Define:
slovenly
(sluhv-uhn-lee)
adj. untidy, disheveled; unclean in appearance or habits
The other dinner guests held the slovenly drunkard in contempt.
Define:
onerous
(oh-ner-uhs)
adj. causing hardship; burdensome, troublesome
The students relished making the teacher’s job as onerous as possible.
Define:
scourge
(skurdj)
n. a plague or cause of affliction
The scourge of drugs in American society will be its downfall.
Define:
candor
(kan-der)
n. the quality of being frank, sincere, or impartial in expression
Giorgio was known for his candor, so it surprised no one when he began to talk at length about his love life.
Define:
boor
(boor)
n. a crude, unmannered, or rude person
The boor upset everyone at the fancy restaurant.
Define:
moribund
(mawr-uh-buhnd)
adj. dying, decaying, on the brink of extinction
The moribund customs of the indigenous culture are only practiced in a few outlying areas.
Define:
pine
(pahyn)
v. to suffer from extreme desire or painful longing
v. to waste away with grief
The sailor’s wife pined for him all through the long, harsh winter.
Define:
siren
(sahy-ruhn)
n. a beautiful, seductive, or charming woman
The young men of the neighborhood are smitten with the siren who moved in last week.
Define:
cache
(kash)
n. a hidden place, a secret storage
n. a place for valuables
The bomb shelter had a cache of resources capable of supporting the family.
Define:
lionize
(lahy-uh-nahyz)
v. to treat a person as a celebrity
When the musical sensation returned to her hometown, she was lionized by everyone she knew.
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. untidy, disheveled; unclean in appearance or habits
slovenly
(sluhv-uhn-lee)
synonyms: dirty, careless
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. causing hardship; burdensome, troublesome
onerous
(oh-ner-uhs)
synonyms: arduous, cumbersome, vexatious
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. a plague or cause of affliction
scourge
(skurdj)
synonyms: torment, affliction, pestilence
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. the quality of being frank, sincere, or impartial in expression
candor
(kan-der)
synonyms: honesty, directness
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. a crude, unmannered, or rude person
boor
(boor)
synonyms: goon, oaf, barbarian
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. dying, decaying, on the brink of extinction
moribund
(mawr-uh-buhnd)
synonyms: doomed, expiring, passing
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to suffer from extreme desire or painful longing
v. to waste away with grief
pine
(pahyn)
synonyms: dream, hanker, lust
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. a beautiful, seductive, and charming woman
siren
(sahy-ruhn)
synonyms: seductress, charmer
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. a hidden place, a secret storage
n. a place for valuables
cache
(kash)
synonyms: a secret storage place
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. to treat a person as a celebrity
lionize
(lahy-uh-nahyz)
synonyms: adulate, worship
