Unit 10 Vocabulary

Front 1

N.distress

The coast Guard helps boats in distress.

our dogs,who bark at every noise,may distress our sick nieghbor.

synonyms:
anguish,anxiety,grief,torment v. to bother, disturb, irritate

Back 1

N.Deey or suffering; being in dangeror in trouble.

V.to trouble or upset; to cause worry or stress; to make unhappy.

Front 2

V.drench

A night of rain is a enough to drench the field.

synonyms:
to saturate,flood,douse,sop,drown

Back 2

V. to wet or soak through and through; to cover or fill completely.

Front 3

V.dwell

Do you think humen beings will one day dwell on the moon?

synonyms:
to inhabit, reside;to linger, last

Back 3

V.to live,especially in a particular place;to remain,stay; to keep

Front 4

Adj.juvenile

His juvenile pranks are so annoying!!!

The play has a big part for a juvenile.

symonyms:
youthful,childish; N. a youth, minor.

Back 4

ADJ. not fully grown; of or meant for children or young people; foolish or immature

n. a young person or indivdual

Front 5

Adj. outstanding

The firefighter was praised for her outstanding bravery.

synonyms:
remarkable,great,noteworthy,unusual,superior

Back 5

Adj. standing apart from others duo to being exellent,unpaid

Front 6

V.proceed

We must proceed directly to a hospital.

synonyms:
to advance,progress

Back 6

to go on or continue in an orderly way; to start again after a pause; to start an action, move

Front 7

N. register

How many names are in the class register?

When must we register for Little League?

synonyms:
a roster, catalog, ledger V. to enroll,enlist,join;to express

Back 7

N.an official record book;the range of a voice or musical instroment;a machine that records data

V.to sign up; to show on a scale;to note or understand

Front 8

V.sift

It took some time to sift through all the mail.

synonyms:
to seperate,fliter,screen;to study

Back 8

V.to put through a strainer to seperate or break up lumps;to sort through or examine

Front 9

N.spree

The prize was a thirty-minute shopping spree.

synonyms:
a riot,binge,bash,fling,splurge

Back 9

N.a lively or wild outburst of activity.

Front 10

Adj.tarty

Have you ever been tardy to school?

synonyms:
late,overdue,sluggish

Back 10

not on time ,delayed,slow-moving

Front 11

Adj.unfit

The flood made tap water unfit to drink.

synonyms:
bad,improper,inappropriate,inadequate,unqualified,incompetent

Back 11

Adj. not suitible or proper; not good enough;unhealthy

Front 12

N.variety

The old saying has it that "variety is the spice of life."

synonyms:
diversity,diffrence;an assortment,selection

Back 12

N.change lack of sameness; a number of diffrent forms or types; a category of plants or animals