Tutorial CEL2 (3)

Swelter

v, To be very hot in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable.

Duckboard

n, Long narrow wooden boards used to make a path over wet ground.

Putrescent

adj, 1. becoming putrid, undergoing putrefaction.(putrid- in a state of foul decay or decomposition, as animal or vegetable matter; rotten.) 2. Of or relating to putrefaction.

Pinched

adj, Pale and thin, especially because of illness, cold or worry.

Dourness

adj, The quality of being unfriendly, unhappy, and very serious, especially in appearance or manner.

Homestead

n, 1. A house with the land and buildings around it, especially a farm. 2. (in the US in the past) a piece of land given to somebody by the government on condition that they lived on it and grew crops on it.

Larkspur

n, A tall garden plant with blue, pink or white flowers growing up its stem.

Frostily

adv, In an unfriendly way that suggests that somebody does not approve of something.

Wayward

adj, Difficult to control.

Surety

n, Money given as a promise that you will pay a debt, appear in court, etc. 2. A person who accepts responsibility if somebody else does not pay a debt, appear in court, etc.

Dipper

n, 1. A bird that lives near rivers. CRPKA 2. A piece of food intended for dipping into a sauce. 3. A large deep spoon with a long handle, used for serving liquid or solid food.

Pallet

n, 1. A heavy wooden or metal base that can be used for moving or storing goods. 2. A cloth bag filled with straw, used for sleeping on.

Coax

v, To persuade somebody to do something by talking to them in a kind and gentle way.

Tuft

n, A number of pieces of hair, grass, etc. growing or held closely together at the base.

Dotage

n, The period of life when you are old and not always able to think clearly

Precarious

adj, 1. Not safe or certain; dangerous. 2. ​Likely to fall or cause somebody to fall.

Lurch

v, 1. To make a sudden, unsteady movement forward or to one side. 2. If your heart or stomach lurches, you have a sudden feeling of fear or excitement.

Putto

n, A figure of an infant boy especially in European art of the Renaissance.

 Unwieldy

adj, 1. Difficult to move or control because of its size, shape or weight. 2. Difficult to control or organize because it is very large or complicated.

Affront

n, A remark or an action that offends somebody/something.

Vouchsafe

v, To give, offer or tell something to somebody, especially in order to give them a special advantage.

Vantage

n, 1. A position from which you watch something. 2. ​A point in time or a situation from which you consider something, especially the past.

Slovenly

adj, Careless, untidy or dirty in appearance or habits.

Bombazine

n, 1. A twilled fabric with silk wrap and worsted filling. 2. A silk Fabric in twill weave dyed black.

Oddity

n, 1. A person or thing that is strange or unusual. 2. The fact of being strange or unusual.

Lattice

n, A structure that is made of thin, narrow pieces of wood or metal that cross over each other with spaces that are like diamonds in shape between them, used, for example, as a fence; any structure or pattern like this.

Bevelled

adj, Having a sloping edge or surface.

Scurry

v, To run with quick short steps.

Gallantry

n, 1. Courage, especially in a battle. 2. polite attention given by men to women

Camphor

n, A white substance with a strong smell, used in medicine, for making plastics and to keep insects away from clothes.

Conciliatory

adj, Having the intention or effect of making angry people calm.

 Daintiness

n, 1. The quality of being small and pretty in a way that people find attractive. 2. The quality of being careful, in a way that suggests good manners.

Resurgence

n, The return and growth of an activity that had stopped.

Soar

v, 1. If the value, amount or level of something soars, it rises very quickly. 2. To rise quickly and smoothly up into the air. 3. To fly very high in the air or remain high in the air. 4. To be very high or tall. 5. When music soars, it becomes higher or louder.

 Discommode

v, To cause inconvenience to; disturb, trouble, or bother.

 Desultory

adj, Going from one thing to another, without a definite plan and without enthusiasm.

Cheep

v, (of young birds) to make short high sounds.

Rouseabout

n, An unskilled worker (Australian)

Bloke

n, a man

pot

n, 3. The amount contained in a pot. 4. The total amount of money that is bet in a card game. 7. All the money given by a group of people in order to do something together, for example to buy food, or available for a particular purpose. 8. A shot that somebody fires without aiming carefully. 9. The act of hitting a ball into one of the pockets around the edge of the table. 10. A large stomach that sticks out.

Effrontery

n, Behaviour that is confident and very rude, without any feeling of shame.

Powwow

n, 1. A ceremony in many native North American cultures in which people meet, sing and dance. 2. A meeting or discussion.

Indignation

n, A feeling of anger and surprise caused by something that you think is unfair or unreasonable.

Chandler

n, A person or shop that sells equipment for ships and boats.

Till

n, 1. A machine used in shops, restaurants, etc. for keeping money in, and that shows and records the amount of money received for each thing that is sold. 2. The place where you pay for goods in a large shop. 3. The drawer where the money is put in a cash register.

Clink

v, To make or cause something to make a sharp ringing sound, like that of glasses being hit against each other.

Brawl

n, A noisy and violent fight involving a group of people, usually in a public place

Sound off

v, To express your opinions loudly or in an aggressive way.

Blaze

v, 1. To burn brightly and strongly. 2. To shine brightly. 3. If somebody’s eyes blaze, they look extremely angry. 4. To make news or information widely known by telling people about it in a way they are sure to notice.

Glint

v, 1. To produce small bright flashes of light. 2. If a person’s eyes glint with a particular emotion, or an emotion glints in a person’s eyes, the person shows that emotion, which is usually a strong one.

Afire

adj, 1. Being of fire. 2. Being in a state of great excitement or energy.

Accord

n, A formal agreement between two organizations, countries, etc.

Well

v, 1. To rise to the surface and usually flow forth. 2. To rise like a flood of liquid.

Footing

n, 1. The position of your feet when they are safely on the ground or some other surface. 2. The basis on which something is established or organized. 3. The position or status of somebody/something in relation to others; the relationship between two or more people or groups.

Incensed

Adj, very angry

Soulcase

n, the body

Mum

adj, 1. To say nothing about something; to stay quiet. 2. Used to tell somebody to say nothing about something and keep it secret.

Heave

v, 1. To lift, pull or throw somebody/something very heavy with one great effort. 2. To rise up and down with strong, regular movements. 3. To make a sound slowly and often with effort. 4. To experience the tight feeling in your stomach that you get before you vomit

Crudeness

n, 1. The fact of being simple in a way that is not very accurate but gives a general idea of something. 2. The fact of being simple and without much skill or attention to detail. 3. The fact of being offensive or rude.

 Withered

adj, 1. (of plants) dried up and dead. 2. (of people) looking old because they are thin and weak and have very dry skin. 3. (of parts of the body) thin and weak and not fully developed because of disease.

Hoot

v, 1. To make a loud noise. 2. If a car horn hoots or you hoot or hoot the horn, the horn makes a loud noise. 3. When an owl hoots, it makes a long calling sound.

Heady

adj, 1. Having a strong effect on your senses; making you feel excited and confident. 2. Excited in a way that makes you do things without worrying about the possible results.

Sly

ajd, 1. Acting or done in a secret or dishonest way, often intending to trick people. 2. Suggesting that you know something secret that other people do not know.

Derision

n, A strong feeling that somebody/something is silly and not worth considering seriously, shown by laughing in an unkind way or by making unkind remarks.

Mooch

v, 1. To walk slowly with no particular purpose; to be somewhere not doing very much. 2. To get money, food, etc. from somebody else instead of paying for it yourself

 Exasperation

n, The feeling of being extremely annoyed, especially because you cannot do anything to improve a situation.

Vestige

n, 1. A small part of something that still exists after the rest of it has stopped existing. 2. Usually used in negative sentences, to say that not even a small amount of something exists.

Fob off

v, 1. ​To try to stop somebody asking questions or complaining by telling them something that is not true. 2. To give somebody something that is not what they want or is of worse quality than they want.

Defiant

adj, Openly refusing to obey somebody/something, sometimes in an aggressive way.

Desolation

n, 1. The feeling of being very lonely and unhappy. 2. The state of a place that is badly damaged or destroyed and offers no joy or hope to people.

Scorn

n, A strong feeling that somebody/something is stupid or not good enough, usually shown by the way you speak.

Wade

v, 1. To walk with an effort through something, especially water or mud. 2. To walk or stand with no shoes or socks in shallow water in the sea, a lake, etc.

Iridescent

adj, Showing many bright colours that seem to change in different lights.

Exhilarating

adj, Very exciting and great fun.

Courtship

n, 1. The time when two people have a romantic relationship before they get married; the process of developing this relationship. 2. The special way animals behave in order to attract a mate. 3. The process or act of attracting a business partner, etc.

 Resplendence

n, A resplendent quality or state; splendor.

Unruly

.adj, Difficult to control or manage.

Satiny

Looking or feeling like stain.

Grime

n, 1. Dirt that forms a layer on the surface of something. 2. A type of electronic dance music that developed from drum and bass, UK garage and other styles

Mound

n, 1. A large pile of earth or stones; a small hill. 2. A pile. 3. A large amount of something. 4. the small raised area where the player who throws the ball (called the pitcher) stands

Tightrope

n, A rope or wire that is stretched tightly high above the ground and that performers walk along, especially in a circus.

Coincide

v, 1. (of two or more events) to take place at the same time. 2. (of ideas, opinions, etc.) to be the same or very similar. 3. (of objects or places) to meet; to share the same space.

Breach

n, 1. A failure to do something that must be done by law. 2. An action that breaks an agreement to behave in a particular way. 3. An action that breaks an agreement to behave in a particular way. 4. An opening that is created during a military attack or by strong winds or seas.

Greenfly

n, A small flying insect that is harmful to plants.

Staggering

adj, So great, shocking or surprising that it is difficult to believe.

Defiance

n, The act of openly refusing to obey somebody/something.

Stockade

n, A line or wall of strong wooden posts built to defend a place.

Gorge

n, A deep narrow valley with steep sides.

Loathsome

adj, Extremely unpleasant; disgusting.

Wallow

v, 1. (of large animals or people) to lie and roll about in water or mud, to keep cool or for pleasure. 2. To enjoy something that causes you pleasure.

Eradicate

v, To destroy or get rid of something completely, especially something bad.

Wraith

n, The ghost of a person that is seen a short time before or after that person dies

Draughts

n, A game for two players using 24 round pieces on a board marked with black and white squares.

Dither

v, To hesitate about what to do because you are unable to decide.

Savagery

n, Behaviour that is very cruel and violent.

Wisp

n, 1. A small, thin piece of hair, grass, etc. 2. A long, thin line of smoke or cloud.

Scrawny

adj, Very thin in a way that is not attractive.

Mosey

v, To go in a particular direction slowly and with no definite purpose.

Leer

v, To look or smile at somebody in an unpleasant way that shows an evil or sexual interest in them.

Clammy

adj, Slightly wet in an unpleasant way.