Week 2

Front 1

Annoy v

annoyance n

Annoying n

annoyed vagueAnnoying annoyingly

Back 1

1. To cause irritation to (another); make somewhat angry.

2. Archaic To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.

ynonyms: annoy, irritate, bother, irk, vex, provoke

Front 2

Vague adj

Vagueness

vague′ly adv.

vague′ness n.

Back 2

1. Not clear in meaning or expression; inexplicit. See Synonyms at ambiguous.

2. Not thinking or expressing oneself

Front 3

Phenomenon. n

Phenomena

Phenomenal. Phenomenally

Back 3

phe·nom·e·na (-nə)

1. An occurrence, circumstance, or fact that is perceptible by the senses.

2. pl. phe·nom·e·nons

a. An unusual, significant, or unaccountable fact or occurrence; a marvel.

b. A remarkable or outstanding person; a paragon. See Synonyms at wonder.

Front 4

Murmur. (n,v) Murmuring n

murmured Murmuring murmuringly

Back 4

1. A low, indistinct, continuous sound: spoke in a murmur; the murmur of the waves.

2. An indistinct, whispered, or confidential complaint; a mutter.

3. Medicine An abnormal sound, usually emanating from the heart, that sometimes indicates a diseased condition.

Front 5

Moccasin (s)

Back 5

1. A soft leather slipper traditionally worn by certain Native American peoples.

2. Footwear resembling such a slipper.

3. A water moccasin.

Front 6

Gracious adj

Graciousness

Back 6

Pleasantly showing kindness and courtesy;,characterized by charm and good taste

Front 7

Totter v

Tottering- tottery

Totteringly

Tot n

Back 7

1.

a. To sway as if about to fall.

b. To appear about to collapse: an empire that had begun to totter.

2. To walk unsteadily or feebly; stagger. See Synonyms at blunder.

n.

The act or condition of tottering.

Front 8

Scrutinize

scru′ti·niz′er n.

scru′ti·niz′ing·ly adv.

Back 8

To examine or observe with great care; inspect critically.

Mrs J ,you should scrutinize all sections of this will before you sign it to be sure it says what you want it to.

Front 9

Rivet (n.v)

Riveting

Back 9

rivet (verb, noun) a metal bolt with a head at one end used to join parts by securing them together flattening; to pin to something; to fasten or fix firmly; to hold firmly (as in holding one's eye attention) [All eyes were riveted on the singer as he performed his number one hit song.l

Front 10

Bedlam

Bedlam-like

Back 10

bedlam (noun) named for a hospital for the insane in London (St. Mary of Bethlehem), the word is used to refer to a scene of total confusion and disorder; chaos [The classroom was a scene of absolute edlam when the teacher left for a minute to go to the prinicipal's office.]

Front 11

Venture (n.v)

Venturing

Venturingly

Back 11

venture (noun, verb) an activity involving chance or risk, to proceed in spite of danger or risk; to ke the risk of doing something [Even though their mother told them to stay in the yard, the children decided to venture the forest when she went shopping, not realizing the dangers awaiting them.]

Front 12

Cuddle (n.v)

Cuddling

Cuddled

Back 12

cuddle act of lying close; to hug tenderly [The mother s (verb, noun) to lie close; to snuggle; the her little ones, "Come and give me a cuddle while I read you a story."

Front 13

Gnaw v

Gnawing. n.adj Gnawingly

Back 13

(verb) to consume or wear away; to mark by persistent biting or nibbling, to trouble or ment by constant annoyance [The rat had gnawed its way through the closet door and proceeded to eat the bar of chocolate that was lying on the floor by the bed.] [His disappointment in not getting the job kept gnawing away at him.]

Front 14

Imperative adj

Imperatively adv

Back 14

imperative (adj.) expressing a command or request; absolutely necessary or required said, "It is imperative that you come and see me in my office before class starts tomorrow."]

Front 15

Beckon

Back 15

beckon (verb) to call forth, summon or signal, especially by a nod or a gesture; to attract or tempt [The longer I sit here and look at it, the more that candy bar seems to beckon to me to eat it.l

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Ember

Back 16

ember- (noun) a small glowing piece of coal or wood from a fire; as an abstract form, the last bits o fire from a relationship [All it took was one or two tiny embers to land on the rug, and it quickly caught on fire.]

Front 17

Inflection

Back 17

inflection (noun) the change in form that a words go through to indicate case, gender, number, tense, person, mood, or voice; a change in pitch or loudness of the voice [Second language learners should pay attention when a native speaker's voice gets louder; this inflection can indicate whether a erson is angry, happy, or excited.]