VOCABBBBB Flashcards
Berserk
S: mad A: sane Violently and destructively enraged
Chasten
S: temper
A: reward To punish, to restrain, moderate
Detract
S: lower
A: increase To take away from; reduce and value for reputation
Encounter
S: happen upon
S: confrontation
A meeting; a meeting of enemies, battle; to meet or come upon
A: avoid
A: avoidance
Pantomime
S: mime show
A play or stop performed without words by actors using only gestures
A: stay in play
Precaution
S: foresight
Care taken beforehand; a step or action taken to prevent something from happening
A: recklessness
Punture
S: perforation
S: to poke
A small hole made by a sharp object; to make such a hole, pierce
A: union
A: to cover up
Sham
S: faker
Something false pretending to be genuine; a pretender; a decorated pillow cover
A: truthful
Uncouth
S: boorish
Unrefined, crude; awkward or clumsy
A: graceful
Wistful
S: longing
Full of melancholy yearning or longing, sad, pensive
A: happy
Beacon
S: beam
A light or other signal that warns or guides; a lighthouse
A: shadow
Celestial
S: stellar
Having to do with the sky or heavens; heavenly; yielding great bliss or happiness
A: eathly
Data
S: evidence
Information; facts, figures, statistics
A: false
Epic
S: saga
S: grand
A long narrative poem about the deeds of heroes; on a grand scale, vast, titanic
A: reality
A: understand
Pessimist
S: downer
One who believes or expects the worst; prophet of doom
A: optimist
Prosecute
S: pursue
To bring before a court of law for trial; to carry out
A: defined
Retaliate
S: pay back
Revenge; to strike back for an injury
A: pardon
Underscore
S: line
To draw a line under; to put special emphasis on; a line drawn under something
A: not to underline
Wholesome
S: beneficial
Healthy; morally and socially sound and good; helping to bring about or preserve good health
A: harmful
Confiscate
S: commander
To seize by authority; to take and keep
A: return
