English - Lesson 17

Front 1

aggregate

Back 1

noun- a group of things gathered into a whole
(collection,total)
sent-"The team with the highest aggregate score wins."

Front 2

allocate

Back 2

verb- to set aside for a specific purpose
(reserve,save)
sent- "I allocate at least one hour per day to play guitar"

Front 3

augur

Back 3

verb- to predict future events, especially from omens.
(foretell, foresee)
sent- "From the animals strange behavior, the residents could augur bad weather

Front 4

bastion

Back 4

noun- a fortified area or position. something that protects you
(fortress)(hold)
sent- "the rebel army retreated to its bastion in the mountains to regroup"

Front 5

decorum

Back 5

noun- suitable or proper behavior or speech
(orderliness)(formality)
sent- "Even in hectic situations, Walle shows decorum." "He has no sense of decorum."

Front 6

defunct

Back 6

adj- no longer existing or functioning
(extinct)(obsolete)
sent-"She wrote for the now-defunct newspaper."

Front 7

disarray

Back 7

noun- a lack of order
(chaos)
sent- "The company has fallen into complete disarray."

Front 8

halcyon

Back 8

adj- calm, peaceful, happy
sent- "In the halcyon days of my childhood, my greatest problem was which ice cream to choose."

Front 9

homily

Back 9

noun- a lecture usually long on how to behave morally
(speech, preach)
sent- We had to listen to another one of his homilies about the value of public service

Front 10

hyperbole

Back 10

noun-extravagant exaggeration
(over emphasis)
sent- "Larry is prone to hyperbole when he tells stories"

Front 11

importune

Back 11

verb- to plead for persistently
(beg)
sent- "My sister importuned me not to tell mother about her detention"

Front 12

jurisdiction

Back 12

noun- legal authority to govern or control
(law)
sent-"The court has jurisdiction over most criminal offenses."

Front 13

ruminate

Back 13

verb- to think over and over
(ponder)
sent- "I ruminated on the ending of the film, wondering why the character had to die."

Front 14

temerity

Back 14

noun- a rash or reckless act
(brashness)
sent- "she had the temerity to ask my boyfriend if she could go out with him should he and I ever break up"

Front 15

winnow

Back 15

verb- to remove
(narrow, reduce)
sent- "The least qualified applicants were winnowed out of the initial pool."