Vocab Cards #3 - Night

Apathy

(Noun) lack of emotion or feeling; indifference

Base

(adjective) lacking the higher qualities of mind or spirit; ignoble; not honorable

Compulsory

(adjective) required by law or policy; mandatory

Countenance 

(noun) facial expression; face 

Incite

(verb) to move to action; stir up; spur on; urge on

Interminable 

(adjective) without an end; seemingly endless

Premonition

(noun) anticipating an event without conscious reason; forewarning; a sense of what’s to come

Raucous

(adjective) noisy; very loud from commotion

Reprieve

(noun) a temporary relief from pain or trouble; a break

(verb) to give relief for a temporary amount of time; to relieve

Semblance 

(noun) false appearance 

Bob gave his speech with a ___ of composure, but he was actually very nervous.

Semblance 

Bob’s _____ from school came in the form of summer vacation. 

Reprieve 

The cafeteria was ___ during the food fight.

Raucous

Bob’s ____ about Bill Belichick leaving the Patriots came true in January. 

Premonition 

Bob felt that English class was ____.

Interminable

Bob ____ a food fight in the cafe by throwing a tomato at another kid.

Incited (Incite)

I could see Bob’s happiness on his ____ through his smile and his bright eyes.

Countenance 

Bob love the ___ seat belt laws because they make him feel safe.

Compulsory

Bob ____ behavior at school included humiliating his teacher.

Base

Bobs ____ about school could be seen in his total disregard of grades and attendance.

Apathy

Indifference

Synonym for Apathy

Ignoble; Not honorable 

Synonym for Base

Mandatory

Synonym for Compulsory

Face

Synonym for Countenance

Stir up; Spur on; Urge on

Synonym for Incite

Seemingly endless

Synonym for Interminable

Forewarning

Synonym for Premonition

Noisy

Synonym for Raucous

Verb: To relieve 

Noun: A break

Synonym for Reprieve

False appearance 

Synonym for Semblance 

Verbs

• Incite

• Reprieve

Nouns

• Apathy

• Countenance 

• Premonition

• Reprieve

• Semblance 

Adjectives 

• Base

• Compulsory 

• Interminable

• Raucous