Vocabulary List 5 & 6 Flashcards
adequate
enough or good enough for a particular need
-equal, satisfactory, decent
contemplate
think about something carefully
-meditate, study, speculate
devastate
cause destruction or ruin utterly
-destroy, ruin, wreck
evaluate
forming a judgement about something
-value, judge, measure
factor
a part or element that contributes to a result
-element, ingredient, component
immature
not yet mature
-underdeveloped, premature, young
interject
put yourself in the middle of something
-come in, inject, throw in
linger
unexpectedly long time to depart
-dawdle, hang around, hover
nurture
provide with nourishment
-nourish, sustain, raise
precision
the quality of being exact
-exactness, preciseness
rebellion
rise up and fight those in power
-rising, uprising
repetition
The act of doing or performing again
-Repeating, restate, quoting
shrill
Having or emitting a high pitched and sharp tone/tones
-piercing, sharp, high
symbol
an object, shape, sign, or character used to represent something else
-symbolic, representation
unique
The single one of it’s kind, unusual/rare
-single, different, alone
