Friday, February 1, 2013

The vocabulary of the good daughter



1. obeisance: respect for sb/sth or willingness to obey sb.

2. ransack: to make a place untidy, causing damage, because you are looking for sth 

(by Chen Qiu)


1. Flippant : Lacking proper respect or seriousness


2. Squinted : of an eye : looking or tending to look obliquely or askance (as with envy or disdain) /of the eyes : not having the visual axes parallel


(by Ghassan Khalid)


1. abyss: a very deep wide space or hole that seems to have no bottom

2. devastaste: to completely destroy a place or an area

( Jessy)


1. Mirthless: not showing real enjoyment or happiness

2. to pale in comparison: to seem much less serious or important when compared with someone or something else.

(Kai)

1. clear-cut (adj)= easy to understand or be certain about.

2. to reap (v)= to get someting as a result of what you've done

( By Mohammed Bakhsh )

1.Disintegrating: adjective of disintegrate, break up into small parts

2. to straddle      : sit or stand with one leg on either side of

(by Shirley)

1. a washout: an event that is spoiled by constant or heavy rain

2. a paradox: a statement or proposition that, despite sounds reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion

( by Cathy)

1: squinted: to look at something with your eyes partly closed in order to see better:
Anna squinted in the sudden bright sunlight.
 
2: to catch someone off guard:  to surprise someone.

Saud


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