Unit 13 Flashcards
a violent stirring or movement
agitation
noisy confusion, excitement
agitation
a stirring up of public enthusiasm
agitation
to suddenly or without thinking
blurt
arranged in order of time of occurrence
chronological
a face, facial expression
countenance
to tolerate or approve
countenance
to make or become smaller, reduce in size
diminish
to please greatly
enchant
to charm, put under a magical spell
enchant
to change continually
fluctuate
to move up and down
fluctuate
to bring up, give care to
foster
to promote, encourage
foster
in the same family but not related by birth
foster
to humble oneself, act in fearful and servile way
grovel
to lie face downward
grovel
to indulge in something base or unworthy
grovel
work done by hand
handicraft
a trade requiring hand skill
handicraft
extremely funny, causing loud amusement
hilarious
to set on fire, cause to burn
ignite
to heat up, excite
ignite
the great size or importance of something
magnitude
large and heavy
massive
great in size or scope
massive
of or like a mother
maternal
to lose in interest, attraction, of effectiveness
pall
to become tiresome
pall
a dark covering, something that conceals
pall
well thought of, having a good reputation
reputable
to love and respect deeply, honor greatly
revere
a narrative or heroic exploits
saga
a long, detailed account
saga
dull, boring
stodgy
old fashioned, hidebound
stodgy
lumpy, thick
stodgy
s for agitation
disquiet, uneasiness, upset
s for blurt
blab, let slip
s for chronological
in time sequence, consecutive
s for countenance
support, condone
s for diminish
lessen, decrease, dwindle
s for enchant
delight, thrill, bewitch
s for fluctuate
waver, seesaw, oscillate
s for foster
support, nurture, cultivate
s for grovel
crouch, cower, cringe, wallow
s for handicraft
handiwork, manual art
s for hilarious
highly amusing, side-splitting
s for ignite
inflame, light, kindle
s for magnitude
extent, immensity, enormity
s for massive
bulky, huge, immense, monumental
s for maternal
motherly, protective, sympathetic
s for pall
bore, weary, gloom, shadow
s for reputable
reliable, respectable, trustworthy
s for revere
admire, esteem, cherish
s for saga
heroic tale, epic, chronicle
s for stodgy
stuffy, tiresome, blah
a for agitation
peace of mind, composure, calm
a for countenance
disapprove of
a for diminish
increase, enlarge, augment
a for enchant
bore, nauseate, disgust
a for fluctuate
stay put, remain unchanged
a for foster
stifle, smother, quash, discourage
a for hilarious
boring, dull, humorless, heartrending
a for ignite
quench, extinguish, put out
a for magnitude
smallness, unimportance, insignificance
a for massive
flimsy, frail, thin
a for maternal
fatherly, paternal
a for pall
intrigue, fascinate, light, brightness
a for reputable
shady, unsavory, questionable
a for revere
scorn, disdain, mock, deride
a for stodgy
forward looking, avant garde, progressive
