Incidental Vocabulary List #13

A set of vocabulary flashcards based on Mrs. Gaffney's ELA class, containing essential words, their definitions, and example sentences.

Bitter

Having or being a disagreeable sharp taste that is one of the four basic taste sensations; hard to accept or bear; sharp and resentful.

Endeavor

To make an effort; to work for a particular goal or result.

Depict

To represent by a picture; to describe in words.

Isolate

To set or keep apart from others.

Retain

To keep in possession or use; to hold secure or unchanged.

Barren

(of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation; bleak and lifeless.

Dense

Marked by compactness or crowding together of parts; having a high mass per unit volume.

Vague

Not clearly expressed; not clearly understood or sensed; not clearly outlined.

Resigned

Feeling or showing acceptance that something unwanted or unpleasant will happen or cannot be changed.