Vocab #6 Flashcard

Front

Lisa has the ____ of going to medical school, but isn't willing to put in the effort.

Back

aspiration

Front

A monk chooses to live an ____ life due to his beliefs.

Back

austere

Front

If you don’t use quality materials to ____ the balcony, someone could get seriously hurt when it falls down.

Back

buttress

Front

SYNONYM for grimace

Back

scowl

Front

People in remote mountain villages still ______ their old traditions.

Back

cleave to

Front

Jenna claimed her ankle was fine, but the _____ on her face revealed her injury's seriousness.

Back

grimace

Front

The ______ police officer could tell the woman was hiding something.

Back

intuitive

Front

The candidate agreed to _____ the race after learning voters no longer supported him.

Back

capitulate

Front

The queen’s 70-year reign is ______; no monarch has reigned this long.

Back

unprecedented

Front

The static electricity made the woman's dress ________ her pantyhose.

Back

cleave to