English vocab cards 2024

english for Mrs OW

scorching

very hot;

harsh;

severe

salvage

to rescue something wrecked;

to save something in trouble

obscure

not discoverable;

hidden;

uncertain

withstand

remain undamaged or unaffected by;

resist

futile

having no result or effect;

useless

adversity

trouble, bad fortune or bad fate;

misfortune

disaster

thwart

to prevent someone from accomplishing something;

sterile

not able to produce children or young;

free from bacteria, micro-organisms and germs;

totally clean

speculate

form an idea about a subject without firm evidence;

gamble;

guess

unbaised

free from all prejudices;

free from favoritism;

very fair

furtive

in a way to avoid notice or attention;

secretly;

under the radar

cocky; brash

self-confident in a rude, noisy or overbearing way;

cater

to provide what is wanted or needed by someone;

to prepare and provide food

mischievous

showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way

thunderous

very loud;

powerful

simile

a comparison using “like” or “as”

reluctant

unwilling; hesitant;

not wanting to do something

speculate

to from a idea without firm evidence

thwart

prevent someone from accomplishing something

free loader

someone who takes advantage of other people’s generosity

harried

feeling strained or stressed due to constant demands;

harassed

forlorn

very sad;

abandanoned; alone

gospel

a type of music played in african american churches

congrigation

the people in the church community

hymn

a religios song

scripture

is a sacred writing in the bible

blues

to have the feeling of depression

a type of music originated by black African Americans in the 20th first century that sound sad

grits

yellow corn meal and it is grounded into a oat meal consistency so a porage

drawl

a slower drawn out of the way speaking often heard in African American south

estemed

a person held at great respect and admired by people

reckon

to consider or regard

ensure

to make certain of obtaining or providing

furtively

secretly, in a way that attempt to avoid notice

unbiased

to be free from all prettiest and to be very fare

serial

not able to produce children or someone very very neet

minuscule

very small

velocity

the speed of something very fast

admonished

to yell and to reprimand someone and to warn someone

multiplicity

a great number, a great deal

demise

an end to a persons life

deduce

a arrival at a conclusion by reasoning

imminent

just about to happen or occur, soon

prominent

sticking out from the rest, famous

mediocore

something not to bad but not to good

anti social

not wanting compony

Comemorate

WANTING TO REMEMBER A DEAD PERSON IN A SPECIAL WAY

escort

To compony

memento

an object to remind of special Occassion

disociate

to break away from someone

defend

to go down

deference

to show respect

dejected

to feel depress

subdue

to bring it under control

submerge

to bing someone under water

satire

a piece of literature designed to ridicule the subject of the word

while satire can be funny its iam is not to abuse but to abuse the content

Parody

A composition that imitates somebody’s style in a humorous way.

Symbolism

Something that stands for something else.

E.X. A heart can be a symbol of love.

Irony

Words that mean the opposite of their usual meaning.

E.X. A bold man named Harry.

Exaggeration (hyperbole)

Making something seem more than what it really is.

E.X. When a karen yells at a worker in a restaurant that she should get a discount or she will call the maneger.

Conscience

Having a code of conduct (laws, rules or beliefs) and living by it.

Abate

Becoming less in amount or decrees, instantly.

E.X. The rain will not abate.

Diminutive

Tiny or small.

E.X. He is a diminutive dog, but he thinks he is a big dog.

Prodigious

Large or great.

E.X. NY is a prodigious city.

Countenance

A person’s face.

E.X. Her countenance he sadness all over it.

Proclamation

A formal public statement.

E.X. I hereby the proclamation is that all classes are canceled.

Expedient

A means to an end, the way to get what you want.

E.X. We can solve this problem by the simple expedient of taking you out of that teacher's class.

Candid

Very truthful, straightforward, and direct.

E.X. My teachers are not very candid when we get an answer wrong.

Momentous

Of very great signification, very important.

E.X. today is a momentous day; we finally got our first PUPPY.

Incessant

Not to be stopped, uninterrupted, going for ever.

E.X. stop your incessant talking.

utopia

perfect place

dystopia

a imaginary place where there is great suffering

adherance

faithful attachment

adminition

counsel, advice, caution

anguished

great suffering, pain

apprehensive

uneasy or fearful of something that may happen

aptitude

quick to learn, intelligent

assuage

to make milder, less serve

chastise

to yell at, to displace severely

dejected

sad or depressed