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Week 17
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1. frailty

Explain: The condition of being physically weak and not in good health.

Example: Figures of authority are all too prone to human frailty.

2. foe

Explain: An enemy

Example: We must present our case in such a way that we make our foes our friends and not make friends our foes.

3. charge

Explain: An official statement accusing someone of committing a crime.

Example: Philip's in charge of our marketing department.

4. majestic

Explain: Big, beautiful, or impressive in a calm and serious way.

Example: The majestic beauty of its rugged mountains and the simple way of life are a major draw card.

5. nostril

Explain: One of the two holes at the end of your nose.

Example: Fluid was collected from the left nostril and found to be sterile.

6.sole

Explain: being one only; single.

Example: My sole objective is to make the information more widely available.

7.distracted

Explain: unable to think about or pay attention to something : unable to concentrate.

Example: If you're feeling distracted, take a break.

8.frame

Explain:the basic structure and shape of the body of a person or animal.

Example:She had to extend every inch of her five-foot frame to reach the top shelf.

9.accordingly

Explain:in a way that is suitable or right for the situation

Example:When we receive your instructions we shall act accordingly.

10.drawback

Explain: something that causes problems

Example: The only drawback to the plan is that we don't have the time it requires.

11.abandon

Explain: To leave someone when you should stay with them and take care of them.

Example: George almost persuaded me to abandon my studies and join him.

12.abuse

Explain: To treat someone in a cruel or violent way.

Example: Those with access to private information must not abuse that trust.

13.harsh

Explain: Harsh conditions or places are unpleasant and difficult to live in.

Example: This was Tim's first experience of the harsh realities of life.

14.settlement

Explain: A place where people have come to live permanently, usually when there were very few people living there before.

Example: They discovered the remains of an early Anglo-Saxon settlement.

15.spray

Explain: If you spray a liquid, or it sprays, it is forced out of a container through an opening into the air.

Example: Farmers have to apply for permits to spray from the air.

16.snort

Explain: To make a sudden loud noise through your nose, for example because you are angry or laughing.

Example: With a disgusted snort, Jack stormed out of the dining room.

17. twitch

Explain: To make a sudden quick movement.

Example: It's like sitting on a river bank with a fishing rod, anticipating the slightest twitch from beneath the water.

18. rusty

Explain: A rusty metal object is covered in RUST

Example: I warn you, my piano playing's pretty rusty.

19. petrify

Explain:To frighten someone so much that they cannot move or decide what to do.

Example: I am petrified of heights and last year did an abseil which I found really scary.

20. intent

Explain: Concentrating hard on something.

Example: He was so intent on his bodybuilding magazine, he didn't notice me come in.

21.outskirts

Explain: The areas of a town or city that is farthest away from the center.

Example: Camera crews spent two days filming in the red light district on the outskirts of Bolton town center.

22.dust

Explain: Very small pieces of dirt that cover surfaces inside buildings like a powder.

Example: The dictionaries were covered in dust.

23.resource

Explain: Something you can use to help you to achieve something, especially in your work or study.

Example: The company plans to exploit the plentiful resources of fish in the area.

24. retreat

Explain: To avoid a dangerous, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.

Example: The later middle Ages were a period when royal feudal rights are usually considered to have been in retreat in England.

25. tame

Explain: A tame animal has been trained to stay calm when people are near it, because it is used to being with them.

Example: Children enjoy the farm setting and the tame farm animals.

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