Vocabulary act 2+3 Flashcards
aloof
Aloof
Despite being at the party, she remained aloof.
burden
burden
He felt the burden of responsibility weighing heavily on his shoulders
clemency
clemency
The governor granted clemency to the reformed prisoner.
crowd
crowd
The concert drew a massive crowd of excited fans
flatter
flatter
He man tried his best to flatter his crush.
stricken
Stricken
She was stricken with grief upon hearing the sad news of her friend’s passing.
blister
blister
he developed a painful blister on his heel
hen
hen
The hen laid a dozen eggs
mischief
mischief
My young siblings love to cause mischief.
raven
raven
The raven is my favorite type of bird.
scorn
scorn
She looked at him with scorn after he betrayed her trust.
calf
Calf
She stretched her calf muscles
courtesy
Courtesy
He showed great courtesy by holding the door open
curse
Curse
The witch put a curse on the whole family.
groan
Groan
He groan at the sight of his stitches.
idle
Idle
He sat idle, with nothing to do, as he waited for the meeting to begin.
nun
Nun
The nun lived in the church her whole life.
reckless
Reckless
The kid was reckless when jumping in the water.
shrewd
shrewd
Her shrewd business decisions led to significant profits
tapestry
Tapestry
The tapestry took house to make.
blunt
Blunt
The teacher was very blunt about the assignement.
calumny
Calumny
His calumny ruined her reputation .
crwal
Crawl
The baby has not leart to crawl yet.
deer
Deer
There is a deer behind the tree.
harsh
Harsh
The teacher is very harsh.
harsh
Intrude
His calumny tarnished her reputation unfairly.
pang
Pang
The sudden pang of hunger hit me as I walked past the bakery.
resolution
Resolution
She made a New Year’s resolution..
sling
Sling
He decided to sling the ball across the field.
wax
Wax
She used a special wax to polish the table.
blush
Blush
The boy can’t control his blush when she sees her crush.
chameleon
Chameleon
This Chameleon is fastinating to look at as it changes colors.
cringe
Cringe
I couldn’t help but cringe at the smell.
despicable
Despicable
Despicable acts of cruelty should never be tolerated
kneel
Kneel
She asked him to kneel down with the ring.
hatch
Hatch
The egg finally hatched!
rot
Rot
The banana has been rotting for a week.
pastime
Pastime
I love running in my past time.
stoop
Stoop
She had to stoop down to pick up her phone.
weep
Weep
I coudn’t help but weep at the sight of the car crash.
bow
Bow (n)
The prince bowed down to his king
chaste
Chaste
Her vow was to remain chaste..
croak
Croak
The old frog let out a weak croak.
dull
Dull
His speach was pretty dull.
heel
Heel
Her heel was hurting after wearing her pointy shoes.
liege
Liege
The knight swore his loyalty to his liege.
prank
Prank
The kid loves to pulls pranks.
scenery
Scenery
The scenery was incredible.
strife
Strife
The ongoing strife got nasty.
yawn
Yawn
I yawn every morning when I wake up.
amber
amber
Amber is by far my favorite color.
bait
bait
The bird set his eyes on the bait.
beggar
beggar
The beggar lives on the street
bestow
bestow
I bestowed this prize to my teacher.
breed
breed
I love breeding fish.
brief
brief
The presentation was pretty brief.
burst
burst
The balloon burst after being hit a little too hard.
carrion
carrion
Vultures circled around the carrion .
celestria;
celestial
The celestial beauty of the night sky left us in awe.
cheek
cheek
My cheeks turned red when I saw him.
claim
claim
He claimed to be the best at what he does.
conceive
conceive
The women conceived her 5th child.
craft
craft
The craft too hours to make.
crow
crow
Crows are so misunderstood.
cunning
cunning
Her cunning plan allowed her to beat the game.
deceive
deceive
The child deceived his parents.
doomsday
doomsday
Will doomsday ever actually happen?
doubt
doubt
I have my doubts about my so called friend.
drown
drown
The baby downed in the pool.
ecstasy
ecstasy
The breathtaking view filled her with ecstasy.
epitaph
epitaph
His epitaph simply read, “In loving memory.”
fencing
fencing
Fencing is my favorite sport.
ham
ham
He pulled a muscle in his ham during the soccer match.
inquire
inquire
The detective wants to inquire about his subject.
liver
liver
His liver is failing due to his sickness.
longing
longing
The orphan is longing to have her own familly.
loose
loose
I set my feelings loose.
maggot
maggot
There were thousands of maggots everywhere in the garbage.
means
means
She used every means at her disposal
mettle
mettle
I shouldn’t have mettled in their buisness.
mour
mourn
I am mourning my mother’s death.
mud
mud
There is mud everywhere on the ground.
outburst
outburst
The kid is having his second outburt of the day.
overjoy
overjoy
I overjoyed at the sight of my love.
phoney
phoney
I realized that my best friend was a phoney.
pluck
pluck
I plucked my heart out of place when i let him go.
potent
potent
The medicine proved to be potent in relieving pain.
prompt
prompt
He was prompted to jump off the bridge.
purge
purge
My dad purges our rooms every year.
rag
rag
My little sister is the third child so she tends to get all the rags.
rascal
rascal
The little rascal pulled an amazing prank.
scold
scold
The father scolded his child.
seal
seal
I sealed the windows shut.
shatter
shatter
The glass shatters at the sound of her screams.
sight
sight
The sight of the couple was like no other.
slap
slap
The mother slapped her child.
slay
slay
Doomsday slayed all that lives on earth.
spree
spree
She went on a spending spree.
stare
stare
I stared at him in awe.
strike
strike
The father tries to not strike his kid.
thick
thick
The pizza is very thick.
tweak
tweak
He had to tweak the settings.
unnerve
unnerve
The scary noise unnerved her.
vengeance
vengeance
He sought vengeance for his mother’s death.
villain
villain
The villan stole everything in the house.
weep
weep
I weeped at her story.
wip
whip
He whipped his horse to get him to move foward.
wit
wit
Her wit charmed everyone.
wrinkle
wrinkle
The blanket was all wrinkled and stained so we put it in the garbage.
wrist
wrist
My wrist was hurting after playing tenis for too long.
