Vocabulary

Vocabulary SU 2 (3)

1. adjacent = adj adjoining, juxtaposed, situated near, next
2. adorn = v to decorate, to add something in order to make a thing or a person more attractive
3. aloof = adj removed or distant in interest or feeling; reserved
4. amend = v to change for the better, improve
5. ammunition = n projectiles, explosives
6. appall = v to overcomewith horror; dismay
7. ascent = v, n to climb, the act of mounting upward
8. ascribe = v to attribute // ascribe something to somebody / something = phr v to consider or declare something to be caused by, written by or belonging to somebody / something
9. aspiration = n a strong desire to have or do something
10. assailant = n a person attacking violently
11. astray= adv away from the right away
12. attire = n dress, clothes
13. austere = adj stern, severe, strict, unadorned
14. avert = v to turn aside or away
15. ballad = n a slow, romantic dance song
16. be concerned with = idm to be about something
17. bear in mind = idm to remember, recollect
18. bequeath = v to leave by will, to hang down
19. bleach = vto make something white or lighter in color
20. blow up = phr v to explode, to be destroyed by an explosion
21. blunder = v to make a stupid mistake
22. blunt = adj not sharp, dull
23. bounce = v to hit a hard surface
24. braids = n a cord or ribbon of 3 or more interwoven strands (esp. Braided hair)
25. brink = n an edge at the top of a steep place
26.brittle = adj easily broken, fragile
27. buoyant = adj having the quality of being able to float
28. by and by = adv in a short time, soon
29. call up = phr v to make a telephone call to somebody
30. carcass = n the dead body of an animal
31. cavity = n empty space, hole
32. cheer up = v to become or make somebody happier, to make something look more attractive33. collapse = v to disintegrate, break down
34. commend = v to commit to one’s care, recommend, praise
35. commotion = n great noise or excitement
36. competent = adj capable, qualified
37. complicate = v to become intricate, difficult or involved
38. concrete = n substance consisting of cement, sand, small stones and water
39. cut off = phr v to removesomething from something larger by cutting
40. density = n the number of things or people in a place in relation to its area
41. desolate = adj deserted, abandoned, lonely
42. detain = v to hold in or as if in custody
43. detest = v to dislike
44. devour = v to eat up greedily or ravenously
45. disclose = v to expose to view, reveal, make known
46. disfigure =v to spoil the appearance of something
47. divert = v to turn from a particular course or route
48. do away with = phr v to destroy, kill
49. do out of = phr v to cheat, steal
50. dodge = v to move suddenly aside to avoid or evade something / somebody by so doing
51. enchant = v to please, delight
52. enhance = v to make greater, heighten, intensify
53.excel = v to surpass, outdo, be very good at something
54. extract = v to draw out, pull out, withdraw, select
55. fickle = adj inconstant, not steady or firm in disposition or character
56. flicker = v to burn or shine in a wear or unsteady way
57. flounder = v to proceed clumsily
58. foreman = n a spokesperson of a jury, a workman in charge of a group of workers59. fragrance = n sweet, agreeable smell
60. futile = adj useless, vain
61. get out of = phr v to avoid doing something
62. get over = phr v to get across, recover from an unpleasant, unhappy experience
63. gossip = n rumor or report of an intimate nature
64. grope = v to search blindly or uncertainly
65. have a go = idm to have an occasion when you try...