Spelling & vocabulary list # 8- Mr. Mercer by Dennis Kazekin

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VOCABULARY LIST #8 - Mr. Mercer's class; by Dennis Kazekin

1. To scan:

-To look at every part of something carefully.

-  Scrutinize

-  I’m scanning the person behind me.

2.  Aroma:

- A pleasant noticeable smell.

- Smell

- The aroma of fresh coffee.

3.  Frock:

- Special dress that artists wear when they paint.

- Work jacket

-This artist wears a frock when he paints.

4. To drool:

- To let a liquid come out of your mouth.

-Dribble

-The dog was drooling from the mouth.

5. To flog:

- To sell or dispose of something quickly.

- Throw away

- I’ve tried to flog my bike on the Internet for years.

6. Abundance:

- A plentiful amount of something

- Overflowing

- There is an abundance of noise in this classroom.

7. Sparse:

- Small in numbers or amount

- Scattered

- The population of the small island was sparse.

8. Charcoal:

- A black amorphous form of carbon made by heating wood or another organic matter in the absence of air.

-…

- For the barbecue, Daniel bought some charcoal and sausages.

9. Burrow:

- Underground place where animals sometimes live.

- Den

- The rabbit always sleeps in the burrow.

10. Bush:

- A plant that looks as a small tree.

-shrub

- We planted a blackberry bush in our garden.

11. Stubborn:

- Someone who won’t change their mind even though they are wrong.

- Ignorant

- He is stubborn because he doesn’t want to admit he is wrong.

12. Coax:

- To persuade someone or something to do something by talking to them in a kind of gentle way.

- To persuade

- She coaxed the herd to come a little closer.

13. Toservice:

- To examine a vehicle or machine and repair if necessary to work correctly.

- Check up

- I had to service my car yesterday.

14. Simultaneously:

- Happening or done at the same time as something else.

- At the same time

- Jon and I were playing different sports simultaneously.

15. To contend with:

- To have to deal with a problem or difficult situation.

- To deal with

- I have to contended with Jon every day.

16. Circulation:

- The movement of blood around the body.

- To pump

- My circulation runs faster when I do sports.

17. Radiant:

- Giving a warm bright light.

- Bright

- She has a radiant smile.

18. To recuperate:

- To get something back.

- To heal

- I have to recuperate the pen I’ve lost.

19. Filter:

- Instrument used to remove substances from a liquid.

- …

- You use a filter to remove the sand from the swimming pool.

20. To inflame:

- To get something more intense.

- Increase

- The situation was further inflamed by the arrival of the security forces.