sound of thunder vocab

Question 1

murmur

Answer 1

(noun) a soft, indistinct sound.
The engine of the car made a murmur while driving back from the trip. It was so indistinct that it did not wake the children.
synonms: mutter,muble

Question 2

annihilate

Answer 2

(verb) to destroy completely; obliterate
Due to the heavy bombardment the whole city was annhilated. There was no standing objects of any kind left.
synonms: destroy, eliminate

Question 3

expendable

Answer 3

(adjective) designed to be used once then abandoned or destroyed.
Usually chineese restaurants put their food in expendable containers. Since they can’t go into the dishwasher people usually throw them away.
synonms: inessential

Question 4

correlate

Answer 4

(verb) To have a mutal relationship or connection in which one thing depends on another; coordinate
The study also found that these upswings in hurricane strength correlate with a rise in sea-surface temperatures. Depending on the sea-surface temperature the strength of the hurricane winds will differ.
synonms: match

Question 5

paradox

Answer 5

(noun) something such as a situation, that is made up of two things, that seems impossible, but it actually is.
Berlin is a city that is alternately triumphant and tragic, where paradox has been raised to art. Most would not think that city as artistic but many artists live there.
synonms: connudrum

Question 6

delirium

Answer 6

(noun) sudden severe cunfusion
getting hit by a car can cuase severe dilirium. most victims after the accident have memory loss or are confused about theircurrent surroundings
synonms: dementia

Question 7

resilient

Answer 7

(adjective) Able to recoil or spring back into shape; able to become strong and succesful after something bad.
Despite getting punched multiple times the boxer was resilient enough to land a knockout punch on his opppnet
synonms: durable

Question 8

undulate

Answer 8

(verb) To move in a smooth wave like motion
tents of many kinds and sizes undulate across the dunes. it looked like a wave going across the dunes.
Synonms: rise and fall

Question 9

stagnant

Answer 9

(adj) cease to flow or move
When the man looked at the river it appered to be stagnant. What he didn’t know was that storng currents were going through.
synonms: stationary

Question 10

revoke

Answer 10

(verb) To cancel the power or effect of something
With his license revoked the man was unable to drive anywhere.
synonms: void, nullify