Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
10 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
opaque (o pek)
adjective opake, from L. opacus "shaded, shady, dark," of unknow origin |
impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent.
My black jack was very opaque |
|
|
Apex (e pehks)
noun from L. apex "summit, peak, tip" probably related to apere "to fasten fix," hence the tip of anything. |
to the highest point; the vertex.
Finding the apex in books is not one of my strong points. |
|
|
assent/ing (E sehnt) verb/noun
from ).Fr. assentir, from L. assentare "to agree with," freq. of assentire, from ad-to+sentire to feel think. |
verb: to agree
noun: agreement. The assenting "I do" started the marriage. |
|
|
Lamentation/lament (lae mehn te shEn) noun
from L lamentationem (nom. lamentatio) "wailing, moaning, weeping," from lamentatus, pp. of lamentari, from lamentum |
an expression of grief or regret
I will lament my grandma's death |
|
|
decorum (dih ko rEm) noun
from L neuter of decorus "fit, proper," frp, decor |
appropriateness of behavior or conduct
My friends decorum is well accounted for. |
|
|
taut/ness (tawt) adjective
tohte possibly from tog-,pp. stem of o.e. teon "to pull drag |
strained; tense
the taut test kept me up all night |
|
|
curt/ly (kuhrt) adjective
from L. curtus "(cut)short, shortened fom PIE base |
rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
When the kid was getting yelled at he just curtly said "ok dad" and left |
|
|
abate/d (E bet) transitive verb
from O.Fr. abatter "beat down" |
to reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen.
the bumb on his head abated. |
|
|
antagonism/ly (aen tae gE nih zEm) noun
from greek antagonizesthai to oppose or rival |
hostility that results in active resistance opposition or contentiousness.
the terrorist look antagonistically |
|
|
daunt/ed (dawnt) verb tranisitve
from O.Fr. danter, var. of donter, from L. domitare, freq. of domare "to tame" |
to deprive of courage or the power to act as a result of fear, anxiety or disgust.
the new kid at school was daunted by the jocks |
