This document contains definitions of various vocabulary words from the third chapter. It defines words like "wound," "aversion," "sharp eye," and "beforehand." It also provides definitions for other words like "damp," "stenography," "stubbornness," and more, with examples for many of the words.

1. THIRD CHAPTER
Vocabulary

2. Yulieth Erazo
Yenni Mejia
Alejandra
Noguera

3.  Wound:
 (Noun): It
is a type of injury
in which skin is torn, cut
or punctured
 Aversion:
 (Noun):(A person or thing
which causes) a feeling
of strong dislike or of
not wishing to do
something

4.  Sharp Eye:
 (Verb): To
pay a lot of attention to
detail and can quickly spot
minor details.
 Beforehand: (Adverb):
Anticipation, earlier a
foretime, preliminary.
 Longing:
 (Verb)Being a distance between
two points that is more than
average or usual, or being of a
particular length.

5.  Damp (Adj): Slightly
wet, in a way that
is not pleasant or
comfortable.
 Stenography:(Noun):
The art or
process of writing
in typewriting.
 Stubbornness:(Adj):
Unreasonably, dif
ficult to treat .

6. Stain (Stān)
V., STAINED, STAIN·ING,
STAINS: Verb:
To discolor, soil, or spot.
Nonetheless (nŭn'thə-lĕs'):
Adv: Nevertheless;
however.
Grab(grăb)
v., grabbed, grab·bing, grabs
: v. tr: To take or grasp
suddenly: grabbed the letter
from me.

7. Armpit (ärm'pĭt‘):
 The hollow under the upper part of
the arm at the shoulder.
 Slang. The most miserable or
undesirable place in a particular
area
Overjoyed: Adjective:
Feeling great delight and joy:
elate, elated, elevated. Slang up.
Fetched, fetch·ing, fetch·es.
(fĕch): V.tr:
 To come or go after and take or
bring back: The puppy fetched the
stick that we had tossed.

8. Pop up
tr.v., propped, prop·ping, props
:
 To appear, like windows and boxes
opening on a computer screen.
 The dialogue box POPPED UP
when I pressed Enter.
Sewing (sō'ĭng) Noun:
 The act, occupation, or
hobby of one who sews.
 The article on which one is
working with needle and
thread; needlework

9. Household (hous'hōld') Noun:
A domestic unit consisting of
the members of a family who
live together along with
nonrelatives such as servants.
Flapping (′flap·iŋ): (Metallurgy)
Striking through the surface
of molten copper to hasten
oxidation by increasing the
exposure to air.
Acquaintances (əkwān'təns):
Noun: Knowledge of a person
acquired by a relationship less
intimate than friendship.

10. Carry out : Perform a task.
The government is carrying out test
on growing genetically modified
crops.
Undergarment (ŭn'dər-gär'mənt):
Noun: A garment worn under
outer garments, especially one
worn next to the skin.
Escorted (ĕs'kôrt'): Noun: One or
more persons accompanying
another to guide, protect, or show
honor.

11. Take over: To assume
control of a
company or
organization
The bank was
TAKEN OVER by a
Hong Kong bank
that needed to buy
a bank to get into
the British market.

12.  Scamper /ˈskampə(r)/ˈVerb: To run
with quick light steps, especially
through fear or excitement.
 Ex: So terrified by the extraordinary
ebbing of the sea that they scurried to
higher ground.
 Gormless /ˈ əs/ˈ
ɡɔˈml Adjective: Lacking
sense or initiative. Lacking intelligence
or common sense.
 EX: Fire off your best
shots at gormless ghosts and put a halt
to the hauntings.
 Chambermaid /ˈtʃeɪmbəmeɪd/ˈNoun:
A woman who cleans bedrooms and
bathrooms in a hotel.
 Ex: Chambermaids, who because of
their work, each day make numerous
beds and perform bending movements
involving stress.

13.  Fleeting /ˈfliˈtŋ/ˈ
ɪ Adjective: Lasting for
a very short time. Rapid and transient
Ex: Values are not fleeting.
A fleeting glimpse of the sea.
 Unapproachable /ʌnəˈprʊtʃəbl/ˈ
ə
Adjective: Not welcoming or friendly.
 (Of a place) Remote and inaccessible.
 Ex: You are incomprehensible and
unapproachable.
 Sheer: Noun: A sudden deviation from a
course. To deviate or cause to deviate
from a course.
 Ex: For them, adaptation is a
matter of sheer survival.

14.  Wretched /ˈretʃɪd/ˈAdjective: A very
unhappy or unfortunate state; miserable.
Used to express anger or annoyance.
 Ex: She disliked the wretched man
intensely.
 Larder /ˈlɑˈd
ə(r)/ˈNoun: A room or large
cupboard for storing food.
 Ex: In the larder, there was a lot of sugar.
 Deserve/dɪˈzˈvˈ
ɜ / Verb: To do something
or show qualities worthy of (a reward or
punishment as appropriate).
 Ex: Tranquility, that is what they would
want and what they deserve.

15.  Account /əˈkant/ˈ
ʊ Noun: A
description of an event or
experience.
 A service through a bank or similar
organization by which funds are held
on behalf of a client or goods or
services are supplied on credit.
 A contract to do work for a client.
 Ex: Charlie did a great account for
his class.
 Kick: Verb: To strike or propel
forcibly with the foot.
 Strike out with the foot or feet.
 Ex: The kicker may change the
type of kick.

16.  Whisk /wɪsk/ˈVerb: To move or take
suddenly, quickly, and lightly.
 Ex: Whisk together the lemon juice
and spices.
 Tangle: Verb: To twist together into a
confused mass.
 (Tangle with): Become involved in a
conflict with.
 Noun: A confused mass of something
twisted together. A confused or
complicated state.
 A fight or argument.
 Ex: A tangle of regulation are some
of the challenges that need to be
overcome.

17.  Dust /dʌst/ˈNoun: Fine, dry powder
consisting of tiny particles of earth or waste
matter.
 Ex: A machine is used at the site to prevent
the generation of waste and dust.
 Filthy /ˈfɪlθi/ˈAdjective: Disgustingly dirty,
very disagreeable, very unpleasant.
 Ex: Not painted in more than a decade, the
walls were filthy.
 Keep watch /wɒtʃ/ˈVerb: To look at
attentively. To keep under careful or
protective observation.
 (Watch for): Look out for.
 Exercise care, caution, or restraint about.
(Watch out): Be careful.
 Ex: To make sure their children are safe,
some parents have decided to keep
watch inside the school.

18.  Bucket /ˈbʌkɪt/ˈNoun: A cylindrical
open container with a handle, used to
carry liquids. Large quantities of liquid.
 Ex: The only problem is that it does not
even possess buckets with which to draw
water.
 Embitter /ɪmˈb
ɪtə(r)/ˈVerb: To make
bitter or resentful.
 Ex: Theories serve only as occasions for
worry and to embitter our life.
 Delay /dɪˈle/ˈ Verb: To become or
ɪ :
cause to become late or slow. To
postpone or defer.
 Ex: This work should be carried out
without delay.

19.  Entreaty /ɪnˈtriˈti Noun: An earnest or
/ˈ
humble request.
 Ex: I have further entreaties to make of you
still.
 Heap /hiˈpˈ
/ Noun: A mound or pile of a
substance. An untidy collection of objects
piled up haphazardly.
 Ex: Always we tried to struggle to the top
of the heap, or to hide underneath it.
 Shake /ʃeɪk/ˈVerb: To tremble or vibrate or
cause to do so. To tremble uncontrollably
with strong emotion.
 To move forcefully or quickly up and down
or to and fro. To remove from something by
shaking.
 Shock or astonish. Shock (someone) into a
change of mood or attitude.
 Ex: Shake the mixture for one minute.

20.  Fist /fɪst/ˈNoun: A person's hand when the
fingers are bent in towards the palm and
held there tightly.
 Ex: He responded with the mailed fist.
 Pound: Verb: To strike or hit heavily and
repeatedly. To beat or throb with a strong
regular rhythm.
 To walk or run with heavy steps.
 (Pound something out): To produce a
document or piece of music with heavy
strokes on a keyboard or instrument.
 To crush or grind into a powder or paste.
 To defeat resoundingly.
 Ex: When they pounded at the door, Isak
ran to the backyard to hide but was seized.

21. * Hiss /hɪs/ˈVerb: To make a sharp sibilant sound
as of the letter s, often as a sign of disapproval
or derision. To whisper something in an urgent or
angry way.
* Ex: Chopping noise or hissing in the background
is an acoustic indication of frequencies
interfered.
* Shut /ʃʌt/ˈVerb: To move or cause to move
into position to block an opening. To block
an opening into (something) by moving a lid or
similar part.
*(Shut someone/thing in/out): To confine or
exclude by closing something such as a door.
*Ex: We cannot simply attempt to shut
out all those who try to get here.

22. * Sparing /ˈspeərɪŋ/ˈ Adjective: Moderate; economical.
* Ex: I am very sparing with my words of thanks, which
makes them all the more significant.
* Widow /ˈwɪdəʊ/ˈNoun: A woman who has lost her
husband by death and has not married again.
* Ex: If the widow resists, she may be cast out by the
family.
* Neglect /nɪˈɡlekt/ˈVerb: To fail to give proper care or
attention to. To fail to do something.
* Ex: A neglect of cleanliness will induce disease.
* Behalf /bɪˈh /ˈNoun: Behalf of or on someone's
ɑˈf
behalf. In the interests of a person, group, or principle.
* As a representative of.
* Account, advantage, benefit, good, interest, part, profi
t, sake, side, support
* Ex: Respect, speaking on my group's behalf, is what I
really would urge you to provide.

23. *Chanced: (Verb): To take
the risk or hazard.
*Lodger: (Noun): A person
who pays rent in return
for accommodation in
someone else's house.
*Solemn: (Adjective):
Characterized or marked
by seriousness or sincerity.

24. *Crack: (Noun): A very
narrow space between
parts of something.
*Shoddy: (Adj): Of
poor quality; trashy.
*Ashes: ( Noun): The
earthy or mineral
particles of
combustible
substances remaining
after combustion, as
of wood or coal.

25. *Flung: ( Verb):
To throw, cast, or hurl wit
h force or violence
something.
*Junk: (Noun): Old
iron, glass, paper, or other
waste that may be used
again in some form.
*Creep: Verb: To move
slowly; in the case of people
or animals with the body
near the ground.

26. *Wretched: (Adjetive):
Deeply
afflicted, dejected, or
distressed in body or
mind.
*Ajar ( Adjetive):
Partially opened.
*Unfolded:(Verb):
To open
something that was

27. *Forks: ( Noun): A
utensil with two or
more prongs, used for
eating or serving food.
*Bent: (Verb): To
assume a
curved, crooked, or
angular form or
direction.
*Odd: (Noun):
Different from
what is usual or comm
on; unusual; singular;
peculiar; unique; stran
ge.

28. Toothless: Adjective:
Having no
teeth, typically through
old age: a toothless old
man.
Lacking genuine force
or effectiveness: laws
that are well
intentioned but
toothless.
Jawbone: Noun
A bone of the
jaw, especially that of
the lower jaw (the
mandible), or either half
of this.

29. Sorrowfully: (Adverb):
Feeling or showing grief.
She looked at him with
sorrowful eyes.
Causing grief:
The sorrowful news of his
father’s death.
Stuff: ( Noun): Matter ,
material, articles, or
activities of a specified or
indeterminate kind that are
being referred to,
indicated, or implied.
A pickup truck picked the
stuff up a girl who’s good
at the technical stuff.

30. Tiptoe: (Verb) (tiptoes, toeing, tiptoed):
[no object ] Walk quietly and carefully
with one’s heels raised and one’s weight
on the balls of the feet.
Liz tiptoed out of the room.
Stuck: Past and past participle of STICK:
To caught or fixed; "stuck in the mud“.
A thin piece of wood that has fallen or
been cut from a tree.
Stick:
Push a sharp or pointed object into or
through (something).

31. Slightest: Slight: Adjective:
1. Small in quantity or extent.
2. Of small importance; trifling.
3. Slim and delicate.
4. Lacking in strength or substance.
Verb:
1. To show indifference or disregard for
(someone); snub.
2. To treat as unimportant or trifling.
3. To devote inadequate attention to
(work, duties, etc.).
Noun:
1. An act or omission indicating
supercilious neglect or indifference.

32. Carted: Noun: A small wheeled
vehicle typically pushed by hand: a
shopping cart; a pastry cart.
A two-wheeled vehicle drawn by an
animal and used in farm work and
for transporting goods.
The quantity that a cart can hold.
An open two-wheeled carriage.
A light motorized vehicle: a golf
cart.
Verb: Cart·ed, cart·ing, carts.
To convey in a cart or truck: cart
away garbage.
To convey laboriously or
unceremoniously; lug: carted the
whole gang off to jail.

33. Threads: Noun: Long, thin
strand of cotton, nylon, or
other fibers used in sewing
or weaving.
Cotton, nylon, or other
fibers spun into long, thin
strands and used for
sewing.
(Threads): Informal clothes.
Scour: Verb: To clean or
brighten the surface of
(something) by rubbing it
hard, typically with an
abrasive or detergent.
To a thorough search in
order to locate something.

34. Spotless: Adjective: Absolutely
clean or pure, immaculate: a
spotless white apron.
Blew:
(Of wind): Move creating an air
current.
A powerful stroke with a
hand, weapon, or hard object.
Gaze: Verb: To look steadily and
intently, especially in
admiration, surprise, or thought:
he could only gaze at her in
astonishment.

35. Creep: Verb: Past and past
participle Crept:
To move slowly and
carefully, especially in order to
avoid being heard or noticed: he
crept downstairs, hardly making
any noise.
Seized: To take hold of suddenly
and forcibly
* To grasp suddenly and forcibly;
take or grab: seize a sword.
* a. To grasp with the mind;
apprehend: seize an idea and
develop it to the fullest extent.
* b. To possess oneself of
(something): seize an
opportunity.

36. Wander: v.intr.
To move about without a definite
destination or purpose.
To lose clarity or coherence of
thought or expression: wander the
forests and fields.

37. STIFF: /stɪf/ GLIMPSE:
▶adjective n. 1. A brief, incomplete
view or look.
not easily bent; rigid.
* 2. Archaic A brief flash of
not moving freely; difficult light.
to turn oroperate.
v.intr.
unable to move easily and To look briefly; glance.
without pain.
EX: glimpsed at the
▶noun (informal) headlines.
1 a dead body.
▶verb (informal)
cheat (someone).
kill (someone).

38. * BRUSHED OVER:
someone or something *BOLT: n.
* Fig. to deal lightly with an *1. A bar made of
important person or wood or metal that
matter; to just barely
mention someone or
slides into a socket
something. and is used to fasten
* doors and gates.
* EX: I want to hear more. *2. A metal bar or rod
You only brushed over the in the mechanism of
part I was interested
in. You only brushed over a lock that is thrown
the bit about your or withdrawn by
girlfriend. Tell us more turning the key.
about her

39. * BARRED: Adj. * NIMBLY: Adv.
* 1. * In a nimble or agile
* barred - preventing manner; with quickness
entry or exit or a and lightness and ease.
course of action. * EX : nimbly scaling an iron
* gate
* EX: a barricaded
street.
*
* SYN: prohibited

40. *WITNESS: n.
One who can give a firsthand * DAWNING: n.
account of something * dawning - the first
seen, heard, or experienced. light of day.
witness to the accident.
*
* EX: we got up before
dawn… "they talked
until morning"

41. * SHOVE:
* SHEER: Adj. *
* Thin, fine, and transparent. * v. To push rudely or
* EX: sheer curtains; sheer roughly.
chiffon. * - To push someone or
something with
force.
*
* Phrasal Verb: shove
off
* -Informal To leave.

42. * SNUFF: v.tr. * TINGE:
* 1. To inhale (something) * - v. To apply a trace of
audibly through the nose; color to; tint.
sniff.
* 2. To sense or examine by *-n. a slight tint or
colouring.
smelling; sniff at.
* * EX: her hair had a tinge
of grey
* EX: don’t snuff that air
because it is polluted.

43. * STAINED: * SQUABBLE:
* - Adj. Marked or dyed * v. to quarrel
or discolored with noisily, usually about
foreign matter. something
* unimportant.
* EX: a badly stained *
tablecloth.
* * EX: The children are
always squabbling over
* the toys.
* n. To produce or * n. a noisy quarrel.
receive discolorations.

44. To tug:
/tʌg/ [I or T] (-gg-)
*
Verb.
* To pull at
vigorously or
repeatedly.
*Ex. Tug on the
heartstrings of
labor voters.

45. *To
snarl:
*Verb.
*To speak
angrily or
threateni
ngly. Snarling of anger, he left me
and entered the cottage
from which i had just come.

46. *TO
COMPEL:
*Verb.
*To force, drive, or
constrain.
*Example, Duty
compelled the soldiers
to volunteer for the
mission.

47. *Interim:
Adj or noun
*An interval of
time between one
event, process, or
period and
another.

48. *To Brook
*Verb.
*To put up
with; tolerate.
*Ex. We will
brook no
further
argument.

49. *
*Noun.
*The part of
your body
under your
arm, where
the arm joins
the shoulder

50. *TO
UTTER
*Verb.
*Articulat
e; either
verbally or
with a cry,
shout, or "He uttered a
noise. curse".

51. *UPSET
*Adj
*very
sad, worrie
d, or angry
about EX. Never getting upset
something. with us, never getting
cross.

52. OVERWHELMED:
Adj. Become
filled with
uncontrollab
le emotion
or too much
sensory
input
Overwhelmed with guilt when
I felt I had broken the rules.

53. *TO
PILLOW
*Verb.
*To rest
your head
on
something
soft.

54. *SLIP
OUT
* Verbal
phrase.
*If
something, es
pecially a
secret, slips I’m sorry I said
out, you say it
without that – it just
intending to. slipped out.

55. *STANDSTILL
*noun: a
situation in
which no
progress can
be made or
This month's cycle forum
no revealed a virtual standstill for
advancemen major cycling projects by the
t is possible. council.

56. *HEREBY
adverb:
(formal) by
means of this.
Ex. I hereby
declare you
man and wife.

57. *TO CAST
*Verb.
*To look at
someone or
something
in a
particular
Casting pale shadows
way among the ruins of
the village.

58. *TO SPiT:
*Verb.
*To force
some of the
clear liquid
called saliva
out from
your mouth.

59. banged:/bæŋ/ bang·ing, bangs.
v.tr.
1. To strike heavily and often repeatedly; bump.
2. To close suddenly and loudly; slam.
3. To handle noisily or violently: banged the pots in
the kitchen.
4. Vulgar Slang. To have sexual intercourse with.
v.intr.
1. To make a sudden loud, explosive noise.
2. To crash noisily against or into something: My
elbow banged against the door.
adv.
1. Exactly; precisely: The arrow hit bang on the
target.
Suddenly; abruptly: cut the conversation bang off

60. locked: (lŏk)
v.tr.
-To fasten the lock of: close and
lock a drawer.
To shut or make secure with or as
if with locks: locked the house.
To fix in place so that movement or
escape is impossible; hold fast: The
ship was locked in the ice through
the winter.
She felt that she had become locked
into a binding agreement.

61. groped: Grope:
(grōp)
v.intr.
1.To reach about uncertainly; feel
one's way: groped for the telephone.
2.To search blindly or
uncertainly: grope for an answer.
v.tr.
1.To make (one's way) by reaching
about un cert n.
The act or an instance of groping.

62. TOTTERING: (tŏt'ər)
adjetive
1. Not physically steady or
firm:
precarious, unstable, unst
eady, wobby.
2. Lacking
stability: insecure,precario
us,tottery,ustable, unstead
y,unsure, weak, wobby.

63. SNOOZE:
(snūz)
intr.v., snoozed, snooz•i
ng, snooz•es.
To take a light nap;
doze.
n.
A brief light sleep.

64. MOTIONLESS:
(mō'shən-lĭs)
adj.
Having or making
no motion.
motionlessly
mo'tion•less•ly
adv.
motionlessness
mo'tion•less•ness
n.

65. STARTLED:
(stär'tld)
v., -tled, -tling, -tles.
v.tr.
To cause to make a quick involuntary
movement or start.
To alarm, frighten, or surprise suddenly.
See synonyms at frighten.
v.intr.
To become alarmed, frightened, or
surprised.
n.
A sudden mild shock; a start.

66. Slight: (slīt) adj., slight·er, slight·est.
Small in size, degree, or amount: a slight tilt; a
slight surplus.
Lacking strength, substance, or solidity; frail: a
slight foundation; slight evidence.
Of small importance or consideration; trifling:
slight matters.
Small and slender in build or construction;
delicate.
tr.v., slight·ed, slight·ing, slights.
To treat as of small importance; make light of.
To treat with discourteous reserve or
inattention.
To do negligently or thoughtlessly; scant.

67. NUMB: (nŭm)
adj., numb·er, numb·est.
Deprived of the power to
feel or move normally;
benumbed: toes numb with
cold; too numb with fear to
cry out.
Emotionally unresponsive;
indifferent: numb to yet
another appeal.
tr. &
intr.v., numbed, numb·ing, n
umbs.
To make or become numb.
numbly numb'ly adv.
numbness numb'ness n.

68. SHRUG(shrŭg)
v. Shrugged, shrug·ging, shrugs.
v.tr.
To raise (the shoulders), especially as a
gesture of doubt, disdain, or
indifference.
v.intr.
To raise the shoulders, especially as a
gesture of doubt, disdain, or
indifference.
n.
An expressive gesture of raising the
shoulders.
A woman's short jacket or sweater
open down the front.

69. ALLEY: (ăl'ē)
n., pl., -leys.
A narrow street or passageway
between or behind city buildings.
A path between flower beds
or trees in a garden or park.
Sports.
A straight narrow course or
track, especially a bowling alley.
Either of the parallel lanes
at the sides of a tennis
court, which widen the inbounds
area for doubles play.

70. Creep (krēp)
intr.v., crept (krĕpt), creep·ing, creeps.
To move with the
body close to the
ground, as on hands and
knees.
To move stealthily
or cautiously.
To move or proceed
very slowly: Traffic
creeps at that hour.

71. WANDER: (wŏn'dər)
v., -dered, -der·ing, -ders.
v.intr.
To move about without a definite destination or
purpose.
To go by an indirect route or at no set pace;
amble: wander toward town.
To proceed in an irregular course; meander.
To go astray: wander from the path of
righteousness.
To lose clarity or coherence of thought or
expression.
v.tr.
To wander across or through: wander the forests
and fields.
n.
The act or an instance of wandering; a stroll.

72. NIMBLY: adv.
In a nimble manner; with
agility; with light, quick
motion.

73. Vicinity: (vĭ-sĭn'ĭ-tē) n., pl., -
ties.
The state of being near in
space or relationship;
proximity: two restaurants in
close vicinity.
A nearby, surrounding, or
adjoining region; a
neighborhood.
An approximate degree or
amount: houses priced in the
vicinity of $200,000.

74. *MERELY
* (mîr'lē)
adv.
And nothing else or more; only
* I merely said that I was tired.
* These columns have no function and are
merely decorative

75. Lodger
 /ˈ
lɒdʒ.ər//ˈ dʒɚ/ [C] (US ALSO roomer)
lɑˈ.
 Noun
One that lodges, especially one who rents and
lives in a furnished room.
 She takes in lodgers to make a bit of extra
money.

76. StRIDE
 /strɑɪd/ Verb[I always + adv/prep] (PAST TENSE AND
PAST PARTICIPLE strode /stroʊd/, PAST
PARTICIPLE stridden /strɪd·ə
n/) (WALK)
 to walk somewhere quickly with long steps
 She strode across the room and demanded to
speak to the manager.

77. Pull
  l also 
pu̇ pəl verb
 to exert force upon
so as to cause or tend
to cause motion
toward the force
 Could you help
me move this
bookcase over
there? You pull
and I’ll push

78. Rack
 /ræk/ noun [C] (FRAME)
 a frame, often with bars
or hooks, for holding or
hanging things
 Liss has her garments in
the coat rack

79. cane
 /keɪn/ noun [C/U]
 the long, hollow stems
of particular plants such
as bamboo
 Chair seats are often
woven out of cane
 A cane is also a walking
stick with a curved
handle, used to help
someone walk.

80. BOW
 /bɑʊ/ verb [I/T] (BEND)
 to bend the head or body
forward as a way of
showing
respect, expressing
thanks, or greeting
someone
 [T] We knelt and
bowed our heads in
prayer.

81. MISTRUST
 noun /ˈ ʌst/
mɪsˈtr
 a lack of
confidence
 There is still
considerable
mistrust between
the management
and the
workforce.

82. STAIRWELL
 Noun /ˈ
steə.wel//ˈ
ster-
/ [C]
 a long vertical
passage through a
building around
which a set of stairs
is built
 Nathalia fell down
the stairwell and
died

83. Butcher
 /ˈ
bʊtʃ·ər/ noun [C]
 a person whose job is to kill animals for meat
or who prepares and sells meat in a store
 A butcher is also a murderer, esp. of a lot
of people.
 one that kills ruthlessly or brutally
 A butcher killed a lot of people in Medellin

84. bearing
 /ˈ
beər·ɪŋ/ noun [U] (CON
NECTION)
 connection to or
influence on a result
 The fact that he was
ordered to stand trial
has no bearing on
whether he’ll be found
guilty.

85. banister
 ba-nəs-tər noun
 a handrail with its supporting posts
 AUNT AGATHA COULD NEVER RESIST THE
URGE TO SLIDE DOWN THE BANISTERS

86. STROLL
 strōl
verb., strolled, stroll·
ing, strolls
 To go for a
leisurely walk: stroll
in the park.
 to walk in a slow,
relaxed manner,
esp. for pleasure
 We could stroll
into town if you
like

87. apology
ɑ
 /əˈpl·ə·dʒi/ noun [C]
 an act of saying
that you are sorry
 I have an apology to
make to you – I
opened your letter
by mistake.

88. stroke
 /stroʊk/ verb [T] (TOUCH)
 to move your hand or an
object gently over
something, usually
repeatedly
 Asked another
question, she stroked
her chin and shut her
eyes before answering.

89. sway
 /sweɪ/verb
 move slowly or
rhythmically
backwards and
forwards or from side
to side.
 The trees sway in the
wind.

90. Slam
 /slæm/ verb [I/T] (-
mm-) slammed
slam·ming
 to move against a
hard surface with
force and usually a
loud noise, or to
cause something to
move this way
 He slammed the door
in my face.

91. outstreched
 /ˈ ʃt/
aʊtˈstret
adjective
stretched, -
stretch·ing, -
stretch·es.
 reaching out as
far as possible
 He ran up to
her, his arms
outstretched.

92. CARESS
 verb /kəˈres [I or T]
/
 touch or stroke
gently or lovingly.
 Gently she
caressed her
cheek.

93. engulf
ʌ
 /ɪnˈglf/ verb [T]
 to surround and cover
completely
 Floodwaters
engulfed
midwestern
farmlands.

94. dwelling
 /ˈ
dwel·ɪŋ/ noun
[C] FML
 a place where
people live
 The house was
a modest one-
story dwelling.

95. Blossom
 /ˈblɑs·əm/ verb [I]
 (of a tree or plant) to
produce flowers that
develop into fruit
 The cherry tree is
beginning to
blossom.

96. seek sb/sth out
 phrasal verb [M]
 to look for someone or
something, especially for a
long time until you find
them
 While he was at the
library, Steve
decided to seek out
some information
on accommodation
in the area.

99. The lodger from
MR.Barriga’s Lodging house