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
Word List 2
ELA Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anticipatory | Characterized by anticipation |
| Anticlimactic | Of, relating to, or marked by anticlimax |
| Antidote | A remedy to counteract a poison |
| Antipathy | Strong dislike |
| Antiquariansim | Study, collection, or sale of valuable old objects |
| Antiquated | Outmoded or discredited by reason of age; Advanced in age |
| Antique | Existing since or belonging to earlier times; A relic or object of ancient times |
| Antiquity | The quality of being ancient; The people of ancient times; Objects, buildings, or works of art from the ancient past |
| Antiseptic | Any substance that inhibits the action of microorganisms |
| Antithesis | A contrast or opposition |
| Antithetical | Constituting or marked by antithesis; Opposite |
| Apathetic | Having or showing little or no feeling or emotion; Having little or no interest or concern |
| Apex | Peak; Vertex |
| Aphorism | Maxim; Adage |
| Appall | To fill with horror or dismay; Shock |
| Apparition | A strange figure appearing suddenly and thought to be a ghost; An unusual or unexpected sight |
| Appease | To pacify or quiet |
| Appetizing | Stimulating the appetite |
| Apploud | To show approval by clapping the hands |
| Applicability | the quality of being relevant or appropriate |
| Apply | To put to use; To have relevance or a valid connection |
| Apportion | TO divide and shar out according to a plan |
| Apposite | Appropriate; Apt; Relevant |
| Appreciate | To understand and enjoy; To recognize with gratitude |
| Appreciative | Having or showing appreciation |
| Apprehensive | Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen; Capable or apprehending or quick to do so |
| Apprise | To inform or notify |
| Approach | To come nearer; To begin to handle; Method |
| Approaching | Coming nearer in distance or time |
| Approbation | Commendation; Official approval |
| Appropriate | To set money aside for a specific use; To take improperly; Fitting |
| Approximate | Much like; Nearly correct or exact |
| Apropos | Seasonably; With reference to; Regarding |
| Aptitude | Natural tendency; A natural ability to do something |
| Aquatic | Growing or living in or upon water; Secret language of the Seawings from Wings of Fire By Tui T. Sutherland |
| Arable | Suitable for plowing and planting |
| Arbiter | Arbitrator; A person fully qualified to judge or decide |
| Arbitrary | Discretionary; Despotic; Dictatorial |
| Arboreal | Of or like a tree |
| Arcane | Mysterious; Hidden or secret |
| Archaeological | Relating to archaeology |
| Archaic | Of, relating to, or characteristic of an earlier or more primitive time |
| Archetypally | In a way that is very typical of something, or is the original model of something from which others are copied |
| Architect | Person who designs buildings and supervises their construction |
| Architectural | Of or relating to architecture |
| Archive | A place where public record or document are kept |
| Arduous | Marked by great labor or effort |
| Argumentative | Characterized by argument |
| Arid | Dru; Dull; Ininteresting |
| Aristocratic | Belonging to, having the qualities of, or favoring aristocracy |
| Armored | Equipped or protected with armor |
| Aromatic | Having a strong pleasant smell |
| Arresting | Catching the attention |
| Arrogant | Overbearing; Haughty; Proud |
| articulate | To express clearly; To put together by joints |
| Artisan | Skilled workman or craftsman |
| Artistry | Skill of an artist |
| Artless | Without artificiality; Natural; Uncultured; Ignorant |
| Asccent | The act of rising or mounting upward; An upward slope or rising grade; An advance in social status or reputation |
| Ascetic | Self-denying; Anyone who lives with strict self-discipline |
| Asceticism | Severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons |
| Ascribe | To consider something to be caused by |
| Aseptic | Not contaminated; Not septic |
| Aspect | A particular status or phase in which something appears or may be regarded; Appearance |
| Aspen | A poplar tree with rounded, long-stalked, and typically coarsely toothed leaves that tremble in even a slight breeze |
| Aspiration | Strong desire or ambition |
| Aspiring | Directing one's hopes or ambitions toward becoming a specified type of person |
| Assail | To attack with arguments; To assault |
| Assertion | Declaration; Affirmation |
| Assertive | Expressing or tending to express strong opinions or claims |
| Assessment | The action or an instance of assessing |
| Assicuous | Diligent; Persevering; Attentive |
| Assimilate | To absorb and incorporate |
| Assorted | Consisting of various kinds; Mixed |
| Assume | To accept something as true before there is proof; To take on duties or responsibilities |
| Assuming | Pretentious; Presumptuous |
| Assure | To tell somebody positively; To convince |
| Assuredness | A state of mind in which one is free from doubt |
| Astigmatic | Affected with, relating to astigmatism |
| Astound | To overcome somebody with surprise |
| Astounding | Causing astonishment or amazement |
| Astray | Off the right path or way |
| Astronomical | Enormously or inconceivably large or great; Of astronomy |
| Astute | Showing clever or shrewd mind; Cunning; Crafty |
| Asunder | Apart or separate; Into pieces |
| Asymmetric | Having sides that are not alike |
| Atheist | One who believes that there is no deity |
| Atomic | Of, relating to, or concerned with atoms; Minute |
| Atonement | Reparation for an offense or injury |
| Atrocity | State of being atrocious; An atrocious act |
| Atrophy | Decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue |
| Attenuation | The act of attenuating or the state of being attenuated |
| Attest | To declare to be true or genuine |
| Attribute | To assign or ascribe to; A characteristic or quality |
| Attriton | The act of wearing or grinding down by friction |
| Attune | To put into correct and harmonious tune |
| Audacious | Daring; Fearless; Brave |
| Audible | Capable of being heard clearly |
| Audience | A group of listeners or spectators; A reading public |
| Audit | To attend a course without working for or expecting to receive formal credit; To examine and check account |
| Augment | To become greater; Increase |
| Auspices | Approval and support |
| Auspicious | favored by future; Successful; Propitious |
| Austere | Very plain; lacking ornament |
| Authentic | Genuine; Real; Legally attested |
| Authenticate | To prove or serve to prove the authenticity of |
| Authoritative | Having or preceding form authority; Dictatorial |
| Autobiographical | Of a written work dealing with the writer's own life |
| Autobiography | Story of a person's life written by that person |
| Autograph | Something written or made with one's own hand; To write one's signature in or on; Being in the writer's own handwriting |
| Automated | Using computers and machines to da a job, rather than people |
| Automotive | Of, relating to, or concerned with self-propelled vehicles or machines |
| Autonomous | Marked by autonomy; Having the right or power of self-government |
| Autonomy | Self-government; Independent function |
| Avarice | Too great a desire to have wealth; Cupidity |
| Avaricious | Full of avarice; Greedy |
| Averse | Not willing or inclined; Opposed |
| Avid | Having an intense craving; Eager |
| Avocatoinal | Of or relating to an avocation |
| Avoid | To keep oneself away from |
| Awe | To cause a mixed feeling of reverence and fear |
| Awe-inpiring | Inspiring awe from others |
| Awe-struck | Filled with awe |
| Awkward | Ungainly; Difficult to use; Causing inconvenience |
| Axiom | Maxim; An established principle |
| Bacterium | Any of a domain of prokaryotic round, spiral, or rod shaped single celled organism |
| Baffle | To confuse; Puzzle; Confound |
| Balk | Thick, roughly squared wooden beam; Be reluctant to tackle something because it is difficult |
| Ballad | A song or poem that tells a story in short stanzas |
| Balm | Any fragrant ointment or aromatic oil |
| Balmy | Soothing; Mild; Pleasant |
| Banal | Dull or stale; Commonplace; Insipid |
| Bane | The cause of distress, death, or ruin |
| Banish | To send somebody out of the country as a punishment |
| Banter | Playful, good-humored joking |
| Barbarous | Uncultured; Crude; Cruel; Brutal |
| Baroque | Gaudily ornate |
| Barren | Sterile; Bare |
| Barrier | Obstruction as of a fence; Obstacle |
| Base | Devoid of high values or ethics |
| Bashfulness | Shyness, timidity |
| Bask | To warm oneself pleasantly in the sunlight |
| Bastion | A projecting part of a fortification |
| Beaded | Decorated with beads |
| Befriend | To become or act as a friend to |
| Beleaguer | To besiege by encircling; To harass |
| Belie | To disguise or misrepresent; To prove false |
| Believable | Capable of being believed especially as within the range of known possibility or probability |
| Belittle | To speak slightingly of |
| Bellicose | Eager to fight; Warlike; Belligerent |
Created by:
shanshi000
Popular English Vocabulary sets