Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
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

English Semester II

QuestionAnswer
cacophony n. - jarring, discordant sound The startled starlings made quite a cacophony.
cower v. - to cringe in fear The man cowered before the immense yeti.
mausoleum n. - large stately tomb The Taj Mahal is perhaps one of the world's most famous mausoleums.
olfactory adj. - pertaining to the sense of smell My olfactory glands are tingling at the thought of such a delicious meal.
pagan adj. - not Christian, Islamic, or Jewish The illustrations clearly depicted pagan rites common in Roman times.
ravenous adj. - extremely hungry The ravenous time lord ripped into the meat and flesh.
scapegoat n. - one bearing blame for others Society needs to stop using it's pass as a scapegoat for today's mistakes.
tactile adj. - pertaining to the sense of touch The stroke caused a loss of feeling that prevented the man from participating in activities requiring tactile actions.
tallow n. - hard fat The tallow candles stank up the small room.
trajectory n. - path of an object moving through space-time My current trajectory is probably incalculable do to the lack of precise equipment and mankind's ever-changing conception of physics.
beatific adj. - showing joy
din n. - cacophony
harlequin n. - clown, jester
hone v. - to sharpen, perfect, focus
incriminate v. - to implicate
mediocre adj. - of medium quality
profuse adj. - overly sufficient
ricochet v. - to bounce off other objects
sear v. - to burn the surface
torrent n. - turbulent cascade
Created by: spaceman2095
Popular English Vocabulary sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards