Vocabulary of the day

1. Perused- examine or read carefully 2. Carve cut into/ shape in order to produce an object or design

3. In the night, the mountains stood so dark and powerful, with shades of gray (ionizing radiation) gently cascading (series or sequences) into blackness. As the sun began to raise, my field of view broadened. My senses started to wake up and I felt a renewed energy. On the horizon, the sun rose, cresting (at the top of) the mountain ridge (hilltop) ahead, it lit (light) up the mountains with depth of colour that stretched as far as I could see. 4. Overwhelmed have strong emotional effect 5. Chuckle a quiet laugh 6. Bead a small, rounded piece of glass, stone, plastics threaded in string to make necklace or rosary 7. Tie the knot- get married 8. Hoarding large boards to display ads( hoarding all the single men for themselves.) 9. Dais low platform/throne ( like meeting him in a field of daisies or seeing each other
across a crowded room and experiencing love at first sight.)

10. Puffy softly inflated 11. Repulse cause to fell disgust 12. Drool saliva falling from mouth 13. Hunch sit/stand in a position 14. Aisle supermarket shelves 15. Superficial apparent rather than actual 16. Spark sense of liveliness and excitement 17. But slowly I crept (move slowly) out of the darkness, one step at a time, one word a time. 18. Fortitude courage in adversity 19. Adversity difficulty/ misfortune 20. Invigorated give strength or energy (made me feel invigorated) 21. Pavement road 22. Solitary time single time 23. Couch furniture for several peoples to sit on, with headrest. 24. Know ones onion be very knowledgeable 25. Shin- front leg below the knee 26. Torso head and limb(arm and leg) 27. Hassle irritating inconvenience 28. Revelation surprising and remarkable thing 29. Idle spend time doing nothing / aimless = lounger 30. Commotion a state of confusion and noisy disturbance 31. Whisk away suddenly / quickly 32. Adamant refuse to change ones mind/ persuaded 33. Laud praise 34. Cherish hope/ ambition/ belief

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35. Prescribed recommended and advised 36. Graze break/scrape the skin 37. Devotion love/loyalty/enthusiasm 38. Prolong continuing for a long time 39. Convalescent a person recovering from an illness or medical treatment 40. Emaciated abnormally thin and weak 41. Irretrievable unable to retrieve or put right 42. Kith and kin ones relation(relative) 43. Rusticate suspended 44. Latter- recent- (in latter years) 45. Pretentious attempting to impress by affecting greater importance 46. Wilderness neglected/ abandoned area/ a position of disfavour 47. Rundown poor/neglected state(outside a rundown stone farmhouse) 48. Crony close friend/companion 49. Hail expressing greeting( i hailed him with enthusiasm) 50. Delight great pleasure/please greatly 51. Exuberant lively/cheerful ( in the exuberance of my joy) 52. Relinquish give up(readily relinquish the job of parent to my new husband) 53. Stereotype-represent/ view 54. Proverbial well-known( proverbial bachelor) 55. Shining example of a committed father 56. Fret/fretting- constantly being anxious 57. To find someone who will love you for no reason, and to shower that person with reasons, that is the
ultimate happiness.

58. Escapade- incident involving daring and adventure 59. Atrocious extremely bad/ unpleasant 60. Persevere continue any course of action in spite of difficulty 61. Surpass- be greater or better than 62. Shriek high pitch piercing sound/cry 63. Airborne-flying( where I feared we'd go airborne)
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"I have discovered wanting a Porsche... was more fun than having one

Brag say something boastfully Edible suitable to be eaten Fiasco ludicrous or humiliating failure ex : We laughed about our cooking fiascos Ludicrous absurd/ ridiculous
the way to a man's heart may be through his stomach, but you'll only stay there if you can laugh together.

Holler a loud shouts Plucky determined and courage( the plucky girl) Coo = to express surprise Gracious kind, courteous and pleasant She graciously asked questions about the food,
Grief intense sorrow Grin smile broadly

Exasperate irritates intensely

Vocabulary of the day 77. I tried to continue my lecture but the annoyance was soon overridden by a rush of warmth and his
winning smile. My frustration evaporated as he teasingly held me. I could feel his love for me. At that moment I saw things through his eyes. I laughed, appreciating his goofy sense of humour.

78. Emblem a symbol, represent symbol 79. Arduous difficult and tiring 80. After losing him, trying to find balance, meaning and comfort was a slow, arduous and complex
process.

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Out of the blue Chastise an act of punishing: I was chastising him for something he had done Embrace hold closely in ones arms Chill out relax/calm down Inane question silly question Blithering idiot complete idiot : What is it about winter weather that turns people into blithering idiots?

Strew scatter untidily Things were strewn around all over

Remnant remaining Scavenge- search for When love and skill work together, expect a masterpiece Luscious strongly attractive Scrumptious extremely appetizing or delicious Mouth-watering delights Crooked annoying/ bent/ ex: crooked smile Intrigue plot something harmful/ mysterious quality ex: When I got up on Monday morning for work, and found my apartment door and my whole car bound in plastic wrap, I'll admit I was intrigued.

96. a throwback to the 1960s, 97. They consider such names to be supreme compliments. 98. Amuse make someone laugh/smile= tickle
99. After all, embracing peace, love, and diversity in a town of fewer than ten thousand souls is just a small step in the right direction, not a full-blown manifesto. But for those of us who live here, life is about love and brotherhood, and the tickle you get in your spirit when you discover that good people still exist. 100. It's a feeling that leaves a lasting impression on all those who visit this town. Not because it teaches them something new. But because it teaches them something they might have forgotten: If you want to change the world, you have to start somewhere. 101. Verdict opinion / judgement 102. You are your own judge. The verdict is up to you. 103. Deteriorate become worse 104. Bowel intestine 105. I learned in therapy, eating should not correlate with emotions. 106. Profound very deep ex : she said the simplest, but most profound thing to me. "Eating is like
brushing your teeth. Would you wake up in the morning and not brush your teeth? No. Well it's the same thing with eating." 107. no matter what is going on in my life, one always has to eat, just like one always has to brush one's teeth. 108. Conscience a person moral sense on right or wrong 109. Perish- die : perish in the name of love 110. Relapse into return to ex; a deterioration after temporary improvement in health

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Envision imagine/visualize Blizzard severe snowstorm with high wind Scrutiny critical observation or examination Tug a hard or sudden pull Invasion an instance of invading a country/region

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116. 117. 118. Justification good reason for something that exist or have been done Mindless activity simple and repetitive activity Beam radiant smile/ shine brightly( It was most touching to observe the janitor, nurse,

librarian, and other school staff hang our notes on their walls while beaming because they felt appreciated.) 119. Scurry move hurriedly with short quick steps (When a student spills his or her crayons, you wouldn't believe how many kids scurry over to try to help and clean them up!) 120. the old saying that "it is better to give than to receive." 121. Reciprocate respond to/ return (love, affection) to someone who give it (So, when someone does reciprocate, it is an enormous and positive bonus.) 122. Who would have thought that trying to do a simple kindness a day would be so rewarding? I feel my daughters and first grade students better understand the old saying that "it is better to give than to receive." They have felt that indescribable feeling of inner joy that you can only experience by giving to someone else from your heart. The best thing is that you feel so great about doing something for someone else, you don't even look for or expect anything in return. So, when someone does reciprocate, it is an enormous and positive bonus. When someone does something nice for me, I now think of it as, "What a great idea! I'll have to do that for someone too!" 123. Happiness is a by-product of an effort to make someone else happy. 124. Drench wet thoroughly ( tears drenched my cheek) 125. Commotion a state of confused and noisy disturbance( what a commotion) 126. Potent having great power, influence or effect(That potent medicine was the final straw.)* final straw(idioms) 127. Scrupulous diligent/thorough and attentive details( I scrupulously read the labels on every package and discovered the code words for hidden dairy ingredients like casein and whey)

128. Jurisdiction- power/influence 129. Sanction. Give permission to/ give approval 130. Truncheon a short thick stick used as a weapon by police officer 131. Tear gas 132. Docile -ready to accept instruction/control-many creatures here is docile 133. Whooshing move quickly/suddenly/- a whooshing movement 134. It feels like i sneezed in January 2011 and thats blown me into January 2012 135. Fruitful years ahead 136. Tear-jerker(tear-jerking)- sentimental story/song to evoke sadness 137. Evoke bring(evoke sadness) 138. Avid keenly interested/ enthusiastic- i have been an avid reader of readers digest 139. Profound very great / very deep/showing great knowledge or insight 140. Cater for/to provides what is needed/ required- how universities worldwide are innovating to cater to international students in order to increase global competitiveness 141. Act up- behave badly- the computer in my high school classroom was acting up 142. Sheepish showing embarrassment /from shame or shyness- believe it o not? I said sheepishly 143. Wink- close and open ones eye quickly