Number The Stars Vocabulary List 1 Flashcards
Lanky
Ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony;gaunt and the opposite of chubby.
sabotage
Any undermining of a cause;vandalism and opposite of loyalty.
ration
A fixed allowance of provisions or food,especially soldiers or sailors or civilians during a shortage;allowance and opposite of debt.
disdain
to look upon or treat with contempt ;despise;scorn;hatred and the opposite of admiration.
synagogue
A jewish house of worship ; often having facilities for religious instruction;temple .
urgent
Expressed with insistence, as requests or appeals;demanding and the opposite of unimportant.
seldom
On only a few occasions;rarely;infrequently; not often and the opposite of regularly.
Hazy
Characterized by the presence of haze;misty;clouded and the opposite of bright.
exasperation
The state of being exasperated;irritation;extreme annoyance and the opposite of delight.
specter
A visible incorporeal spirit,especially one of a terrifying nature;ghost;phantom;apparition;shadow and the opposite of absence.
mourning
The conventional manifestation of sorrow for a person’s death ,especially by the wearing of black clothes or a black armband,the hanging of flags at half-mast,ect.;grief and the opposite of happiness
staccato
Characterized by performance in which the notes are abruptly disconnected;repeat and the opposite of original.
sprawling
To be stretched or spread out in a unnatural or ungraceful manner;drape and the opposite of stand.
donned
To put on or dress in;dress and the opposite of disrobe.
tantalize
To tease or make frustrated,as by tomenting with the sight of something greatly desired but inaccessible;torment and the opposite of help.
