2/24

 

1. agile  (adj.)   /ˈædʒaɪl/

a. able to move quickly and easily

b. able to think quickly, solve problems, and have new ideas

ex: The ferret is an agile hunter.

 

 

2. vibe (n.)      /vaɪb/

a. general feeling that you get from a person or place

ex: I didn't get many good vibes from the club.

 

 

3. insecure (adj.)      /ˌɪnsɪˈkjʊə(r)/

a. not confident about yourself

b. capable of being lost or taken from you at any time

c. able to be entered by force, or not well protected or firmly locked

ex: Jerry felt very insecure when he started at his new school.

 

 

4. botched (adj.)     /bɒtʃt/

a. badly done or badly planned, and therefore unsuccessful

ex: She was very upset after she had to throw the botched cookies in the garbage.

 

 

5. tenet (n.)  /ˈtenɪt/

a. a principle, or a belief

ex: A central tenet of American conservatism is to decentralize power.

 

 

 

2/25

 

1. steely  (adj.)  /ˈstiːli/

a. showing a calm and firm attitude

b. steely blue is grey-blue in color

ex: He had a look of steely determination in his eyes.

 

 

2. duplicate (v.)     /ˈdjuːplɪkeɪt/

a. to make an exact copy of something such as a document

b. to create a situation that is exactly like another one

ex: Digital images can be duplicated in seconds.

 

 

3. flatly (adv.)      /ˈflætli/

a. in a firm and definite way intended to end discussion of a subject

b. without showing any emotion or interest

ex: He flatly denied being near the scene of the crime.

 

 

4. cachet (n.)      /ˈkæʃeɪ/

a. a seal used especially as a mark of official approval

b. a medicinal preparation for swallowing consisting of a case usually of rice-flour paste enclosing a medicine

c. a design or inscription on an envelope to commemorate a postal or philatelic event

ex: His research in Antarctica gave him a certain cachet among other scientists.

 

5. inevitable (adj.)   /ɪnˈevɪtəb(ə)l/

a. impossible to avoid or prevent

b. certain to happen because that is what always has happened

ex: It is perhaps inevitable that advanced technology will increase the pressure on employees.

 

 

 

2/26

 

1.snout  (n.)   /snaʊt/

a. the long nose of a pig or a similar animal

b. something that looks like a snout, for example the front part of a plane

C. someone who gives information about criminals to the police

ex: The dog raised his snout and sniffed.

 

 

2. elusive (adj.)   /ɪˈluːsɪv/

a. an elusive person or animal is difficult or impossible to find or catch

b. hard to understand, define, or remember

ex: The truth may prove elusive.

 

 

 3. concede (v.)       /kənˈsiːd/

a. to admit that something is true

b. to stop trying to win a war, competition, or argument because you realize that you cannot win

c. to give something that you own or control to someone so that they own or control it

ex: I concede that the work has been slow so far, but it should speed up soon.

 

 

4. oscillation (n.)     /ˌɒsɪˈleɪʃ(ə)n/

a. a repeated movement from side to side at a steady speed

b. the process of continuously changing your feelings, opinions, or decisions from one extreme position to the other

ex: There has been oscillation between optimism and pessimism among voters.

 

5. scoff (v.)   /skɒf/ 

a. to laugh or say things to show that you think someone or something is stupid or deserves no respect

b. to eat a lot of something very quickly

ex: It's easy to scoff when you haven't tried it yourself.

 

 

2/27

 

1.uncanny  (adj.)   /ʌnˈkæni/

a. strange and mysterious

b. being beyond what is normal or expected

ex: She has an uncanny sense of direction.

 

 

2. swipe (v.)     /swaɪp/

a. to pass a plastic card through a piece of electronic equipment that reads the information stored on the card, for example in order to open a door or to pay for something

b. to move your finger across the screen of a smartphone or tablet

c. to swing your arm and hit or to try to hit someone or something, using your hand or an object

ex: You swipe products to get further information and to add them to your shopping basket.

 

 

3. grandeur (n.)      /ˈɡrændʒə(r)/

 a. an impressive quality that a place, object, or occasion has

 b. the important or high position that someone has in society

ex: They are restoring the hotel to its original grandeur.

 

4. upend (v.)     /ʌpˈend/

a. to turn something upside down

b. to deliberately make a player on the opposing team fall during a football match

ex: I upended the bucket to use as a stool.

 

5. hatch (v.)     /hætʃ/

a. if a baby bird, fish, insect etc hatches or is hatched, it comes out of its egg and is born

b. if you hatch something such as a plan, you plan it, especially in secret

ex: Eleven chicks have been hatched since July.

 

 

 

2/28

 

1. quiver  (n.)  /ˈkwɪvə(r)/

a. a case for carrying or holding arrows

b. the arrows in a quiver

ex: A sharp retort is in her quiver of verbal weapons.

 

 

2. feasible (adj.)     /ˈfiːzəb(ə)l/

a. possible or likely to succeed

ex: There seems to be only one feasible solution.

 

3. backlash (n.)     /ˈbækˌlæʃ/

a. a strong, negative, and often angry reaction to something that has happened, especially a political or social change

b. a snarl in that part of a fishing line wound on the reel

ex: They feared a backlash against the new laws.

 

4. radical (adj.)     /ˈrædɪk(ə)l/

a. a radical change or way of doing something is new and very different from the usual way

b. a radical increase or decrease is extremely large and important

c. a radical person or group believes that important political or social changes are necessary

d. relating to the most basic or important part of something

ex: He surprised us all with his radical views.

 

5. savvy (n.)     /ˈsævi/

a. the ability to understand and judge people and situations well

ex: He has a lot of political savvy.