Vocab Finals Flashcards
asset (n)
all of a person’s money and other property; a quality or person that can be used for your advantage
demand(v)
to ask or call for with authority
extensive (adj)
large in amount; extending over a great area
foul (adj)
disgusting in looks, tastes, and smell
frantic (adj)
wild with fear or anxiety
murky (adj)
very dark or gloomy; not clear
startle (v)
to frighten suddenly, and usually not seriously
trickle (v)
to flow or fall in drops
wither (v)
to shrivel from loss of moisture
allegiance (n)
loyalty and obediance, especially to one’s country or government
anesthetic (n)
a substance that causes temporary loss of feeling in the body
appendage (n)
a projecting part of the body, esp. an arm or leg
ascend (v)
to go up
descend (v)
to go down
corpse (n)
a dead body
sympathy (n)
a feeling of sadness for another person’s grief or misfortune
upstanding (adj)
honest; respectable
cherish (v)
to hold dear to one’s heart, to feel affection for
endure (v)
to keep going, despite hardships; to suffer patiently, without much complaint
envy (n)
a painful feeling of wanting something belonging to someone else.
excruciating (adj)
intensly painful, agonizing
extremities (n)
the end parts of the limbs of the body
immortal (adj)
living or lasting forever
precise (adj)
very exact