5th box -Flashcards

(v.) to move in waves (As the storm began to brew, the placid ocean began to undulate to an increasing degree.)

(adj.) unpleasant, offensive, especially to the sense of smell (Nobody would enter the stalls until the horse's noisome leavings were taken away.)

(adj.) passing through briefly; passing into and out of existence (Because virtually everyone in Palm Beach is a tourist, the population of the town is quite transient.)

(v.) to soften in temper (The police officer mollified the angry woman by giving her a warning instead of a ticket.)