Lesson Six Flashcards
Bead
N: a small piece of material pierced for stringing
Example: she wore a necklace of brightly colored wooden beads.
Ceremonial
Adj: characterized by ceremony; formal
Example: the men were dressed in ceremonial black robes.
Robe
N: a long loose piece of clothing worn especially on very formal occasions.
Cluster
V: grow or gather in a group
Example:
-cluster around: people clustered around the noticeboard to read the exam results.
-cluster together: the hens cluster together at the sight of strangers, going quiet.
Craft
V: make something skillfully, especially, by hand.
Example: these bracelets were crafted by Native Americans.
Decline
V: deteriorates gradually; wane
Example: in the 18th century, poetry declined since pop’s death, but prose flourished under many different guises(=the appearance of someone or something, especially when intended to deceive)
Emboss
V: to decorate an object, especially with letters, using especial tools that makes a raised mark on its surface.
Example: the coins are embossed with letters and figures.
Encompass
V: surround; include; contain
Example: the growth and decline of British Empire encompasses major themes in the history of western civilization.
Engrave
Carve, cut, or etch; to cut words, pictures,or patterns into surface of metal, stone, etc.
Example:
-engrave something on something: the jeweler skillfully engraved the initials on the ring.
-be engraved with: the bracelet was engraved with his name and date of birth.
Fashion
V: to form or construct
Example: the girls and boys fashioned puppets from paper bags.
Calligraphy
N: (the art of producing) beautiful writing, often created with a special pen or brush.
Hide
N: the strong, thick skin of an animal, used for making leather.
Example: those boots are made of buffalo hide
Mound
N: a large pile of earth, stones, etc. Like a small hill.
Example: the ant’s nest are sometimes topped by a mound of gravel and sand.
Palisade
V: furnish or surround with a fence of stakes(=a pointed piece of wood, metal, etc.) set firmly into the ground to enclose or defend.
Example: villages with hundreds of inhabitants were palisaded against attack.
Sculpt
V: to create solid objects that represents a thing, person, idea, etc. out of a material such as wood, clay, metal or stone.
Example: Johnny sculpted an old man’s head out of wood.
Terrace
N: a flat area of stone or grass outside a house, where people sit and eat something; a flat raised area.
Undermine
V: to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker often gradually.
Example:
-the president has accused two cabinet members of working secretly to undermine his position/him
-criticism just undermines their confidence.
Warfare
N:military operations between enemies.
Example: modern chemical warfare traces its origin to World War I.
Watershed
N:
1: an event or period that is important because it represents a big change in how people do or think about something.
Example:the year 1969 was a watershed in her life - she changed her career and remarried.
2:an area of high ground from which water flows down to a river.
Example: most of the Nile watershed receives no precipitation (rain, snow, etc. That falls) from November to March.
Radiant
adj: obviously very happy, or very beautiful
Example: he gave a radiant smile when he heard her news.
Desalinate
V: to remove salt from sea water .
Example: desalinating the sea water will enable farmers to produce larger crops.
Severity
N: seriousness
Example: I don’t think you quite understand the severity of our financial problems.
Influential
Adj: having a lot of influence on someone or something.
Example: she wanted to work for a bigger and more influential (=powerful) newspaper.
Craftsman
N: a person who is skilled in a particular craft.
Example: the plates are painted by our finest craftsmen.
