week 10 Flashcards
inclement
unfavorable, stormy
i wish i could skip school cause of the inclement weather
peruse
to read carefully
i peruse the questions on the state test
premonition
a feeling something bad is coming
i suddenly had a premonition of disaster
desist
cease, stop
i was asked to desist from whistling
recoil
draw back
the rifle recoiled and hurt my shoulder
to pay the piper
to bear the consequences
pertinent
to the point
history teacher never gets to the pertinent information
mastiff
large dog
obsess
to haunt, preoccupy
i am obsessed to my phone
doleful
sad, melancholy
wan
sickly pale
histrionics
display of emotions, temper tantrum
the histrionic sub gave me a headache
elusive
hard to grasp
we could not elusive a win
frustrate-v
counteract, foil, thwart
it frustrated me missing a ton of games due to transfer
symptomatic
having to do with signs or symptoms, indicative
covid had lots of symptomatic signs
interject
insert, interrupt
the students interjected the teacher before she could get her point out
inert
without power to move
salient
outstanding, prominent
imminent
likely to happen, threatening
squeamish
easily shocked, over sensitive
engrossed
absorbed