vocab quiz lesson's 7-9 Flashcards
era
noun.
a period of time marked by certain or special events,ideas,or people
ex:
which ERA is more interesting to you?
equator
noun.
an imaginary time around the center of the earth that is halfway between the north and the south pole
ex:
the earth’s EQUATOR runs through South America
forswear
verb.
to give up or reject easily
ex:
it is hard for many people to FORSWEAR junk food
infiltrate
verb.
to filter into or or through
ex:
does the sun INFILTRATE the clouds
irreversible
adjective
incapable of being changed
ex:
is the damage IRREVERSIBLE
meteorological
adjective
science that deals with the study of the atmosphere, weather, and climate
ex:
these pictures show the results of METEOROLOGICAL studies
penetrate
verb
to pass into or through especially by force
ex:
the u.v.a rays of the sun PENETRATE deeper into the skin
percise
adjective.
exact in measurement
ex:
this target shows PERCISE hits
synthetic
adjective.
not natural; artificial
ex:
SYNTHETIC materials often cost less than the real thing
thaw
verb.
to melt
ex:
when an object THAWs it is no longer frozen
brutish
adjective.
like or resembling an animal or beast, stupid, savage, or cruel
ex:
because of his BRUTISH behavior, he didn’t have many friends
harass
verb.
to bother, annoy, or torment repeatedly
ex:
if you HARASS someone, it might be considered bullying
lacerated
verb.
to rip or tear roughly, especially in an injury
ex:
the player LACERATED his foot in the game
lambaste
verb.
to scold harshly
ex:
the man will LAMBASTE his his dog for digging up the flowers
maimed
verb.
to injure or disable severely; cripple
ex:
the puppy was MAIMED by the wild dogs
mutilate
verb.
to injure or disable seriously, as by cutting of a limb
ex:
the dolphins tail was MULTILATED
rile
verb.
to annoy, to irritate, or to anger
ex:
the girl tends to RILE up the cats
skirmish
noun.
a brief or minor battle between a small body of troops
ex:
the men are taking cover during the SKIRMISH
tantrum
noun.
a sudden outburst of bad temper, anger, or rage
ex:
the man’s TANTRUM angered his co-workers
taunt
verb.
to sarcastically mock, or criticize with insults
ex:
the bully is TAUNTing the smaller child
centenary
adjective.
a period of 100 years; centennial
ex:
the great grandmother reached her CENTENARY birthday
decathlon
noun.
a contest in which athletes compete in 10 different events
ex:
the athlete ran in a DECATHLON
