CHAPTER 8

CAFÉ PERNAMBUCO
BOOK ENTRY NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB
106.FRIGHT P.42 FRIGHT FRIGHTEN FRIGHTENED -LY
FIGHTENING
DEFINITION: an experience that makes you feel suddenly afraid
I got such a fright when Joe burst through the door.
Sorry, I didn't mean to give you a fright.
107.WHISPERED WHISPER WHISPER WHISPERING -LY
WHISPERER
DEFINITION: to say something very quietly so that other people cannot hear you
Stop whispering, you two!
'When can I see you again?' he whispered softly.
108.BEAUTIFUL BEAUTY BEAUTIFY BEAUTIFUL -LY

DEFINITION: VB. to make something look more beautiful

She likes to spend time beautifying her home.
109.CRASH P.43 CRASH CRASH xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxx

DEFINITION: an accident that happens when a moving vehicle hits something,

causing damage
a plane/car/train crash:
It was the worst train crash in thirty years.
110.BREATH BREATH BREATHE BREATHING xxxxxxxxxxxxx
BREATHABLE
UNBREATHABLE
DEFINITION: air that is breathable is clean enough or suitable for people to
breathe
the air that goes in and out of your body through your nose or mouth
He could feel her cool breath on his face.
His breath smelt strongly of alcohol.
111.BLACKMAIL BLACKMAIL BLACKMAIL xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx

DEFINITION: to make someone give you money or do what you want by

threatening to tell people embarrassing information about them
Someone was trying to blackmail him with pictures of him and his mistress.
blackmail someone into doing something:
Susannah claims she was blackmailed into helping the men with the robbery.
to use threats to persuade a person or government to do what you want
The Prime Minister has said his government will not be blackmailed by the rebels.
112.INNOCENT INNOCENCE xxxxxxxxxxxxx INNOCENT -LY

DEFINITION: (NOUN)the state of not being guilty of a crime

The jury's role is to decide the guilt or innocence of the defendant.
prove someone's innocence:
This new evidence would hopefully prove his innocence.
protest/maintain your innocence (=say that you are not guilty):
He has continued to protest his innocence throughout his six years in prison.
the state of not being guilty of something wrong that someone blames you for
lack of experience of life and the bad things people do so that you tend to trust
people too much
She arrived in London with all the naive innocence of a small-town girl.
113.PRINT P.44 PRINT PRINT PRINTABLE xxxxxxxxxxxx
PRINTER
DEFINITION: to produce words, numbers, pictures etc on paper, using a printer or
printing press
I had already printed twenty pages when I noticed the page numbers were all
wrong.
We plan to print 50,000 copies in the initial run.
print on: You can print on both sides of the paper.
print something on something: The book is beautifully printed on quality paper.
print in colour/black and white/bold type etc: The advanced technology will enable
the newspaper to print in color.
114.MURDERER MURDER MURDER MURDEROUS -LY
MURDERER
DEFINITION: (ADJ) likely to kill someone, or intending to kill someone
a murderous act/attack
very violent and causing deaths
very angry: a murderous look
She flew into a murderous rage.
informal very unpleasant or difficult: The teacher gave as a murderous essay for
homework
115.RUTHLESS RUTHLENESS RUTHLESS -LY

DEFINITION: willing to make other people suffer so that you can achieve your aims
a ruthless dictator/killer
She showed a ruthless determination to succeed in her career.
116.TIGHT P.45 TIGHTNESS TIGHTEN TIGHT -LY

DEFINITION: a tight hold or grip is very firm and strong

She hugged Marco in a tight grip.
controlled very carefully and strictly
Security has been very tight throughout the Prince's visit.
It was politically desirable to have a tight economic policy.
tight control of costs
117.OBEYED OBEDIENCE OBEY OBEDIENT -LY
DISOBEDIENCE DISOBEY DISOBEDIENT
DEFINITION: the practice of doing what someone tells you to do, or of obeying a
law or rule obedience to:
Obedience to the order was one of the monastery rules.
The school demands total obedience from its pupils.
118.INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCT INSTRUCTIVE -LY
INSTRUCTOR
DEFINITION: (ADJ) giving useful information about something
I found the talk on healthy eating very instructive.
119.RECOGNIZE RECOGNIZITION RECOGNIZE RECOGNIZABLE -LY
UNRECOGNIZABL
E
DEFINITION: (ADJ) very different from the person or place that you remember
After the surgery she was unrecognizable.
120.NODDED NOD NOD XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX

DEFINITION: to move your head once in a particular direction, for example to

make someone look at something or to give someone a signal to do something
nod towards/in the direction of:
'They're having fun', she said, nodding towards the kids on the beach.
nod at: She nodded at the waiter for him to bring in the cake.
nod to: I nodded to my friend and she rang the bell.