Students, please stop lodining and listen to me! Class has begun!
What does lodining mean?
talking
100
The aroma of garlic is unmistakable. It's scent can be detected for days.
What does aroma mean?
scent; smell; odor
100
That isn't real. It's synthetic!
What does synthetic mean?
not real
100
The flowers of dandelions are edible or able to be eaten.
What does edible mean?
able to be eaten
100
My absent-minded teacher always loses his keys, pens, and even our graded papers!
What does absent-minded mean?
careless; not paying attention
200
Peter has so many friends because he is a delupote person.
What does delupote mean?
outgoing; friendly
200
I detest traffic jams and hate it when my ride to work is delayed.
What does detest mean?
hate; strong dislike
200
The boxes weren't exactly heavy, just cumbersome, unlike the easy to carry bags with handles.
What does cumbersome mean?
difficult to handle
200
People were told not to eat the tainted fish. Eating fish with a disease can be very dangerous to your health.
What does tainted mean?
harmful; contaminated
200
This virus has really depleted my energy. I get tired just walking across the room. I can't seem to do anything without nearly falling asleep.
What does depleted mean?
taken away; decreased; lessen in power
300
I can't believe it! Right in the middle of our conversation, joe turned around abruptly, and walked out of the room!
What does abruptly mean?
suddenly; without notice
300
Planted in late fall, growth of the bulbs is stimulated, or encouraged.
What does stimulated mean?
encouraged; spurred into action
300
If you water them regularly, you will have an adundant amount of daffodils in the spring. If you do not water them, only a few will grow.
What does abundant mean?
many; large amount or quantity
300
The line for the new movie seemed indefinite as if it would go on forever.
What does indefinite mean?
neverending
300
Crustaceans, like crabs, lobsters, and shrimp are being over-fished because they tend to be in high demand from large seafood companies.
What are crustaceans?
Shell fish; aquatic animals
400
Although Christmas trees are a regular part of American culture, decorating a dying pine tree and putting in your house, is very taboo in other parts of the world.
What does taboo mean?
unacceptable; frowned upon
400
Many people now feel that typewriters are archaic, or old-fashioned.
What does archaic mean?
old-fashioned; out-of-date
400
Rather than repress your feelings, you should let them out. Doing so will reduce your stress.
What does repress mean?
to hold in; to hold back
400
The amount of money we collected for our charity surpassed, or exceeded, what he had expected.
What does surpassed mean?
exceeded; went above or beyond
400
JFK was a very charismatic president. People were attracted to his charm, enthusiasm, and magnetic personality.
What does charismatic mean?
charming; influential
500
When juxtaposed next to the mini horse, the regular sized horse appeared almost mammoth like.
What does juxtaposed mean?
compared; contrasted
500
The thought of eating a rat is abhorrent to most people.
What does abhorrent mean?
horrible; disguisting
500
Loud noise and poor lighting are not conducive to learning?
What does conducive mean?
to be favorable or good for; to cause or bring about
500
The start time for classes is immutable, so they are unable to change.
What does immutable mean?
being unable to change
500
The lovely egret is in danger of extinction because clothing manufacturers use its long, beautiful tail feathers to make hats. To see a real egret take flight is truly an amazing sight.
What is an egret?