1.fireplace (n.) [ 'fairˌpleis ]
An open recess for holding a fire at the base of a chimney; a hearth.
Ex:There is a beautiful marble fireplace in this old castle.
2.flatter (v.) [ 'flætə ]
To compliment excessively and often insincerely, especially in order to win favor.
Ex: I guess he was just flattering me .
3.flunk (n.) [ flʌŋk ]
To fail, especially in a course or an examination.
Ex: The professor flunked Hunter .
4.foam (n.) [ fəum ]
A mass of bubbles of air or gas in a matrix of liquid film, especially an accumulation of fine, frothy bubbles formed in or on the surface of a liquid, as from agitation or fermentation.
Ex: The surface of the water is full of foam .
5.fort (n.) [fɔːt]
A fortified place or position stationed with troops.
Ex: They defended the fort against enemy ' s heavy attack .
6.frost (n.) [fɔːt]
A deposit of minute ice crystals formed when water vapor condenses at a temperature below freezing.
Ex: The frost killed the young tomato plants .
7.furnish (v.) [ˋfɝnɪʃ]
To supply; give;to equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for.
Ex: I ' ll furnish you with all you need .
8.gear (n.) [gɪr]
A toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, that meshes with another toothed part to transmit motion or to change speed or direction.
Ex: That store sells sports gear .
9.grapefruit (n.) [ˈgreɪpˌfruːt]
A tropical or semitropical evergreen (Citrus paradisi) cultivated for its edible fruit.
Ex:My dad dislikes grapefruite; he says it is the sourest fruit in the world.
10.grave (n.) [grev]
An excavation for the interment of a corpse;a place of burial.
Ex: Is there life beyond the grave ?
11.grind (v.)[graInd]
To crush, pulverize, or reduce to powder by friction, especially by rubbing between two hard surfaces.
Ex: The flour was ground from barley .
12.gulf (n.) [gʌlf]
A deep, wide chasm; an abyss.
Ex: They used to be friends but a great gulf has developed between them .
13.halt (v.) [hɔlt]
To stop; pause.
Ex: The soldiers halted for a few minutes .
14.hardware (n.) [ˋhɑrd͵wɛr]
Metal goods and utensils such as locks, tools, and cutlery.
Ex: Father deals in hardware .
15.harmonica (n.) [hɑrˋmɑnɪkə]
A small rectangular instrument consisting of a row of free reeds set back in air holes, played by exhaling or inhaling. Also called mouth harp, mouth organ; also called regionally French harp.
16.haste (n.) [hest]
Rapidity of action or motion.;Overeagerness to act.;Rash or headlong action; precipitateness.
Ex: More haste , less speed .
17.hose (n.) [hoz]
Stockings; socks. Used only in the plural.
Ex: There are plenty of fire hoses in the building .
18.iceberg (n.) [ˋaɪs͵bɝg]
A massive floating body of ice broken away from a glacier. Only about 10 percent of its mass is above the surface of the water.
Ex: The ship struck an iceberg .
19.idle (adj) [ˋaɪd!]
To pass time without working or while avoiding work.
Ex: They didn ' t want to live idle lives .
20.indication (n.)[͵ɪndəˋkeʃən]
Something that serves to indicate; a sign.
Ex: This map gives no indication of the heights of the hills .
21.informative (adj.) [ɪnˋfɔrmətɪv]
Serving to inform; providing or disclosing information; instructive.
22.instinct (n.) [ˋɪnstɪŋkt]
An innate capability or aptitude.
Ex: Mother hens protect their young by instinct .
23.intonation (n.) [͵ɪntoˋneʃən]
The act of intoning or chanting.;an intoned utterance.
Ex: ask a question with a rising intonation
24.knuckle (n.) [ˋnʌk!]
The part of a hinge through which the pin passes.
25.lag (v.) [læg]
To fail to keep up a pace; straggle.
Ex: Some of the runners in the race began to lag .
