10/10 Notes

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Words of a day

10/6

‧rug (n.)

a.      a piece of thick cloth or wool that is smaller than a CARPET and is put on the floor as decoration

b.      a large piece of material that you can wrap around yourself, especially when you are travelling

c.       pull the rug (out) from under sb's feet -informal -to suddenly take away something that someone was depending on to achieve what they wanted 

‧buoy (v.)

a.      to encourage or make someone feel better

e.g.: I was really buoyed by the nice comments on my work.

‧anchor (n.)

a.      a heavy metal object attached to a boat by a rope or chain that, when dropped into the water and resting on the bottom, keeps the boat from moving

e.g.: We dropped the anchor and took out our fishing rods.

b.      An anchor is also someone or something that gives support when needed

 e.g.: She’s looking for a spiritual anchor.

‧divan (n.)

a.      a long, comfortable seat for more than one person that has no back or arms

b.      UK ( also divan bed) a bed consisting of a mattress and a base, with no boards at either end

‧motionless (adj.)

a.      not moving

e.g.: He looks made of stone, utterly motionless.

 

10/7

‧conscientious (adj.)

a.      feeling a moral responsibility to do your work carefully and to be fair to others

e.g.: She is conscientious about her work .

‧surname (n.)

a.      the name that you share with your parents, or often with your husband if you are a married woman, and which in English comes at the end of your full name

‧irrelevant (adj.)

a.      not important because it is not connected with the situation or subject that you are dealing with, or it has no effect or influence on a situation

b.      having no real or useful purpose

‧imperceptibly (adv.)

a.      (of an action or change) so slight that it cannot be noticed

e.g.: Imperceptibly, the day grew darker.

‧totter (v.)

a.      to walk or move unsteadily from side to side as if you are going to fall over

b.      if a political system or organization totters, it becomes less strong and is likely to stop working

10/8

‧fright (n.)

a.      the feeling you have when something frightens you

b.      look a fright -old-fashioned -to look untidy or unattractive

‧compulsion (n.)

a.      a strong and unreasonable desire that is difficult to control

b.      a force or influence that makes someone do something

‧ecstatically (adv.)

a.      extremely happy

‧desolate (adj.)

a.      a place that is desolate is empty and looks sad because there are no people there and not much activity

b.      someone who is desolate feels very sad and lonely

‧wreath (n.)

a.      a circle made from leaves or flowers that you put on a grave or hang on the door at Christma

b.      a circle made from leaves that was given to someone in past times as an honour

 

10/9

‧wail (v.)

a.      to say something in a loud, sad, and complaining way

b.      to cry out with a long, high sound, especially because you are very sad or in pain

‧utter (v.)

a.      to say something or make a sound with your voice

e.g.: She sat through the entire meeting and didn’t utter a word.

‧deft (adj.)

a.      skillful, effective, and quick

e.g.: He cut some logs up for firewood with a few deft strokes of his ax.

‧incredulously (adj.)

a.      not wanting or not able to believe something, and usually showing this

 

10/10

‧erect (v.)

a.      to build a building or other structure

e.g.: They decided to erect a bridge.

b.      to put up or raise to a vertical position

e.g.: They’re erecting a big circus tent.

‧accentuate (v.)

a.      to emphasize a particular feature of something or to make something more noticeable

e.g.: The short black dress accentuated her slenderness.

‧cadet (n.)

a.      a student who is training to be a military or police officer

‧reciprocal (adj.)

a.      operating for both, esp. equally or to a similar degree (said about two people or things)

e.g.: They share a truly reciprocal relationship.

‧wan (adj.)

a.      (of a person’s face or expression) pale, tired, or weak

e.g.: She gave me a wan smile.