Q3W8- Definitions Flashcards
To be able to master the definitions of words in Vocabulary List Q3W8.
What is a destination?
It is the place to which a person or thing is going or sent.
What does it mean to diminish something?
It means to make it become smaller or less; to reduce or decrease it.
If you have disdain for something, what does it mean?
It mean you have a feeling that someone or something is bad, worthless, or low.
It means you feel scorn or contempt for it.
If someone is described as disdaining something, what does that mean?
It means the person is showing his/her negative
feeling(s) about the thing.
What does dismal mean?
It means to cause gloom or depression.
What does it mean to dispel something?
It means to cause it to disappear or disperse.
What does it mean to eavesdrop?
It means to listen secretly to the private conversation of others.
If something is described as egregious, what does that mean?
It means the thing is well beyond the bounds of what is right or proper.
It means it is outrageous.
What is an ember?
It is a glowing piece of burning wood or coal.
What does it mean to emerge?
It means to make visible or known.
What does it mean to engross someone?
It means to occupy the complete attention of someone.
