Vocab week 18 flash cards

Question 1

Aperture

Answer 1

1. An opening or hole

Question 2

Cache

Answer 2

1. A hiding or storage place, especially for food or valuables
2. Anything hidden or stored in such a place

Question 3

Combustible

Answer 3

1. Capable of catching fire or burning

Question 4

Delegate

Answer 4

1. A person appointed to act on behalf of others; a representative
2. To assign or entrust

Question 5

Inclement

Answer 5

1. Stormy

2. Harsh; not harmful

Question 6

Indelible

Answer 6

1. Not able to erase; permanent

Question 7

Malady

Answer 7

1. A sickness or unhealthy condition

Question 8

Memoir

Answer 8

1. An account based on the author’s personal experience

Question 9

Paramount

Answer 9

1. Most important; chief

Question 10

Rectify

Answer 10

1. To correct or adjust

Question 11

Requisite

Answer 11

1. Required; necessary

2. Something that is required or necessary

Question 12

Squeamish

Answer 12

1. Easily made to feel upset or sick to the stomach

Question 13

Tract

Answer 13

1. The area of land or water
2. A system of organs in the body that performs some function together
3. A pamphlet, often expressing religious or political ideas, that seeks to persuade

Question 14

Tribulation

Answer 14

1. Great trouble or suffering

Question 15

Vignette

Answer 15

1. A short sketch that provides a clear picture