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;
27 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Latin: terrere, territum ROOT: TER |
to frighten, to scare |
|
|
terrorize |
to repeatedly frighten syn: alarm, bully, intimidate |
|
|
deter |
to prevent; to discourage syn: hinder, impede, daunt, dissuade |
|
|
Latin: horrere ROOT: HORR |
to shudder, be afraid |
|
|
horrific |
causing extreme horror or disgust syn: awful, horrid, appalling |
|
|
Seven cars were involved in the ____ accident that killed for of the drivers. |
horrific |
|
|
Jessica tried everything to ___ deer from eating her plants, but the only solution was to place a large fence around her garden. |
deter |
|
|
That huge dog has ____ the children in the neighborhood for much too long. |
terrorized |
|
|
abhor |
to feel horror towards; hate syn: despise, detest, loathe |
|
|
Latin: trepidus ROOT: TREPID |
afraid, disturbed |
|
|
trepidation |
state of fear or alarm syn: dread, consternation, panic |
|
|
intrepid |
bold; unafraid syn: brave, courageous, heroic, bodacious, dauntless |
|
|
Aisha was filled with ___ at the thought of her upcoming driver's examination. |
trepidation |
|
|
Greg, an ___ pilot, frequently landed his small plane on extremely rough ground in unfamiliar countries. |
intrepid |
|
|
Latin: formidare ROOT: FORMID |
to fear |
|
|
formidable |
difficult to overcome; intimidating syn: daunting, menacing, fierce, imposing |
|
|
Just looking up at the ___ mountain was enough to make some climbers change their minds. |
formidable |
|
|
Latin: vereri ROOT: REV |
to fear, respect |
|
|
revere |
to hold in awe; worship syn: admire, respect, honor, esteem |
|
|
irreverent |
not showing proper respect syn: flippant, profane, cheeky, dissident, iconoclastic |
|
|
During the funeral, James made some ___ remarks, and the Rabbi frowned at him. |
irreverent |
|
|
You may dislike the painter, but Tammy ___ him. |
reveres |
|
|
Latin: timor ROOT: TIM |
fear |
|
|
intimidate |
to threaten with harm; to frighten syn: bully, scare, coerce, subdue |
|
|
timorous |
afraid of danger; timid syn: shy, apprehensive, hesitant, timid |
|
|
Our team was unable to ___ the other school's football players because we were much smaller than they were. |
intimidate |
|
|
The little child was so ___ that she began crying when she saw the clown at the carnival. |
timorous |
