Grammar with a Giggle

1. Grammar with a Giggle Vocabulary Quiz Flashcards for Quiz #2 Language Arts | English Mr. Jeffers

2. 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!

3. Smitten

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

5. Elucidate

6. Elucidate • explain something: to explain or clarify something • to make “lucid:

7. Apparition

8. Apparition appearance of something ghostly: an appearance of a supposed ghost or something ghostly

9. Transcribe

10. Transcribe copy something: to write out an exact copy of something

11. Dapper

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

13. Lament

14. Lament express sadness: to express grief or sorrow about something

15. Manifest

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

17. Antecedent

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

19. Saunter

20. Saunter to walk at an easy, unhurried pace

21. Comely

22. Comely good-looking: describes a woman who is good-looking

23. Aside

24. 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.

25. Dilemma

26. Dilemma A situation with unsatisfactory choices

27. Sally

28. Sally to rush out suddenly: to rush or spring forth suddenly