Vocabulary Quiz Flashcards for Quiz #2 Language Arts | English Mr. Jeffers

Directions: If you’re using an iPod, simply scroll through each of the slides to view the vocabulary word first. Then, on the slide following each vocabulary word, you’ll find the definition. Enjoy!

Smitten

1. fill somebody with love 2. marked by an unreasonable fondness or liking for something or someone E.g. “He was smitten for her.”

Elucidate

explain something: to explain or clarify something to make “lucid:

Apparition

appearance of something ghostly: an appearance of a supposed ghost or something ghostly

Transcribe

copy something: to write out an exact copy of something

Dapper

trim: describes a man who is neat and elegant in dress and manner

Lament

express sadness: to express grief or sorrow about something

Manifest

show something clearly: to make something evident by showing or demonstrating it very clearly

Antecedent

1. a word, phrase, or clause that is replaced by a pronoun. 2. preceding; prior: an antecedent event

Saunter

to walk at an easy, unhurried pace

Comely

good-looking: describes a woman who is good-looking

Aside

1. a temporary departure from a main theme or topic, esp. a parenthetical comment or remark; short digression. 2. words spoken so as not to be heard by others present.

Dilemma

A situation with unsatisfactory choices

Sally

to rush out suddenly: to rush or spring forth suddenly