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

Word Wise Lesson 20

Vocabulary 20

QuestionAnswer
bluster v.To talk in a loud and bullying manner. n.Loud, boastful or threatening talk or commotion. BLUSTERING adj.Blowing loudly and violently.
Council n.A group of people who meet to decide or plan something, give advice, or make laws.
dwell v.1.To live or reside. 2.To Keep thinking about DWELLING n.A house or home
exterminate v. To kill or destroy completely
fee n. A fixed sum of money charged
garment n. Any piece of clothing
infest v. TO overrun in a way that causes harm or annoyance
Insist v. To take a stand and hold firmly to it INSISTENT adj. Unyielding;firm
Paltry adj. Very small and worthless; hardly worth considering
Peculiar adj.1. odd; strange 2. Limited to a person, country, group, or thing
Rash n.1. A breaking out of red spots on the skin 2. series of outbreaks adj. Too hasty or reckless
Revenge n.1. The desire to return harm for harm done 2. The act of paying back wrong done v. To get even for a wrong done; to reatliate
Rodent n. An animal with sharp teeth for gnawing adj. Of or relating to rodents
Swarm v. To move in large numbers n. A large, moving crowd or mass
vat n. A large container such as a tub or barrel used for holding liquids.
Created by: ShariBH
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