Week 7 (4/6-4/10)
1. emerge /ɪˈmɜːdʒ/
- to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something
E.g.: She emerged from the sea, blue with cold.
2. frontier /frʌnˈtɪər/
- a border between two countries, or (especially in the past in the United States) a border between land used to grow crops where people live and wild land
E.g.: Some of the frontier between Germany and Poland follows the course of the river Oder.
3. giant /ˈdʒaɪ.ənt/
- an imaginary creature like a man but extremely tall, strong and usually very cruel, appearing especially in children's stories; someone who is taller or larger than usual
4. limb /lɪm/
- an arm or leg of a person or animal, or a large branch of a tree
E.g.: The accident victims mostly had injuries to their lower limbs (= legs).
5. manage to /ˈmæn.ɪdʒ/
- to succeed in doing something, especially something difficult
E.g.: Did you manage to get any bread?
6. penetrate /ˈpen.ɪ.treɪt/
- to move into or through something
E.g.: Amazingly, the bullet did not penetrate his brain.
7. rot /rɒt/
- to (cause to) decay
E.g.: The fruit had been left to rot on the trees.
8. prehistoric /ˌpriː.hɪˈstɒr.ɪk/
- describing the period before there were written records
E.g.: Painting originated in prehistoric times.
9. meteor /ˈmiː.ti.ɔːr/
- a piece of rock or other matter from space that produces a bright light as it travels through the Earth's atmosphere
10. board /bɔːd/
- a thin flat piece of cut wood or other hard material used for a particular purpose
E.g.: Cut the vegetables on a UK chopping/ US cutting board.
11. naturalist /ˈnætʃ.ər.əl.ɪst/
- a person who studies and knows a lot about plants and animals
12. muddy /ˈmʌd.i/
- covered by or containing mud (= wet, sticky earth)
E.g.: Don't bring those muddy boots inside!
13. plaid /plæd/
- mainly US for tartan
14. consolation /ˌkɒn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/
- something that makes someone who is sad or disappointed feel better; when you try to make someone who is sad or disappointed feel better by giving them comfort or sympathy
E.g.: If it's (of) any consolation (to you), you're not the only one he was rude to.
15. slope /sləʊp/
- a surface which lies at an angle to the horizontal so that some points on it are higher than others
E.g.: The roof is at a slope (= at an angle to a horizontal surface) of 30°.
16. logs /lɒɡ/
- a thick piece of tree trunk or branch, especially one cut for burning on a fire
17. lamely /ˈleɪm.li/
- (especially of animals) not able to walk correctly because of physical injury to or weakness in the legs or feet
18. cicadas /sɪˈkɑː.də/
- a large insect found in warm countries, which produces a high continuous sound
19. sap /sæp/
- to make someone weaker or take away strength or an important quality from someone, especially over a long period of time
E.g.: Constant criticism saps you of your confidence.
20. chicken /ˈtʃɪk.ɪn/
-no brave enough to do something
E.g.: A male chicken is called a cock and a female chicken is called a hen.
21. come down with
- to start to suffer from an infectious disease
E.g.: Half of Martha's class has gone down with flu.
22. digit /ˈdɪdʒ.ɪt/
- any one of the ten numbers 0 to 9
E.g.: The number 345 contains three digits.
23. disfiguring /dɪsˈfɪɡ.ər/
- to spoil the appearance of something or someone, especially their face, completely
E.g.: She was horribly disfigured by burns.
24. drain /dreɪn/
- If you drain something, you remove the liquid from it, usually by pouring it away or allowing it to flow away, and if something drains, liquid flows away or out of it
E.g.: We drained the pond and filled it with fresh water.
25. insight /ˈɪn.saɪt/
- (the ability to have) a clear, deep and sometimes sudden understanding of a complicated problem or situation
E.g.: It was an interesting book, full of fascinating insights into human relationships.