Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Sadlier Oxford 1-3B
Units 1-3B 60 terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adjacent | near, adjoining |
| alight | to get down from; lighted up |
| barren | not productive, bare |
| disrupt | to break up, disturb |
| dynasty | a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time |
| foretaste | an advance indication, sample, or warning |
| germinate | to begin to grow, come into being |
| humdrum | ordinary, dull |
| hurtle | dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully |
| insinuate | to suggest or hint |
| interminable | endless |
| interrogate | examine by questioning |
| recompense | to pay back; a payment for loss, service, or injury |
| renovate | to repair, restore to good condition |
| resume | a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job |
| sullen | silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment |
| trickle | to flow by drops or in a small stream; a small quantity of anything |
| trivial | not important |
| truce | temporary peace |
| vicious | evil, bad; spiteful |
| available | ready for use |
| cater | to satisfy the needs of; to supply food and service |
| customary | usual, expected |
| dissuade | to persuade not to do something |
| entrepreneur | a person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood; a troublemaker or extremely energetic, emotional person |
| hazard | risk; to expose to danger; to gamble |
| homocide | the killing of one person by another |
| indifference | a lack of interest or concern |
| indignant | filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| indispensable | absolutely necessary |
| lubricate | to apply oil or grease |
| mutual | shared or shown equally by two or more |
| pelt | to throw a stream of things; to hurry |
| plague | an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil; to annoy or bother |
| poised | balanced, controlled; ready for action |
| regime | a government in power; a period of rule |
| retard | to make slow; hold back |
| transparent | allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or understood |
| unscathed | not injured |
| animated | full of life |
| brood | a family of young animals; to think over in a worried, unhappy way |
| culminate | to reach a high point of development |
| downright | thoroughly; absolute; frank, blunt |
| drone | a loafer; a remote control device; a male bee |
| goad | urge on; something used to drive or urge on |
| indulge | to give in to a wish or desire |
| ingredient | one of the materials in a mixture, recipe, or formula |
| literate | able to read and write |
| loom | to come into view; a machine for weaving |
| luster | the quality of giving off light, brightness |
| miscellaneous | of different kinds |
| oration | a public speech for a formal occasion |
| peevish | cross, irritable |
| seethe | to boil or foam; to be excited or disturbed |
| singe | to burn slightly |
| unique | one of a kind |
| upright | vertical |
| verify | to establish the truth |
| yearn | to have a strong and earnest desire |
Created by:
westsb
Popular Academic Vocabulary sets