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Lesson25 English Voc
Lesson 25 English Vocab.
Term | Definition |
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aloof adjective | not emotionally involved; not interested; emotionally distant |
aloof adverb | at a distance; not involved; apart |
decreased noun | dead person or persons |
deceased adjective | dead |
derisive | scornful; mocking |
intensinve | showing or requiring great effort, force, or attention; thorough |
murky | dark, gloomy, or hard to see through |
nimble | moving lightly and quickly |
phenomenal | very unusual; extraordinary |
pivot noun 1. | the pin or shaft on which a thing turns |
pivot noun 2. | a turning movement |
pivot verb | to turn on, or as if on, a pivot |
repel 1. | to drive back or away; to resist or refuse |
repel 2. | to cause like or disgust |
secretive | keeping one's thoughts, feelings, or actions from others |
squabble noun | a noisy quarrel about something unimportant |
squabble verb | to take part in a squabble |
superficial 1. | not deep; on the surface |
superficial 2. | not thorough; incomplete;concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface or most obvious |
unearth 1. | to dig up from out of the earth |
unearth 2. | to find out by searching ot studying; to discover |
veranda | an open, roofed porch along one or more sides of the a building |
wearisome | causing weariness or boredom;tiring or tiresome |