Unit 12 Flashcards
to be plentiful, be filled
abound
a boaster
braggart
boastful in a loud, annoying way
braggart
a hiding place; something hidden or stored
cache
the act of making clear or understandable, an explanation
clarification
sad, without hope, discouraged
despondent
to steal property entrusted to one’s care
embezzle
causing mental pain or grief
heartrending
unhurried, taking plenty of time; in an easygoing or unhurried way
leisurely
unnaturally sleepy; dull, slow moving; indifferent
lethargic
a sickness, illness, disease, disorder
malady
ripe, well-matured; soft, sweet, and rich; gentle, pleasant
mellow
to become gentle and sweet
mellow
wandering, moving about from place to place
nomadic
one piece at a time; gradually
piecemeal
a search, hunt
quest
to search, seek, ask
quest
by chance, not planned or prearranged; irregular
random
to speak wildly and noisily
rant
a loud, violent talk
rant
to make stronger with new materials or support
reinforce
isolation from others, solitude
seclusion
a person’s condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing, especially in society; prestige
status
a state of great confusion or disorder; mental strain or agitation
turmoil
s for abound
burst with, overflow with, teem with
s for braggart
bigmouth, blowhard
s for cache
stockpile, hoard, store
s for clarification
elucidation, explication
s for despondent
dejected, depressed, forlorn
s for embezzle
swindle, defraud
s for heartrending
moving, sad, heartbreaking, poignant
s for leisurely
slow, relaxed
s for lethargic
lazy, sluggish, listless
s for malady
ailment, indisposition
s for mellow
dulcet, creamy
s for nomadic
roving, roaming, vagrant, migratory, itinerant
s for piecemeal
bit by bit
s for quest
pursuit, venture
s for random
haphazard, arbitrary
s for rant
rave, fume, spout, harangue
s for reinforce
strengthen, bolster, prop up, support
s for seclusion
aloneness, solitariness
s for status
situation, recognition
s for turmoil
upheaval, tumult, chaos
a for abound
lack, want
a for despondent
jubilant, elated
a for heartrending
amusing, funny, hilarious
a for leisurely
hasty, hurried, rushed, hectic
a for malady
health, well-being
a for mellow
unripe, green, harsh, grating, strident
a for nomadic
stationary, settled, rooted, fixed
a for piecemeal
all at once
a for random
planned, deliberate, systematic
a for rant
whisper, mumble
a for reinforce
weaken, undermine, sap, impair
a for seclusion
the thick of things
a for turmoil
peace and quiet, order
a for lethargic
wide awake, alert, energetic, dynamic
