VOCAB Flashcards
Asset
all of a persons money/property, a quality/person that can be used to your advantage
Demand
to ask/call for with authority
Extensive
large in amount; extending over a great area
Foul
disgusting in look, taste, or smell
Frantic
wild with fear/anxiety, usually marked by wild and hurried activity
Murky
very dark/gloomy; not clear
Startle
to frighten suddenly, usually with not seriously
Trickle
to flow/fall in drops
Wither
to shrivel up from loss of moisture
Allegiance
loyalty/obedience; esp. to ones country/government
Anesthetic
a substance that causes temporary loss of feeling in the body
Appendage
a projecting part of the body such as and arm/leg
Ascend
to go up
Descend
to go down
Corpse
a dead body
Sympathy
a feeling of sadness for another persons grief/misfortune
Upstanding
honest; respectable
Cherish
to hold dear to ones heart, to feel affection for
Endure
to keep going despite hardships; to suffer patiently without complaint
Envy
a painful feeling of wanting something that belongs to someone else
Excruciating
intensely painful; agonizing
Extremities
the end parts of limbs of your body
Immortal
living/lasting forever
Precise
very exact
Protrude
to stick out
Awe
a feeling of mixed respect, wonder, amazement, and/or fear
Exhale
to breathe out
Inhale
to breathe in
Reiterate
to say over and over again repeatedly
Relocate
to move to a new location
Singe
to burn slightly; esp. to remove hair by passing briefly through a flame
Tangible
able to be touched
Wistful
having/showing a feeling of regret/longing for something
Yearn
to want something very much
Adjacent
next to/near
Casualty
a person killed/injured in a war/accident
Debut
a first public appearance
Interrogate
to question someone formally and thoroughly
Jargon
the special language of a particular activity/group; usually filled with many important sounding words
Limelight
the center of public attention
Makeshift
serving as a temporary replacement for something
Pantomime
to communicate using only gestures and facial expressions
Sorrow
a feeling of deep sadness
Triage
the process of sorting injured people based on their need for treatment and likelihood of survival
Ajar
slightly open
Astonished
struck with sudden amazement/surprise
Boast
to brag about ones assets/accomplishments