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Vocabulary English 1

TermDefinition
Spit The watery liquid produced in your mouth. As an action is to force an amount of liquid out of your mouth, often to show hatred or contempt.
Forehead The part of the face above the eyebrows; brow.
Creep As a verb it means to move slowly and stealthily usually near the ground like a reptile. But it can also means someone unpleasently strange and weird.
Rave To be excited about something and think good about it or to talk too excited and noisy about something, like a movie.
Wince A facial or bodily expression of pain, disgust, or regret. Usually its the facial expression of sudden pain.
String A strand of fiber that's thinner than a cord. As a verb means to attach together, so it stretches
Rafter A long board that supports the peak of a roof. If your bedroom is in the attic of your house, you can lie in bed staring up at them.
Boundary The line which is indicating the limit of something like a soccer field
Blackmail To use secret information to get something from them, usually money, by threaten. It's a crime.
Pay Off To pay a debt in full.
Threshold It takes you from one place into another, and when you're about to start something new you are also in one. Is the begining or starting point of something
Seal It can be a mammal animal or to secure something by stamp it, like a card with hot wax.
Shift Is a change in something or an adjustment in the way something is done. Usually to move the position of something.
Bow A curved piece of wood (or other material), with a cord stretched between the ends that is used to launch the arrows.
Barn A farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
Sceptic Someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
Turn In To surrender someone or something to another as an act of weakness. It can also means to prepare for sleep
Blast A sudden very loud noise lika an explosion. It can also means a very intense criticism.
Growl to make a low, guttural, aggressive sound, like “grrrrrrrrrrr.” If you’ve ever gotten too close to an angry dog, you’ve probably heard it. Usually means Back Off.
Gaze To look steadily at somebody/something for a long time, either because you are very interested or surprised, or because you are thinking of something else
Created by: RogerSimonRico
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