vocab Flashcards
Adj. tending to grow or move toward light.
Because they are _____, daisies always grow toward the sun.
phototropic
Adj: attractive in pictures or photographs.
Lucy was so _____ that total strangers often asked to take her picture.
photogenic
Adj: giving off light without heat
Harvey stuck ______ stars on his ceiling so that it would resemble the nighttime sky.
phosphorescent
Adj: easy to understand; clear
Sophie’s explanation of quantum physics was so ______ that I understood everything.
lucid
V: to make clear by explaining.
The attorney asked the witness to further _____ the information he had.
elucidate
Adj: allowing light to pass through
Through a ______ blue cloth draped over the window, we could see the sun.
translucent
Adj: careful; mindful of rules and consequences
The marchers in the protest rally tried to be _____ and not break any laws.
circumspect
N: that which is expected
The ______ of a trip to the dentist with my bratty little brother was hardly thrilling.
Prospect
N: a ghost or phantom
Hattie seemed to see a ______ in every corner of the dark house.
specter
Adj: hateful or spiteful
One candidate made an ____speech against his opponent.
invidious
Adj: happening by good fortune
Through a ____ series of events, Nigel found himself manager of the company.
providential
V: to create without any forethought or preparation
When Carol lost the cards with her speech on them, she was forced to ______.
improvise