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;
173 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
ABUZZ
|
buzzing [adj]
|
The tree was _________ with bees. |
|
ADOZE
|
dozing [adj]
|
The cat was ________ on top of the guitar. |
|
ADZED
|
to shape wood [v]
|
The dresser was _______ to give it texture. |
|
AGAZE
|
gazing [adj]
|
The meerkats were _______ at the site of a stranger in their territory. |
|
AMAZE
|
|
You can ______ your girlfriend with a gift of jewelry. |
|
ARROZ
|
rice [n -es or -ces]
|
I always have a side of ______ with my enchiladas. |
|
AZIDE
|
a type of chemical compound [n -s]
|
_______ is used as propellant for airbags. |
|
AZIDO
|
a type of chemical compound [adj]
|
Relating to the compound responsible for airbag propellant. |
|
AZINE
|
a type of chemical compound [n -s]
|
If you have just one periodical, you have ________. |
|
AZLON
|
a textile fiber [n -s]
|
______ fiber is often used in yarn spools. |
|
AZOIC
|
pertaining to geologic time before the appearance of life [adj]
|
The _____ era occurred before the dinosaurs. |
|
AZOLE
|
a type of chemical compound [n -s]
|
_____ are used to treat fungal infections like athlete's foot. |
|
AZOTE
|
nitrogen [n -es]
|
______ is the part of air that cannot support life. |
|
AZUKI/ADZUKI
|
edible seed of an Asian plant [n -s]
|
______ are often sweetened with sugar for dishes in Japan. |
|
AZURE
|
a blue color [n -s]
|
Her _____ dress made her eyes sparkle. |
|
BAIZA
|
a monetary unit of Oman [n -s]
|
When Bobby visited Oman, he exchanged dollars for _______. |
|
BAIZE
|
a green, woolen fabric [n -s]
|
A billiard table may be covered in _________. |
|
BAZAR
|
a marketplace [n -s]
|
You could find almost anything at the shopping _______. |
|
BAZOO
|
the mouth [n -s]
|
Trump should learn to shut his __________ more often. |
|
BEZEL/BEZIL
|
a slanted surface [n -s]
|
The watch _____ was simple without diamonds. |
|
BLAZE
|
to burn brightly [v -ed, -ing, -s]
|
The arsonist _____d the cars hoping to cover up evidence. |
|
BLITZ
|
to subject to sudden attack [v -ed, -ing, -es]
|
The _____ of the city left it in rubble. |
|
BONZE
|
A Buddhist monk [n -s]
|
The _______ sits in quiet meditation. |
|
BOOZE
|
to drink liquor excessively [v -ed, -ing -s]
|
College students tend to ______ every weekend. |
|
BOOZY
|
drunky [adj -ier, iest]
|
This ______ passed out before midnight. |
|
BORTZ
|
a low quality diamond [n -es]
|
Her fiance was so cheap he gave her a _______ for an engagement ring. |
|
BRAZA
|
a Spanish unit of length [n -s]
|
One ______ is approximately equal to the length of outstretched arms. |
|
BRAZE
|
to solder together {v -ed, -ing, -s]
|
The plumber had to _____ the pipe to fix the leak. |
|
BUZZY
|
having a vibrating sound [adj -ier, -iest]
|
Standing next to the hive I heard a ______ sound. |
|
CAPIZ
|
a bivalve mollusk [n -es]
|
______ shells are often used in creating decorative items. |
|
CLOZE
|
a test of reading comprehension [n -s]
|
A _____ is basically a fill in the blank type of test. |
|
COLZA
|
a plant of the cabbage family [n -s]
|
|
|
COZEN
|
to deceive [v -ed, -ing, -s]
|
Kellyanne Conway ______s the American public with her alternative facts. |
|
COZEY/COZIE
|
a cover for a teapot [n -s]
|
My aunt crocheted a ______ for my teapot to keep it warm. |
|
CRAZE
|
to make insane [v -ed, -ing, -s]
|
I will _____ if you start reading over my shoulder. |
|
CRAZY
|
insane [adj -ier, -iest] / an insane person [n -ies]
|
I don't know Charles Manson or Donald Trump is more ________. |
|
CROZE
|
a tool used in barrel-making [n -s]
|
The _____ is used to cut grooves in the barrel wood. |
|
DIAZO
|
a type of coloring or copying process [ n-s]
|
A _____ machine might be used by architects to create blueprints. |
|
DITZY
|
silly, eccentric [adj -ier, -iest]
|
Being beautiful doesn't make one less _______. |
|
DIZEN
|
to dress in fine clothes [v -ed, -ing, -s]
|
A man who ______s shows confidence. |
|
DIZZY
|
having a sensation of whirling [adj -ier, -iest] / to make one feel unsteady [v -ied, -ying, -ies]
|
The Tilt-a-Whirl can make you very _______. |
|
DOOZY
|
an extraordinary one of its kind [n -ies]
|
Of all the lies told by Trump, saying that Mexico will pay for the wall was a big _________. |
|
DOZEN
|
to stun [v -ed, -ing, -s]
|
I used my stun gun to ______ an attacker outside Dunkin Donuts. |
|
DOZER
|
one that dozes [n -s]
|
If I had a hammock, I might become a ________. |
|
ENZYM
|
enzyme [n -s]
|
______ are essential in digestion. |
|
FEAZE/FEEZE
|
to faze [v -ed, -ing, -s]
|
Saturday Night Live skits tend to _______ Donald Trump. |
|
FEZES
|
more than one fez [n]
|
|
|
FEZZY
|
fez [adj]
|
|
|
FIZZY
|
fizzing [adj -ier, iest]
|
|
|
FRITZ
|
a nonfunctioning state [n -es]
|
|
|
FRIZZ
|
to form into small, tight curls [v -ed, -ing, -s]
|
|
|
FROZE
|
to become hardened into a solid body by loss of heat [v]
|
|
|
FURZE
|
a spiny shrub [n -es]
|
|
|
FURZY
|
abounding in furze [adj -ier, iest]
|
|
|
FUZED
|
to fuse [v]
|
|
|
FUZEE
|
a large-headed friction match [n -s]
|
|
|
FUZIL
|
a type of firearm [n -s]
|
|
|
FUZZY
|
blurry [adj -ier, -iest]
|
|
|
GAUZE
|
a transparent fabric [n -s]
|
|
|
GAUZY
|
resembling gauze [adj -ier, iest]
|
|
|
GAZAR
|
silky sheer fabric [n -s]
|
I was able to get a bolt of _____ fabric at the bazar. |
|
GAZOO
|
an offensive word for anus [n -s]
|
|
|
GINZO
|
an offensive word referring to a person of Italian descent [n -s]
|
|
|
GIZMO
|
a gadget [n -s]
|
|
|
GLAZE
|
to fit windows with glass panes [v -ed, -ing -s]covered with a smooth glossy coating [adj -ier, -iest]
|
|
|
GLAZY
|
covered with a smooth glossy coating [adj -ier, -iest]
|
|
|
GLITZ
|
to make flashy in appearance [ v -ed, -ing, -es]
|
|
|
GLOZE
|
to explain away [v -ed, -ing, -s]
|
|
|
GONZO
|
bizarre [adj]
|
|
|
GRAZE
|
to feed on growing grass [v -ed, -ing, -s]
|
|
|
GROSZ
|
a Polish coin [n -y]
|
|
|
HAFIZ
|
a Muslim who knows the Koran by heart [n -es]
|
|
|
HAMZA
|
an Arabic diacritical mark [n -s]
|
|
|
HAZAN
|
a cantor in a synagogue [n -s or -im]
|
|
|
HAZEL
|
a shrub [n -s]
|
|
|
HEEZE
|
to hoist [v -ed, -ing, -s]
|
|
|
HERTZ
|
a unit of frequency [n -es]
|
|
|
HUZZA
|
to cheer [v -ed, -ing, -s]
|
|
|
IZARD
|
a goatlike antelope [n -s]
|
|
|
JAZZY
|
lively [adj -ier, iest]
|
|
|
JEEZE
|
jeez [interj]
|
|
|
KANZU
|
a long white garment worn in Africa [n -s]
|
|
|
KAZOO
|
a toy musical instrument [n -s]
|
|
|
KLUTZ
|
a clumsy person [n -es]
|
|
|
KUDZU
|
an Asian vine [n -s]
|
|
|
LAZAR
|
a beggar afflicted with a loathsome disease [n -s]
|
|
|
LEZZY
|
an offensive word [n -s]
|
|
|
MAIZE
|
an American cereal grass [n -s]
|
|
|
MATZO
|
an unleavened bread [n -s or -t or -th]
|
|
|
MAUZY
|
foggy, misty [adj -ier, iest]
|
|
|
MEZZO
|
a female voice of a full, deep quality [n -s]
|
|
|
MIRZA
|
a Persian title of honor [n -s]
|
|
|
MIZEN
|
a type of sail [n -s]
|
|
|
MUZAK
|
recorded background music [n -s]
|
|
|
MUZZY
|
confused [adj -ier, iest]
|
|
|
NERTZ
|
used to express defiance [interj]
|
|
|
NIZAM
|
a former sovereign of India [n -s]
|
|
|
NUDZH
|
to noodge - nag [v -ed, -ing, -es]
|
|
|
OUZEL
|
A European bird [n -s]
|
|
|
OZONE
|
a form of oxygen [n -s]
|
|
|
PHIZZ
|
a face or facial expression [n -es]
|
|
|
PIEZO
|
pertaining to a type of electricity [adj]
|
|
|
PIZZA
|
an Italian open pie [n -s]
|
|
|
PLAZA
|
a public square [n -s]
|
|
|
PLOTZ
|
to be overwhelmed by an emotion [v -ed, -ing, -es]
|
|
|
PONZU
|
a tangy sauce used chiefly on seafood [n -s]
|
|
|
PRIZE
|
to value highly [v -ed, -ing, -s]
|
|
|
PZAZZ
|
the quality of being exciting or attractive [n -es]
|
|
|
RAZEE
|
to make lower by removing the upper desk [v -ed, -ing, -s]
|
|
|
RAZER
|
one that levels buildings [n -s]
|
|
|
RAZOR
|
to shave or cut with a sharp blade [v -ed, -ing, -s]
|
|
|
REZES
|
an area of land set aside for Native Americans [n]
|
|
|
RITZY
|
elegant [adj -ier, -iest]
|
|
|
SCUZZ
|
a dirty or contemptible person [n -es]
|
|
|
SEIZA
|
a kneeling position in Japanese martial arts [n -s]
|
|
|
SEIZE
|
to take hold of suddenly [v -ed, -ing, -s]
|
|
|
SIZAR/SIZER
|
a British student who receives financial assistance from his college [n -s]
|
|
|
SMAZE
|
an atmospheric mixture of smoke and haze [n -s]
|
|
|
SOYUZ
|
a manned spacecraft of the former Soviet Union [n -es]
|
|
|
SOZIN
|
a type of protein [n -s]
|
|
|
SPAZZ
|
an offensive word [n -es]
|
|
|
SPITZ
|
a dog having a heavy coat [n -es]
|
|
|
TAZZA/TAZZE
|
an ornamental bowl [n -s or single -e]
|
|
|
TIZES/TIZZY
|
a state of nervous confusion [n]
|
|
|
TOPAZ
|
a mineral [n -es]
|
|
|
TROOZ
|
close-fitting tartan trousers [n]
|
|
|
UNZIP
|
to open the zipper of [v -ed, -ing, -s]
|
|
|
VIZIR
|
a high Muslim official [n -s]
|
|
|
VIZOR
|
provide a protecting brim [v -ed, -ing, -s]
|
|
|
WALTZ
|
to perform a ballroom dance [v -ed, -ing, -s]
|
|
|
WAREZ
|
illegally copied software [n -es]
|
|
|
WAZOO
|
an offensive term [n -s]
|
|
|
WHIZZ
|
to move with a buzzing or hissing sound [v -ed, -ing, -es]
|
|
|
WINZE
|
a steeply inclined mine shaft [n -s]
|
|
|
WIZEN
|
to shrivel [v -ed, -ing, -s]
|
|
|
WIZES
|
a very clever person [n]
|
|
|
WOOZY
|
dazed [adj -ier, iest]
|
|
|
ZAIDA/ZAIDY
|
grandfather [n -s; -ies]
|
|
|
ZAIRE
|
a former monetary unit of Zaire [n -s]
|
|
|
ZAKAT
|
payment made annually under Islamic law on certain kinds of property [n -s]
|
|
|
ZAMIA
|
a tropical plant [n -s]
|
|
|
ZANZA
|
an African musical instrument [n -s]
|
|
|
ZAPPY
|
full of energy [adj -ier, -iest]
|
|
|
ZAYIN
|
a Hebrew letter [n -s]
|
|
|
ZAZEN
|
meditation in Zen Buddhism [n -s]
|
|
|
ZEBEC
|
a Mediterranean sailing vessel [n -s]
|
|
|
ZEBRA
|
an African mammal related to the horse [n -s]
|
|
|
ZENDO
|
a place where Zen buddhists meditate and study [n -s]
|
|
|
ZESTY
|
marked by zest [adj -ier, -iest]
|
|
|
ZIBET
|
an Asian civet [n -s]
|
|
|
ZILCH
|
nothing [n -es]
|
|
|
ZINCO
|
a letterpress printing plate made of zinc [n -s]
|
|
|
ZINCY/ZINKY
|
resembling zinc [adj]
|
|
|
ZINEB
|
an insecticide [n -s]
|
|
|
ZINGY
|
enjoyably exciting [adj -ier, -iest]
|
|
|
ZIPPO
|
nothing [n -s]
|
|
|
ZIPPY
|
full of energy [adj -ier, -iest]
|
|
|
ZIRAM
|
a chemical salt [n -s]
|
|
|
ZIZIT
|
tassels on a Jewish prayer shawl [n -h]
|
|
|
ZLOTE/ZLOTY
|
a monetary unit of Poland [n -s, -ies, -ych]
|
|
|
ZOEAE, ZOEAL, ZOEAS
|
a larval form of certain crustaceans [n, adj, n]
|
|
|
ZOMBI
|
zombie [n -s]
|
|
|
ZONAE
|
a transparent substance surrounding the ovum of mammals [n]
|
|
|
ZONAL
|
pertaining to a zone [adj]
|
|
|
ZONED
|
to arrange in zones [v]
|
|
|
ZONER
|
one that zones [n -s]
|
|
|
ZOOEY
|
resembling a zoo [adj -ier, iest]
|
|
|
ZOOID
|
an organic cell or body capable of independent movement [n -s]
|
|
|
ZOOTY
|
flashy in manner or style [adj -ier, -iest]
|
|
|
ZORIL
|
a small Africal mammal [n -s]
|
|
|
ZOWEE/ZOWIE
|
use to express surprise or pleasure [interj]
|
|
|
ZUPPA
|
a fish soup [n -s]
|
|
|
ZUZIM
|
an ancient Hebrew silver coin [n]
|
|