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;
25 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
colossal
|
of very great size or degree; large, huge
|
|
|
depict
|
to represent, to describe
|
|
|
priority
|
earlier in time or order; taking precedence logically or in importance
|
|
|
adjacent
|
situated near or next
|
|
|
manic
|
crazed, obsessed, frenzied
|
|
|
affeable
|
courteous and agreeable in conversation
|
|
|
suppress
|
to put down by authority or force; subdue; to keep from being known; to hold back; repress
|
|
|
skeptical
|
doubting; questioning
|
|
|
discerning
|
revealing insight and understanding
|
|
|
overwrought
|
extremely exceited; elaborated to excess; overcome, misshapen
|
|
|
diagnosis
|
identigying a disease from its signs and symptoms; analysis; evaluation
|
|
|
prognosis
|
forecast; the prespect of recovery from disease; prediction
|
|
|
erratic
|
inconsistent; eccentric; having no fixed course; random
|
|
|
moderation
|
lessened inteniy; temperance
|
|
|
communal
|
shared or used in common; collective; relating to a commune or community
|
|
|
distinctive
|
recognizable by characterization; separate, individual; presenting a clear unmistakable impression; distinguished; standing ou; outstanding
|
|
|
meticulously
|
extremely careful in attending to details
(difficulty) |
|
|
authoritative
|
source of citation; expert; power to influence thought or behavior; freedom granted; right; government; command; convincing force
|
|
|
painstakingly
|
taking pains; showing care (suffering)
|
|
|
assess
|
to fiz the rate or amount of; to impose at a specified rate; to evaluate for taxation
|
|
|
absurdity
|
ridiculous, unreasonable
|
|
|
countered
|
acted in opposition to ; opposed to contrary
|
|
|
inane
|
empty, insubstantial; shallow, silly
|
|
|
euphemism
|
the substitution of a mild or pleasane expression for one offensive or unpleasant; the espression subsituted; a less offensive sysnonym for a word
|
|
|
ludicrous
|
laughable, ridiculous
|
