U7DSU3L5 Vocab

Front

Definition of "asylum" in context: "The mayor opened his home to provide asylum to hurricane-affected citizens."

Back

Protection and shelter for people in danger.

Front

Substitute for "audacious" in: "He made an audacious choice to lie to the teacher."

Back

Bold

Front

Substitute for "colossal" in: "That sandwich was colossal. I could barely finish it."

Back

Huge

Front

Loud sound from lungs when sick.

Back

Cough

Front

Sound of a joke?

Back

Ha ha ha!

Front

Substitute for 'mortal' in: 'There is no mortal who doesn't like dessert.'

Back

Person

Front

Word for: "To make someone suffer for bad behavior or a past wrong."

Back

Punish

Front

Definition of "recoiling" in context: "Not wanting to make any sudden movements, the man started slowly recoiling when he saw the rattlesnake a few feet away from him."

Back

Moving backwards

Front

Jackson's physics knowledge was so rudimentary that his teacher was surprised he got 100% on the test. Substitute "rudimentary".

Back

Basic

Front

Substitute for "signify" in: "The large drop in her test score may signify that she is not understanding the new material."

Back

Mean (verb)