Vocab 3 Flashcards
1
Q
Causing or feeling depression
A
Gloomy
2
Q
Increase in rate or amount
A
Accelerate
3
Q
Flourish, prosper; grow/develop well
A
Thrive
4
Q
Terrible poverty
A
Dire poverty
5
Q
To meet with agreement
A
Resonate with
6
Q
Not steady
A
Unwavering
7
Q
Never done or known before
A
To be unprecedented
8
Q
Synonym for severe
A
Acute
9
Q
To fall suddenly and quickly from high level
A
To plummet
10
Q
To not do well
A
Fare poorly
11
Q
To fail to make progress or be successful
A
To languish
12
Q
To be defeated by a small margin or at the last moment
A
To be pipped by
13
Q
Abnormally low rainfall results in a…
A
Drought
14
Q
A sad state of affairs
A
A bad situation that you find upsetting
15
Q
A happy medium between
A
A way of doing sth which is good because it is not extreme
