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Sci-Fi Vocab #2
"2BRO2B" & "Button,Button" Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Daub (v.) | To coat or smear (a surface) with a thick or sticky substance in a carelessly rough or liberal way |
| Demure (adj.) | (Of a woman or her behavior) reserved, modest, and shy |
| Demoralized (adj.) | Having lost confidence or hope; disheartened |
| Frowzy (adj.) | Having a messy or dirty appearence |
| Immortalize (v.) | To cause (someone or something) to be rembered forever |
| Loam (n.) | A fertile soil of clay and sand |
| Luminous (adj.) | Producing or seeming to produce light |
| Rumpled (n.) | A fold or wrinkle; ruffled or disheveled appearence |
| Stripling (n.) | Young person |
| Sardonic (adj) | Grimly mocking or Cynical |
| Scorn (n.) | The feeling or belief that someone or something is worthless or despicable; contempt. |
| Tribulation (n.) | A cause of great trouble or suffering |
| Repressed (adj.) | Restrained, Inhibited, or Suppressed. |
| Monetarily (adj.) | Of or pertaining to money |
| Intrigue (v.) | To arouse curiosity or intrest |
| Eccentric (adj) | Deviating fro the recognized or customary character, practice, etc,; Irregular; Erratic; Peculiar; Odd |
| Immoral (adj.) | Violating moral principles; Not conforming to the patterns of the conduct usually accepted or established as consistent with principles of personal and social ethics |
| Impulse (adj.) | Done suddenly and without planning: resulting from a sudden impulse |
| Proposition (n.) | Offer; Proposal |
| Incredulous (adj.) | Not able or willing to believe something: Feeling or showing a lack of belief |
| Astounded (adj.) | Overwhelmed with astonishment or amazement |
| Authentic (adj.) | Real or Genuine: Not copied or false |
| Scoff (v.) | Speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way |
| Vague (adj.) | Not clear in meaning: Stated in a way that is general and not specific |
| Transistor (n.) | A small device that is used to control the flow of electricity in radios, computers, etc. |
| Daub (sent.) | He ------ paint on the ceiling as a finishing touch |
| Demure (sent.) | The woman became ------ when talking about her raise |
| Demoralized (sent.) | The man became -------- when he lost his job |
| Frowzy (sent.) | The painter looked ------ after finishing the house |
| Immortalize (sent.) | The Greeks ------- the gods with statues |
| Loam (sent.) | The farmer had ---- on his farm |
| Luminous (sent.) | the fireflies were a very beautiful ------ bug |
| Rumpled (sent.) | There were -------- in the dress everywhere |
| Stripling (sent.) | The man was a ------- compared to the rest of the men in the development |
| Sardonic (sent.) | The painter was a sardonic man |
| Scorn (sent.) | The man was ----- by the family for not buying any food |
| Tribulation (sent.) | The drought of food was a large ---------- |
| Repressed (sent.) | He repressed the loud sneeze during the moment of silence |
| Monetarily (sent.) | The man had ---------- bought the $1,000,000 car |
| Intrigue (sent.) | The man was filled with ------- when the car went missing |
| Eccentric (sent.) | The rich people act ------- when the neighbors are around |
| Immoral (sent.) | The man´s behavior was ------- |
| Impulse (sent.) | The child bought the candy bar on ----- |
| Proposition (sent.) | The man gave the owner a ------------- |
| Incredulous (sent.) | The UFO sighting was ------------- |
| Astounded (sent.) | The man was ------- by the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow |
| Authentic (sent.) | The WWI pistol was ------------- |
| Scoff (sent.) | She replied the man with a scoff |
| Vague (sent.) | The treasure chest instructions were very -------- |
| Transistor (sent.) | The Doctor used a ----------- to get to the TARDIS quickly |
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