In “Up a Tree” a new girl in a California town makes her first friend when they climb a tree together.
1.contiguous (adj.)
a. next to or touching another, usually similar, thing
e.g.: The two states are contiguous with/to each other, but the laws are quite different.
2.sumptuous (adj.)
a. luxurious and showing that you are rich
e.g.: The celebrity guests turned up dressed in sumptuous evening gowns.
3.proprietor (n.)
a. a person who owns a particular type of business, especially a hotel, a shop, or a company that makes newspapers
4.anaemic (adj.)
a. suffering from anaemia
e.g.: Lack of iron in your diet can make you anaemic.
b. without any energy and effort
e.g.: Both actors gave fairly anaemic performances.
5.surplus (adj.)
a. (an amount that is) more than is needed
e.g.: The world is now producing large food surpluses.
b. the amount of money you have left when you sell more than you buy, or spend less than you own
e.g.: Fortunately the school's bank account is currently in surplus.
6.damp (adj.)
a. slightly wet, especially in a way that is not pleasant or comfortable
e.g.: The grass is still damp.
7.sensuous (adj.)
a. giving or expressing pleasure through the physical senses, rather than pleasing the mind or the intelligence
e.g.: She luxuriated in the sensuous feel of the silk sheets.
8.smoldering (v.)
a. to burn slowly with smoke but without flames
e.g.: The fire was started by a smouldering cigarette.
b. If a problem or unpleasant situation smoulders, it continues to exist and may become worse at any time
e.g.: The dispute is still smouldering, five years after the negotiations began.
9.flush (v.)
a. When you flush, you become red in the face, especially as a result of strong emotions, heat, or alcohol
e.g.: She flushed with pleasure as she accepted the prize.
b. If you flush a toilet, or if a toilet flushes, its contents empty and it fills with water again
e.g.: My children never flush the toilet after them.
c. to get rid of something by putting it in the toilet and operating the toilet
e.g.: I tend to flush old medicines down the toilet.
10.facet (n.)
a. one part of a subject, situation, etc. that has many parts
e.g.: She has so many facets to her personality.
b. one of the small flat surfaces cut on a precious stone
c. a flat surface on a bone or tooth, either occurring naturally or caused by continued use
e.g.: Injured or painful facet joints can be injected with steroids.
11.vitality (n.)
a. energy and strength
e.g.: According to the packet, these vitamin pills will restore lost vitality.
12.courtyard (n.)
a. an area of flat ground outside that is partly or completely surrounded by the walls of a building
13.accent (n.)
a. the way in which people in a particular area, country, or social group pronounce word
e.g.: He's got a strong southern/Boston accent.
b. a mark written or printed over a letter to show you how to pronounce it
e.g.: There's an acute accent on the e of "café".
c. a special emphasis given to a particular syllable in a word, word in a sentence, or note in a set of musical notes
e.g.: The accent falls on the final syllable.
d. great importance is given to a particular thing or quality
e.g.: This season the accent is definitely on long, flowing, romantic clothes.
14.hung (v.)
a. having an equal or nearly equal number of members with opposing opinions, so that no decisions can be made
e.g.: The general election in Britain was expected to result in a hung parliament.
b. past simple and past participle of hang
15.nook (n.)
a. a small space that is hidden or partly sheltered
16.generosity (n.)
a. the quality or condition of being generous
e.g.: Her friends take advantage of (= benefit unfairly from) her generosity.
17.tactful (adj.)
a. careful not to say or do anything that could upset someone
18.allusion (n.)
a. something that is said or written that is intended to make you think of a particular thing or person
e.g.: The film is full of allusions to Hitchcock.
19.peevish (adj.)
a. easily annoyed
20.guise (n.)
a. the appearance of someone or something, especially when intended to deceive
e.g.: The men who arrived in the guise of drug dealers were actually undercover police officers.
21.wrangled (v.)
a. to argue, often in a noisy or angry way
22.lean (v.)
a. to (cause to) slope in one direction, or to move the top part of the body in a particular direction
e.g.: She leaned forward and whispered something in my ear.
23.interchange (n.)
a. an exchange, especially of ideas or information, between different people or groups
e.g.: An international medical conference was established for the interchange of new ideas and approaches.
b. a junction at which smaller roads meet a main road
24.glances (v.)
a. to give a quick short look
e.g.: She glanced around/round the room to see who was there.
25.intrude (v.)
a. to go into a place or situation in which you are not wanted or not expected to be
e.g.: Newspaper editors are being urged not to intrude on/into the grief of the families of missing servicemen.
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