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| adj: skillfully or clever in adapting means to ends. done with or characterized by art or skill. She artfully adapted Beowulf into a painting. |
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verb: fasten with a metal pin or bar in particular. a door or window with a bar that slides into a socket.
verb: To sprint or run
He bolted the door shut every night.
She bolted once the race startded. |
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verb: be constantly or visibly worried or anxious. Gradually wear away something by rubbing or gnawing.
noun: a state of anxiety or worry.
" Don't fret Ms. Frankel." |
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noun: a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plow, especially for planting seeds or for irrigation.
verb: make a rut, groove, or trail in ( the ground or the surface of something.)
They had to make furrows to make space for the fresh seeds. |
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adj: sounding harsh and unpleasant. Irritating.
The students were grating the teachers nerves. |
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verb: cut with rough or heavy blows. Use a computer to gain unauthorized access to data in a system.
noun: a rough cut, blow, or strike.
an act of computer hacking.
The government tried to hack the enemies computers. |
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adj: grayish white, old and trite.
Mr. Mcardle's hair is hoary. |
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adj: well known for a bad quality or deed. Wicked, abominable.
Al Capone was an infamous gangster. |
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noun: a passionate expression of grief or sorrow.
verb: mourn
I had to lament when i found out Tony was killed. |
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adj: causing hatred or disgust; repulsive.
The city goers were loathsome of the Indians advancement in the world series. |
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verb: satisfy one's thirst by drinking
extinguish a fire.
noun: an act of quenching something very hot.
The desert dwellers had to quench an excruciatingly painful thirst. |
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verb: enjoy greatly. Make pleasant to the taste add relish to.
She loves her hot dogs with relish. |
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noun: the act of retaliation. The forcible seizure of a foreign subject or their goods as an act of retaliation.
Some people feel a reprisal is absolutely necessary. |
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noun: comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.
verb: give solace to
People in mass genocides need solace in the situation of the crisis. |
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verb: make a sound with one's voice.
She uttered a sound of sheer pain when she broke her leg. |
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verb: make a sound with one's voice.
She uttered a sound of sheer pain when she broke her leg. |
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adj: difficult or much debated; problematic.
annoyed, frustrated, or worried.
Ms. Gotz got vexed with the classes failure to pay attention. |
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