Red for Danger.

Level 3 Glossary Chapter 2

a clean bill of health – an expression that means information that there is nothing wrong with you
absolve – prove you did not do something wrong
accentuated – made more obvious
additive – something that is added
addressed – talked to using someone’s name
adrenalin – a chemical that the body creates when you feel strong emotions
affirmed – said something is true
ain’t – isn’t (informal)
alternating – taking turns to do something
ambled – walked slowly
amigos – friends (in Spanish)
amiss – wrong
antibiotic – medicine that can fight an infection
anxiously – in a worried way
apparently – seemingly; I have heard
appeared – arrived
arrogant – proud and superior
asserted – agreed; said
assist – help
Aye – yes (dialect)
bafflement – confusion
bashing – hitting
belied – were shown to be untrue
benefit – for the good of
betting syndicates – groups of people and companies who place bets on horse races for money
blame – fault; doing something wrong
bound – (here) certain; sure
breezy – easy
bringing up the rear – an expression that means the last person in a race
brisk – quick
capable – with the skills
casualty – accident and emergency department at a hospital
cattle – cow
cautioned – warned
chestnut – rich brown with a hint of red
claim – say something is true
cockney – the accent and culture of people from East London
coincidence – two similar things that happen but are not linked
comfort – make someone feel better
commotion – noise made when there is a problem

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conceded – agreed with someone else’s argument

concern – worry for another person
concluded – decided as the end of something
concussion – damage to the brain after hitting your head
considering – thinking about
consternation – worry
countless – too many to count
coursed – flowed
debilitating – makes you so ill you can’t move
decisive – decision making
declared – said as a statement of fact
departing – leaving
detected – been aware of
determination – feeling that you will make sure something happens
diagnosis – doctor or vet’s decision about what is wrong
disaffection – dissatisfaction; not being happy with what life has given her
disgruntled – angry
distress – upset
doping – drugging
drawled – said in a relaxed way; said with an American accent
enquired – asked
equines – horses and ponies
especially – particularly
exchange – conversation
exhilarating – wonderful and exciting
expression – look on his face
fierce – strong
forced – made to do against her will
gallops – areas of grass where ponies can run
genuine – real
gloat – show that you are pleased about someone else’s misfortune
gloomily – sadly
glum – miserable; sad
gonna – going to (informal)
grunted – said in a low way
gutted – very upset
hailed – called
harassed – stressed and worried
horse trailer – carrier for horses that is pulled along behind a car
impartial – not taking sides

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inconclusive – didn’t prove what happened one way or the other

infiltration – where something gets into something else
ingest – swallow
inkling – start of an idea or feeling
insisted – said that he must
insufferable – impossible to put up with
investigation – close looking into by the police
issue – problem
latter – last of a list
lethal dose – amount of something that will kill you
lilting – moving up and down
medical attention – care from a doctor or nurse
monensin – a chemical added to animal feed to stop them getting ill
mucking out – cleaning (for a stables)
needle – make small digs at someone to make them angry or upset
negligence – neglect; not looking after something in your care
obstinately – wanting his own way
obviously – easily seen and understood
offer – tell you
old fellah – (informal) father (old man)
opportunity – chance
outcome – result
pained – upset
pathetically – in a weak and sad way
physical condition – state something’s body is in
pleading – asking for something
popularity stakes – an expression that means a competition to see who people like the best
posed – asked
preliminary examination – first check
prognosis – prediction about someone’s health
pronounced – said
proper – good
puzzled – confused
reasonably – quite
reassured – told someone that what they are worried about won’t happen
recalled – remembered
recent – not long ago
referees – people in charge of a game
reflected – thought carefully
reined – pulled on the reins to slow the pony

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relief – relaxed feeling after a worry has gone away

reluctantly – without wanting to
reputation – opinions that other people have of you
rhetorically – (for a question) not expecting an answer
rhythmic – with a regular beat
rile – purposefully make someone angry
ruffling – messing up his hair with her hand
samples – small amounts taken for testing
sedative – medicine to make the pony sleepy and relaxed
slings – loops of fabric to hold something up
smirk – nasty smile
Smug – happy that he is better than other people
solemnly – very seriously
sombre – sad and serious
stale – (for food) old and dry
strenuous – hard and tiring
stressed – worried
stricken – injured
superciliousness – feeling superior to those around you
supposed – guessed
surge – release
swaggered – walked in a way that shows you think you are wonderful
symptoms – things that happen to you when you are ill
talented – naturally skilful
tally – fit with; match
trauma – bad thing that happened
urine – pee
various – different
weary – tired

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