Set 19 & 20 Flashcards
Public
1) belonging or known to people in general; not private
2) All ordinary people
Convert
1) To change something in appearance of character or opinion
Enterprise
1) A plan usually a business plan with the aim to make money
Emerge
1) To appear or come out of somewhere
2) To become known
Sever
1) Cut off
Enigma
1) Puzzle; riddle
Wring
1) To squeeze and twist
Hollow
1) Having a hole or empty space inside
2) a hole
Asunder
1) Break into pieces
Moderate
1) In the middle or medium size
Hoax
1) not real ; fake
Contribute
1) To give something something often money
Deter
1) Prevent or discourage someone from doing something
Encourage
1) Give support confidence or hope to someone
Puncture
1) A small hole made by a sharp object usually in a tyre
Convict
1) To decide in a court that someone is guilty of a crime
2) A person who is in prison because they are guilty of a crime
Sincere
1) Honest; free from pretence
Moral
1) Behaving in ways considered by most people to be correct and honest
2) a Lesson/message
Horde
1) A large group people
Shrine
1) A holy place
Avowed
1) To admit something or say it openly
Hoard
1) To collect a large amounts of something and keep it in a safe often secret place
Shrew
1) a small type of mouse
2) a Bad tempered nagging woman
Humble
Not proud believing that you are not important
Convey
1) To communicate something so that it is understood by other people
2) To carry something to a particular place
Opaque
1) not able to see through
2) writing or speech that is difficult to understand
Transparent
1) Able to see through this can refer to an object or person
Descendent
1) A person’s children and grandchildren; someone who is descended from you
Maximise
1) To increase something to the greatest possible level or amount
Minimise
1) To reduce something to the least possible level or amount
Ancestor
1) A person related to you who lived a long time ago someone you are descended from
Dialogue
1) a conversation in a play film or book
2) a formal discussion between countries or groups of people