Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Vocab of Top 1 Standard( pg 32)

1. imperative (adj)
    necessary, commanding
    ---It is imperative that justice is seen to be done.

2. spirited (adj)
    lively and entertaining
    ---He always looks high-spirited.

3. engaging (adj)
    charming, attractive
    ---Peter was an engaging young man.

4. tosses (n)
    throwing
    ---After a few warm-up tosses, he put he shot 63 feet 6 inches.

5. exhilaration (n)
    happiness and excitement
    ---There was a sense of exhilaration about being alone on the beach.

6. conducting (adj)
    behave, transmite energy
    ---She conducted herself with great dignity.

7. enclosures (n)
    closed-up area
    ---I received a letter with three enclosures.

8. resources (n)
    source of help
    ---He has no inner resources and hates being alone.

9. scrutinising (v)
    examine or inspect closely and thoroughly
    ---Customers were warned to scrutinize the small print.

10. crucial (adj)
      decisive
      ---It is crucial that we get this right.

11. dyslexic (adj/n)
      empaired ability to understand written language
      ---He's dyslexic.

12. endeavours (n)
      an attempt to achieve a goal
      ---The manager is expected to see his best endeavours to promote the artist's career.

13.fidgety (adj)
     unable to remain still or quiet
     ---He seems to have a case of the fidgets.

14. imparting (v)
      make (information) known; communicate
      ---Teachers had a duty to impart strong morals to their students.

15. unruly (adj)
      difficult to control
      ---Police tried to subdue the mire unruly elements of the crowd.

16. convinced (adj)
      persuaded
      ---We are convinced of his guilt.

17. spotted (adj)
      saw
      ---His boots were spotted with mud.

18. suicide (n)
      the action of killing oneself intentionally
      ---He committed suicide at the age of forty.

19. counsel (v)
      give advice to (someone)
      ---He was being counseled for depression.
     
20. implore (v)
      beg
      ---I implore you to go now.
     
21. pursuing (v)
      follow (someone or something) in order to catch or attack them
      ---Sophie was being pursued by a number of men.

  

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