The ACES Phone- Vocab.

Front

void (The spacecraft vanished into the black void.)

Back

empty space

Front

clustered
The children clustered around the baby animals.

Back

gathered into a bunch

Front

doleful
Susan gave her departing friend a doleful look.

Back

mournful

Front

clamor
Noah tried to read despite the clamor of children and barking dogs.

Back

loud noises

Front

coaxed
Reed coaxed the frightened puppy out from under the table.

Back

persuaded

Front

torrent in the sentence: Like a torrent, the people poured out of the subway.

Back

rushing stream of water

Front

accustomed
City pigeons are accustomed to sharing their home with humans.

Back

used to

Front

swiveled in the sentence: The revolving door swiveled to let people in and out.

Back

rotating around an object

Front

transmissions
Police officers communicate by sending and receiving radio transmissions.

Back

messages sent as electronic signals

Front

urgent in the sentence: This ambulance answers an urgent call.

Back

immediate action or attention