Monday, June 13, 2011

Vocabulary 1-20

propriety
 moral and social behavior that is considered to be correct.
  The boy has a sense of propriety

commandeer
 to take a control of a building for military purposes during a war.
  It is my intention to commandeer one of the ships.

confess
 to admit that you have done something wrong.
  When I blamed him, he confessed his mistake after all.

rouse
 to wake up somebody.
  Rouse me when i do not get up until 9 o'clock.

intend
 to have a plan, result or purpose in your mind.
  I intend to go out tonight.

decent
 wearing enough cloths to allow somebody to see you.
  You do need to be decent.

sail
 to begin a journey on water
  Pirates sail these waters.

mired
 stuck in deep mud
  It is bad to sing about someone with us mired in unnatural fog.

fog
 water in the air.
  Fog prevent me from seeing something.

dissolute
 to enjoy immoral activities
  They are dissolute creature.

stunning
 extremely attractive or imprresive
  You look absolutely stunning.

tricky
 difficult to do or deal with
  Getting it to fit exactly is a tricky business.

reprimand
 to tell someone officially that you do not approve him or his actions.
  My boss has not reprimand me for my attitude.

obvious
 easy to understand.
  Do not make is obvious.

somehow
 in a way that is not known or certain
  Somehow, I can not like him.

reassure
 say or do something to remove the doubts and fears of someone
  Her smile reassured the frightened boy.

murmur
 to say something in a soft quiet voice that is difficult to hear or understand
  She murmured in a low voice.

console
 to give comfort or  sympathy to somebody who is unhappy or disappointed.
  Nothing could console him when his wife died.

ponder
 to think about something carefully for a period of time
  She pondered over his words.

glitter
 to shine brightly with little flashes of light, like a diamond
  The ceiling of the cathedral glittered with gold.

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