Vocabulary #5
Venomous-(of animals especially snakes, or their parts) secreting venom; capable of injecting venom by means of a bite or sting
The bite of venomous snake can send you to the hospital.
Stolid-(Of a person) calm dependable and showing little emotion or animation
Her stolid facade is somewhat unnerving.
Hypnotized- produced a state of hypnosis in (someone)
A witness had been hypnotized to enhance his memory.
Suspended-temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect
Two officers were suspended from duty pending the outcome of the investigation.
Transformed-make a thorough or dramatic or character of undergo a transformation
An automobile that transformed into a boat.
Accuse-charge (someone) with an offense or crime
She was accused of murdering her husband's lover.
Anticipate-regard as probable; expect or predict
*guess or be aware of (what will happen) and take action in order to be prepared
She anticipated on her return to the theater.
Fringe- an ornamental border of threads left loose or formed into tassels or twists used to edge clothing or material
The curtains with the yellow fringe.
Melancholy- a feeling of pensive sadness typically with no obvious cause
An air of melancholy surrounded him.
Earnestly- with sincere and intense conviction seriously
They earnestly hope to come back in the summer.
Dissolve-(with reference to a solid)become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution
Glucose dissolve easily in water
Aggravation-make (a problem, injury or offense) worse or more serious
Military action would only aggravate the situation
Illuminate- light up
A flash of lighting illuminated the dark night.
Capillary- any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venues
Proboscis-the nose of a mammal especially when it is long and mobile such as the truck of an elephant or the snout of a tapir
The bite of venomous snake can send you to the hospital.
Stolid-(Of a person) calm dependable and showing little emotion or animation
Her stolid facade is somewhat unnerving.
Hypnotized- produced a state of hypnosis in (someone)
A witness had been hypnotized to enhance his memory.
Suspended-temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect
Two officers were suspended from duty pending the outcome of the investigation.
Transformed-make a thorough or dramatic or character of undergo a transformation
An automobile that transformed into a boat.
Accuse-charge (someone) with an offense or crime
She was accused of murdering her husband's lover.
Anticipate-regard as probable; expect or predict
*guess or be aware of (what will happen) and take action in order to be prepared
She anticipated on her return to the theater.
Fringe- an ornamental border of threads left loose or formed into tassels or twists used to edge clothing or material
The curtains with the yellow fringe.
Melancholy- a feeling of pensive sadness typically with no obvious cause
An air of melancholy surrounded him.
Earnestly- with sincere and intense conviction seriously
They earnestly hope to come back in the summer.
Dissolve-(with reference to a solid)become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution
Glucose dissolve easily in water
Aggravation-make (a problem, injury or offense) worse or more serious
Military action would only aggravate the situation
Illuminate- light up
A flash of lighting illuminated the dark night.
Capillary- any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venues
Proboscis-the nose of a mammal especially when it is long and mobile such as the truck of an elephant or the snout of a tapir
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