Vocabulary list Paola Melendez Word Definition

to officially accuse someone of committing a crime in a law court, or (of a lawyer) to try to prove that a person accused of committing a crime is guilty of that crime -[I or T] to break open or apart suddenly, or to make something do -[I] to feel a strong emotion, or strong wish to do something - to suddenly burn strongly, producing a lot of flames: -[C] UK (US flashlight) a small light that is held in the hand and usually gets its power from batteries -[C] a thick stick with material that burns tied to the top of it, used to give light -[S] approving used as a symbol of a political movement or idea that has an important positive influence past simple and past participle of seek the rise and fall of the sea that happens twice every day to make someone remember something or feel an emotion to collect large amounts of something and keep it in a safe, often secret, place (a lot of objects in) a state of being untidy -[C usually singular] what happens to a particular person or thing, especially something final or negative, such as death or defeat -[U] a power that some people believe causes and controls all events, so that you cannot change or control the way things will happen

Examples
-Shoplifters will be prosecuted. -The victim has said that she will not prosecute.

prosecute

burst

-The pipes burst. -Tom was bursting to tell everyone the news. -Smoke started pouring out from underneath, then the truck burst into flames.

torch

-She flashed the torch into the dark room. - We made torches at the camp. -The torch of socialism

sought tide evoke hoard clutter

-Their parents had sought happiness their entirely life. -Tonight, the Caribbean Sea is high tide. -That smell always evokes memories of my old school. -During the siege people began hoarding food and supplies. -Sorry about the clutter in the kitchen.

fate

-We want to decide our own fate. -His fate is now in the hands of the jury. -Fate has brought us together.

wrongdoing

a bad or an illegal action -appearing to be something, especially when this is not true -according to the facts that you know to kill someone correct, exact, and without any mistakes to control a group of people, a country, or a situation strange or unexpected either of the two long, pointed teeth of some animals such as elephants -[S] natural ability to do something well - [U] a situation in which something is done in an exciting and interesting way awkward in movement or manner -describes someone who often has accidents because they do not behave in a careful, controlled way

seemingly

snuff out accurate

lead

odd

She has strenuously denied any criminal wrongdoing. -He remains confident and seemingly untroubled by his recent problems -Seemingly, she's gone off to live with another man. -That man snuffed Jhon Lennon out. -an accurate description -The figures they have used are just not accurate. -I think we've chosen the right person to lead the expedition. -What an odd thing to say. -The skirt and jacket looked a bit odd together. -Elephants tusks have been illegally acquired. -He has a flair for languages. -It's a competent enough piece of writing but it lacks flair. - The first mobile phones were heavy and clumsy to use, but nowadays they are much easier to handle. - That's the third glass you've smashed this week - you're so clumsy! -He didn't talk about his exam results in case people thought he was boasting. -Parents enjoy boasting about their children's achievements. -This book pages are torn, I need to call customer service. -To save money we can try to hitchhike. -I've been waiting eons for my new computer.

tusk

flair

clumsy

boast

to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own

torn hitckhike eon

past participle of tear to travel by getting free rides in someone else's vehicle a period of time that is so long that it cannot be measured (of a liquid or gas) to escape from a hole or crack in a pipe or container or (of a container) to allow liquid or gas to escape:

leak

-The taps leaking -Oil leaked out of the car.