Monday, October 3, 2016

Vocabulary List 5

venomous- (of animals, especially snakes, or their parts) secreting venom; capable of injecting venom by means of a bite or sting.
stolid- (of a person) calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation.
hypnotized- produce a state of hypnosis in (someone)
suspended- temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect.
transformed- make a thorough or dramatic change in the form, appearance, or character of.
accuse- charge (someone) with an offense or crime.
anticipate- regard as probable; expect or predict.
fringe- an ornamental border of threads left loose or formed into tassels or twists, used to edge clothing or material.
melancholy- a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
earnestly- resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction.
dissolve- (with reference to a solid) become or cause to become incorporated into a liquid so as to form a solution.
aggravate- make (a problem, injury, or offense) worse or more serious.
illuminate- light up
capillary- any of the fine branching blood vessels that form a network between the arterioles and venules.
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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