WOD 1 Flashcards
ABASHED
def - ashamed or embarrassed
CASH
Tony was abashed when he found out he had no cash
ABATE
(v) to reduce
BAIT
After a while, the rain started to abate.
ACCRUE
(v) to accumulate over time
A CREW
Pirates know how to accrue a crew.
ADROIT
(adj) skillful; deft
DETROIT
The auto workers of Detroit are adroit at manufacturing automobiles.
AGOG
(adj) highly excited by eagerness
EGGNOG
Our dog is agog for eggnog
AMBIVALENCE
(n) indecision
AMBULANCE
Jim’s ambivalence toward his job made him regret the day he accepted the job.
AMBULATORY
(adj) capable of walking
AMBULANCE
I feel like I saw an ambulatory stick on the walk today.
ANCILLARY
(adj) providing assistance; subordinate
CELERY
The celery was ancillary to Pete’s sandwich
ANIMOSITY
(n) hostility (having feeling of ill-will; bitter)
ANIMALS IN THE CITY
The animals in the city showed their animosity toward the development
Why do you have such animosity towards me when I have nothing to do with you?
ANNALS
(n) descriptive record; history in one year
HANDLES
The team of 2014 has gone down in the school’s annals of the best swim team.
ANNEX
(v) to add or attach
NECKS
Because the school grew, portable buildings were annexed to the campus.
APEX
The highest point; peak
APEX
The ape planted the “x” at the apex of the mountain.
(sun/apex)
APPEASE
(v) to soothe, pacify, or relieve by giving info.
PEAS
To appease his parents, Johnny ate his peas.
ARMAMENT
(n) military supplies & weapons
ARM
The US government believes its nuclear armament will lead to a war.
ASCRIBE
(v) to attribute to a specific cause, source
TRIBE
The physics professor ascribes to the theory that what goes down must also come up.
