Basic Vocabulary 1.2 Flashcards
Avernge n / Avenger n
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Query: Have you heard of the movie series, The Avengers ? Why is that a good title for them?
F.Y.I. A query is a question but not a question. It is something for you to think about but not answer formally. It is often called a rhetorical question, asked merely for effect with no answer expected.
Query: Do you know what the abbreviation FYI stand for? What about AI. Do you use a lot of abbreviaton when you text?
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Ceremony n plural Cerimonies
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Synonyms/Usage for ‘Ceremony’
1: a formal act or series of acts prescribed by ritual, protocol, or convention
– the marriage ceremony
2: a conventional act of politeness or etiquette. For example:
–* the ceremony of introduction of relatives or friends to someone who has not met them before*.
3. prescribed procedures or code of conduct : usages
– the ceremony attending an wedding
– He opened the door without ceremony and strode in..
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Comet n
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Comet Usages
– She came to the hollywood scene qucikly and rose to stardom like a comet.
– The comet has a tail made up of dust and ice,which is typical of comets that pass by the sun.
– Meech called it a Manx comet, after a breed of cat without a tail.
– Saturn’s rings are made of pieces of comets, asteroids or moons.
Query: Have you heard of Halley’s Comet. It is signficant because it only comes every 76 years. Mr.Gerry’s saw in bask in 1985. How old will you be when it returns? It next comes in 2061. How old will you be when it comes?
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Chemical n or adj
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Constellation n
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Density n / Densities plural
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Excessive adj / Excessively adv / Excessiveness n
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**Query: ** Perhaps excessive effort is required to master the immense quantity of vocabulary you need to become English Proficient.
After all, you are trying to learn about 10,000 words, many of which will become quite difficult at the higher level of this program. **;) **
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Intense n / Intensely adv
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Synonyms & Usages of Intense
1: existing in an extreme degree
–The excitement was intense.
2: having or showing a characteristic in extreme degree
– intense colors
3: marked by or expressive of great zeal, energy, determination, or concentration
– intense effort
4: exhibiting strong feeling or earnestness of purpose
– an intense student
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Penetrate verb Penetrated, Penetrating, Penetrates
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Synonyms & Usages of penetrate
1: to pass into or through
–This route … penetrates the leading resort and lake areas
– Only a dirt road penetrates the rough, wooded terrain.
2: to enter by overcoming resistance : pierce
–This bullet can penetrate armor.
3: to see into or through
– their keen eyes can penetrate the water to a depth of … forty feet
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Prominent adj / Prominently adv
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Synonyms of prominent
Protuberant and Conspicuous
1) Protuberant adj. — standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : – Bulging or swelling outward from a surface:
2: Conspicuous adj. — readily noticeable, easily seen, obvious: – a conspicuous spot on the front of my shirt.
3: Conspicuous adj. — Attracting attention; striking; remarkable: a conspicuous achievement*.
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