PhuJannyChapter3Vocabulary Flashcards
onslaught
noun
(ˈän-ˌslȯt, ˈȯn-)
“Many African Americans got onslaught by Whites in the south.”
Dictionary Meaning:
a violent attack
speculation
noun
(ˌspe-kyə-ˈlā-shən)
“Speculation and suspicion had done enough harm already.”
Dictionary Meaning:
-ideas or guesses about something that is not known
- activity in which someone buys and sells things (such as stocks or pieces of property) in the hope of making a large profit but with the risk of a large loss
dispensation
noun
(ˌdis-pən-ˈsā-shən, -ˌpen-)
“He has dispensation for the people he is responsible for.”
Dictionary Meaning:
-permission to break a law or an official promise you have made : release from a rule, vow, or oath
-an act of providing something to people
irked
adjective
(ˈərk)
“The noise irked her during the nights”
Dictionary Meaning:
annoyed
cordially
adverb
(ˈkȯr-jəl)
“For some time the colonists did not co-operate very cordially with Great Britain.”
Dictionary Meaning”
in a cordial, warm or friendly manner
expounding
verb and noun
“He was expounding over the fact that his father had approached the inheritance issue again.”
Dictionary Meaning:
-(v.) present participle of expound:to explain or state something
-(n.) the act by which something is expounded.
erratic
adjective
(i-ˈra-tik)
“His erratic moods had grown more volatile the past couple of days, and she knew better than to draw his attention.
Dictionary Meaning:
acting, moving, or changing in ways that are not expected or usual: not consistent or regular
tranquility
noun
(tran-ˈkwi-lə-tē, traŋ-)
“They ate in silence then, enjoying the tranquility of mother natures’ work around them.”
Dictionary Meaning:
the quality or state of being quiet and peaceful
retrieved
verb
(ri-ˈtrēv)
“She retrieved them from her purse and handed them to him.”
Dictionary Meaning:
-to get and bring (something) back from a place
-to find and get (information) from a computer or disk
-to find and bring birds or animals that have been shot back to a hunter
sprint intransitive verb (ˈsprint)
“Athletes in track and field have to sprint in the track.”
Dictionary Meaning:
-to run or go very fast for a short distance
-to move over (a distance) rapidly or at top speed for a brief period
iniquities
noun
(-kwə-tē)
“Many people have less iniquities than others.”
Dictionary Meaning:
-the quality of being unfair or evil
-something that is unfair or evil
flinty
adjective
(ˈflin-tē)
“There are many students who are flinty.
Dictionary Meaning:
not soft or gentle in manner or appearance: having a very serious quality or manner
persevere
verb
(ˌpər-sə-ˈvir)
“But he could persevere in an astute policy under the cover of an easy geniality and had no scruples.”
Dictionary Meaning:
to continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult
furor
noun
(ˈfyu̇r-ˌȯr, -ər)
“Not getting good grades gets parents furor.”
Dictionary Meaning:
a situation in which many people are very angry and upset
contentious
adjective
(kən-ˈten(t)-shəs)
“There was contentious debate over the use of water.”
Dictionary Meaning:
-likely to cause people to argue or disagree
-involving a lot of arguing
-likely or willing to argue
condescension
noun
(ˌkän-di-ˈsen(t)-shən)
“He had a feeling that it was only out of condescension or a kind of civility that this device of placing a channel was employed.”
Dictionary Meaning:
the attitude or behavior of people who believe they are more intelligent or better than other people
contemptuous
adjective
(kən-ˈtem(p)-chə-wəs)
“She did not sit down but looked at him with a contemptuous smile.”
Dictionary Meaning:
feeling or showing deep hatred or disapproval: feeling or showing contempt
diminutive
noun
(də-ˈmi-nyə-tiv)
“The language is very rich in diminutive and augmentative forms.”
Dictionary Meaning:
-a word or suffix that indicates that something is small
-an informal form of a name
dispersed
verb
(di-ˈspərs)
“The crowd had dispersed, so they turned toward the only room.”
Dictionary Meaning:
to go or move in different directions : to spread apart
fraught
adjective
(ˈfrȯt)
The kid was so naughty that everyone else was fraught.”
Dictionary Meaning:
causing or having a lot of emotional stress or worry
monosyllabic
adjective
(ˌmä-nə-sə-ˈla-bik)
It consists of thousands of monosyllabic roots, each having a definite meaning.
Dictionary Meaning:
-having only one syllable: made up of words that have only one syllable
-saying very little or responding with one-syllable words
fractious
adjective
(ˈfrak-shəs)
“This class makes the teacher fractious everyday.”
Dictionary Meaning:
-causing trouble: hard to manage or control
-full of anger and disagreement
amiable
adjective
(ˈā-mē-ə-bəl)
“Having manners become amiable.”
Dictionary Meaning:
friendly and pleasant
crackling bread
noun
(ˈkrakliŋ-, -klə̇n-)
“Many people in the south had crackling bread as their meals.”
Dictionary Meaning:
corn bread made with cracklings
compromise
noun
(ˈkäm-prə-ˌmīz)
“There could be no compromise on that subject.”
Dictionary Meaning:
-a way of reaching agreement in which each person or group gives up something that was wanted in order to end an argument or dispute
-something that combines the qualities of two different things
-a change that makes something worse and that is not done for a good reason
disapprobation
noun
(dis-ˌa-prə-ˈbā-shən)
“His ideas was put in disapprobation after the discussion.”
Dictionary Meaning:
-the act or state of disapproving: the state of being disapproved
gravely
adverb
(ˈgrā-vən)
“He spoke gravely to the class during the presentation.”
Dictionary Meaning:
-having a serious and dignified quality or demeanor
-low-pitched in sound
aloft
adverb
(ə-ˈlȯft)
“Let me have one more good round look aloft here at the sea; there’s time for that.”
Dictionary Meaning:
in the air
auspicious
adjective
(ȯ-ˈspi-shəs)
“The marriage did not get off to a very auspicious start.”
Dictionary Meaning:
showing or suggesting that future success is likely
