Spelling List 12 Flashcards
fledgling
（adj）
1.to describe a person, organization, or system that is new or without experience.
We need help fledgling students to do their homework.
flit
(v)
1.It means flies quickly from one place to another.
Birds can flit from place to place very quickly.
Unveil
（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.
Throng
(N)
1.a large crowd, group of people.
There’s a famous star in the middle of throng.
Issue
(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.
Foreboding
（N）
strong feeling that something terrible is going to happen
I felt foreboding this morning because I didn’t do my homework last night.
gnaw
（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.
bicker
(V)
1. Have argue or quarrel about unimportant things.
These two students always bicker about unimportant things.
Sweltering
(adj)
1.It means that it is extremely hot and makes you feel uncomfortable.
Today is a sweltering day make me feel so bad.
Excruciating
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.
pang
N
strong feeling or emotion, for example, of sadness or pain.
She felt pang of his husband died.
Enterprising
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.
Beget
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.
Quote
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.
Tenacious
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.
Discern
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.
Nebulous
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.
Compunction
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.
Contrite
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.
Expunge
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.
