Vocab 9

1) Dumbfound – To make speechless with amazement

I was dumbfounded by the silliness in the classroom!

2) Ensue – To follow; to come as a result of or at a later time

When the principal declared a holiday, shouting and clapping ensued.

3) Era – A particular period in history

The seventies was a crazy era.

4) Flourish – To thrive or prosper; to wave in the air

Plants flourish in a greenhouse.The gymnast finished her routine with a flourish.

5) Garrison – A military place of protection, together with its soldiers and weapons

The garrison blocked the only way to get through the mountains

6) Grievous – Causing grief or pain; hard to bear

Moving to the mainland can be a grievous event.

7) Hoard – To save and put away, especially secretly

Squirrels hoard acorns for the winter.

8) Inundate – To load with an excessive amount or number of something

Fans inundated radio stations with requests to play the new song.

9) Invincible – Impossible to defeat

Superman is supposed to be invincible.

10) Nomad – A member of a group that settles briefly in one place and then moves on to another

Since I am a military wife, I feel like a nomad.

11) Placate – To stop from being angry; to calm

They gave the little girl candy in order to placate her.

12) Principal – A person or thing that is of the greatest importance

The two men were the principal owners of the shop.

13) Recede – To move back or to drop to a lower level

The waters have finally started to recede.

14) Ruthless – Showing no mercy; pitiless

That teacher was ruthless!

15) Sacrifice – Something given up for the sake of another

They had to make a sacrifice to the volcano god.