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;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
Tangible
|
Adjective
to be touchable,physical,concrete or real. |
The puppy that i had wanted all my life was finally tangible.
|
|
|
Ambiguity
|
Noun
Vagueness,uncertainty,haziness or doubt. |
The ambiguity of her side of the story was very suspicious.
|
|
|
Encumber
|
Verb
To hinder somebody or something |
The best friend encumbered the girls's decision to become a movie star.
|
|
|
Mortification
|
Noun
Shame death and decay of living tissue, humiliation |
The mortification of dropping her lunch in front of the whole school left Ashley bright as a tomato.
|
|
|
Laxity
|
Noun
Lack of strictness |
The teacher's laxity made her one of the students' favorites in the school.
|
|
|
Dispense
|
Verb
To provide service,supply,product or medicine |
The dispense of supplies after the hurricane was essential for further survival.
|
|
|
Perpetuity
|
Noun
Eternity,transfer of real estate forever |
The old man knew that he could not live perpetuity so he warned his wife about his possible demise.
|
|
|
Diffident
|
Adjective
Shyness,insecurity,lacking of self confidence |
The diffident boy was quite and had no friends.
|
|
|
Deprecation
|
Noun
The condemning of somebody or something |
The deprecation of bringing an orphan child home with him did not change Oliver's opinion of keeping him as his own
|
|
|
Impervious
|
Adj
Not responsive, not letting something through,solid |
Once abused, the child was now impervious- no matter how the doctors tried they could not get her to speak.
|
|
|
Circument
|
Verb
To get around restriction, outwit somebody, aviod |
Lena, a troublesome child, found a way to circumvent her parents wishes by sneaking out the window.
|
|
|
Inextricable
|
Adjective
Impossible to escape from,impossible to disentangle |
The mystery of the Zodiac was an open but inextricable case;no one had solved it for years.
|
|
|
Obscure
|
Adjective
Hard to understand, indistinct, unimportant or unknown |
The reason why Lilly liked rock music was obscure to her mother.
|
|
|
Cabal
|
Noun
A clique, secret plot or group of plotters |
The cabal of popular girls walked down the hall in unison.
|
|
|
Temerity
|
Noun
Boldness,nerve |
The temerity that struck Christopher, a timid boy, to face his bully Taylor amazed me.
|
