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
|
admonition
|
gentle scolding or friendly advise
My mother's admonition is to always make the right choice and not let peer pressure guide my actions. or I got quite an admonition (scolding) last weekend after my episode at the ghetty. |
|
|
premonition
|
a vision; a warning of something before it happens
My mother had a premonition about the ghetty last weekend. She had heard that Stella was crazy so she expected crazyness out of her house. |
|
|
counsel
|
v. to advise; make a suggestion to; advice
My mother will always counsel me to stay away from trouble, and when there is a prominition about craziness, I should stay away, |
|
|
conciliatory
|
intended to lessen another's anger
There were no conciliatory words I could offer after last Friday's incident at Stella's ghetty. No matter what I said, I could not lessen my parent's dissapointment and anger. |
|
|
reconcile
|
to bring back into agreement
Even though I made a mistake last weekend, I should make an effort to reconcile with my mom, or she will never feel comfortable trusting me again. |
|
|
precaution
|
an action taken against danger ahead of time
As a precaution, when I have a premonition about crazyyness at a ghetty, I should just make up an excuse and not go (unless I have real strong will power and feel confident to say NO). |
|
|
cautious
|
careful not to get into danger
I absolutely need to be a lot more cautious about what I do at crazy ghetty and which ghettys I attend (if I don't know how to control myself). |
|
|
cautionary
|
adj. intended to serve as a warning
My mother's cautionary words of wisdom are to run away from trouble, and not go when I have a premonition about craziness. |
|
|
dissuade
|
to convince one not to do something
|
|
|
persuasion
|
habit or type ( don't think this is correct def. check book). think it means to use convincing arguments.
My friends have a lot of persuasion (power to convince) over me, I always give in to them even though I will most likely face trouble . |
