Flashcards
VOCABULARY IN A FLASH 11
Cards in this deck (50)
- 1After my girlfriends and I took one picture at the beach, we couldn’t stop posing and ended up having an IMPROMPTU photo shoot.
- 2When the singer was asked about her awful performance, she tried to IMPUTE her mistakes to nervousness.
- 3The good witch’s INCANTATION turned the pumpkin into a carriage so Cinderella would have a ride to the ball.
- 4My doctor suggests I take a HIATUS from my job while I am recovering from knee surgery.
- 5A speed bump is meant to HINDER people from speeding through an area.
- 6Obviously, the network is overreacting and engaging in HYPERBOLE when they say “55 million people are in danger!“ for normal thunderstorms.
- 7Taking tax deductions while judging others for using the system is extremely HYPOCRITICAL.
- 8The HYPOCHONDRIAC does not realize his doctor is giving him sugar pills for his imaginary ailments.
- 9The police officer had an INIMICAL attitude towards criminals.
- 10The soup lacks the right seasoning and tastes INSIPID.
- 11After taking up arms against his government, the man knew he would forever be an INSURGENT.
- 12It is easy for overworked and underpaid teachers to become JADED and miserable.
- 13As a sociology teacher, my job is to KINDLE my students’ interests in the cultures of the world.
- 14The girl’s hair was always KNOTTY and hard to comb out after she went swimming.
- 15While I may have been IMPETUOUS as a teenager, I have become a patient adult.
- 16The LAX security at the event allowed people to just slip in and out unnoticed.
- 17A LEGION of fans surrounded Michael, begging for an autograph.
- 18Just about any time of day, you can find my LETHARGIC cat curled up asleep in the warmest spot she can find.
- 19While LEVITY can be quite amusing at times, it can be frowned upon at a solemn event like a funeral.
- 20My Uncle Charles is a LIBERTINE who lives with his four girlfriends.
- 21Hundreds of LABYRINTHINE corridors of the mazelike mansion twisted and turned into a warped mess.
- 22After examining Jennifer’s hand from every angle, the nurse said that the LACERATION would heal by itself and that stitches were unnecessary.
- 23While you may consider my feelings to be INCONSEQUENTIAL, they are very important to me.
- 24The teenager was an INEPT driver who could not back out of his driveway without hitting something.
- 25Hopefully a cup of hot coffee will override my INERTIA and allow me to get out of bed.
- 26Because Hailey lost weight so fast, her skin is now very saggy and she has a tired, LACKLUSTER complexion.
- 27The valedictorian delivered a LACONIC speech, in contrast to the salutatorian's lengthy speech.
- 28The LARCENY charges were dropped when it was discovered he received verbal permission to use the car.
- 29According to the newspaper, the man hired a MERCENARY to kill his ex-wife.
- 30As my sister has MERCURIAL moods, we never know how she will be feeling from one moment to the next.
- 31Since Fred is very skinny, calling him Fat Fred is indeed a MISNOMER.
- 32Since the editor hates the politician, he probably published a story about him that does not have a MODICUM of truth in it.
- 33The wedding photographer went out of his way to capture all the MOMENTOUS moments of my wedding day.
- 34The illness made me so LISTLESS I rarely got out of bed.
- 35After her husband died, my aunt became a LACHRYMOSE woman who couldn’t stop crying.
- 36While the assignment seems simple, in reality, it is quite ONEROUS.
- 37Although James is always stressed out about something, he comes across as NONCHALANT and without worries.
- 38By listening closely to the two identical twins, you can recognize the NUANCE in Jared’s voice.
- 39After drinking four beers, my normally quiet wife becomes quite LOQUACIOUS.
- 40Because she was kind and generous, the MAGNANIMOUS queen was loved by all.
- 41If you want people to read your writing, make it simple and never OBFUSCATE your ideas.
- 42Chad made an OBLIQUE reference about his wife’s weight by purchasing her a gym membership.
- 43According to scientists, the nuclear weapon has the capacity to OBLITERATE the entire city.
- 44At work, the OBSEQUIOUS assistant complimented her manager so much that she quickly advanced up the corporate ladder.
- 45The OBTUSE young man had a hard time understanding the simple instructions.
- 46Although I normally notice unpleasant smells right away, I cannot detect the ODIOUS scent you noticed in the house.
- 47Because Cory is the boss’s son, he thinks he can stick his OFFICIOUS nose into everybody’s business without fear of consequences.
- 48The hound dog used his OLFACTORY sense to locate the missing girl.
- 49Orwell’s disturbing novel, 1984, featured an OMNISCIENT government known as Big Brother who kept an eye on all the citizens of a dysfunctional country.
- 50One of my grandmother’s PAROCHIAL views is that women are not capable of working outside the home.
