Students, please stop chattering and listen to me! Class has begun!
What does chattering 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 counterfeit!
What does counterfeit mean?
not real; fake
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 an extroverted person.
What does extroverted mean?
outgoing; friendly
200
I abhor traffic jams and hate it when my ride to work is delayed.
What does abhor 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.
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 instantaneously, and walked out of the room!
What does instantaneously mean?
suddenly; abruptly
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 abundant 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
The lovely egret is in danger of extinction, because clothing manufacturers use its long, beautiful tail feathers to make hats.
What is an egret?
a type of bird
400
The tiger's bellow could be heard in villages far away.
What is bellow?
roar; sound a tiger makes
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old-fashioned; out-of-date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
The snake oscillated through the grass. It was hunting.
What does oscillated mean?
slithered; moved back and forth in a regular motion
500
The thought of eating a rat is abhorrent, or horrible, to most people.
What does abhorrent mean?
horrible
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 crowd was boisterous. They screamed, cheered, and yelled for their favorite team.
What does boisterous mean?