Sentence Structures/Vocab Flashcards
Duplicitous
deceitful and contadictory: two faced
Exempt
free from an obligation imposed on others
Anonymous
not identified by name
Gaudy
extravagantly bright or showy
Grimace
an ugly, twisted expression on someone´s face
Chide
scold or rebuke
Efficiency
achieving maximum productivity
Humiliate
make someone feel ashamed
Deluge
inundate with a great quantity of something
Irritate
showing slight anger, annoyed
Remorse
deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed
Knack
an acquired or natural skill at performing a task
Skittish
excitable or easily scared
Implicate
show someone to be involved in a crime
Inclination
a natural tendency to act or feel a particular way
Pitiful
deserving or arousing pity
Deliberate
done consciously and intentionally
Obliterate
destroy utterly; wipe out
Brutality
savage physical violence; great cruelty
Mortified
embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated
Stupefied
unable to think or feel properly
wretched
lofs ones skin
Complexion
the natural color, texture, or appearance of ones skin
Taut
stretched or pull tight
Irate
feel characterized by great anger
Contraption
a machine that appears strange or complicated
Ignorant
lacking knowledge or awareness, uneducated
Scathing
witheringly scornful, severely critical
Deft
neatly skillful and quick in ones movements
Dissipate
disappear or cause a disappear
Elucidate
make something clear; explain
Gall
bold and imprudent behavior
Conjugation
the state of being joined together; union
Dignified
showing a composed manner worthy of respect
Excruciating
intensely painful
Subside
become less intense, violent, or severe
Simple Sentence
an independent clause with no conjunction or dependent clause
Compound Sentence
Two independent clause joined by a conjunction
Complex Sentences
contains a dependent clause, use a if then structure
Compound Complex Sentences
two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clause
