Week 3 Flashcards
Loathe
To hate
I loathe people who tell me what to do
Reprimand
To show sharp disapproval
When I came home with a bad grade, my mom reprimanded me
Lackluster
Dull
My mom scolded me for my lackluster performance in school
Caustic
Sarcastic, biting
I gave my friend caustic attitude when he beat me in the game
Wrest
Take by force
When my friend beat me in the game, I had to wrest the higher score
Infamous
Having a bad reputation
P diddy is infamous for the things he did
Jostle
To bump into
In a big crowd everyone jostles each other
Dupe
A person easily tricked
The dupe didn’t know that I stole his wallet
Incipient
Just beginning to exist
People were excited to play the incipient game
Inadvertent
Heedless, not attentive
Someone started bugging me, and I inadvertently jostled him, thinking it was my brother when it was my dad
Ominous
Threatening
The ominous animal was chasing me in the woods
Tremulous
Quivering
I was anxious, and it was visible through my tremulous hands
Repudiate
To reject, decline
A girl asked me for my number and I repudiated her
Cessation
A stopping
My computer broke down so there was a cessation with me playing my games
Bristle
Stiffen with fear or anger
I was bristled when walking down the dark hallway
Euphemism
A less offensive term
“Scared person” is a euphemism for coward
Mundane
Worldly, boring
Most of the people in this school are mundane
Incongruous
Inappropriate, doesn’t line up
I asked the teacher a question and she gave an incongruous answer
Condolence
Pity
When the persons mom died I gave my condolences
Stipulate
To specify a condition
To go out my mom stipulated I have to do the dishes first
