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Merici: Semester II
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| to plead | to beg, to ask repeatedly |
| astonished | super surprised |
| secluded | hidden, not visible |
| succulent | juicy, delicious |
| magnificent | just great |
| scarlet | deep red |
| to sharpen | to make a sharp edge |
| to be willing to | being open to something |
| quick | fast, fast |
| wager | a bet, a risk |
| to stumble | to (almost) fall |
| to interrupt | to break the continuation of something |
| to snuggle | to hug closely |
| churning | when your stomach makes noises |
| battered | something that is in a bad condition |
| to rustle | noise that leaves make when they move |
| daybreak | When the sun first appears on the horizon |
| a sigh | To breathe and exhale while in thought |
| eagerly | when you are excited |
| hastily | quickly |
| concealed | hidden |
| a pail | a bucket |
| to sniff | to smell |
| for the sake of | for the benefit of |
| to skim | to read quickly and lazily |
| to get by on | to survive with |
| to get hung up | to obsess over something |
| to be allowed to | to have permission to do something |
| to get ahead | to get some position or success |
| to be charged with | to be responsible for |
| to be fit for | to have the skills that are required |
| to be intended (for) | to have a specific purpose or reason |
| to be (bad) at | when you do something in a bad way |
| to be aimed at | to be directed at something |
| to hand in | to submit |
| can't help but | when you cannot avoid something |
| to take advantage of | to use in a way that is not fair |
| to involve | it deals with , it is connected and about |
| orphanage | a place for children without a home |
| unfathomably | when you cannot believe something |
| to oblige | to accept or to obey someone |
| to entrust | to give to someone for protection or safekeeping |
| incurable | something that cannot be fixed. |
| to rot | to go bad, to become spoiled (such as meat or fruit) |
| to lurk | to hang around in a sinister way, to be present in a bad way |
| to grin | to smile with teeth |
| to tear | to rip a piece off |
| to foresee | to look into the future |
| narrowly | barely, when something happens with a slim margin |
| meticulously | carefully |
| flimsy | not very strong or stable |
| on purpose | with intent |
| to nibble | to eat in small bites |
| subtle | something that is not very clear or pronounced |
| bizarre | strange |
| to bang | to hit two things together so they make a deep sound |
| to sort out | to correct, to make something better |
| unmistakable | something that has to be correct |
| merely | only |
| to enforce | to make sure everyone follows a rule |
| bewildering | confusing |
| muggy | weather that is warm and humid, unpleasant |
| to grasp | to hold on to with your hand, or to understand something |
| to spend | to invest time in something |
| out of earshot | when people cannot clearly hear you |
| panicky | the quality of being scared |
| insulting | to be offensive |
| to mutter | similar to a whisper, but with clenched teeth |
| to spring out | to jump out |
| to crouch | to sit with your knees bent, like squatting |
| delusional | crazy |
| to purge | to get rid of, to expel |
| cryptic | very secretive, difficult to decipher |
| to salvage | to save something |
| to compliment | to say nice things about something or someone, like "impressive" |
| to complement | to be a good fit, like a lego |
| to feign | to act in a fake way |
| to bolt | like a bullet or a rocket -- to leave very quickly |
| to object | to say no |
| to endure | to live through something difficult, like a marathon or a horrible experience |
| a thrill | something exciting, it makes your heart beat faster |
| incomprehensible | you cannot understand it |
| begrudging | when you are not happy about doing something |
| eerie | scary |
| a haze | when things are very blurry and unclear |
| to hesitate | to question your action, to pause before doing something because you are not sure |
| obviously | clearly, without question |
| to assent | to agree, to say yes |
| to duck | to lower your body, as a duck would |
| to quiver | to shake |
| to wither | to wilt, when a plant slowly dies |
| to devote | when you create a commitment t something |
| to fumble | to try to complete an action without precision, to do something nervously |
| to start after (you) | to chase you |
| finest | the very best of something |
| to give me a hand | to help |
| to emerge | to come out of something |
| to wrap | to encircle with something |
| to be puzzled | to be confused |
| to kneel | to sit on your knees |
| to inquire | to ask |
| curtly | sharp, in a serious way |
| encrusted | with a solid layer on the surface |
| obscene | awful, indecent |
| fictitious | unreal, fiction |
| to scour | to search and search and search |
| to rattle | to shake slightly |
| volatile | something that changes very quickly and without notice |
| vague | unclear |
| to hover | to fly or keep a little above something |
| to grip | to hold with your thumbs and fingers |
| to wedge | to get in between and separate |
| to stagger | to walk awkwardly, losing balance |
| to go limp | to stop having internal support |
| to raid | to attack and destroy a place |
| to tower | to stand tall |
| meekly | subdued, not wanting to fight or argue, without energy |
| a moot point | something that has no significance |
| to trample | to step on, like a horse |
| reassuringly | to give someone else confidence |
| a shiver | a tremble like when something scares you |
| hollow | without an inside |
| to veer off | to change direction a little bit |
| to reckon | to figure out, to reason, to think |
| tangible | something that can be touched |