Wendy Espinoza Ruck noun ˈrək Other forms of word rucked v rucking v rucks v Def A tightly packed crowd of people Her personality made her be able to be distinguished from the ruck ID: 715012
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Vocabulary List #12 (1-5)
Wendy EspinozaSlide2
Ruck noun
\ˈrək\
Other forms of word:
-rucked (v.)-rucking (v.)-rucks (v.)Def: A tightly packed crowd of people.-Her personality made her be able to be distinguished from the ruck.Way to Remember: ruck is in the word ruckus which could be seen as a disturbance in the crowd.Slide3
Anachronism noun
\ə-ˈna-krə-ˌni-zəm\
Other Forms of Word:
-anachronistic (adj.)-anachronistically (adv.)Def: event out of place in time -Many of his views were not of the modern generation, and he was seen as an anachronism.Way to Remember: A chronometer is a clock- anachronismSlide4
Eke adverb
\ˈēk\
Other Forms of Word:
-eked (trans. v.)-eking (trans. v.)Def: to support oneself/make a living with difficulty-In this economy many people just eke through every day.Way to Remember: When someone asks you how you are getting through respond with “eeeeeeekee”Slide5
Quail verb
\ˈkwāl\
Other Forms of Word:
-quailed (intr. v.)-quailing (intr. v.)-quails (intr. v.)Def: show fear or apprehension-All of the other competitors quail before approaching her.Way to Remember: when you quail you tend to wail out in fear.Slide6
Tryst noun
\ˈtrist\
Other Forms of Word:
-trysted (intr. v.)-trysting (intr. v.)-trysts (intr. v.)Def: private romantic rendezvous between lovers-They had to be sure that nobody found out about the tryst planned at midnight.Way to Remember: when you have a tryst you try to keep it a secret