Gustave's Worries: Vocabulary Flashcards

Front

worried (adj)

Back

anxious or troubled about a problem

Front

tower (noun)

Back

a tall building or structure

Front

shift (verb)

Back

move or cause to move from one place to another

Front

rust (noun)

Back

a reddish-brown flaky coating that is formed on iron by oxidation

Front

concrete (noun)

Back

a heavy, rough building material made from a mixture of broken stone, sand, cement, and water

Front

bolted (verb)

Back

fastened, fixed, secured

Front

foundation (noun)

Back

the lowest part of a building, typically below ground level

Front

ton (noun)

Back

a unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds