Week 7
10/20-24
Vocabulary journal
1. catch up on
- to do something that you have not been able to do recently
Ex: I have to catch up on my reading.
From: We catch up on neighborhood gossip, the miserable New England weather, and the uncertain fate of our neighborhood park.
2. excerpt /ˈek.sɜːpt/
- a short part taken from a speech, book, film,
Ex: An excerpt from her new thriller will appear in this weekend'smagazine.
From: In this excerpt from the book Leisureville: Adventures in America’s Retirement Utopias, author Andrew D.
3. facility /fəˈsɪl.ɪ.ti/
- a place, especially including buildings, where a particularactivity happens
Ex: a nuclear research facility
From: A few miles later, I drive by a hospital, an assisted care facility and a large Catholic church.
4. gossip /ˈɡɒs.ɪp/
- (a) conversation or reports about other people's privatelives which might be unkind, disapproving or not true
Ex: Her letter was full of gossip.
From: We catch up on neighborhood gossip, the miserable New England weather, and the uncertain fate of our neighborhood park.
5. keep time
From: There are two dozen line dancers keeping time to a country and western tune.
6. permanent /ˈpɜː.mə.nənt/
- lasting for a long time or forever
Ex: She is looking for a permanent place to stay.
From: It’s like being on a permanent vacation.
7. pinch /pɪntʃ/
- to squeeze something, especially someone's skin,strongly between two hard things such as a finger and a thumb, usually causing pain
Ex: These shoes are too tight, they pinch (my feet).
From: I’ve met people that have been here for five years, and they are still pinching thenselves.
8. ponder /ˈpɒn.dər/
- to think carefully about something, especially for a noticeablelength of time
Ex: She sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game.
From: Betsy is left pondering her incredible luck.
9. slogan /ˈsləʊ.ɡən/
- a short easily remembered phrase, especially one used toadvertise an idea or a product
Ex: a campaign slogan
From: Photos of seniors playing golf and relaxing in pools are covered with slogans such as “Life is lovelier,” “On top of the world,” and ”Live the life you’ve been waiting your whole life for!”
10. sting /stɪŋ/
- If an insect, plant or animal stings, it produces a small butpainful injury, usually with a poison, by brushing against theskin or making a very small hole under the skin
Ex: Do all types of bee sting?
From: Although it isn’t meant to, her comment stings.
11. widow /ˈwɪd.əʊ/
- a woman whose husband has died and who has not marriedagain
From: “They say the only problem with being a widow in The Villages is that you’re so busy you forget you are one.”
12. utopia /juːˈtəʊ.pi.ə/
- (the idea of) a perfect society in which everyone works well with each other and is happy
From: In this excerpt from the book Leisureville: Adventures in America’s Retirement Utopias, author Andrew D.
13. DJ /ˌdiːˈdʒeɪ/
- ABBREVIATION FOR disc jockey
From: “It’s a beautiful day in the Villages,” the DJ announces.
14. assisted care
From: A few miles later, I drive by a hospital, an assisted care facility and a large Catholic church.
15. faux /fəʊ/
- not real, but made to look or seem real; false
Ex: faux fur
From: Then I pass some faux-Spanish fort ruins and suddenly I’m in the “town” of Spanish Springs.
16. ruins /ˈruː.ɪn/
- to spoil or destroy severely or completely
Ex: Huge modern hotels have ruined this once unspoilt coastline.
From: Then I pass some faux-Spanish fort ruins and suddenly I’m in the “town” of Spanish Springs.
17. slacks /slæk/
- a pair of trousers, usually of a type that fit loosely
From: I spot Betsy outside a Starbucks, standing besides her shiny red sports car, dressed attractively in pale pink slacks and a white sweater.
18. country and western
From: There are two dozen line dancers keeping time to a country and western tune.
19. activate /ˈæk.tɪ.veɪt/
- to cause something to start
Ex: The alarm is activated by the lightest pressure.
From: That is’ when you hear something, your sense of hearing is activated; when you see something, your sense of sight is activated, and so on.
20. default /dɪˈfɒlt/
- to fail to do something, such as pay a debt, that you legally have to do
Ex: People who default on their mortgage repayments may have theirhome repossessed.
From: “Orange is my default color for pain.”
21. defective /dɪˈfek.tɪv/
- describes something that has a fault in it and does not workcorrectly
Ex: I think that theory is defective.
From: The brain of a synesthete is not defective in any way.
22. endeavor /enˈdev.ər/
- to try to do something
Ex: Engineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem.
From: Carol has incorporated elements of what she seessynesthetically in both her past work, painting, and current endeavor, sculpture.
23. hesitate /ˈhez.ɪ.teɪt/
- to pause before you do or say something, often because you areuncertain or nervous about it
Ex: She hesitated slightly before answering the inspector's question.
From: And he hesitated.
24. hook /hʊk/
- a curved device used for catching or holding things, especiallyone fixed to a surface for hanging things on
Ex: a coat/picture hook
From: For example, a synesthete sense of sight and hearing might be hooked toghther; as a result, when ever a synesthete is not making it up.
25. incorporate /ɪnˈkɔː.pər.eɪt/
- to include something as part of something larger
Ex: Suggestions from the survey have been incorporated into/in the finaldesign.
From: Carol has incorporated elements of what she seessynesthetically in both her past work, painting, and current endeavor, sculpture.