Monday, 9 March 2015

9/3



1.       Haggard – looking very tired because of illness, worry
Ø  The old lady pleaded for some money, her face haggard.

2.       Peer
# a person who is the same age/ social status
Ø  He is a taciturn person among his peers as well as his family members.
              #to look closely or carefully at something
Ø  From his balcony, Jerry peered downward to see if it was Yoon in the car park in front of his villa.


3.       Swivel
# a device use to connect two parts of an object together allowing one part to turn around without moving the other
Ø  We sat comfortably on the green leather swivel chairs in the language lab during SAT English class.
             #to make something turn about a fixed point (spin)
Ø  He swiveled around to look at her for the last time before he departs to America.

4.       Tweed – thick rough cloth made of wool that has small spots of different colored thread in it
Ø  The man with the tweed jacket who saved her from drowning happened to be her long lost boyfriend.

5.       Brogue – a strong shoe which usually has pattern in the leather

Ø  Eggsy bought the brogue at the Kingsman shop recently for the upcoming school prom.

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