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  • Sahar February 25, 2011 18:46

    Let me add some new words here too.

     

    Monster

    Roar

    Slit

    Swift

     

     

    Monster ['mɒnstər]

     

    =>Noun

    An animal in stories that is big, ugly and frightening.

     

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    Roar [rɔ:r]

     

    =>Verb (Roars, Roaring, Roared [rɔ:rd])

    To make a loud deep sound:

    The lion roared.

    Everybody roared with laughter.

     

    =>Noun

    A loud deep sound:

    The lion gave a huge roar.

     

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    Slit [slıt]

     

    =>Noun

    A long thin hole or cut

     

    =>Verb (Slits, Slitting, Slit, Has slit)

    I slit the envelope open with a knife.

     

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    Swift [swıft]

     

    =>Adjective (Swifter, Swiftest)

    Quick or fast:

    We made a swift.

     

    => Swiftly [swıftli] (adverb)

    She ran swiftly up the stairs.
  • Sahar February 25, 2011 11:29

    Bar [bɑ:r]

     

    =>Noun

    1. A place where people can go and buy drinks, especially alcoholic drinks:

    There’s a bar in the hotel.

    2. A long, high table where you buy drinks in a bar or pub:

    We stood at the bar.

    3. A place where you can get a particular kind of food or drink:

    A coffee bar

    A sandwich bar

    4. A small block of something hard:

    A bar of soap

    5. A long thin piece of metal:

    There were iron bars on the windows.

     

    =>Verb (Bars, Baring, Barred)

    1. To put something across a place so that people can not pass:

    A line of police barred the road.

    2. To say officially that somebody must not do something or go somewhere:

    He was barred form the club for fighting. 

     

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    Weary ['wıərı]

     

    =>Adjective (Wearier, Weariest)

    Very tired:

    A weary traveler

     

    =>Wearily ['wıərıi] (adverb):

    She sank wearily into a chair.

     

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    Twinkle ['twıŋkəl] 

     

    =>Verb (Twinkles, Twinkling, Twinkled ['twıŋkəld])

    To shine with a small bright light that comes and goes:

    Stars twinkled in the night sky.

     

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    Beacon-trail ['bi:kəntreıl]

     

    Beacon ['bi:kən]

     

    =>Noun

    1. A guiding or warning signal, as a light or fire, especially one in an elevated position.

    2. A tower or hill used for such purposes.

    3. A lighthouse, signal buoy, etc., on a shore or at a dangerous area at sea to warn and guide vessels.

    4. Navigation;

    a. Radio beacon.

    b. A radar device at a fixed location that, upon receiving a radar pulse, transmits a reply pulse that enables the original sender to determine his or her position relative to the fixed location.

    5. A person, act, or thing that warns or guides.

    6. A person or thing that illuminates or inspires:

    The Bible has been our beacon during this trouble.

     

    =>Verb (Used with object)

    1. To serve as a beacon to; warn or guide.

    2. To furnish or mark with beacons:

    A ship assigned to beacon the shoals.

     

    (Used without object)

    3. To serve or shine as a beacon:

    A steady light beaconed from the shore.

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    Trail [treıl]

     

    =>Noun

    A line of marks that show which way a person or thing has gone:

    There was a trail of blood across the floor.

    2. A path in the country:

    We followed the trail through the forest.

     

    =>Verb (Trails, Trailing, Trailed [treıld])

    To pull something along behind you; to be pulled along behind somebody or something:

    Her skirt was too long and it trailed along the ground.

     

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    Vanish ['vænıʃ]

     

    =>Verb (Vanishes, Vanishing, Vanished ['vænıʃt])

     To go away; to stop being seen

    =>SAME MEANING “disappear”:

    The thief ran into the crowd and vanished.

  • Darius February 25, 2011 9:22

    ragged adjective

    /ˈræg.ɪd/ adj
    •
    (of clothes) not in good condition; torn
    The children were wearing dirty ragged clothes.
    •
    (of a person) untidy, dirty and wearing old torn clothes
    Two ragged children stood outside the station begging for money.
    •
    (especially of an edge) rough and not smooth
    The leaves of this plant have ragged edges.
    The patient's breathing was ragged (= not regular) and uneven.
    A ragged (= not straight) line of people were waiting at the bus stop.
    •
    not performing well, because of not being organized
    The team were rather ragged in the first half of the match, but improved in the second half.

    feeble adjective

    /ˈfiː.bl ̩/ adj
    •
    weak and without energy, strength or power
    He was a feeble, helpless old man.
    The little lamp gave only a feeble light.
    Opposition to the plan was rather feeble.
    •
    not effective or good
    a feeble joke/excuse

    feebly adverb

    /ˈfiː.bli/

    chart noun ( DRAWING )

    /tʃɑːt//tʃɑːrt/ n [C]
    •
    a drawing which shows information in a simple way, often using lines and curves to show amounts
    There is a chart on the classroom wall showing the relative heights of all the children.
    The sales chart shows a distinct decline in the past few months.
    the TV weather chart
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    a detailed map of an area of water
    a naval chart

    faded adjective

    /ˈfeɪ.dɪd/ adj
    less bright in colour than before
    faded jeans
    faded curtains/wallpaper
    figurative a faded beauty (= a woman who was beautiful in the past)

    vow verb

    /vaʊ/ v [T]
    to make a determined decision or promise to do something
    [+ (that)] The guerillas vowed (that) they would overthrow the government.
    [+ to infinitive] After the awful meals we had last Christmas, I vowed to do more of the cooking myself.
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