V13 Word Cards

Front 1

to free from restraint or influence

to free (a slave) from bondage

Back 1

emancipate

President Lincoln worked to emancipate the slaves.

Front 2

a device for confining the hands; handcuffs

anything that contrains

to restrain, as with manacles

Back 2

manacle

Their manacles were removed, and the prisoners were set free.

Front 3

a formal order from a higher court an authoritative command, order, or injunction

Back 3

mandate

a court of appeals mandate overturned the verdict of the district court.

Front 4

clearly apparent to sight or understanding; obvious

to show plainly; reveal

to prove

a list of cargo or passengers

Back 4

manifest

The ship manifest showed that there were 1,000 on board.

Front 5

to use or handle skillfully

to manage with deious skill, or to adjust to suit one's purpose

Back 5

manipulate

He can manipulate the baseball when he is pitching like nobody else.

Front 6

skill in the use of the hands or body; adroitness

mental skill or adroitness; cleverness

Back 6

dexterity

You have to have great dexterity to be able to juggle.

Front 7

able to use either hand equally well

Back 7

ambidextrous

Garrett is ambidextrous when it comes to most things.

Front 8

relating to a finger or to a unit of measure the breadth of a finger

referring to a numerical system for encoding data.

Back 8

digital

Digital recordings capture the fine distinctions in sound.

Front 9

to turn asside

to swerve or turn

Back 9

deflect

The official tried to deflect the reporter's question.

Front 10

to bend the knee in a kneeling or half-kneeling position to express reverance or respect

Back 10

genuflect

The king yelled off with his head when he didn't genuflect in his presence.

Front 11

an alteration of pitch or tone of the voice

in grammar, an alteration of the form of a word to show different grammatical or syntactical relationships

Back 11

inflection

Americans usually ask questions with a rising inflection.

Front 12

the act or condition of being thrown back

deep thought

something thrown back, as light, heat, sound, or an image

discredit; indirect approach

Back 12

reflection

He saw his reflection in the mirror.

Front 13

excessively grasping or greedy

given to seizing for plunder or as prey

Back 13

rapacious

Rapacious land developers endangered the wildlife preserve.

Front 14

giving one's complete attention

overcome with emotion; completely filled with joy

Back 14

rapt

The children were in rapt silence as they listened to the storyteller.

Front 15

done secretly, without approval

Back 15

surreptitious

Our surreptitious raids on the candy bowl ended when we got caught.