English Card Set 1

Front 1

Elective

Back 1

Noun
A subject that is optional to partake in.
I chose Chinese as my elective subject.

Front 2

Conviction

Back 2

Noun
Ones strong or firm belief.
Harry is determined to bake a cake because of Chef David's conviction that anyone can cook.

Front 3

Portly

Back 3

Adjective
Something or someone who is rather large.
Terry is rather portly for his age.

Front 4

Bluff

Back 4

Verb
To mislead someone by a display of strength, or self-confidence.
He bluffed me into believing that he was a doctor.

Front 5

Quiver

Back 5

Verb
A slight but rapid shaking.
That little boy was quivering out of fright.

Front 6

Linger

Back 6

Verb
To remain in one place for a rather lone time.
The middle school kids linger in the hallways after school.

Front 7

Scowled

Back 7

Verb
To have a gloomy or threatening look.
That young boy scowled at me out of anger.

Front 8

Trudge

Back 8

Verb
To walk laboriously or wearily along or over.
That young lady trudged up the rocky mountain.

Front 9

Ferocity

Back 9

Noun
A ferocious or savage quality.
That angry girl showed her ferocity at me by hitting me really hard on the back.

Front 10

Sheepishly

Back 10

Adjective
Embarrassed or bashful, as by having done something wrong or foolish.
That timid boy walked out of the room sheepishly because he stepped into a can of paint.