Reading and Writing II

Janaina W.
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  1. tread
    put down, place, or press the foot
  2. undergrowth
    the brush beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
  3. chore
    a specific piece of work required to be done
  4. rhetoric
    study of the technique for using language effectively
  5. appropriateness
    the quality of being specially suitable
  6. get across
    travel across or pass over
    Get across ideas equals make oneself understood.
  7. perish
    pass from physical life
  8. brag
    show off
  9. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
    appropriacy: the quality of a word or syntactic pattern to be suitable in a given context
  10. halting
    proceeding in a fragmentary, hesitant, or ineffective way
  11. garbled
    lacking orderly continuity
  12. grab
    take or seize suddenly
    grab hold of something
  13. reel
    revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
  14. mushiness
    falsely emotional in a maudlin way
  15. squeal
    utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
  16. squiggle
    a short twisting line
  17. serf
    (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
  18. furrow
    a long shallow trench in the ground
  19. mumble
    talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
  20. connive
    form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
  21. nurture
    help develop; help grow
  22. berate
    censure severely or angrily
  23. fling
    a brief indulgence of your impulses
  24. ensue
    take place or happen afterward or as a result
  25. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  26. winking
    a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
  27. outlandish
    noticeably or extremely unconventional or unusual
  28. wilderness
    a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
  29. tarry
    leave slowly and hesitantly
  30. coy
    affectedly shy especially in a playful or provocative way
  31. unrequited
    not returned in kind
  32. cope with
    satisfy or fulfill
  33. engrossed
    giving or marked by complete attention to
  34. rivet
    fasten with a metal fastener
  35. flask
    a small bottle that has a narrow neck
  36. kernel
    the choicest or most vital part of some idea or experience
  37. critique
    appraise or judge in an analytical way
  38. physician
    a licensed medical practitioner
  39. upward
    spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
  40. subtle
    able to make fine distinctions
  41. prompt
    urge, encourage, or motivate someone to act
  42. panhandle
    beg for money from people on the street
  43. estranged
    caused to be unloved
  44. facade
    the front of a building
  45. blight
    cause to suffer devastation
  46. despondence
    feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
  47. mainstream
    the prevailing current of thought
  48. hitchhike
    travel by getting free rides from motorists
  49. fall out
    come off
    to have an argument
    To quarrel: The siblings fell out over their inheritance
  50. put up
    place so as to be noticed
    To provide lodgings for: put a friend up for the night.
  51. paycheck
    a check issued in payment of wages or salary
    to live from paycheck to paycheck
    To spend all that one earns without saving anything
  52. register
    record in writing
    writing and speaking style - formal vs. informal
  53. serendipity
    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  54. squeegee
    T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows)
  55. breadwinner
    one whose earnings are the primary source of support for their dependents
  56. stricken
    grievously affected especially by disease
    poverty-stricken
  57. impoverished
    destroyed financially
  58. sidestep
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
    to avoid
  59. conjure
    summon into action or bring into existence
  60. tide
    the periodic rise and fall of the sea level
  61. plunge
    dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
  62. detach
    cause to become separated
  63. overcome
    win a victory over
  64. take on
    take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities
  65. hassle
    disorderly fighting
  66. hinder
    be an obstacle to
  67. strive
    attempt by employing effort
  68. undermine
    weaken or impair, especially gradually
  69. fear
    an emotion in anticipation of some specific pain or danger
    F.O.M.O. fear of missing out
  70. perky
    characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness
  71. unwed
    of someone who has not been married
  72. overload
    place too much a burden on
  73. minute
    infinitely or immeasurably small
  74. appalling
    causing shock, dismay, or horror
  75. sibling
    a person's brother or sister
  76. mortgage
    a conveyance of property as security for repaying a loan
  77. chicken out
    remove oneself from an obligation
  78. blue moon
    a long time
    once in a blue moon = very rarely
  79. threshold
    the entrance for passing through a room or building
  80. burden
    weight to be carried or borne
  81. endowment
    natural abilities or qualities
  82. undaunted
    resolutely courageous
  83. siamese
    an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building
  84. finesse
    subtly skillful handling of a situation
  85. nuance
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  86. delve
    turn up, loosen, or remove earth
    delve into = explore
  87. helm
    steering mechanism for a vessel
  88. cheeky
    offensively bold
    in a cunning way
  89. zinger
    a funny or amusing remark that takes a listener by surprise
    a turning point in someone's life
  90. foresee
    realize beforehand
    unforeseen - unpredictable
  91. haphazard
    dependent upon or characterized by chance
Created on Sun Aug 05 10:56:41 EDT 2012 (updated Wed Nov 07 08:11:07 EST 2012)

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