Vocab 2 Flashcards
Beset
bee sat
(the angry bees sat on his face and they beset the bee keeper)
To surround: verb
Antecedent
hand seed
(the hand that plants the seed is the antecedent to the hand that picks the flower)
The thing that comes first: noun
Bereaved
leave
(he wears bereaved when his fish had to leave)
In mourning because someone died: adjective
Badger
badger
(a badgering badger)
To tease/annoy: verb
Bludgeon
dungeon
To beat with a club: verb
Chronic
Ron’s hic
(Ron’s hiccups were chronic)
Continuous, lasting a long time: adjective
Chasm
spasm
(a spasm above the chasm)
A deep gorge or opening in the ground: noun
Catapult
cat
(testing the first cat catapult)
To launch or to fling: verb
Callow
shallow
(our dad was so callow that his first dive was a shallow pool)
Inexperienced: adjective
Melancholy
melon
(farmer brown was beset withe melancholy when he saw the worms in his melons)
Depression or sadness: noun
Gloat
goat
(I got this award for having so many awards said the gloating goat)
To brag: verb
Marauders
ma raider
(the fiercest marauders are Ma raiders)
A raider: noun
Alleviate
leaves ate
(the natives believed that if you ate leaves it would alleviate illness)
To relieve: verb
Amplify
ants and flies
(the doctor will amplify the ants and flies)
To make larger: verb
Cerebral
cereal
(eat your cereal so you’ll grow up and be cerebral like your father)
Relating to the brain or intellect: adjective
Comprise
surprise
(pirates surprised to find a treasure comprised of party favors)
To be made up of: verb
Egalitarian
the gal I’m marryin
(the gal I’m marryin is egalitarian)
Someone who wants equal rights: noun
Enrage
hen cage
(an enraged farmer discovers a fox in his hen cage)
To make someone angry: verb
Forsake
four snakes
(the family wisely chose to forsake the campsite due to the four snakes)
To abandon/to go against: verb
Forbear
four bears
(please forbear feeding the four bears)
To keep from doing: verb
Herbicide
suicide
(when weeds commit suicide they use herbicide)
Something used to kill plants: noun
Intervene
between
(referees intervene between players)
To be between: verb
Loiter
lawyer
(ambulance chasing lawyers loiter waiting for customers)
To hang around for no reason: verb
Migratory
my story
(my story is one of many migratory adventures)
Wandering, nomadic: adjective
