust
Brevity
noun. shortness of time
Marvel
verb. to feel a sense of wonder
Candor
noun. honestly and openness
Convene
verb. to meet together
Catastrophe
noun. disastrous event
Gregarious
adj. sociable
Dexterous
adj. physically skilled
Imminent
adj. about to happen
Animosity
noun. hatred
Amend
verb. to fix
Despondent
adj. hopeless
Unflinching
adj. unafraid, unflappable
Repudiate
verb. to reject as untrue
Terrestrial
adj. of the earth
Marine
adj. of the sea
Subterranean
adj. below the earth
Lunar
adj. of the moon
Botany
noun. science of plants
Flora
noun. a machine that shape material about an axis
verb. to use a lathe
Girder
noun. a steel beam
Amphibian
adj. related to water
noun. cold blooded animals such as frogs, toads
Tremor
noun. shaking
Deluge
noun. flood, large quantity
Uproarious
adj. loud and disturbing
Mesmerise
verb. fascinate, hypnotise, spellbind
Fickle
adj. picky
Steadfast
adj. unchanging, committed
Ire
noun. dislike, wrath
Mascot
noun. a character that represents a group or organisation
Cartographer
noun. mapmaker
Miter
noun. ceremonial staff, especially of the Pope
Mallet
noun. hammer