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Lesson25 English Voc
Lesson 25 English Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |