Peter the Great - List 3 - P23-36

chubby

plump

depending

1 to depend on or upon 2 to be decided by something else 3 to rely on

matching

something which fits in with or matches another thing

lawless

1 not obeying the law 2 without laws

rank-and-file

ordinary, undistinguished people

glimmering

1 a faint sign of a feeling or quality (e.g. a glimmer of hope) 2 a faint or wavering light;

misunderstanding

a failure to understand something correctly

sentry

a soldier guarding something

deceived

1 to make someone believe something that is not true 2 to lie or manipulate

stressed

1 to emphasize 2 to put stress or pressure on something

closets

a large cupboard

slaughtering

1 to kill many people or animals 2 to kill an animal for food

storeroom

a room used for storage

unlocked

something which is open or not locked

proudest

1 very pleased with yourself or with someone else who has done well 2 too satisfied because of who you are or what you have done

selfishly

in a way which shows primary concern for one's own interests or pleasure, often at the expense of others

amnesty

a pardon for offenders or their release from prison

atrocious

terrible

describing

to say what someone or something is like

heroic

very brave

indecisive

unable or unwilling to make decisions

placated

1 to pacify 2 to soothe

plaque

a metal or porcelain plate fixed on a wall as a memorial or an ornament

rampage

an instance where someone rushes around in a wild and uncontrollable manner

regularly

1 evenly spaced or coming at equal intervals 2 normally 3 correctly

traumatized

deeply distressed and in emotional shock

automatic

1 working on its own, with little or no human control 2 occurring without human control

blanks

1 a shot which is fired from a gun which makes noise but does not fire a bullet 2 an empty space

immersed

1 to be very interested or involved 2 to put something completely in water or another liquid

promotion

1 being raised to a higher rank 2 an advertisement or special offer

regency

the office or period of government of a regent (someone who rules a country at a time when the king or queen cannot do so)

related

1 to connect or compare one thing with another 2 to narrate

ambassadorial

to do with an ambassador (someone living overseas as a representative for their country.)

calculate

1 to work something out 2 to plan or intend something

classless

1 without belonging to a particular rank in society 2 a group of children, students, etc, who are taught together 3 a group of similar people, animals or things 4 a system of different ranks in society

longitude

the distance east or west, measured in degrees, from the Greenwich meridian

lowly

humble

nautical

connected with ships or sailors

obedient

1 doing as you are told 2 willing to obey

oneself

1 one's own self 2 yourself

ranked

to arrange in order

barges

1 a long flat-bottomed boat used especially on canals 2 to bump heavily into something

fortification

the act of strengthening something against attack

furthered

to help something progress

geometry

the science or study of lines, angles, surfaces, and solids

planks

a long, flat piece of wood

creak

a grating, squeaky noise

immobile

1 not moving 2 stationary

spraying

to scatter tiny drops of liquid all over something

charade

1 a ridiculous pretense 2 a game of guessing a word from acted clues

compliments

1 words or actions that show you approve of a person or thing 2 to tell someone something nice or good about themselves 3 to go well together

characteristically

1 typically 2 distinctively

infatuated

1 obsessed with 2 madly in love

stance

1 a standpoint 2 an attitude or position of the body

strokes

1 a movement or action 2 a sudden illness that often causes paralysis

unescorted

1 not escorted 2 not accompanied by someone

babbling

1 to talk in a fast, panicky, or silly way 2 to murmur

contorted

1 twisted or bent out of its normal shape 2 to twist into strange positions

reliving

to remember a situation very vividly

traumatic

1 distressing 2 emotionally disturbing