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#Swat – to hit something
especially insect with hand/ flat objects
·
He swats the bee on the dining
table with a Vogue magazine.
#Holler – to shout loudly
(informal)
·
“Stay away from him!” I
hollered.
Debut - First public appearance
of a performer, sports player
·
The EXO Korean pop group
debuted in 2012 under SM Entertainment.
Tune out – to stop listening to
something
·
When Krystal started talking
about their relationship he just tuned out.
Ferocity – violence, aggressive behavior
·
The crowd was shocked by the
ferocity of the attack.
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#Squirm – to move around a lot making small twisting movement because you
are not comfortable (wriggle)
·
Tao was squirming relentlessly
at the backstage waiting for his turn to perform for the very first time.
·
He managed to squirm free from
the grab.
Squirm (2) – to feel great embarrassment
·
Thinking about how badly she
presented in the meeting made her squirm.
#Disclaim - to said publicly that they are
not connected with or responsible for something
(2) – to give up your right to something
(e.g. Title, property)
·
Joanna disclaimed the knowledge
of the plagiarism of the novel.
·
The minister disclaimed the responsibility
for the explosion which released harmful radiations.
·
The man disclaimed his
possession of the mysterious antique box which somehow contained evil spirits.
#Impala – an African antelope with curled
horns
·
“I’ve never seen an impala
before,” said Josh.
#Pursuit – the act of looking/ to find
something
·
Jennifer left her family and
moved to town to pursuit her dreams to become a famous actress.
(2) – act of following / chasing
·
We accelerated away with police
cars in pursuit.
(3) – something that you give your energy
and time to, that you do as a hobby
#Aborigine – member of a race of people who
were the original people living in the country
·
The students from Putra College
pay the aborigines in Lata Iskandar a visit.
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#Scrumptious - very pleasing, especially to the senses; delectable; splendid:
·
It was a scrumptious casserole.
#Candor -
1.
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or
expression; candidness
·
The candor of the speech impressed the audience.
2.
freedom from bias; fairness; impartiality:
·
It is vital for the minister
to consider the issue with candor.
#Chide – to criticize
or blame sb. Because they have done something wrong
·
He
chided himself for her death in the car accident.
#Abate –to make something
less strong
·
The
tornado in New York City showed no signs of abating.
Swiftly – fast
·
Spiderman swings swiftly to
save the young lady from falling down the tall glass building.
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Imperial – connected with an empire
·
The imperial army marched smartly
from the palace.
Mollify – to make somebody less angry or
upset
·
The queen mollified the king
since he had just lost many of his warriors in the attack.
Loiter – to stand or wait somewhere
especially with no obvious reason
·
Loitering in the streets at
midnight has been a norm for the teenagers in the city.
Fleeting – lasting only a short time, brief
·
The shy girl gave a fleeting
smile when Harry greeted her at the party.
Malice – a feeling of hatred for somebody
that causes a desire to harm them.
·
Peter bears Suzy no malice
though she has been cheating on him throughout their marriage.
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Albeit- although
·
Lucy could not get him out of
her mind albeit he had clearly told her that he loved someone else.
Jitters – feeling of anxious usually before
an important event or exam
·
Tiffany gets the jitters before
taking her SAT and TOEFL exam which is crucial for her to get full sponsorship
to pursue her studies in the USA.
Perfidious- cannot be trusted
·
There were many perfidious men
in the palace that became the eyes of the enemy.
Exasperation- feeling of irritation
·
Jessica gave a sigh of
exasperation when her mother started nagging.
Flustered –feeling nervous (adj.)
·
He gets flustered easily
whenever a girl stands close to him.
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#Whack-
1.
to hit somebody very hard (verb)
·
Adam whacked the bully, Rupert
who kept harassing his friend with a baseball bat, sending him into
unconsciousness.
2.
To put something somewhere
without much care (verb)
·
Min Jun whacked his car keys somewhere
yesterday when he was drunk.
3.
The act of hitting (noun)
·
The whack on his head caused
serious brain injury.
4.
Amount of something
·
He charges top whack for the
villa during the auction.
#Slash
1.
To make a long cut with sharp
objects (verb)
·
Percy jumped from the pinnacle
of the hill, towards the giant and slashed its head with his golden sword.
2.
To reduce something by a large
amount
·
The price of the books is
slashed by at least half during the Big Bad Wolf festival.
Gash
1.
A long deep cut on the surface
especially skin
·
The most wanted murderer had
gashes on his limbs from escaping through the swamp.
2.
To make long deep cut on something (verb)
·
Beatrice gashed her hand with a
sharp fragment of glass.
#Barf- to vomit (noun, verb)
·
He could not restrain himself
from barfing when he took off from the roller coaster ride.
#Clamber – to climb or move with difficulty
or a lot of effort using hands and feet
·
With bruises and wounds on her
limbs, Jennifer clambered up the steep muddy bank to save herself from the
crocodiles.
