Unit 3 Set 3 Flashcards
Brood
A family of young animals, especially birds
Culminate
To reach a high point of development.
Drone
A loafer, idle, a buzzing or humming sound
Indulge
To give into a wish or desire.
Literate
Able to read and write
Luster
The quality of giving off light
Oration
A public speech for a formal occasion
Peevish
Cross, complaining
Singe
To burn slightly, burn at the end or edges.
Upright
Vertical, straight, good
Animated
Full of live, lively
Constituent
A voter who elects a representative
Downright
Throughly, absolute, complete
Goad
To drive, to urge on.
Hanker
To long, to desire
Loom
To come into view, to appear in exaggerated form
Miscellaneous
Mixed, of different kinds
Seethe
To boil or foam, to be excited or disturbed
Unique
One of a kind
Verify
Confirm, to establish the accuracy