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English 111
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Trimester | a period of three months. |
| Giddy | feeling or showing great happiness and joy (v) & causing dizziness (adj). |
| Resuscitate | to bring (someone who is unconscious, not breathing, or close to death) back to a conscious or active state again. |
| Exude | to produce a liquid or smell that flows out slowly. |
| Obstetrics | The branch of medicine that deals with the care of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the recuperative period following delivery. |
| Screech | a loud and very high cry that usually expresses extreme pain, anger, or fear. |
| Perforate | to make a hole or a series of holes in (something). |
| Intricate | having many complexly interrelating parts or elements. |
| Clamped | any of various devices used to join, grip, support, or compress mechanical or structural parts. |
| Intangible | incapable of being perceived by the senses. |
| Conscientous | concerned with doing something correctly. |
| Tenacious | very determined to do something. |
| Contemptuous | feeling or showing deep hatred or disapproval. |
| Proliferate | to increase in number or amount quickly. |
| Volatile | likely to change in a very sudden or extreme way. |
| Leery | feeling or showing a lack of trust in someone or something. |
| Incredulous | feeling or showing a lack of belief. |
| Fervent | having or showing very strong feelings. |
| Miniuscule | very small or tiny. |
| Accosting | to approach and speak to (someone) often in an angry, aggressive, or unwanted way. |
| Devise | to invent or plan (something that is difficult or complicated). |
| Crouch | to lower your body to the ground by bending your legs. |