Mr Jex’s Classroom Words 2020-2021 Flashcards
Superstition
widely held but unjustified belief in supernatural causation leading to certain consequences of an action or event, or a practice based on such a belief.
Magistrate
civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.
Malevolent
having or showing a wish to do evil to others.
Inexplicable
unable to be explained or accounted for.
Ransack
search through (a place or receptacle) to find something, especially in such a way as to cause disorder and damage.
Dismal
depressing; dreary.
Corroborate
confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding).
Indifference
Lack of interest, concern, or sympathy
Tumultuous
Making a loud, confused noise
Shrewd
Having our showing sharp powers of judgment
Stubble
Short, prickly hairs
Psychiatry
The medicine based study of diagnosis
Accompanied
Go somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort
Proverbial
Having to do with proverbs or idioms
Mundane
lacking interest or excitement, dull
Radiance
light or heat as emitted or reflected by something.
Inexcusable
too bad to be justified or tolerated.
Distinguished
successful, authoritative, and commanding great respect.
Demeanor
outward behavior or bearing.
Astonishment
great surprise.
Discernible
able to be discerned; perceptible.
Pseudosympathetic
Not being genuine but still being sympathetic
Absentmindedly
(of a person or a person’s behavior or manner) having or showing a habitually forgetful or inattentive disposition.
Contentious
Causing or likely to cause an argument
-aud-
Hear
Example: audible
-bene-
Well, good
Example: benefit
-amphi-
Both
Example: amphibian
-Astro-
Star
Example: Astronaut
Lull
To calm or send to sleep
Stimulate
Raise levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body
Precariously
In a way that is not securely in position and is likely to fall or collapse
Malicious
Characterized by malice intending or intended to do harm
Scrutiny
Critical observation or examination
Prestigious
Having high status
Disoriented
Having lost one’s sense of direction
Consternation
… To display a face of utter consternation.
Feeling of anxiety
Vigorous
…. vigorous shake of the head.
Strong, full of energy
Sidling
….sidling toward the door.
Walking timid or shy in a sideways direction
Solemn
….feeling this was a solemn moment…
Deep sincerity, serious
Plausible
She refused, without plausible excuse
Reasonable or probable
taper
Putting an angled on something
Phenomenon
An unusual event that happens unexpectedly
Gigantism
The state of being large
Banish
To cast someone out of a place or society. They cannot return
Colony
An established group of people in a location
Fjord
A narrow straight of water with high cliffs on either side
Flourish
To grow/ to thrive
Navigator
A person or object that gives direction from one place to another
Plunder
To rob and steal through force and violence
Assassin
A person who is hired to kill someone else
Chaos
A state of utter confusion
Conspiracy
A secret plan
Ferry
A boat or ship, or to move someone or something across water via a ship
Mortal
Subject to death
Plot
A plan made in secret
The meaning of a story
Sympathizer
A person who agrees with another’s opinion
Tyrant
A cruel or oppressive ruler
Apprehensive
Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen
Aloof
Not friendly or forthcoming
Ambiguous
Open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning
Analyze
Discover or reveal something through detailed examination
Anecdote
A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
Antagonize
Cause someone to become hostile
Assess
Evaluate or estimate the natural ability or quality of something
Anticipate
Regard as probable; expect or predict
Assert
State a fact or belief confidently and forcefully
Remedy
A medicine or treatment
Empirical
Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory
Cleave
Split or sever (something) especially along a natural line or grain
Scrupulous
(Of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details
Desolate
(Of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness
Substantiate
Provide evidence to support or prove the truth
Foreshadow
Be a warning or in dictation of a future event
Personification
The attribution for something to take on human characteristics
Soliloquy
An act of speaking one’s thoughts by oneself or regardless of any hearers
Paragon
A person or a thing recording a perfect example of something
Syntax
The arrangement of words and phrases to create well formed sentences in a language
Metacognition
Awareness of ones own thought process
Deride
Ridicule
Ridicule
the subjection of someone or something to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior.
Torrent
A strong and fast-moving stream of water or other liquid
Dichotomy
A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different
Accretion
The process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers of matter
Besiege
Surround with armed forces in order to capture it or force its surrender
Dilapidated
In a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect
