click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Mp4 vocab
Question | Answer |
---|---|
ACUTE | keen and alert |
acute | Someone who is an acute observer of human nature may notice subtle changes in people’s behavior. |
EERIE | causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious |
eerie | It is a lot of fun to tell eerie ghost stories around a campfire. |
INHABITANT | someone living permanently in a given place |
inhabitant | Although she enjoys traveling to exotic places, she’s a lifelong inhabitant of this small town. |
REMORSE | deep and painful regret for one’s past misdeeds |
remorse | When the driver realized what a terrible accident he had caused, he was overcome with remorse . |
TARRY | to delay leaving; to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while |
tarry | He will be tempted to tarry longer is he thinks that this might be their last visit together. |
INTEGRATION | Incorporation as EQUALS into society or an organization |
integration | At first, the integration of women into the workforce was opposed by many people across the country. |
BLUSTER | to talk or act in a noisy, threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts |
bluster | When we saw harsh winds bluster around our tent, we decided to change our plans for the weekend. |
FACET | one side of a subject or problem |
facet | One important facet of problem solving is to recognize when a solution makes no sense. |
NUMB | having lost the power of movement |
numb | Bitter cold may leave your toes numb . |
SETBACK | something that interferes with progress |
setback | A broken toe can be a major setback for a skater who hopes to qualify for the Olympics. |
SYNOPSIS | a brief statement giving a summary |
synopsis | The teacher’s guide gives a synopsis of the plot of each story in the collection. |
BUNGLE | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something |
bungle | If we bungle this project, we may never get another chance to prove ourselves as a worthy team. |
COMMENTARY | a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; |
commentary | Our spiritual leader gave us a comentary on the true meaning of charity |
DURATION | the length of time that something continues or lasts |
duration | Even though the story was hard to follow, my friends decided to stay for the duration of the opera. |
FIDELITY | state of being faithful; |
fidelity | The of scratchy old records can’t match the clarity of CDs. |
FRAY | a brawl or noisy quarrel; |
fray | After the two loudest students began arguing, the whole class jumped into the fray . |
HEADSTRONG | willful; stubborn |
headstrong | Even the most patient caregiver may feel challenged when faced with a headstrong child. |
PACIFY | to make peaceful or calm; to soothe |
pacify | The factory owners hope to pacify the angry protestors with promises of higher wages |
RAVENOUS | greedy; very hungry; |
ravenous | Exercising vigorously for several hours gives me a ravenous appetite. |
REFUTE | to prove incorrect |
refute | After analyzing the situation, I now know a foolproof way to refute the original claim. |
SMUG | overly satisfied with oneself |
smug | Just because he got the lead in the school play doesn’t justify his irritating air of smug superiority. |
AGENDA | the program for a meeting; a list, outline, or plan of things to be considered or done |
agenda | The agenda for today’s assembly includes a plan for recycling in the classroom. |
CLARITY | clearness, accuracy |
clarity | The vet explained with great clarity how best to housebreak our new puppy. |
GORY | marked by bloodshed, slaughter, or violence |
gory | The Civil War battle at Antietam is, to this day, the most gory one-day fight in our history. |
ORACLE | someone or something that can predict the future |
oracle | According to Greek legend, people sought prophecy at the Great oracle at Delphi. |
VAGABOND | an idle wanderer; |
vagabond | The vagabond carried his few belongings in a shabby cardboard suitcase. |
INFLUENCE | To have an effect on the development of |
influence | Our family traditions and cultural heritage influence who we become as we grow. |
CULTURE | The customary beliefs of a racial, religious, or social group |
culture | f she only understood our cultre better, she would have known that wearing that clothing to ths place was considered disrespectful. |
AMIABLE | friendly, good-natured |
amiable | Marty, whose sense of humor and good spirits never fail, is an amiable companion. |
COMPLAINT | willing to do what someone else wants; obedient |
complaint | willing to do what someone else wants; obedient |
GROSS | overweight; coarse, vulgar, very noticeable; |
gross | They responded to the gross injustice in an unsatisfactory manner. |
PARTISAN | a strong supporter of person, party, or cause; one whose support is unreasoning; a resistance fighter, guerilla |
partisan | The mayoral candidate is a strong partisan of term limits. |
VACATE | to go away, leave empty; to make empty; to void, annul |
vacate | We have a lot of cleaning up to do before we vacate the apartment at the end of the month. |
ADVERSITY | Serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
adversity | Parvana’s family, and other educated Afghanis, continue to show courage in spite of the adversity created by the torture of the Taliban’s terror on daily life. |