Words 2 Flashcards
insatiable
adj. greedy or impossible to satisfy
so hungry you never fill up
Bearnice found a new way to feed her insatiable appetite
Etymology: Insatiable comes from the Latin word insatiabilis, which means “ not to be satisfied”
inhale
v. to breathe in or eat quickly
like sucking up your food in one breath
“Do you have to inhale your food like that?” wailed Armie.
Word pairs: inhale food; inhale gas; inhale fumes
Synonyms: eat quickly, breathe in, gulp
(Used in 8.5% of stories)
guzzle
v. to gobble or devour
like gulping down a huge bottle of milk all at once
Grit started furiously guzzling milk
Word pairs: guzzle a drink; guzzle gasoline; guzzle gallons
Synonyms: gobble, devour, gulp
Etymology: Guzzle comes from the Old French word gosier, which means “gullet” or “throat”
(Used in 1% of stories)
whimper
v. to whine or sniffle. Like making a soft, crying sound when you’re sad or in pain. Grit cradled his broken arm and whimpered softly. whimper softly whimper sadly whimper feebly (Used in 6% of stories)
devious
adj. Cheating or sly Someone who is busy making evil plans Devious villain Devious trick Devious plan He would have to completely disappear of course, but a plan was already forming in his devious mind. Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer (3.2% of stories)
raging
adj. Furious or fuming Like an angry bull on a rampage Raging Bull Raging Fire Raging debate Etymology: raging comes from the Latin word rabies, which means “anger or fury”. Bogart teased the raging ball with a red cloth and closed his eyes (Used in 5.1% of stories)
stunned
adj. Amazed or stupefied Being so surprised you instantly freeze Stunned silence, Stunned surprise Stunned disbelief Yang was stunned. Where did Yin find a laser…? (Used in 13% of stories)
glum
adj. sad or gloomy When you feel like you’re walking around under a black cloud glum mood glum silence glum expression Shang Hai’s glum mood was made even worse one Etymology: Glum comes from middle English word glumen which means to become dark (Used in 1.1% of stories)
astonished
adj. surprised or amazed When you’ve seen something that you can’t believe astonished eyes astonished silence astonished spectator Mrs Wordsmith stood in astonished silence as the UFO opened its hatch. Etymology: Astonished comes from the old French word estoner which means to stand or daze. (Used in 15.9% of stories)
petrified
adj. terrified or horrified Like being so frightened that you turn into a stone. petrified horror petrified face petrified astonishment Young froze in petrified horror. Etymology: Petrified comes from the French word petrifier which means to become stone. (Used in 5% of stories)
