Wordly Wise 5 Unit 19&20
Studied by 0 people
Call Kai
Learn
Practice Test
Spaced Repetition
Match
Flashcards
Knowt Play1/48
There's no tags or description
Looks like no tags are added yet.
Name | Mastery | Learn | Test | Matching | Spaced |
|---|
No study sessions yet.
49 Terms
dormant
in a sleeplike state
dormant
not active, but able to become active
elegant
graceful or refined in appearance or behavior
erupt
to burst forth violently
excavate
to dig out
excavagte
to uncover by digging
expel
to eject; to release, as from a container
expel
to force to leave
fume
a disagreeable smoke or gas
fume
to feel or show anger or resentment
molten
made liquid by heat; melted
painstaking
showing or taking great care or effort
perish
to die; to be killed or destroyed
population
the total number of people in a certain place
population
the total number of plants or animals in a certain area
prelude
something that comes before or introduces the main part
prelude
a short musical piece played as an introduction
scald
to burn with hot liquid or steam
stupendous
amazing because it is very great or very large
suffocate
to kill or die by stopping access to air
tremor
a shaking movement
tremor
a nervous or excited feeling
ample
plenty; more than enough
ample
large in size
burden
something that is carried; especially a heavy load
burden
anything that is hard to bear
burden
to add to what one has to bear
compassion
a feeling of sharing the suffering of others and of wanting to help; sympathy; pity
comply
to act in agreement with a rule or another’s wishes
cumbersome
awkward and hard to handle; unwieldy
distress
to cause pain or sorrow; to trouble or worry
distress
pain, sorrow, or worry
encounter
to meet unexpectedly
encounter
to be faced with
encounter
a chance meeting
encounter
a battle or fight
exert
to put forth effort
indignant
angry or resentful about something that seems wrong or unfair
jest
a joke or the act of joking
jest
to joke or say things lightheartedly
mirth
laughter; joyfulness expressed through laughter
moral
a useful lesson about life
moral
having to do with questions of right or wrong
moral
based on what is right and proper
outskirts
the parts far from the centre, as of a town
resume
to begin again after a pause
resume
to occupy again
ridicule
to make fun of; to mock
ridicule
words or actions intended to make fun of or mock