Friday, October 10, 2008



Spelled word

meaning

Used it in the sentence



A cappella

unaccompanied by musical instruments




Acquaintance

To know each other




Affair

Celebration




Align

To form a line




Apologized

To make apology




Beard

Hair on face of a man




Bragging

to talk with excessive pride about an achievement or possession




Bread winner

Person who work for their family




Bunch

a large number of people or things

Expect a whole bunch of new features in the next version.



Bureaucracy

a state or organization operated by a hierarchy of paid officials




Cavort

to behave in a physically lively and uninhibited way




Chap

gentleman




Cheap

Less expense




Chuckled

To laugh quietly




Clatter

rattle




Converted

To transfer to another




Creaking

To make prolonged squeaking noise




Crease

a straight line formed in clothing or fabric by pressing




Creative

able to create things

Humans are a creative species



Creep

tiptoe




Cultivate

to improve or develop something, usually by study or education

cultivating her interest in science



Curse

a swearword, obscenity, or blasphemous oath




Dangle

to swing or hang loosely, or cause something to swing or hang loosely

The children dangled their legs over the side of the swimming pool.



Despair

somebody or something that makes somebody feel hopeless or exasperated

He was the despair of his soccer coach.



Dip

to put something briefly into a liquid or soft mixture and take it out again

He dips his hand into his pocket.



Disarray

a disorganized and confused state

The meeting was thrown into disarray by the surprise announcement.



Dislodge

leave such a position




Dunk smell





Embarrass

to become or cause somebody to become painfully self-conscious, ill at ease, ashamed, or humiliated

He's easily embarrassed



Enchant

to charm, delight, or captivate somebody




Enduring

persisting or surviving in the face of difficulties




Enlivens

to make somebody or something more lively or interesting




Evidently

used to indicate that something is undoubtedly true, often because it is there to be seen

Evidently, you have not grasped all the ramifications of this proposal.



Excitement

the feeling or condition of lively enjoyment or pleasant anticipation

finding it difficult to contain her excitement



Explore

to discover what it is like or what is there

Many people explore to find the answer to their question



Fermentation

the breakdown of carbohydrates by microorganisms




Feud

a bitter prolonged violent quarrel




Foreshadow

to indicate or suggest something




Fund handlers





Fungi

Any of a group of non-green plants




Geopardize





Guarantee

something that assures a specific outcome

There’s no guarantee that the plan will work.



Gutter

a metal or plastic channel attached to the eaves of a roof for carrying away rainwater

She dragged me out of the gutter and made me respect myself.



Humor

content of something such as a story, performance, or joke that elicits amusement and laughter

couldn't see the humor in it



Humorous

intended to be amusing and make people laugh




Hunch

an intuitive feeling about something




Hush

to become silent, or make somebody do this




Inconvenience

the quality or fact of being inconvenient or causing discomfort, difficulty, or annoyance




Instance

an example of a particular situation or event

cited several instances of plagiarism



Instinctive

relating to, prompted by, or based on a strong natural impulse

an instinctive fear of water



Inveterate

fixed in a habit or practice, especially a bad one




Lease

a legal contract allowing somebody exclusive possession of another's property for a specific time in return for a payment

We've lease a cottage from friends.



Loan

an amount of money given to somebody on the condition that it will be paid back later




Manipulate

to move, operate, or handle something, especially a machine or mechanical parts




Metamorphosis

a complete or marked change of physical form, structure, or substance

the overnight metamorphosis of the pond water into ice



Morsel

a small piece of something, especially of food




Motive

the reason for doing something or behaving in a specific way




Nervousness

having a feeling of dread or apprehension




Numb

unable to feel or have sensations, e.g. as a result of extreme cold or the application of a local anesthetic




Obedience

the act or practice of following instructions, complying with rules or regulations, or submitting to somebody's authority




Occasion

a particular time, especially a time when something happens

He has no occasion to criticize me.



Optimum

the best out of a number of possible options or outcomes

Optimum trading conditions



Orchard

an area of land on which fruit or nut trees are grown, especially commercially




Overwhelm

to affect somebody's emotions in a complete or irresistible way




Owes

to feel that something should be given to or done for somebody in recompense for something

I owe myself a night out



Paces

Single steps or its distance




Pat

to touch somebody or something repeatedly with the palm of the hand, e.g. to show affection or to congratulate somebody




Peddler

somebody who travels from place to place selling goods




phaton





philatelist





Physician

somebody qualified to practice medicine




pledge

A security, pawn




Plunks

to pluck the strings of a stringed instrument, especially in an inexpert or inexpressive way, or make the sound of a string being plucked




Precious

worth a great deal of money

Your friendship is very precious to me.



Puddles

a shallow pool of water,




Puny

very small or thin and weak




Puppet

a doll




Ravage

to plunder or sack a place or area

a village ravaged of all its valuables by army deserters



Reminisce

To remember




Remnant

to kill something or somebody, especially an animal




Routine

a rehearsed set of movements, actions, or speeches that make up a performance

her gymnastic routine on the parallel bars



Ruin

the physical remains of something such as a building or city that has decayed or been destroyed




Scope

freedom, space, or capacity to act

not much scope for originality



Seize

to take a hold of an object quickly and firmly

seized the letter from his hand



Sheer

used to emphasize the unlimited extent or unmitigated quality of something

That explanation is sheer nonsense.



Shrug

to raise and drop the shoulders briefly, especially to indicate indifference or lack of knowledge




Shuck

the husk, pod, or shell of something such as a nut, pea, or ear of corn




Society

the sum of social relationships among groups of humans or animals




Spectrum

a range of values, especially one with opposite values at its limits

a spectrum of opinions between the two extremes



Spit

to expel saliva forcefully from the mouth




Sprawling

to extend over or across something in a disordered, awkward, or ugly way

handwritten notes sprawled across the page



Squinted

to half-close the eyes so as to see better

a photo of them squinting into the camera in bright sunlight



Stalls

a booth, table, counter, or compartment set up to display goods for sale or information to give out




stark truth





Strive

to try hard to achieve or get something




Substrates





Suburbs

a district, especially a residential one, on the edge of a city or large town




Summer

the warmest season of the year

My summer was full of joy



talisman

something believed to have magical properties




Tap

to hit something or somebody lightly




Tattered

ragged or torn to shreds




Tend

to manage something, especially something that needs constant supervision

tend bar



Timid

demonstrating a lack of courage or self-assurance




Trade

the activity of buying and selling, or sometimes bartering, goods

a suspension of trade between the two countries



Tyrant

an absolute ruler who exercises power cruelly and unjustly




Usurious

the lending of money at an exorbitant rate of interest




utterance

something said or emitted as a vocal sound




Vagrant

a wanderer who has no permanent place to live




Wicked

very wrong or very bad




Wrinkles

a line or crease between small folds of skin that forms on the face as a result of aging or exposure to the sun




Shabby





Zipper





Portrait





Scrumptious





Comparative





Waif

a homeless or friendless person, especially an abandoned child




Multitude

Huge number or huge amount




Matutinal





Resemble

Be a similar to




Neutralize

counterbalance


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