Vocab List 3

Front 1

agitate

Back 1

to stir

Front 2

apathetic

Back 2

1. having or showing little or no emotion: apathetic behavior.
2. not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive: an apathetic audience.

Front 3

appendage

Back 3

an part attached or added to the main part of something.

arms and legs are appendages

Front 4

apprenhension

Back 4

Fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; dread.

The act of seizing or capturing; arrest.

The ability to apprehend or understand; understanding.

Front 5

bough

Back 5

a branch of a tree, esp. one of the larger or main branches.

Front 6

conglagration

Back 6

fire

Front 7

conjecture

Back 7

1. the formation of an opinion without proof.

Front 8

excruciating

Back 8

1. extremely painful; excruciating pain.

2. exceedingly elaborate or intense; extreme: done with excruciating care.

Front 9

extremity

Back 9

1. the extreme end point, limit, or part of something.

2. arms and legs of a body

Front 10

flotsam

Back 10

1. the part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on the water. Compare jetsam, lagan.
2. material or refuse floating on water.

Front 11

flounder

Back 11

2. to struggle clumsily or helplessly: He floundered helplessly on the first day of his new job.

Front 12

gingerly

Back 12

adverb 1. with great care or caution; warily.

Front 13

intangible

Back 13

adjective 1. not tangible; not able to be felt or touched

2. not definite or clear to the mind: intangible arguments.

Front 14

manipulate

Back 14

to handle

verb (used with object), -lat‧ed, -lat‧ing. 1. to influence skillfully in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.

2. to handle, manage, or use in some way


: to manipulate a large tractor.
3. to change something to suit one's purpose or advantage.

Front 15

methodical

Back 15

–adjective 1. performed in a systematic way; orderly: a methodical person

2. painstaking, esp. slow and careful; deliberate.

Front 16

pall

Back 16

A cover for a coffin, bier, or tomb, often made of black, purple, or white velvet

Front 17

sidle

Back 17

–verb (used without object) 1. to move sideways or obliquely.
2. to edge along furtively.

Front 18

speculate

Back 18

1. to engage in thought or reflection; meditate

To speculate on the causes of the war.
2. to engage in a risky business activity

Front 19

undulate

Back 19

To move in waves or with a smooth, wavelike motion. See Synonyms at swing.

Front 20

wistful

Back 20

Full of wishful yearning.

Pensively sad; melancholy.

Front 21

termination

Back 21

an end or ending of something; especially : a distal end of an anatomical part

Front 22

virtuoso

Back 22

1. a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field.

2. a person who excels in musical technique or execution.