Vocabulary Words With Part Of Speech, Def., And Sentence.

Front 1

Corrode (v.)

Back 1

To rott away slowly.

The ocean water corrodes the rocks because of the salt.

Front 2

Covert (adj.)

Back 2

Secret or hidden.

The FBI's mission was so covert that it was impossible for the enemy to figure it out.

Front 3

Crag (n.)

Back 3

High or steep rock.

I jumped off the crag and into the lake below.

Front 4

Cursory (adj.)

Back 4

Done without attention to details.

You could tell the cursory of the artwork ashamed the artist.

Front 5

Defame (v.)

Back 5

Say false or harmful things.

Celebrities are constantly defamed by magazines with rumours.

Front 6

Dejection (n.)

Back 6

Unhappy or disappointment.

My dejection towards my boyfriend was completely serious.

Front 7

Deluge (v.)

Back 7

Flood.

The deluge in Sacramento was strange and only happened once last year.

Front 8

Denizen(n.)

Back 8

Resident or citizen.

We are all denizens of the United States.

Front 9

Divulge (v.)

Back 9

To give away information.

The suspect would not divulge any information to the Police.

Front 10

Domicile (n.)

Back 10

A home.

I hate how animals domiciles are being cut down and taken away.

Front 11

Dutiful (adj.)

Back 11

Careful to fufill obligations.

I never seem to be dutiful to my parents even if I get in trouble.

Front 12

Efface (v.)

Back 12

Rub or wipe out.

The girl effaces the dry skin off her legs after tanning.

Front 13

Eloquent (adj.)

Back 13

Marked with fluent expression.

The President did not speak very eloquently last night.

Front 14

Eminence (n.)

Back 14

A position or rank or superiority.

My dad is always saying how he has the eminence of the family.

Front 15

Emulate (v.)

Back 15

Try hard to equal or surpass.

I hate how my sister tries to emulate me in school.

Front 16

Enmity (n.)

Back 16

Mutual hatred.

I felt enmity towards my boyfriends after he lied to me again.

Front 17

Exonerate (v.)

Back 17

To declare someone is not to blame.

I wish the everybody would just exonerate the kind man from his small crime.

Front 18

Facetious (adj.)

Back 18

Trying to be funny but it is really just inappropriate.

I feel bad for Dominick when people say that he is facetious because he really is just a funny person.

Front 19

Fallacious (adj.)

Back 19

Fake or mistaken belief or statement.

I could not believe the fallacious remark he made.

Front 20

Furtive (adj.)

Back 20

Trying not to be seen.

He glanced furtively at her so that she would not notice he liked her.