click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
vocab#7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alight: to descend and settle, as after flying; burning, lighted | The small blue jay alighted onto the over hanging branch. |
| convalesce: to recover one's health | After the fire, Maria was burned so she had a long period to convalesce. |
| dainty: preciously delicate or charming | The statue was extreamly dainty so, it was put in a glass case. |
| feint: a depceptive act ment to distract or deceive one's opponent | In fencing the opponents take turns feinting and stabbing at each other. |
| implore: to beg | After seeing his friend get a new game system, the boy implored his parents into getting him one. |
| impugn: to attack as false; to cast doubt on | The old lady impugned the smart man's theory of the laws of gravity. |
| integral: necessary to make something complete | When the scientists were making a robot, they forgot the one integral ingredint, the heart. |
| jurisdiction: the authority to interpret and apply the law | The trooper has no jurisdiction to declare war on the other countries. |
| malnutrition: the lack of proper nutrition | After not eating for ten days, Ralphie suffered from malnutrition. |
| meddle: to intrude in the business of others; to interfere | The television show, Scooby Doo, is famous for their meddling kids and the dog Scooby Doo. |
| painstaking: using great care and effort | After years of painstaking testing, the scientest came up with a cure to mutation. |
| pantheon: a group of highly regarded people | The kings closest friends are the pantheon |
| sear: to scorch or burn | When I put my hands on the burning log, they were seared |
| Etienne | Favorite |