Spelling List 12

Question 1

fledgling

Answer 1

（adj）
1.to describe a person, organization, or system that is new or without experience.

We need help fledgling students to do their homework.

Question 2

flit

Answer 2

(v)
1.It means flies quickly from one place to another.

Birds can flit from place to place very quickly.

Question 3

Unveil

Answer 3

（v）
a plan, new product, or some other thing that has been kept secret, you introduce it to the public.

The famous film director unveiled her new plan of film today.

Question 4

Throng

Answer 4

(N)

1.a large crowd, group of people.

There’s a famous star in the middle of throng.

Question 5

Issue

Answer 5

(N)
1. it is the thing you consider to be the most important part of a situation or discussion.

The issue of solve this question is your steps.

Question 6

Foreboding

Answer 6

（N）

strong feeling that something terrible is going to happen

I felt foreboding this morning because I didn’t do my homework last night.

Question 7

gnaw

Answer 7

（v）
1.
bite or chew on with the teeth

This dog was gnawed his leg this afternoon so that’s he can’t walk now.

Question 8

bicker

Answer 8

(V)
1. Have argue or quarrel about unimportant things.

These two students always bicker about unimportant things.

Question 9

Sweltering

Answer 9

(adj)

1.It means that it is extremely hot and makes you feel uncomfortable.

Today is a sweltering day make me feel so bad.

Question 10

Excruciating

Answer 10

ADJ

If you describe something as excruciating, you are emphasizing that it is extremely painful, either physically or emotionally.

It’s a really excruciating thing make me feel painful.

Question 11

pang

Answer 11

N

strong feeling or emotion, for example, of sadness or pain.

She felt pang of his husband died.

Question 12

Enterprising

Answer 12

adj

Describe a person is willing to try out new, unusual ways of doing or achieving something.

She is an enterprising student, we can see that she works very hard everyday.

Question 13

Beget

Answer 13

V

To beget something means to cause it to happen or be created.

She didn’t review her spelling words very hard beget her retest.

Question 14

Quote

Answer 14

V

If you quote someone as saying something, you repeat what they have written or said.

Teacher always quote Einstein’s famous sentences to tell us work hard.

Question 15

Tenacious

Answer 15

ADJ

If you are tenacious, you are very determined and do not give up easily.

He is a tenacious man, if he want to do something, he will never give up until he finish it.

Question 16

Discern

Answer 16

V

If you can discern something, you are aware of it and know what it is.

I discern his character very clearly after we have a trip together 1 month.

Question 17

Nebulous

Answer 17

ADJ

If you describe something as nebulous, you mean that it is vague and not clearly defined or not easy to describe.

The sky is nebulous tonight, the moon is not clearly to see, the cloud all around the moon.

Question 18

Compunction

Answer 18

N

If you say that someone has no compunction about doing something, you mean that they do it without feeling ashamed or guilty.

I think the thing I was did was right, I have no compunction of this.

Question 19

Contrite

Answer 19

ADJ

If you are contrite, you are very sorry because you have done something wrong.

He is a very contrite and regretful now, strong feeling of sorry.

Question 20

Expunge

Answer 20

V

If you expunge something, you get rid of it completely, because it causes problems or bad feelings.

I want to expunge bad things from my memory.