Deberes
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Publicado: 16 de diciembre de 2010
Emilie de Genot de Nieukerken 5 G
24/03/2010 College
Vocabulary
Dank: cold and unpleasant. E.g. two dank smoke rooms, floored by an appalling carpet.
Cluttered: Things that are where they arenot wanted or needed and make a place untidy. E.g. who left all this clutter on the floor? , A cluttered desk.
Seedy: dirty and unpleasant, possibly connected with illegal or immoral activities.E.g. a seedy hotel or neighborhood.
Deluge: A sudden very heavy fall of rain. A very large number of things that happen or arrive at the same time. E.g. the programme was followed by adeluge of complains from the public.
Treacherous: Use about a person; that you cannot trust and who may do something to harm you. E.g. he was a weak, cowardly and treacherous.
Desecrate: To damage aplace of religious importance or treat it without respect. E.g. the desecration of a cemetery.
Fecund: That is productive to the land. E.g. this fecund land is because the land isfertile.
Bolster: To support or encourage something to make something stronger. E.g. His remarks did nothing to bolster my confidence.
Inadequacies: Not good enough. Not able to deal with a problemor situation, not confident. E.g. the problem of inadequate housing. E.g. there was so much to learn in the new job that for a while I felt totally inadequate.
Assumptions: something that youaccept is true even thought even if you have no proof. E.g. we’ll work on the assumption that the guest will be hungry when they arrive.
Elucidate: make clear and more comprehensible. E.g. elucidate themystery surrounding her death.
Mollify: To make somebody feel less angry or upset. E.g. His explanation failed to mollify her.
Emulate: To try to do something as well as somebody else because youadmire them. E.g. I emulate Alexandra’s work.
Castigate: Censure severely. E.g. she castigates him for his insensitive remarks.
Laconic: Brief and to the point; effectively cut short....
24/03/2010 College
Vocabulary
Dank: cold and unpleasant. E.g. two dank smoke rooms, floored by an appalling carpet.
Cluttered: Things that are where they arenot wanted or needed and make a place untidy. E.g. who left all this clutter on the floor? , A cluttered desk.
Seedy: dirty and unpleasant, possibly connected with illegal or immoral activities.E.g. a seedy hotel or neighborhood.
Deluge: A sudden very heavy fall of rain. A very large number of things that happen or arrive at the same time. E.g. the programme was followed by adeluge of complains from the public.
Treacherous: Use about a person; that you cannot trust and who may do something to harm you. E.g. he was a weak, cowardly and treacherous.
Desecrate: To damage aplace of religious importance or treat it without respect. E.g. the desecration of a cemetery.
Fecund: That is productive to the land. E.g. this fecund land is because the land isfertile.
Bolster: To support or encourage something to make something stronger. E.g. His remarks did nothing to bolster my confidence.
Inadequacies: Not good enough. Not able to deal with a problemor situation, not confident. E.g. the problem of inadequate housing. E.g. there was so much to learn in the new job that for a while I felt totally inadequate.
Assumptions: something that youaccept is true even thought even if you have no proof. E.g. we’ll work on the assumption that the guest will be hungry when they arrive.
Elucidate: make clear and more comprehensible. E.g. elucidate themystery surrounding her death.
Mollify: To make somebody feel less angry or upset. E.g. His explanation failed to mollify her.
Emulate: To try to do something as well as somebody else because youadmire them. E.g. I emulate Alexandra’s work.
Castigate: Censure severely. E.g. she castigates him for his insensitive remarks.
Laconic: Brief and to the point; effectively cut short....
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