Vocabulary 2 Flashcards
Style (noun)
The manner in which something is said or written.
The style of this girls expression was rude.
Allusion (noun)
A reference to a well known person, event, object, or work from history or literature.
Spongicus is an allusion to the Roman Spartacus.
Bondage (noun)
Slavery.
Many African Americans suffered bondage prior to the civil war.
Faltering (adjective)
Hesitant, uncertain, wavering.
A tyro walker was faltering on his first attempt.
Capacity (noun)
Ability, qualification.
The pool’s capacity was 3 children.
Countenance (None)
The look on a person’s face: face.
Jim Carey’s countenance is always crazy.
Compensation (noun)
Payment for service.
Your paycheck is your compensation.
Petition (noun)
Document containing on earnest request.
The cat in the hat was holding a petition to save his dog.
Contingent (noun)
Group forming part of a larger group such as troops.
In the movie Toy Story, we often only see a contingent of toy soldiers.
Multitude (noun)
Masses, large numbers of people considered a unit.
At the Macy’s Day Parade, there is a multitude amount of people there.
