unit 9 flashcards ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ

Question 1

dumbfounded

Answer 1

v. To make speechless with amazement. The announcement that my cat Patch had won “best of show” dumbfounded me. dumbfounded adj. Speechless with amazement. The dumbfounded tenants stared at the eviction notice in disbelief

Question 2

ensue

Answer 2

v. To follow; to come as a result of or at a later time. When the headmaster declared the next day a holiday, shouting and clapping ensued.

Question 3

era

Answer 3

A particular time in history

Question 4

flourish

Answer 4

. 1. To thrive or prosper. Plants flourish in a greenhouse. 2. To wave in the air. The softball player flourished her hat above her head to acknowledge the crowd’s cheers. n. 1. A sweeping motion. The star of the show made her first entrance with a flourish. 2. A showy burst of music. The opera begins with a flourish of trumpets. 3. A fancy line or curve added to something written. His artistic nature was expressed in the flourish with which he signed his name.

Question 5

garrison

Answer 5

n. 1. Soldiers stationed in a place to protect it. The garrison held off the enemy for four days before capitulating. 2. A military place of protection, together with its soldiers and weapons. The garrison controlled the only passage through the mountain range. v. To provide soldiers with a place to live. The commander had to garrison the troops in an old schoolhouse.

Question 6

grevious

Answer 6

causing grief or pain; hard to bear

Question 7

hoard

Question 8

inundate

Question 9

invincible

Question 10

nomad

Question 11

placate

Question 12

principal

Question 13

recede

Question 14

ruthless

Question 15

sacrifice