spelling-words-401-450 Flashcards
San Joaquin
The San Joaquin River flows through California.
a river in central California flowing from the Sierra Nevada
San Joaquin
cabeza
The horse shook its cabeza up and down.
the head of a person or animal
cabeza
imperator
The imperator ruled the Roman Empire.
supreme leader especially of the ancient Romans : commander emperor
imperator
physician
The physician treated the sick patient.
one duly authorized to treat disease : a doctor of medicine
physician
symbolizes
A dove symbolizes peace.
serves as something that stands for or suggests something else
symbolizes
camouflaged
The lizard camouflaged itself in the leaves.
concealed by means of disguise
camouflaged
piñon
We collected piñon nuts from the tree.
the nutlike seed of a low-growing nut pine of western North America
piñon
dysfunctional
The dysfunctional clock showed wrong times.
related to a trait or condition failing to serve a useful purpose
dysfunctional
creosote
Creosote built up in the chimney.
a dark brown or black flammable tar deposited from wood smoke
creosote
gravelly
His gravelly voice needed rest.
harsh and usually irritating or unpleasant — used especially of the human voice
gravelly
keening
We heard keening wolves at night.
having the quality of or suggesting a lamentation or cry of grief
keening
probation
The student was put on academic probation.
the action of suspending the sentence of a convicted offender
probation
aesthetic
She had good aesthetic taste in art.
relating to the beautiful as distinguished from the merely pleasing
aesthetic
suffocate
Don’t let the thick smoke suffocate you.
to die from being unable to breathe
suffocate
endowed
The library was endowed by a donor.
furnished (as an institution) with an income
endowed
violence
The storm’s violence damaged many trees.
intense turbulent or furious action force or feeling often destructive
violence
immunization
The baby needed an immunization shot.
the creation of a condition of being able to resist a particular disease
immunization
assizes
Medieval courts held assizes.
former periodical sessions of judges in English counties
assizes
stockade
Soldiers guarded the wooden stockade.
a line of stout posts set firmly in the earth in contact with each other
stockade
gallipot
The pharmacist used a gallipot.
a small usually ceramic vessel used by apothecaries to hold medicines
gallipot
Olympics
Athletes compete in the Olympics.
a modified revival of a festival originating in Athens in 1896
Olympics
miscreant
The miscreant broke the window.
one who behaves criminally or viciously
miscreant
Aquitaine
Aquitaine was a region in France.
historical region of southwestern France whose capital was Toulouse
Aquitaine
muttonchops
The man grew impressive muttonchops.
side-whiskers that are narrow at the temple and broad by the lower jaws
muttonchops
charade
His friendship was just a charade.
an almost transparent pretense
charade
relegated
The team was relegated to a lower division.
degraded : demoted
relegated
conspiratorial
They shared a conspiratorial whisper.
suggestive of an agreement made by two or more persons to do an unlawful act
conspiratorial
puppeteer
The puppeteer controlled the marionettes.
one who manipulates small-scale figures of humans or other living beings
puppeteer
gullet
Food passes through the gullet.
the tube by which food passes from the pharynx to the stomach : the esophagus
gullet
rancid
The milk had gone rancid.
having an offensive smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition
rancid
consensus
The group reached a consensus.
collective opinion : the judgment arrived at by most of those concerned
consensus
accommodations
The hotel had nice accommodations.
lodgings food and services (as at a hotel)
accommodations
emblem
The eagle is an emblem of freedom.
a device, symbol, design, or figure adopted as an identifying mark
emblem
recoil
The gun’s recoil pushed him backward.
to shrink back especially with a sudden movement
recoil
upholstery
The couch upholstery needed cleaning.
the materials used to make a soft covering especially for a seat
upholstery
effectual
The medicine was effectual in treating pain.
characterized by adequate power to produce an intended result
effectual
acquaintance
She was just a casual acquaintance.
a not particularly close or intimate friend
acquaintance
fandango
They danced the fandango at the festival.
a lively Spanish dance usually performed by a man and woman with castanets
fandango
puncheon
The wine aged in a puncheon barrel.
a large cask of varying capacity
puncheon
operant
The experiment used operant conditioning.
relating to conditioning in which desired behavior is rewarded
operant
infrastructure
The city improved its infrastructure.
the system of public works of a country, state, or region
infrastructure
alighted
The butterfly alighted on the flower.
descended from or as if from the air and come to rest : landed
alighted
Canterbury
Canterbury Cathedral is in England.
of or from the city of the same name in England
Canterbury
barista
The barista made excellent coffee.
a person whose job is to prepare and serve coffee and similar drinks
barista
Choctaws
The Choctaws lived in Mississippi.
members of a Muskogean people of Mississippi Alabama and Louisiana
Choctaws
prosecutor
The prosecutor presented the evidence.
an attorney who conducts proceedings on behalf of the government
prosecutor
noncommittal
His answer was noncommittal.
taking no clear position or giving no clear indication of attitude
noncommittal
eulogy
She delivered a touching eulogy.
a composition in commendation of someone or something
eulogy
regales
Grandpa regales us with stories.
gives pleasure or amusement to : affects pleasurably
regales
psychometry
She claimed powers of psychometry.
divination of facts concerning an object through contact with it
psychometry
