Vocab 11 and 12 Word Usage Flashcards
Fortunately for those allergic to pollen, the hay fever season is _____________.
Transient
Some travelers to Japan prefer the _____________ of serene Kyoto to that of bustling Tokyo.
Ambience
The _____________ forces of wind shear and downdraft require quick responses from airline pilots.
Erratic
Mary Todd Lincoln’s life was marked by three traumatic _____________: the deaths of sons Willie and Tad, and the assassination of her husband, the president.
Episodes
Most wildflowers are _____________: they wilt soon after they are picked.
Transitory
Years of drought Olin both central Africa have created a(n) ____________ of refugees numbering in the thousands.
Exodus
A _____________ verb carries action from the doer to the receiver, as in “The batter smacked the ball.”
Transitive
Until the ____________ curtain, or scrim, rose, we could see the stage and actors only in dim outline.
Translucent
Newspapers published a(n) _____________ of Emperor Hirohito of Japan the day after his death in 1989.
Obituary
In spite of its name, the French Quarter of New Orleans retain a Spanish colonial _____________ from the years it belonged to Spain.
Ambience
To ____________ a quarrel we gave the twins identical presents
Circumvent
Parents must sometimes _______________ when children quarrel.
Intervene
_____________ is a form of extrasensory perception.
Telepathy
She _____________ from the modern language requirement by taking four years of Latin.
Deviated
The film “If It’s Tuesday This Must Be Belgium” parodies a too rapid ____________ through too many countries.
Itinerary
