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
|
venerable
|
adjective
worth of respect because of old age my venerable grandpa is respected in my family |
|
|
puerile
|
adjective
childish for a grown person to say or do it is puerile to make fart jokes |
|
|
levity
|
noun
improper happiness billy had too much levity at church |
|
|
frugal
|
adjective
not wasteful because he was so frugal he saved 90 dollars on food |
|
|
antipathy
|
noun
feeling of intense dislike he had great antipathy for a kid in his class |
|
|
advocation
|
noun
a hobby the man was so angry that he began reading, his favorite advocation |
|
|
charlatan
|
noun
one who poses to be something he is not billy is great at being a charlatan doctor |
|
|
doughty
|
adjective
brave the doughty man stood up against the dictator |
|
|
elucidate
|
verb
to make clear the gangster elucidated that if he didn't get his ice cream he would be very angry |
|
|
indolent
|
adjective
lazy the indolent student did not do his homework, he was punished severely |
