 |
Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search. |
 |
|
"And Then There Were None" Vocabulary Ch 1-6
|
| A | B |
|---|
| abode | place where one lives |
| bask | to soak up |
| lax | relaxed, calm, even lazy |
| squall | storm on the ocean |
| plaintively | woeful, doleful, melancholoy |
| recumbent | lying down |
| ruminated | pondered |
| malevolence | spite, hatred, often vicious ill will |
| constraint | holding back, keeping in check |
| beckon | to call, summon |
| fraternize | socialize, make friends |
| monotonous | unchanging, boring, monotone |
| cordial | cheerful, friendly |
| apparition | unusual site,usually supernatural |
| gait | walk |
| caustic | burning, corrosive, sharp, cutting |
| impromptu | on the spot, improvised |
| replete | filled to capacity |
| adroit | skillful, clever |
| surname | last name |
| incoherent | not understandable |
| legacy | money, object, or history a person leaves behind after death |
| ferret out | force out of hiding |
| exonerate | clear from blame |
| strode | walked |
| vehement | intenseley emotional, passionate |
| hypocrite | person with a false appearance |
| indignant | angry, usually because of an unjust |
| capricious | changeable |
| rancor | deep hatred, spite |
| brusque | curt, blunt, abrupt |
| decorous | proper, seemly, correct |
| desultory | disconnected, lack of planning |
| solicitude | attentive care or concern, protectiveness |
| brazen | harsh and loud like struck brass |
| balmy | soothing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gifted Education Teacher |
Truman Middle School |
| St. Louis, MO |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
