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

shostack vocab

QuestionAnswer
adherent a follower, supporter
adjourn to stop proceedings temporarily
tantalize to tease, torment
ghastly frightful, horrible; deathly pale
shoddy of poor quality
dissent to disagree
annihilate to destroy completly
intricate complicated; difficult to understand
auspicious favorable
opinionated stubborn and often unreasonable
commandeer to seize for military or official use
diligent hardworking, not lazy
superfluous exceeding what is sufficient
pugnacious quarrelsome; fond of fighting
paramount cheif in importance, above all others
inundate to flood, overflow
apex the highest point, tip
biased favoring one side unduly
circumspect careful, cautious
supplant to take the place of
inanimate not having life
intrepid very brave, fearless
meander to wonder about
lucrative bringing in money
warped to twist out of shape
sterling genuine, excellent; made of silver
obesity excessive fatness
impoverished poor, in state of poverty
reprimand to scold
perennial lasting for a long time
pensive thoughtful; melancholy
diligent hardworking, not lazy
feint deceptive movement
dross refuse, waste products
eminent famous, outstanding, distinguished
metropolis a large city
terminate to bring to an end
rejuvenate to make young again
Created by: 2015PacPai
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