VICKI'S CARDS
Terms
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- PREFIX trans
- across, go across
- immodest
- To show off; to be boastful(ADJ)
- skeptical
- People who feel this way are doubtful(ADJ)
- triple
- Something that is three times as many; made up of three parts(ADJ)
- fool
- A person who does not have good sense and is easy to trick(NOUN)
- Midas touch
- A person who makes money easily(NOUN PHRASE)
- shrewd
- A person who is clever in useful ways(ADJ)
- unicellular
- living thing that has only one cell(ADJ)
- universe
- consists of everything that exists; including stars and planets(NOUN)
- guarantee
-
A promise of quality(NOUN)
TO GUARANTEE SOMETHING(VERB)
we promise that something wil work as it should - carriage
- A wagon usually pulled by horses, used to carry people(NOUN)
- species
- A group of similar animals or plants that can produce young(NOUN)
- PREFIX circu-
- around
- predatory
- An animal that hunts and feeds on other animals(NOUN)
- Herculean
- A task that requires great strength and effort(ADJ)
- responsive
- Something that reacts to something else(ADJ)
- PREFIX ambi, amphi
- both, around
- feast
- A large meal(NOUN)
- ruefully
- Means done with regret or sorrow(ADV)
- immovable
- Something that cannot be moved or changed(ADJ)
- marvel
- Something wonderful that surprises us(NOUN)
- myth
- A traditional legend or story about ancestors, heroes, or gods(NOUN)
- unique
- It is if there is nothing else like it; it is special(ADJ)
- SYNONYM
- A word that means the same thing, or almost the same thing as another word
- transcontinental
- Crossing a continent(ADJ)
- transform
- Means something that is changed in form or appearance(VERB)
- lanky
- A person who is tall and thin(ADJ)
- NOUN
- person, animal, place, thing, or idea
- dash
- To run quickly;' also to destroy, especially hopes(VERB)
- illogical
- Something that does not make sense(ADJ)
- transfusion
- The transfer of something, such as blood, from one person or thing into another(NOUN)
- translate
- To take something, from one language and express it in another(VERB)
- scout
- A person sent to find out information(NOUN)
- appointed
- A person that has a job that is chosen or assigned by someone else.(ADJ)
- emanciated
- a person or animal that is very thin from startvation
- discouraged
- When people become this they lose hope or confidence(ADJ)
- imperfection
- A flaw, or defect that makes something not perfect(NOUN)
- stealthily
- Done in a quiet, secret manner(ADV)
- disaster
- A calamity or terrible event that causes suffering(NOUN)
- trilogy
- A set of three books, plays, films, or stories that are related in subject or theme(NOUN)
- representative
- A person elected or chosen to act for a group of people(NOUN)
- bicentennial
- The two-hundredth anniversary of an event(NOUN)
- gorge
-
A narrow valley surrounded by steep walls(NOUN)
TO GORGE- To stuff oneself with food(VERB) - transport
- Means to carry something from one place to another(VERB)
- depression
- A low spot or hollow surrounded by higher places. Also, the state of feeling sad(NOUN)
- transplant
- To move something that is planted in one place to another place(VERB)
- odyssey
- A long, adventurous journey(NOUN)
- ADVERB
- Describes a noun
- elaborate
- womthing is complicated and has lots of parts or details(ADJ)
- elected
- A person who is chosen by vote for a job or office(ADJ)
- shiver
-
A small shaking movement we make because we are cold or afraid(NOUN)
When we make small shaking movements(VERB) - VERB
- A word for an action or way of being
- ambition
- A desire to achieve or do something(NOUN)
- homely
- A person who is ugly or not attractive(ADJ)
- disgrace
- A loss of honor or respect; a disgrace brings shame(NOUN)
- disagreeable
- Something that is unpleasant(ADJ)
- roll
-
To turn over and over(VERB)
A roll-A continuous series of short beats on a drum(NOUN) - PREFIX dis
- opposite, not
- exquisite
- Something that is very beautiful and fine(ADJ)
- fragile
- Something that is easily broken or hurt(ADJ)
- biped
- An animal that walks on two feet(NOUN)
- skirt
-
A piece of clothing that hangs from the waist(NOUN)
TO SKIRT_ To move around the edge of something(VERB) - apprentice
- A person who learns to do a job by working with someone skilled in the job(NOUN)
- yarn
-
A thick strand of twisted thread used in knitting and weaving
A YARN- A long and exaggerated story(NOUN) - abolish
- To end rules, laws or something in government(VERB)
- amble
- To walk around slowly
- auditory
- Refers to the sense of hearing(ADJ)
- observant
- A person who carefully notices things(ADJ)
- olfactory
- Refers to the sense of smell(ADJ)
- improper
- Something that is not suitable(ADJ)
- vow
-
A solemn promise(NOUN)
We make a solemn promise(VERB) - roam
- To wander, or travel around from place to place without a plan(VERB)
- tattered
- Something that is torn, old, and ragged
- prosperous
- A person who has wealth or money, and is successful(ADJ)
- arm
-
An upper limb of the body connecting the hand and wrist to the shoulder(NOUN)
TO ARM-To carry or supply with weapons or something that strengthens(VERB) - gloomy
- A place that is darkened,without much light(ADJ)
- immune
- TO BE IMMUNE- from something is to be affected by it or resistant to it(ADJ)
- rebellion
- An uprising that takes place when people fight against their own government(NOUN)
- circuitous
- A route that is not direct, but is roundabout(ADJ)
- vertebrate
- An animal with a backbone(NOUN)
- panic
- A feeling of sudden and extreme fear(NOUN)
- spotless
- Something that is very clean(ADJ)
- prying
- A person who snoops into things that should be private(ADJ)
- mortal
- Someone who is human and cannot live forever(ADJ)
- acute
- Something that is very sensitive and sharp(ADJ)
- trivial
- Something that is not important(ADJ)
- subterranean
- Beneath the ground or hidden and secret(ADJ)
- fate
- An outcome that has been decided upon ahead of time(NOUN)
- amphibian
- An animal that lives both on land and in water(NOUN)
- realm
- The land, or kingdom, that a king or queen rules(NOUN)
- ADJECTIVE
- describes a noun
- discomfort
- The opposite of comfort or ease(NOUN)
- disadvantage
- An unfavorable condition; a condition that makes something harder(NOUN)
- dusk
- The time of evening just before darkness(NOUN)
- illegal
- Something that is not lawful(ADJ)
- desperate
- Is to need or want something so much that you are almost hopeless(ADJ)
- odious
- A person or thing that causes or deserves hate(ADJ)
- tactile
- Refers to the sense of touch(ADJ)
- psyche
- A person's state of mind or spirit.(NOUN)
- well-informed
- Someone who has accurate information(ADJ)
- ill-informed
- Someone who does not have enough information or has the wrong information(ADJ)
- solemn
- To be serious or grave in manner(ADJ)
- frustrated
- Is to be discouraged or prevented from reaching a goal
- immortal
- Someone who lives forever(ADJ)
- honorable
- A person who has high moral standards and deserves respect(ADJ)
- invincible
- Someone who cannot be defeated(ADJ)
- commonplace
- Ordinary and uninteresting(ADJ)
- submarine
- A ship that can go under water(NOUN)
- plaza
- A public square in a town or city or a shopping center(NOUN)
- superimposed
- Something that has been placed over something else(ADJ)
- intolerable
- Something that cannot be tolerated; it is unbearable(ADJ)
- lush
- Something that is filled with thick, healthy, plentiful plant life(ADJ)
- plea
- An urgent request or call for help(NOUN)
- superfluous
- Something that is extra, or more than what is needed(ADJ)
- hamlet
- A small town or village(NOUN)
- timeless
- Something that is not affected by time and seems to last forever(ADJ)
- looming
- Something that appears to be large and frightening(VERB)
- wrench
-
A tool for gripping and turning objects(NOUN)
We pull or turn it suddenly(VERB) - youthful
- A person who is young and energetic(ADJ)
- circumference
- The distance around a circle(NOUN)
- subzero
- Below Zero
- subservient
- To be under another person's control; to be required to obey someone's orders(ADJ)
- immature
- A person who is childish and self-centered(ADJ)
- vegetation
- plant life(NOUN)
- submerged
- Something that is entirely under water(ADJ)
- ravine
- A deep, narrow gorge or valley(NOUN)
- determined
- Someone who is serious and dedicated to achieving a goal(ADJ)
- circulate
- To move around in a circle
- stubborn
- A person who is not willing to give in or change(ADJ)
- reckless
- A person who is carefless and takes stupid or silly risks(ADJ)
- fearless
- A person who is brave and does not feel fear(ADJ)
- discharge
- To release, get rid of, or send away(VERB)
- colossal
- Something that is huge
- magnificent
- Excellent or wonderful(ADJ)
- encircle
- To put a circle around(VERB)
- cycle
- A series of events that repeats, or goes around, many times(NOUN)
- superheated
- Something that is very, very hot(ADJ)
- mentor
- A wise, trusted advisor, counselor, or teacher(NOUN)
- transaction
- An act, especially business, done between, or "across," people(NOUN)
- enclose
- To put something in a closed place(VERB)
- nomad
- A person who moves from place to place in search of food(NOUN)
- academic
- Something that refers to school subjects or knowledge(ADJ)
- CHARGE
-
A price(NOUN)
TO CHARG) - To ask a price or to rush forward(VERB) - discontent
- A feeling of not being happy or satisfied(NOUN)