English vocabulary note week 11

1.       setting

Definition: location, scenery, situation

For example: You can boil the fish fillets on a high setting.

2.       standard

Definition: normal, typical, average

For example: It carried off the Evening Standard drama award for best play.

3.       strength

Definition: forte, asset, gift

For example: I didn't know Ron had that much strength of character.

4.       chip

Definition: mark, damage, flaw

For example: The washbasin had a small chip.

5.       decipher

Definition: interpret, translate, read

For example: It is a headache to decipher his sloppy penmanship.

6.       eliminate

Definition: terminate, end, or take out

For example: You could never eliminate risk, but preparation and training could attenuate it.

7.       fragile

Definition: delicate, brittle, breakable

For example: She was small and fragile and looked incongruous in an army uniform.

8.       freak

Definition: curiously, rarity, oddity

For example: A freak wave had buckled the deck.

9.       overflow

Definition: excess, runoff, extra

For example: The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.

10.  provision

Definition: delivery, facility, running

For example: This provision gives the president total and unchecked power.

11.  qualify

Definition: prove capable or fit; meet requirements

For example: I would qualify that by putting it into context.

12.  reunite

Definition: have a reunion; unite again

For example: The band will reunite for this show only.

13.  rigid

Definition: inflexible, stiff, firm

For example: Andrew went rigid when he saw a dog, any dog, anywhere.

14.  segment

Definition: section, part, piece

For example: Give me a segment of a tangerine to taste.

15.  trail

Definition: track, trace, path

For example: When entering a trail or starting a descent, yield to other skiers.

16.  unison

Definition: corresponding exactly

For example: When entering a trail or starting a descent, yield to other skiers.

17.  companionship

Definition: the state of being with someone

For example: She found the companionship of Marcia a solace.

18.  dragging

Definition: slow, tedious, tiresome

For example: They disapproved of my dragging in his wealth.

19.  evaporate

Definition: vanish, fade, disappear

For example: Blasting cold air over it makes the water evaporate.

20.  insult

Definition: abuse, offence, rudeness

For example: He was still steaming over the insult he had received.

21.  allowance

Definition: payment, grant, stipend

For example: The personal allowance depends on your age and marital status.

22.  object

Definition:thing, article, item

For example: He made it his object in life to find the island.

23.  opponent

Definition: adversary, enemy, rival

For example: Her opponent called her a liar to her face.

24.  pastime

Definition: activity, pursuit, amusement

For example: Baseball is the national pastime.

25. agreement

Definition: contract, arrangement, covenant

For example: By agreement, this is the point where a new day begins.