VOCABULARY

1. Snicker: laugh quietly in a way that is not nice.

2. Snooze: sleep
3. Pull the plug: let a person in coma die.
4. Abort: to kill baby who is inside the mother.
5. Stage fright: fear of performing on stage.
6. Deprivation: Lack of necessities for living.
7. Rust: A reddish- or yellowish-brown flaky coating of iron oxide that
is formed on iron or steel by oxidation, especially in the presence of
moisture.
8. Fore: the front part of something, especially a ship.
9. Manner: a way in which something is done or happens.
10.Peer: a member of the nobility in Britain or Ireland, comprising the
ranks of duke, marquess, earl, viscount, and baron.
11.Artifacts: objects such as tools, weapons, pottery, and clothing.
12.Phalarope: a small wading or swimming bird with lobed feet.
13. Thus: 1 as a result or consequence of this; therefore. 2 in this way. 3
to this point; so.
14.Organic: relating to or derived from living matter.
15. Hilly: having many hills.
16.Jebel: (in the Middle East and North Africa) a mountain or hill, or a
range of hills.
17. Range: the area of variation between limits on a particular scale: the
car’s outside my price range
18.Valley: a low area between hills or mountains, typically with a river
or stream flowing through it.
19.Hachures: parallel lines used on maps to shade in hills, their
closeness indicating steepness of gradient.
20.Riot: a violent disturbance of the peace by a crowd.
21.Dobro: a type of acoustic guitar with steel resonating discs inside the
body under the bridge.
22.Grip: take and keep a firm hold of; grasp tightly.
23.Bind: tie or fasten tightly together
24.Clasp: grasp tightly with one’s hand.
25.Clench: (with reference to one’s fist or teeth) close or press together
tightly, in response to stress or anger.
26.Stuff: matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or
indeterminate kind.
27.Tight: fixed, closed, or fastened firmly.
28.Tight-Knit: (of a group of people) bound together by strong
relationships and common interests.
29..Hype: extravagant or intensive publicity or promotion.
30.Placebo: a medicine prescribed for the psychological benefit to the
patient rather than for any physiological effect
31. Sorely: extremely; badly.
32.Spin: turn round quickly.
33.Jersey: a knitted garment with long sleeves.
34.Gill: the paired respiratory organ of fishes and some amphibians.
35.Rope: a length of stout cord made by twisting together strands of
hemp, sisal, nylon, etc.
36.Loop: a shape produced by a curve that bends round and crosses
itself.
37.Jury : a body of people (typically twelve) sworn to give a verdict in a
legal case on the basis of evidence submitted in court.
38.Supervene: occur as an interruption or change to an existing
situation.
39.Drip: a small drop of a liquid.
40.Deputize: temporarily act on behalf of someone else.
41.Shrub: a drink made of sweetened fruit juice and rum or brandy.
42.Brie: a kind of soft, mild, creamy cheese with a firm, white skin.
43. Brio: vigour or vivacity.
44.Slash: cut with a violent sweeping movement.
45.Gash: a long, deep slash, cut, or wound.
46.Spool: a cylindrical device on which thread, film, fishing line, etc.
can be wound.
47.Taunt: a jeering or mocking remark made in order to wound or
provoke.
48.Unwound: (of a clock or watch) not wound or wound up.
49.Bulldoze: clear or destroy with a bulldozer.
50.Doge. the chief magistrate of Venice or Genoa.