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Madison Miller
*English Flash Cards
*Dilapidated
ADJ.
*In disrepair, partly ruined or decayed.
The old, haunted house was dilapidated.
*Ambiance
NOUN
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* The mood or atmosphere of a place.
* I much enjoyed the ambiance of the lodge as I sat and sipped hot, black coffee.
*Congenial
ADJ.
*Agreeable, Friendly
I was being congenial and shook the man’s hand.
*Rapacious
ADJ.
I was rapacious and took the toy.
*Grasping or covetous, voracious
*Threshold
NOUN
I stepped through the threshold of the house slowly watching for crumbs and dirt.
*Gate door or boundary
*Tantalizing
ADJ.
The tantalizing thought made my mouth water; I wanted ice cream so badly.
*Possessing a quality that causes interest or desire
*Emanate
VERB
I saw the worm emanate from the apple and forcefully threw it to the ground.
*To emit, come out from
*CompensatedVerb
I compensated my mom by making dinner because she always does work around the house.
*Reimbursed, paid back
*DapperADJ.
I saw Tori in her dapper wedding gown, and I cried with tears of joy from seeing her so beautiful.
*Neat and stylish in appearance
*BoisterousADJ
The cat let out a boisterous meow.
*Noisy, Rowdy
*Beckoned Verb
I beckoned the passing plane while on the
Titanic, but it did not see me.
*Summoned or signaled
*Brandishing Verb
Brandishing my sword, I faced my opponent in a duel.
*Shaking or waving in a threatening manner
*DingyADJ.
I walked into the dingy house that was covered in filth.
*Dirty, unclean
Unearthed VERB
I unearthed and old bone from 600 BC.
*Dug up or discovered
*ReclusiveADJ.
I seemed to have fallen into a reclusive hole; I was so lonely all by myself.
*Solitary, hidden from society
*UnseemlyADJ
It is unseemly to talk while the teacher is talking.
*Inappropriate
*TenuouslyADV
I tenuously clung to my diet plans after I shoved one bite of a Big Mac in my mouth. I used all my willpower to not eat the rest of the burger.
*Weakly
*ContortedADJ
I felt as contorted as a pretzel after I tried being a contortionist.
*Violently Twisted