CHAPTER 11

MISUDERSTANDINGS AND MESSAGES

BOOK ENTRY NOUN VERB ADJECTIV ADVERB
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151.QUITE P.59 XXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX Quite
(adverb,
predetermin
er)
DEFINITION: Quite can be used in the following ways:
as an adverb (before an adjective or adverb): I was quite angry with her.
(before a verb): I quite agree with you. ♦ I can't quite decide which dress to
wear today.
as a predeterminer (followed by "a/an" and a noun): I was taking quite a risk
when I decided to talk to him. (followed by "the" and a noun): She's quite the
little comedian.
152.OBEY Obedience Obey Obedient Obendiently

DEFINITION: to do what a law or a person says that you must do

He told the dog to sit and it immediately obeyed.
Officers expect their troops to obey them without question.
153.TRAFFIC Traffic Traffic XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX
X
DEFINITION: the vehicles that are traveling in an area at a particular time
At that time of night, there was no traffic on the roads.
the huge volume of traffic on the highway
rush-hour traffic
(verb)to buy and sell things such as drugs or weapons illegally
traffic in: He was tried and convicted for trafficking in illegal drugs.
154.WAVED P.60 Wave Wave Wavy XXXXXXXXX

DEFINITION: to move your hand to say hello or goodbye or as a signal

He smiled and waved when he saw me."Aren't they beautiful?" Don said,
waving his hand at the mountains.
wave to:
Mrs. Clinton waved to the crowd.
wave at:
She waved at her parents as the bus pulled away.
wave goodbye (to someone):
Wave goodbye to Grandma, Charlie.
155.ACROSS XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX Across (also
preposition)
DEFINITION: Across can be used in the following ways:as a preposition
(followed by a noun): I walked across the road.as an adverb (without a
following noun): Our host hurried across to meet us.
from one side to the other
moving or looking from one side of a place, space, or line to the other
Over 70 airlines fly across the Atlantic between Europe and North America.
Barbara stared across the room at her husband.
The children ran straight across in front of our car.
156.MIND Mind Mind -minded

DEFINITION: to feel annoyed, upset, or unhappy about something

I don't mind the heat (=the heat is not a problem to me).
I wouldn't have minded, but she didn't even call to cancel our date.
I wouldn't mind him staying if he helped around the house.
mind if:
Do you mind if we use my car tonight?
157.MISUNDERSTANDING misunderstanding misunderstand xxxxxx xxxxxxx

DEFINITION: a failure to understand someone or something correctly

There's been a misunderstanding: Mr. Jones didn't expect you until tomorrow.
Your comments indicate a serious misunderstanding of the situation.
158.CLOTHES Clothes Clothe ** Clothed* XXXXXX
Clothing
DEFINITION:** to provide someone with clothes
We asked for money to feed and clothe the children.
*They fell asleep fully clothed.
159.ANGRY P.62 Anger Anger Angry Angrily

DEFINITION: the strong feeling you get when you think someone has treated
you badly or unfairly, that makes you want to hurt them or shout at them
Some people express their anger through violence.
She cried tears of anger and frustration.
Jenny often feels anger, but doesn't show it.
He was trembling with anger.
in anger:
Maggie woke to hear voices raised in anger.
160.FOOL Fool Fool Foolish -ly
Foolishness
DEFINITION: someone who does not behave in an intelligent or sensible way
You're a fool if you think you'll ever see that money again.
(VERB) to trick someone by making them believe something that is not true
I was completely fooled by her.
The men even carried false documents to fool the police.
161.THOUGHT Thought Think Thoughtful -ly
Thoughtless
DEFINITION: a word, idea, or image that comes into your mind
a comforting/sobering/chilling thought
thought of:
His mind was filled with thoughts of revenge.
162.PACKED Package Pack Packed -ly
Pack Package
DEFINITION: (adjective) extremely crowded
The movie theater was packed on Friday.
a packed flight
packed with:
a beach packed with tourists
163.KILL P.63 Killer kill XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX
Killing
DEFINITION: to make a person or other living thing die
Each year thousands of people are killed and injured on the roads.
Many people believe that killing animals for sport is morally wrong.
Speed kills.
164.JOURNALIST Joutnalist XXXXXXXX xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx
Journalism
DEFINITION: someone whose job is to report the news for a newspaper,
magazine, radio program, or television program
I read an interesting article about Sevastian Vettel by a leading sports
journalist.
165.DESPERATE DESPERATION DESPAIR DESPERATE -LY
DESPAIR
DEFINITION: the worry and anger that someone feels because they do not
know how to deal with a bad situation
the desperation felt by most victims of violence
in desperation:
In desperation I phoned the hospitals to see if there'd been an accident.
(VERB) to feel that a situation is so bad that nothing you can do will change it
I despair when I think of spending the rest of my life here.
Mike despaired of ever seeing her again