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Which of the following best describes the word 'doused'?
Which of the following best describes the word 'doused'?
- to increase the intensity
- to make something brighter
- to ignite a flame quickly
- to put out a fire or light (correct)
In the context of the provided definitions, what does 'rallied' imply?
In the context of the provided definitions, what does 'rallied' imply?
- to scatter in different directions
- to remain passive and unchanged
- to act together in support of each other (correct)
- to act individually in opposition to others
Which of these words suggests a state of extreme heat and humidity?
Which of these words suggests a state of extreme heat and humidity?
- minuscule
- cowering
- sweltering (correct)
- grotesque
Which of the following is characteristic of the 'passive voice'?
Which of the following is characteristic of the 'passive voice'?
What is the best way to describe 'petered out'?
What is the best way to describe 'petered out'?
Flashcards
Soot
Soot
A black powder, often associated with smoke or fire.
Accosted
Accosted
To approach someone aggressively, often in a threatening way.
Brute
Brute
A person or animal that is cruel or violent.
Countered
Countered
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Doused
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Study Notes
Vocabulary Definitions
- soot: a black powder
- dearly: greatly, very much
- brute: a cruel person or animal
- accosted: approached aggressively
- Shell: an international oil company
- countered: respond in a slightly hostile way
- wayward: difficult to control, awkward
- doused: put out (a fire or a light)
- rigidness: inability to change his mind or listen to other ideas
- rallied: acted together in support of each other
- appraised: judged, considered the value of
- treachery: betrayal
- adversary: opponent
- engulfed: surrounded completely
- roost: a gathering (usually of birds, but used to describe people here)
- frenziedly: in an out of control way
- swarmed: moved quickly in a large group
- sweltering: extremely hot and humid
- minuscule: tiny
- ploughed on: continued
- missionaries: people on a religious mission to help a foreign country
- rubber gourd: a kind of pot used to collect rubber from the rubber trees
- strode: walked quickly with long paces
- admonishing: reprimanding
- cowering: crouching (in fear)
- busybodies: meddling, nosy people
- writhing: moving about as if in pain
- grotesque: ugly
- petered out: gradually got weaker, before going out
Grammar Concepts
- active voice: where the subject of a sentence is the person or thing performing the action
- passive voice: where the verb comes before the person or thing, so the verb acts upon the subject
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