CHAOS- part 2

corps

/ kɔː(r) / a group in an army with special duties and responsibilities The Royal Army Medical Corps have disappeared.

corpse

/kɔːps/ dead body

tear

/tɛːa/ pull (something) apart or to pieces with force, a hole or split in something tore, torn

tear

/tɪə/ a drop of clear salty liquid from eye

queer

/kwɪə/ strange, odd

seer

/sɪə(r)/ (especially in the past) a person who claims that they can see what is going to happen in the future

console

/kənˈsəʊl/ comfort (someone) at a time of grief

sew

/səʊ/ join, fasten, or repair (something) by making stitches with a needle

sword

/sɔːd/ a cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade

sward

/swɔːd/ an area of grass I hired a person the mow the sward in the garden

retain

/rɪˈteɪn/ to hold or keep

bade

/bæd/ past tense od bid, licitirati,ponuditi She bade 2000$ for that painting!

plaid

/ plæd / a pattern of crossed lines and squares, used especially on cloth Scottish kilts have plaid patterns

plague

/ pleɪɡ / any infectious disease that kills a lot of people; to cause pain to someone/something; to annoy someone or create problems The team has been plagued by injury this season.

vague

/ veɪɡ / unclear because someone does not give enough detailed information or does not say exactly what they mean She was accused of being deliberately vague

ague

/ ˈeɪɡjuː / a fever that makes you shake and feel cold such as malaria He's shaking and feels cold, he must have ague

gush

/ ɡʌʃ / flow out of something in a rapid and plentiful stream, exaggerated enthusiasm. The blood started gushing out of his neck.

streak

/striːk/ a long, thin line or mark of a different substance or colour from its surroundings, cover (a surface) with streaks

bleak

/bliːk/ (of an area of land) lacking vegetation, dark,dreary, cold

fuchsia

/ ˈfjuːʃə / a garden bush with hanging bell-shaped flowers that are red, pink, or white; a bright pink colour I saw some fuchsia flowers while I was on holiday.

recipe receipt

/ˈrɛsɪpi/ set of instructions /rɪˈsiːt/ the action of receiving something, comformation of buying somth

studding-sail

/ˈstʌdɪŋ seɪəl/ an additional sail set at the end of a yard in light winds

woven

/ˈwəʊvn/ past participle of weave ( vIv)

measles

/ ˈmiːzlz / an infectious disease that cause fever and small red spots that cover the whole body

topsails

/ ˈtɒpseɪl / the sail attached to the upper part of the mast of a ship

aisles

/ aɪl / a passage between rows of seats in a church, theatre, train, etc, or between rows of shelves in a supermarket

missiles

/ ˈmɪsaɪl / / ˈmɪsl / a weapon that can fly over long distances and that explodes when it hits the thing it has been aimed at

Similes

/ ˈsɪməli/ comparison of things that have something in common using "like" or "as"

revile

/ rɪˈvaɪl / criticize sb/sth in a way that shows how much you dislike them

wholly holly

/ˈhəʊlli/ entirely; fully /ˈhɒli/ /ˈhɑː.li/ a small tree with sharp dark green leaves and red berries, often used as a decoration at Christmas

scholar

/ ˈskɒlə(r) / / ˈskɑːlər / a well-educated person; a person who has been given a scholarship

vicar

/ ˈvɪkə(r) / a priest in the Church of England who is in charge of a church in a particular area

mica

/ ˈmaɪkə / a mineral that separates easily into thin transparent pieces of rock, often used to make electrical equipment

admirable

/ˈæd.mər.ə.bəl/ deserving respect and approval.

lumber

/ ˈlʌmbə(r) / pieces of wood used for building, that have been cut to specific lengths and widths to move in a slow, heavy , articles of furniture or other household items that are no longer useful -A family of elephants lumbered by.

bier

/ bɪə(r) / / bɪr / a frame like a table on which a dead body or coffin is placed -Before the burial, the coffin is placed on a bier.

brier

/ ˈbraɪə(r) / a wild bush with thorns, esp. a wild rose bush; bush with a hard root that is used for making tobacco pipes

Topsham

/topšm/ town in England

brougham

/ ˈbruːm / a type of carriage used in the past, which had four wheels and a roof and was pulled by a horse -The brougham was named after its inventor Lord Brougham.

anemone

/ əˈneməni / a plant with red, white, or blue flowers shaped like cups and have dark centers -There are a lot of anemones in my neighbourhood

Balmoral

castle in northern Scotland

lichen

/ ˈlaɪkən / a grey, green, or yellow plant that spreads over the surface of stones and trees

laurel

/ ˈlɒrəl / a bush with smooth shiny dark green leaves that do not fall in winter; honour and praise given to sb bc of sth they have achieved; (ps. laurel crown)look to your laurels to be careful that you do not lose the success that you have over other people: With the new competition around the old actors are having to look to their laurels.; rest/sit on your laurels to feel so satisfied with what you have achieved that you do not try any more:

Gertrude

/ˈɡɜːtruːd/ The Queen of Denmark, Hamlet's mother.

wind

/ waɪnd / to have many twists and bends This road has too many winds.

Beau

/ bəʊ / a woman's close friend or loverShe was writing letters to her beau.

queue

/kjuː/ a line of people or vehicles

tortoise

/ ˈtɔːtəs / a slow-moving land animal that can pull its head and legs into the hard round shell that covers its body (turtle)

turquoise

/ˈtɜːkwɔɪz/ greenish-blue precious stone

chamois leather

/ˈʃæm.i/ / ˈʃæmwɑː/ a wild animal like a small deer that lives in the mountains of Europe and Asia; a type of soft leather made from the skin of goats

tortuous

/ ˈtɔːtʃuəs / not simple and direct, long, complicated and difficult to understand; full of bends (of a road, path...) Her explanation was somewhat tortious.

reading reading

/ˈriːdɪŋ/ /ˈredɪŋ/

heathen

/ ˈhiːðn / person who has no religion or who believes in a religion that is not one of the world's main religions; a person who shows lack of education

heather

/ˈheðə(r) / bushes with tiny pink or purple flowers

moss

/ mɒs / a very small green plant that grows in a thick soft furry mass on damp surfaces rocks, trees; a rolling stone gathers no moss a person who moves from place to place, job to job etc and does not have a lot of money, friends or possessions but is free from responsibility

gross

/ɡrəʊs/ thick,fat,large and bad poor lousy bruto ( gross profit or income)

brook

to tolerate potok (stream)

brooch

/brəʊtʃ/ a piece of jewellery with a pin on the back of it that you fasten to your clothes

plinth

/ plɪnθ / a block of stone on which a column or statue stands

endeavour

/ɪnˈdevə(r)/ try hard to do or achieve something

revere

/ rɪˈvɪə(r) / / rɪˈvɪr / to feel great respect or admiration for sb/sthHe is now revered as a national hero.

severed

/ ˈsevə(r) / to cut through something completely, separating it into two parts, or to become cut in this way; to completely end a relationship or communication with sb -His hand was severed from his arm. -The two countries have severed all diplomatic links.

ghoul

/ ɡuːl / an evil spirit in stories that takes bodies from graves and eats them; a person who is too interested in unpleasant things such as death and disaster

foul

/faʊl/ having an unpleasant taste or smell(offensive to the senses) immoral Make something dirty

petrol patrol

/ˈpet.rəl/ gassoline /pəˈtrəʊl/ expedition to keep watch over an area, especially by guards or police, or to keep watch over an area

billet ballet

/ ˈbɪlɪt / a private house where soldiers are living temporarily /ˈbæl.eɪ/ n artistic dance form performed to music

bouquet

/buˈkeɪ/ /boʊˈkeɪ/ a bunch of flowers

mallet

ˈmælɪt / a wooden hammer with a large head, used for croquet and polo

chalet

/ ˈʃæleɪ / / ʃæˈleɪ / a wooden house with a roof that streches all the way down over the sides, common in mountain areas, especially in Switzerland

mould

container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens, shape or form

banquet

/ˈbæŋkwɪt / a large meal for many people; a feast

parquet

/ˈpɑː.keɪ/ /pɑːrˈkeɪ/ flooring composed of wooden blocks arranged in a geometric pattern

khaki

/ˈkɑː.ki/ /ˈkæ.ki/ a dull greenish or brownish-yellow colour. a strong cotton or wool fabric of a dull brownish-yellow colour

discount

noun-/ˈdɪs.kaʊnt/ a deduction from the usual cost of something verb- /dɪˈskaʊnt/ deduct an amount from (the usual price of something).

viscount

/ ˈvaɪkaʊnt / a British nobleman with a rank below an earl and above a baron

broad

/brɔːd/ /brɑːd/ having a distance larger than usual from side to side; wide. a woman

toward

/təˈwɔːd//twɔːd/ -- /tɔːrd//twɔːrd/ in the direction of expressing the relation between someone

ricochete

/ ˈrɪkəʃeɪ / t o hit a surface and come off it fast and at a different angle, rebound off a surface

crochet

/ ˈkrəʊʃeɪ / / kroʊˈʃeɪ / a way of making clothes etc from wool or cotton, using a special needle with a hook at one endMy nan likes crocheting socks.

croquet

/ ˈkrəʊkeɪ / / kroʊˈkeɪ / a game played on grass in which players hit balls with wooden mallets so that they roll under curved wires

sieve

/ sɪv / a round wire kitchen tool with a lot of small holes, used for separating solid food from liquid or small pieces of food from large pieces; have a memory/mind like a sieve to have very bad memory, forget things easily

fiend

/ fiːnd / a very cruel or unpleasant person; an evil spirit; (used after another noun) a person who is very interested in the thing mentioned, fanatic He's a football fiend.

Keats Thalia Hugh

/kits/ /thalia/ /Hju/

hoot

/huːt/ the loud, deep sound made by an owl

buoyant

/ˈbɔɪənt/

• able to float -cheerful and optimistic

minute

/ maɪˈnjuːt / extremely small; very detailed, careful and thorough

abscission

/ æbˈsɪʃən/ the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant

tally

/ ˈtæli / n: a record or amount of something, esp one that you keep adding to; v: be the same or match Keep a tally of how much you spend while you're there. The two accounts tally.

paradigm

/ ˈpærədaɪm / a model; an example a typical example or pattern of sth War is a paradigm of the dark side of human nature

Twopence, threepence

/ ˈtʌpəns / /ˈθrʌp.əns/ /ˈθrepəns/ the sum of two pence; a trivial sum he sum of three pence

-He didn't care twopence for her

tease

/tiːz/ -make fun of or attempt to provoke (a person or animal) in a playful way -gently pull or comb (tangled wool, hair, etc.) into separate strands -person who makes fun of someone playfully or unkindly

cease

/siːs/ come to an end or bring to an end/ to stop

crease

/kriːs/ an untidy line that is made in cloth or paper when it is pressed or folded without care -a line in the skin, especially on the face

grease

/ɡriːs/ any thick oily substance, especially one that is used to make machines run smoothly

cornice

/ˈkɔːnɪs/ wood or plaster that runs along the top edge of a wall, used for decoration

valise

/ vəˈliːz / / vəˈliːs / a small traveling bag or suitcase

Rabies

/ ˈreɪbiːz / a very dangerous disease that affects dogs and other animals, and that you can catch if you are bitten by an infected animal, causes madness and death

llulaby

/ˈlʌləbaɪ/ a soft, gentle song sung to make a child go to sleep

nauseous

/ˈnɔːziəs/ /ˈnɔːʃəs/ feeling as if you want to vomit

tortious

/ˈtɔːʃəs/ wrongful