Vocabulary 2 Review Meixsell/Gordon TEST TOMORROW

Revive (v.) To bring back to life; renew; restore; awaken Other forms: revived, reviving, revives The cup of coffee revived the teacher.

Draggled (v.) To make wet and dirty by dragging on the ground Other forms: draggles, draggle, draggling The snake draggled through the mud and was slimy.

Flinch (v.) or (n.) To wince involuntarily; recoil Other forms: flinch, flinches, flinched, flinching She flinched when the monster jumped out of the bushes.

Providence (n.) Fate, chance, luck Other forms: providences Her daughter was a providence in her life.

Sluice (n.) A drain; a valve or gate to regulate water flow Other forms: sluices The plumber built a sluice to keep the water from flooding the basement.

Mourning (n.) Showing grief; bereavement Other forms: mourned, mourns, mourner, mourners Jane was in mourning after her pet hamster was hit by a cement truck and died.

Consolation (n.) A comfort Other forms: consolatory, console, consoling, consoled, consoles Your kindness was a consolation after I lost the tournament.

Cunning (adj.) Skill in deception; sly; shrewd Other forms: cunningly (adv.) The student was cunning by lying to her teacher about the homework being done when it was, in fact, not done.

Foreshadow (v.) To foretell; predict Other forms: foreshadowed, foreshadowing, foreshadows The thunderstorm was foreshadowing the argument to come.

Resolution (n.) The solution; the end; the answer Other forms: resolutions, resolve, resolved, resolving, resolves The resolution was a cliffhanger that left everyone dissatisfied.