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hop
A frog hops. Snakes crawl. Hummingbirds fly and hover.
rooster
A rooster is a male chicken, an animal, not a tool.
What would you use to SWEEP the floor?
BROOM = a device used when you SWEEP an area
The policeman CAUTIONED him about speeding.
CAUTION = WARN, verbal admonition
This sandpaper is very COARSE.
COARSE, rough, not smooth, very grainy to the touch
The Green Team DEFEATED the Orange Team.
DEFEAT: BEAT. The Green Team WON the game.
He DROWNED in a lake.
DROWN : to die by suffocation in liquid
start : begin : commenceThe .
ECL will START at 0745
The villagers had to FLEE their homes.
FLEE: run away from : escape from FLEE FLED FLED
I'm very FOND OF chocolate ice cream.
FOND OF = love something like it a lot
filthy : dirty : messy : not orderly : not clean.
His room is filthy.
rotten : spoiled : not good : probably cannot be eaten.
If the food is rotten, what should you probably do to it?
I INJURED myself yesterday.
Injured : hurt , wound , cause pain to
Why is Joe LAME?
LAME means walking with difficulty because of problems with a leg, a foot, an ankle, the toes.
If I have no friends, I am probably LONELY at times
Lonely : alone : not with other people
What is the usual color of most MUSTARD?
MUSTARD: a yellow "sauce" that we sometimes put on our hamburgers and hot dogs
quite
QUITE: very: extremely: a lot The teacher is QUITE angry with you for chewing gum in class.
If you DOUBLE THE RADIUS of a circle, you get the diameter.
RADIUS = half of the diameter
I RARELY go to movies during the weekend.
RARELY: SELDOM, not very often, only once in a blue moon
The SCENERY in Northern California is beautiful.
SCENERY = scenes of natural.
We reached the SUMMIT of the mountain after 9 hours of climbing.
SUMMIT = peak, highest point, the top point, apex
I want you to THINK OVER that job offer before you say "no."
THINK OVER = consider, think about it seriously, don't refuse it yet
I RAN INTO an old friend of mine at Ingram Mall.
TO RUN INTO: MEET BY CHANCE
The Captain is standing at the BOW of the ship.
The bow is the front end of a ship. Rear and aft refer to the back part of a ship. The galley is the kitchen of a ship.
If he broke several ribs, where does he probably feel the most pain?
The ribs are located in the upper torso, in the chest and sides area.
His WAGES are not very high right now.
WAGES: salary: the money you earn from working
What does water do a 212 degrees Fahrenheit?
Water boils.
He is old, YET he is healthy.
YET = but, however, still, on the other hand
There was a big CROWD at the restaurant last night.
a large number of people gathered together.
Have you ever been stationed ABROAD?
abroad = in a foreign country, especially after crossing a large body of water
We have AMPLE supplies for the next few months.
ample means quite sufficient ; a lot ; enough ; abundant
accomplish
carry out: to accomplish: to do: to completely conclude something - The unit was unable to ACCOMPLISH the mission as ordered.
We can always RELY ON Bob to help us.
count on = rely on = depend on
What is the main crop of your country?
crop: means something grown for harvesting
depressed
depressed: sad: unhappy - He look DEPRESSED today.
Please DISCARD all these old magazines.
discard: throw away: throw out: toss out: toss away: to get rid of
He is ELDERLY. His age is around 70.
elderly: old : aged
That horse is FAST.
fast : quick ; rapid
You should REVIEW this vocabulary list before we take the test.
go over: review: look at again: study
HOLD the lever tightly.
grip = to hold tightly
Can you PERSUADE the Supervisor to let us go home early?
persuade : convince : to get someone to change his mind about something
It is RISKY to do that.
risky means dangerous , hazardous , unsafe
The milk tastes SOUR.
sour means bad ; not good ; gone bad (for milk) SOUR (for lemon or lime) means TART, TANGY, "attacks" the tongue
Don't stare at him like that.
stare: means to look at something or someone for a long period of time
Which of these best describes tin?
tin: a light METAL
How can you ACCOUNT FOR his low test scores?
to account for means to explain ; give reasons for why something is the way it is
Joe catches on really fast.
to catche on: to learn, to understand, to comprehend
hold up
to rob, especially using a weapon (e.g. a gun)
discard
to throw away
wallet
wallet : billfold : A small thing we carry our paper money (dollar bills) in - Joe lost his WALLET.
Pvt. Jones has to report to the Captain PROMPTLY.
with little or no delay
The police found a white POWDER in his suitcase.
"POWDER: fine dust It can be legal medicine or DRUGS (cocaine, heroin)".
We found a FLAW in the structural design.
A FLAW is a mistake, error, something wrong.
I'm not DEAF.
DEAF: cannot hear
I do not like RAW turnips.
RAW: uncooked, not cooked at all. rare = cooked a little bit
He REJECTED my offer.
REJECT = REFUSE, turn down, say "no" to
Where is my SHARE of the cake?
SHARE ; part : portion
I need to buy some new SLACKS.
SLACKS: TROUSERS, good pants
I am STARVING.
STARVING means very hungry, to the point of weakness and collapse.
The road is STEEP.
STEEP: greatly inclined far from level
If he suffered a SKULL injury, where is the heaviest damage?
The SKULL is the round protective BONE area covering and protecting your BRAIN.
mild : moderate : not extreme : in the middle of a range.
The weather was very MILD throughout our entire vacation.
There is a killer wasp right ABOVE your head!
over = above
The police are INVESTIGATING the murder of my neighbor's nephew.
to investigate: to look into: to search for evidence
Can you MAKE UP a good story about foxes and wolves?
to make up a story is to CREATE it.
I wish you wouldn't MENTION the subject of AIDS in the classroom.
to mention: to bring a subject up: to introduce a topic in the discussion
hold on
to wait (especially on the telephone)
Who is your USUAL teacher?
usual : common , regular , ordinary
