vob2 Flashcards
beset
link- bees sat
verb
to surround.(to harass)
the angry bees sat on his face and beset the beekeeper.
antecedent
link- hand seed
noun
comes before.
the hand that plants the seed is the antecedent to the hand picks the flower.
bereaved
link- leave
adj.
suffering the death of a loved one. left alone.
he was bereaved when his fish had to leave.
badger
link- badger
verb
to tease or annoy
a badgering badger.
bludgeon
link- dungeon
verb
to beat somebody with a club.
why do you suppose they have these bludgeons in this dungeon
What Mrs. Egbert would like to do to Mr. Laman.
chronic
link- Ron’s hic
adj
doesn’t go away.
Ron’s hiccups
chasm
link- spasm
noun
a deep gorge.
a spasm above the chasm
catapult
link- cat
verb
to launch/fling
testing the first cat catapult
callow
link- shallow
adj.
inexperienced
sentence-our dad was so callow he made his first dive in our shallow kiddie pool
melancholy
link- melon
noun
depression.
farmer brown was beset with melancholy when we saw what thw worms had done to his melon patch
gloat
link- goat
verb
to brag
“and i got this award for receiving so many other awards” said the gloating goat.
marauder
link- ma raider
noun
raider
the fiercest marauder are ma raiders.
