A quick vocabulary guide to help expand your understanding of commonly used words:
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Bondage | Slavery |
| Hubbub | Noise made by a lot of people; chaos |
| Smirking | Cunning smile |
| Rank | Position |
| Writhing | Movement of the body |
| Shoved | To push with sudden, rough movement |
| Hollowly | Insincerely |
| Tittered | To giggle |
| Subdued | Not a very loud sound; softly |
| Jeering | Disrespectful mocking |
| Ignominious | Feeling of embarrassment |
| Hostile | Unfriendly; antagonistic |
| Faltering | To lose confidence |
| Twopences | Sum of two pennies |
| Ha' | Half |
| Pert | Stylish; lively |
| Oblivious | Unaware; deferred to postpone |
| Squadron | Team |
| Bewildered | Puzzled |
| Disembarked | To leave (a ship, aircraft) |
| Malevolent | Evil-minded |
No comments:
Post a Comment