VOCAB BEE PRACTICE Flashcards
Absorb
Verb: to take in or soak up, to strongly involve or engage.
Accuse
Verb: to charge with a crime or wrongdoing
Adopt
Verb: to take on as one’s own (a manner, style or point of view).
Amazement
Noun: great surprise; astonishment
Ability
Noun: capacity or fitness for (such) a state, use or action.
Ancient
Noun: one who lived in times in the long past, especially a writer of the classic civilizations
Adj: extremely old; existing for many years
Annoying
Adj: causing irritation; bothersome
Annual
Adj: happening once every year; yearly
Approval
Noun: formal act of acceptance
Arctic
Noun: the region around the North Pole and inside the Arctic circle.
Adj: of or having to do with the region around the North Pole.
Assist
Noun: a play that helps another team member complete a play, such as a goal in soccer.
Verb: to give aid or support to
Attic
Noun: the space in a house directly beneath the roof
Attitude
Noun: a feeling or mental state in regard to something or someone.
Automobile
Noun: a four wheeled vehicle with a built-in, self-proppelled motor requiring a driver and used for passenger transportation.
Average
Noun: the number gotten by adding two or more quantities and then dividing that result by the number of quantities added
Adjective: usual or tipical, of the ordinary kind.
Awful
Very bad; inferior Adverb: informal, very, extremely
Ballet
Noun: a form of dance characterized by precise , stylized motion and intricate choreography
Bleat
Noun: the characteristic vocal sound of a goat, sheep or calf.
Verb: to complain or whine.
Bothersome
Adj: causing trouble ; annoying
Bravo
Intj: good! Well done! , to commend or express approval by shouting “ bravo!”
Brief
N: a short, concise synopsis or statement.
Adj: short in duration.
Capture
V: to seize by overpowering or plotting.
Celery
N: a plant with crisp, pale green stalks that are eaten as a vegetable. Celery leaves and seeds are used as seasoning.
Cereal
N: any plant producing an edible grain, such as wheat, rye, or oats, or the like.
Clank
Noun: a short, metallic sound that does not resonate.
Cling
Verb: to stick or attach closely; to hold onto someone or something tightly.
Coast
Noun: the land or area next to the ocean; seashore.
Verb: to slide down a hill, as on a sled.
Collapse
Verb: to fall down; give way; cave in.
Conform
Verb: to be or act in accordance or compliance with an established standard or norm.
Congruent
Adj: exactly the same shape and size.
Content
Noun: whatever is held or contained in something; what something is made of.
Continent
Noun: one of the earth’s major land masses, such as North America, Australia or Antarctica.
Convince
Verb: to cause to accept or believe; persuade (often followed by of).
Council
Noun: a group of persons gathered together to discuss or make decisions about public matters.
Courage
Noun: the quality of will that enables a person to confront fear or danger regardless of the consequences; bravery
Coward
Noun: a person who lacks the courage to face danger, pain or difficulty; a person easily discouraged or intimidated by fear.
Crash
Verb: to break up or be destroyed through impact with a loud commotion; smash
Creek
Noun: a stream, smaller than a river, in some places flowing after rain falls or snow melts.
Crumple
Verb: to press or crush and cause wrinkles
Cunning
Adj: adept at subtle or deceptive planning or action; crafty; shrewd.
Custom
Noun: a way of acting that is usual or accepted for a person or a social group.
Adj: made exactly as ordered by a a particular person.
Cygnet
Noun: a young swan
Cylinder
Noun: in geometry, a surface or volume described by a straight line tracing a closed curve, especially circle, at a fixed angle, usually a right angle in two parallel places.
Dazed
Verb: to stun, as by a blow or shock. Noun: a state of being stunned or confused.
Decay
Noun: a process of slowly losing quality, strength or health.
Verb: to rot or become rotten/rotted
Deck
Noun: a horizontal platform or floor that extends from side to side of a ship that may have other platforms above or below it.
Defend
Verb: to protect from harm, seizure or intrusion; guard
Delicate
Adj: pleasing to the senses in a light, soft or mild way; easy to break or hurt.
Delighted
Noun: considerable pleasure, satisfaction, or enjoyment.
Verb: to give great pleasure, satisfaction, or enjoyment to.
Demonstrate
Verb: to explain or describe; to show evidence
Destroy
Verb: to ruin completely
Device
Noun: an invention or machine used to perform simple tasks or something else made for a specific purpose.
Devoted
Ajd: true or loyal.
Dinghy
Noun: a small boat used to tend a larger one, used as a lifeboat or for short trips to shore and back.
Distant
Adj: far away in time or space.
Distantly
Adj: far away in time or space, not immediately related; not close.
Drift
Verb: dot be carried along by an outside force, such as wind or water
Drowsy
Adj: near asleep; very sleepy
Echoes
Noun: a repetition of sound caused by reflection of sound waves from a surface or a sound so produced.
Verb: to reflect as an echo.
Elbow
Noun: the bend or joint between the human upper arm and forearm or the bony projection at this bend.
Elegant
Adj: fine or rich in quality.
Elevate
Verb: to raise or lift up to a higher physical position.
Enable
Verb: to give means or power to; to make able; allow; authorize
Enemy
Noun: one who acts with or feels hostility toward another; adversary
Enormous
Adj: extremely large in size, quantity or extent; huge immense.
Equivalent
Adj: the same as or equal to another in force, value, measure or meaning.
Errand
Noun: a quick journey or side trip taken to fulfill a particular purpose.
Especially
Adverb: to an unusually great degree