Monday, 8 February 2016

Class with Jessie

Device: a thing made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical invention

Glisten: to reflect a sparkling light or a faint, flickering glow, as a wet surface; shine

Graze: to touch or rub lightly in passing

Greedy: excessively or overly desiring wealth, possessions, etc

Skip: to move in a light, springy manner by hopping forward on first one foot then the other

Dumb: lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid

Glossary Unit 4

Tought: hard to break

Tender: soft or delicate in substance

Regret: wish you had not done

Toll: a fee demanded by an authority for some right or privilege, as for driving along a road

Wrinkle: a small crease in the skin, as from aging

Crew: a nail-like metal fastener, having a thin end with a spiral groove and a head with a slot

Slip: to slide suddenly and accidentally, esp. so as to fall or go lower

Wasp: a slender winged insect with a narrow abdomen and a powerful Sting

Sneeze: to produce air or breath suddenly, forcibly, and loudly through the nose and mouth by involuntary action

Thick: heavy; not easily poured



Idioms

"The sooner, the better!"

"The sooner you leave, the earlier you'll arrive"

"I'd be any use"