Vocabulary 01/21/2013 Flashcards
Apprehension
ap·pre·hen·sion
- *Part of Speech:** noun
- *Own:** suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil
- *Dictionary:** fear or worry; the arrest of a person
- *Antonym:** calmness; ease
- *Synonym:** concern; dread; doubt
The man walked into the court with a bit of apprehension fearing that this would be a nasty case.
Abandoned
a·ban·doned
- *Part of Speech:** adjective
- *Own:** give up; deserted; left alone
- *Dictionary:** leave something without intending to return
- *Antonym:** cherished; maintained
- *Synonym:** forsaken; discarded
I found an abandoned chest of money on the side of a road.
Placid
plac·id
- *Part of Speech:** adjective
- *Own:** calm and peaceful; easygoing
- *Dictionary:** not easily made anxious or upset
- *Antonym:** agitated; excited
- *Synonym:** serene; tranquil
The referee was known worldwide for being the most placid in the field.
Exertion
ex·er·tion
- *Part of Speech:** noun
- *Own:** exercise of power or faculties; hard work
- *Dictionary:** use power or influence
- *Antonym:** idleness; laziness
- *Synonym:** action; striving
The mountain climber’s muscles ached from the exertion of the climb.
Cumbersome
cum·ber·some
- *Part of Speech:** adjective
- *Own:** troublesome; unmanageable
- *Dictionary:** clumsy to carry or manage
- *Antonym:** graceful
- *Synonym:** bulky; awkward
The factory where J-ello is made must be very cumbersome.
Tedious
te·di·ous
- *Part of Speech:** adjective
- *Own:** boring, long and dull
- *Dictionary:** annoyingly slow or long; boring
- *Antonym:** exciting; interesting
- *Synonym:** annoying; tiresome
Doing an 8-page paper is very tedious work.
Frostily
frost·i·ly
- *Part of Speech:** adverb
- *Own:** without warmth or enthusiasm
- *Dictionary:** unfriendly or unwelcoming
- *Antonym:** friendly; kindly
- *Synonym:** frigidly
The man answered every question quickly and frostily.
Atmosphere
at·mos·phere
- *Part of Speech:** noun
- *Own:** The layer of air that surrounds Earth
- *Dictionary:** the mixture of gases that surround a planet
- *Antonym:**
- *Synonym:** air; pressure
The astronauts must have had a challenge with getting through the atmosphere.
Evaporation
e·vap·o·ra·tion
- *Part of Speech:** noun
- *Own:** The process by which a liquid changes into a gas
- *Dictionary:** the process by which a liquid changes into a gas
- *Antonym:** dampening; soaking
- *Synonym:** dissipation; vaporization
When something dries, it is because the water on it went trhough evaporation.
Condensation
con·den·sa·tion
- *Part of Speech:** noun
- *Own:** The process by which a gas changes back into a liquid
- *Dictionary:** the process by which a gas changes into a liquid
- *Antonym:** unabridgment
- *Synonym:** abstract; reduction; boildown
The vent cooled all the steam, which caused a lot of air to go through condensation.
Precipitation
pre·cip·i·ta·tion
- *Part of Speech:** noun
- *Own:** any form of water that falls from clouds; such as rain or snow
- *Dictionary:** water that falls from the air to Earth’s surface
- *Antonym:** dryness
- *Synonym:** condensation; rain
There is so much precipitation in Florida, that floods are mostly ignored as a common thing.
Runoff
run·off
- *Part of Speech:** noun
- *Own:** precipitation water drained by streams and rivers
- *Dictionary:** water that does not soak into the ground and that flows across Earth’s surface
- *Antonym:** NONE
- *Synonym:** NONE
Even though it rains a lot in Florida, there is not much run-off, as it is very flat in the Sunshine State.
