Monday, October 3, 2016

Vocabulary fall list #5

1.venomous-(of a person or their behavior) full of malice or spite
2.stolid-(of a person) calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.
3.hypnotized-capture the whole attention of (someone); fascinate:
4.suspended-hang (something) from somewhere:
5.transformed-make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of:
6.accuse-charge (someone) with an offense or crime:
7.anticipate-regard as probable; expect or predict:
8.fringe-an ornamental border of threads left loose or formed into tassels or twists, used to edge clothing or material.
9.melancholy-a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause:
10.earnestly-resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction:
11.dissolve-(with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution
12.aggravate-make (a problem, injury, or offense) worse or more serious:
13.illuminate-help to clarify or explain (a subject or matter):
14.capillary-any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
15.proboscis-the nose of a mammal, especially when it is long and mobile, such as the trunk of an elephant or the snout of a tapir.

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