VOCABULARY

ENGLISH 4

TEAM:
KANTUN CANCHE JARLI MISAEL
ESPAÑA MEDINA KEVIN ALEXANDER
CETINA MARTIN GUALBERT FERNANDO
Gnaw to bite or chew something repeatedly, usually
making a hole in it or gradually destroying it
Shrug to raise your shoulders and then lower them in
order to say you do not know or are not
interested
Frantic almost out of control because of extreme
emotion, such as worry
Endure to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or
painful
Wagon a vehicle with four wheels, usually pulled by
horses or oxen, used for transporting heavy
goods, especially in the past
Lumber to move slowly and awkwardly
Misshapen having an unusual shape or the wrong shape
unsettled likely to change suddenly; not calm or having a
regular pattern
promptly quickly, without delay, or at the arranged time
seagull a bird that lives near the sea and has short legs,
long wings, and white and grey feathers
lung either of the two organs in the chest with which
people and some animals breathe
lemming an animal that looks like a large mouse and lives
in cold northern areas. Lemmings migrate in large
groups and are often, but wrongly, thought to
jump off cliffs together
liver a large organ in the body that cleans the blood
and produces bile, or this organ from an animal
used as meat
budget a plan to show how much money a person or
organization will earn and how much they will
need or be able to spend
household a group of people, often a family, who live
together
bunk one of two beds attached together, one on top of
the other
Farm an area of land, together with a house and
buildings, used for growing crops and/or keeping
animals as a business
Cornfield a field that is used for growing corn
County a political division of the UK or Ireland, forming
the largest unit of local government, or the
largest political division of a state in the US
Rouse to wake someone up or make someone more
active or excited
 Tobacco a substance smoked in cigarettes, pipes, etc. that
is prepared from the dried leaves of a particular
plant
Wood an area of land covered with a thick growth of
trees
Paw the foot of an animal that has claws or nails, such
as a cat, dog, or bear
Prankster someone who plays pranks on people
Bound certain or extremely likely to happen

Gnawing
noun
• the act of a person or thing that gnaws.
• Usually gnawings. persistent, dull pains; pangs:the gnawings of hunger.

Straightforward
adjective
• going or directed straight ahead:a straightforward gaze.
not roundabout or evasive; direct:straightforward criticism;a straightforward approach to a
problem.
• free from ambiguity; clear:straightforward instructions.
• free from crookedness or deceit; honest:straightforward in one's dealings.
adverb
• Also straightforwards. straight ahead; directly or continuously forward.

Household
noun
• the people of a house collectively; a family including its servants.
adjective
• of or relating to a household:household furniture.
• for use in maintaining a home, especially for use in cooking, cleaning, laundering,
repairing, etc., in the home:a household bleach.
• common or usual; ordinary.

Frightened
• Adjective
thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified:a frightened child cowering in the corner.
• afraid; fearful (usually followed by of):He has always been frightened of heights.

Barely
adverb
• only just; scarcely; no more than; almost not:He had barely enough money to pay for
the car.
• without disguise or concealment; openly:They gave the facts to him barely.
• scantily; meagerly; sparsely.
• Archaic. merely.

Gasp
noun
• a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
• a convulsive effort to breathe.
verb (used without object)
• to catch one's breath.
• to struggle for breath with the mouth open; breathe convulsively.
verb (used with object)
• to utter with gasps (often followed by out, forth, away, etc.):She gasped out the words.
• to breathe or emit with gasps (often followed by away).

Tapping
noun
• the act of a person or thing that taps or strikes lightly.
• the sound produced by this.

Supportive
adjective
• giving support.
• providing sympathy or encouragement:His family was supportive of his attempts to be a
writer.
• providing additional help, information, etc.; auxiliary:manufacturers of supportive
materials.
• Medicine/Medical. helping to maintain a normal physiological balance, as by the
intravenous administration of required nutriment.

Settlement
noun
• the act or state of settling or the state of being settled.
• the act of making stable or putting on a permanent basis.
• a state of stability or permanence.
• an arrangement or adjustment, as of business affairs or a disagreement.
• an agreement signed after labor negotiations between union and management.
• the terms reached in this agreement
Ventriloquism
noun
• the art or practice of speaking, with little or no lip movement, in such a manner that the
voice does not appear to come from the speaker but from another source, as from a
wooden dummy.

Performance
noun
• a musical, dramatic, or other entertainment presented before an audience.
• the act of performing a ceremony, play, piece of music, etc.
• the execution or accomplishment of work, acts, feats, etc.
• a particular action, deed, or proceeding.
• an action or proceeding of an unusual or spectacular kind:His temper tantrum was quite a
performance.

Prankster
noun
• a mischievous or malicious person who plays tricks, practical jokes, etc., at the expense
of another.

Engaged
adjective
• busy or occupied; involved:deeply engaged in conversation.
• pledged to be married; betrothed:an engaged couple.
• under engagement; pledged:an engaged contractor.
• entered into conflict with:desperately engaged armies.
• Mechanics.
• interlocked.
• (of wheels) in gear with each other.
• Architecture. (of a distinct member) built so as to be truly or seemingly attached in part to
the structure before which it stands:an engaged column.

Slack
adjective
• not tight, taut, firm, or tense;a slack rope.
• negligent; careless; remiss:slack proofreading.
adverb
• in a slack manner.
noun
• a slack condition or part.
• the part of a rope, sail, or the like, that hangs loose, without strain upon it.
 • a decrease in activity, as in business or work:a sudden slack in output.

Staring
adjective
• gazing fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open:Standing in front of
Jane’s staring face, Ravi lifted the conch shell above his head and smashed it into a
hundred pieces on the floor.
• boldly, inescapably, or obnoxiously conspicuous; glaring:Whenever I dwell on my own
shortcomings, they begin to seem mild and harmless, not at all like the staring defects in
other people's characters.
adverb
• Chiefly British. glaringly or conspicuously; thoroughly (often preceded by stark):This
"borrow and spend" policy is stark staring bonkers.

Blinking
adjective, adverb Chiefly British.
(used as an intensifier):He's a blinking idiot
.
Twitch
verb (used with object)
• to tug or pull at with a quick, short movement; pluck:She twitched him by the sleeve.
• to jerk rapidly:The rider twitched the reins a couple of times.
verb (used without object)
• to move spasmodically or convulsively; jerk; jump.
• to give a sharp, sudden pull; tug; pluck (usually followed by at):He constantly twitched at
his collar.
noun
• a quick, jerky movement of the body or of some part of it.
• involuntary, spasmodic movement of a muscle; tic:He gets a twitch in his left eye when
he's nervous.

Hostage
noun
• a person given or held as security for the fulfillment of certain conditions or terms,
promises, etc., by another.
• Archaic. a security or pledge.
• Obsolete. the condition of a hostage.
verb (used with object), hos·taged, hos·tag·ing.
• to give (someone) as a hostage:He was hostaged to the Indians.

Dread
verb (used with object)
 • to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of:to dread death.
• to be reluctant to do, meet, or experience:I dread going to big parties.
verb (used without object)
• to be in great fear.
noun
• terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
• a person or thing dreaded.
• dreads, Informal. dreadlocks.

Unpleasant
adjective
not pleasant; displeasing; disagreeable; offensive:an unpleasant taste; an unpleasant situation;
an unpleasant manner.

Misuse
noun
• wrong or improper use; misapplication.
• Obsolete. bad or abusive treatment.
verb (used with object), mis·used, mis·us·ing.
• to use wrongly or improperly; misapply.
• to treat badly or abusively; maltreat.

Seem
verb (used without object)
• to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:She seems better this morning.
• to appear to one's own senses, mind, observation, judgment, etc.:It seems to me that
someone is calling.
• to appear to exist:There seems no need to go now.
• to appear to be true, probable, or evident:It seems likely to rain.
• to give the outward appearance of being or to pretend to be:He only seems friendly
because he wants you to like him.

Trudge
verb (used without object), trudged, trudg·ing.
• to walk, especially laboriously or wearily:to trudge up a long flight of steps.
verb (used with object), trudged, trudg·ing.
• to walk laboriously or wearily along or over:He trudged the deserted road for hours.
noun
• a laborious or tiring walk; tramp.

Daze
verb (used with object), dazed, daz·ing.
• to stun or stupefy with a blow, shock, etc.:He was dazed by a blow on the head.
• to overwhelm; dazzle:The splendor of the palace dazed her.
noun
• a dazed condition; state of bemusement:After meeting the author, I was in a daze for a
week.

Cross
noun
• a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute
persons in ancient times.
• any object, figure, or mark resembling a cross, as two intersecting lines.
verb (used with object)
• to move, pass, or extend from one side to the other side of (a street, river, etc.).
• to put or draw (a line, lines, etc.) across.
verb (used without object)
• to lie or be athwart; intersect.
• to move, pass, or extend from one side or place to another:Cross at the intersection.
• Gather To collect several things, often from different
places or people
towards In the direction of, or closer to someone or
something
trudging To walk slowly with a lot of effort, especially over
a difficult surface or while carrying something
heavy
yelled To shout something or make a loud noise, usually
when you are angry, in pain, or excited
react To act in a particular way as a direct result of
something else
lane A narrow road in the countryside or in a town
stare To look for a long time with the eyes wide open,
especially when surprised, frightened, or thinking
suddenly Quickly and unexpectedly
bonnet A type of hat that covers the ears and is tied
under the chin, worn by babies or, especially in
the past, by women
tumbled To fall quickly and without control
stroking A sudden change in the blood supply to a part of
the brain, sometimes causing a loss of the ability
to move particular parts of the body
onto Used to show movement into or on a particular
place
freezes If you freeze something, you lower its
temperature below 0°C, causing it to become
 cold and often hard, and if something freezes, its
temperature goes below 0°C
brings To take or carry someone or something to a place
or a person, or in the direction of the person
speaking
shriek A short, loud, high cry, especially one produced
suddenly as an expression of a powerful emotion
Grove A group of trees planted close together
Bell a hollow metal object shaped like a cup that
makes a ringing sound when hit by something
hard, especially a clapper
swaying To move slowly from side to side
through From one end or side of something to the other
threw Past simple of throw: to send something through
the air with force, especially by a sudden
movement of the arm
grabs To take hold of something or someone suddenly
and roughly
upright Straight up or vertical
Also In addition
Stray To travel along a route that was not originally
intended, or to move outside a limited area
swore Past simple of swear: to use words that are rude
or offensive as a way of emphasizing what you
mean or as a way of insulting someone or
something