| Word |
Part of speech |
Image |
Definition |
Example |
I.P.A |
| preacher |
Noun |
|
(religion: minister) |
The
preacher talked about original sin in his sermon today. |
/ˈpriːtʃə/ |
| law |
Noun |
|
(rule, regulation) |
The
law is that you cannot go through a red traffic light. |
/lɔː/ |
| courts |
Noun |
|
(place where legal decisions are made) |
Wilson
is due to appear in court this morning charged with armed robbery. |
|
| hurt |
Verb |
|
be painful |
His leg hurt for two
days. |
/hɜːt/ |
| steak |
Noun |
|
cut of beef) |
Cut
a thick steak for the barbecue. |
/steɪk/ |
| stormy |
Adjective |
|
(sky:
threatening storms) |
I
don't like the look of that stormy sky in the west. |
/ˈstɔːmɪ/ |
| Citrine |
Noun |
|
(yellowish gemstone) |
I will buy a watch
with a citrine |
/ˈsɪtrɪn/ |
| dextrin |
Noun |
|
(thickening
agent, adhesive) |
I extracted dextrin
from starch |
/ˈdɛkstrɪn/ |
| Faff |
Noun |
|
fuss, bother |
the faff is bad for
health |
/fæf/ |
| Arcane |
Adjective |
|
esoteric,
obscure |
This
book examines the arcane practices of the Freemasons. |
/ɑːˈkeɪn/ |
| Callous |
Adjective |
|
person:
merciless |
Henry was said to be a callous ruler. |
/ˈkæləs/ |
| chide |
preposision |
|
(tell off,
reprimand) |
the preacher chide
the bad energys |
/tʃaɪd/ |
| decry |
Verb |
|
(denounce) |
the police decry the
villain |
/dɪˈkraɪ/ |
| demure |
Adjective |
|
(person: shy, modest) |
The boy is quite
demure when grown-ups are around. |
/dɪˈmjʊə/ |
| elated |
Adjective |
|
(joyful) |
We were elated with
the news about the wedding. |
/ɪˈleɪtɪd/ |
| feral |
Adjective |
|
(animal:
wild) |
You
have to be careful around feral dogs. |
/ˈfɪərəl/ |
| maverick |
Adjective-Noun |
|
(non-conformist) |
Sterne
is one of the great maverick authors of English literature. |
/ˈmævərɪk/ |
| rife |
Adjective |
|
(abundant,
widespread) |
Poverty
is rife in this part of the city. |
/raɪf/ |
| vociferous |
Adjective |
|
(expressing
strong opinion) |
Henry
is one of the most vociferous students in the class. |
/vəʊˈsɪfərəs/ |
| tronk |
Noun |
|
(White hair) |
My
grandfather has many tronks in the hair |
/trɒŋk/ |
| trophic |
Adjective |
|
(concerning
nutrition) |
the
lion is the king of the trophic |
/ˈtrɒfɪk/ |
| pellucid |
Adjective |
|
(clear or
translucent) |
My
car is pellucid |
/pɛˈluːsɪd/ |
| pemmican |
Noun |
|
(food: dried
beef mixed with fat and dried fruit) |
The
pemmican is healthy for my dog |
/ˈpɛmɪkən/ |
| sulk |
Verb |
|
(in moody
silence) |
Imogen was sulking after her argument with
her friend |
/sʌlk/ |
| idle |
Adjective |
|
(person: doing
nothing) |
The workers were idle because of the late
shipment of materials. |
/ˈaɪdəl/ |
| awful |
Adjective |
|
(terrible,
horrid) |
There was an awful accident on the highway
yesterday |
/ˈɔːfʊl/ |
| kinky |
Adjective |
|
(hair: curly) |
Pam had kinky hair that was impossible to
tame. |
/ˈkɪŋkɪ/ |
| jigsaw |
Noun |
|
(type of saw) |
The carpenter used a jigsaw for the detail
work. |
/ˈdʒɪɡˌsɔː/ |
| puny |
Adjective |
|
(person: weak,
thin) |
The puny little boy couldn't even lift his
sister. |
/ˈpjuːnɪ/ |
| sketch |
Noun |
|
(quick
drawing) |
Trevor's sketch showed the piece of furniture
he planned to make. |
/skɛtʃ/ |
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