vocab

1. Weird adj
My neighbor often wears weird
costumes.

2. hook v/n
v
Authors try to hook their readers
with an inciting incident.

3. Tattered adj
v
After walking across the desert, the
refugees’ clothes were extremely
tattered.

4. Numb adj
Spending a day on the slopes in the
freezing weather made my feet feel
numb.

5. precarıous adj
Extreme sports often put athletes in
precarious situations.

6. Vicious adj
Towns were evacuated during the
vicious storm.

7. exertion n
Exert V
Working out requires a certain
amount of exertion.

8. Encounter v/n
Finding solutions is better than
complaining about problems you have
encountered.

9. Deafening adj
Deafen v
When the jet took off, the sound of
its engines was absolutely
deafening.

10. Spectacular adj
What a view! It is absolutely
spectacular.

11. Audacious adj
Only someone audacious would take
such a risk.

12. Cling to v
C Clingy adj
Young children often cling to their
parents when they are afraid.

13. Prodıgy n
Mozart was a child prodigy who began
composing at the age of four.

14. Quırky adj
Some people might consider Picasso’s
artwork a bit quirky.

15. Enuncıate v
Enunciation n
Language teachers must enunciate so
that their students can clearly
understand.

16. Pace v/n
Worried sick about his exam results,
he paced up and down the corridor
waiting for them to be announced.

17. Glare v/n
Unhappy with the food she was
served, the little girl glared at
her mother.

18. brag v/n
The top student is humble and
doesn’t like to brag.

19. Harsh adj
Harsh words can hurt people’s feelings.
Harsh weather conditions have affected
many countries around the world this
summer.

20. Demeanor n
His quiet demeanor had a calming effect on
his friends.