unit 29 Flashcards
burden [bá:rdn]
,n. A burden is a serious or difficult responsibility. Children who do not behave are a burden to their parents.
compromise [kámpramȧiz]
,v. To compromise is to agree to something that is not exactly what you want. We both compromised about the game we decided to play.
craft [kræft]
,v. To craft something is to make it using skill. She crafted the bookcase out of solid pine wood and then painted it.
dive [daiv]
,v. When you dive into water, you go down head first into the water. I like sky-diving from an airplane.
fragile [frædzǝl]
,adj. When people or things are fragile, they are not strong and can be damaged easily. The fragile glassware was carefully packed into boxes.
half [hæf]
,n. If you cut something into two parts that are the same size, you cut it half. The machine can divide the book in half.
innocence [inǝsəns]
,n. Innocence is a lack of experience of difficult or complex things in life. Everyone who met her found her innocence to be charming.
lead [id]
,v. When you lead something, you go first and it follows you. I will lead you to the right place.
meeting [mittin]
,n. When you have a meeting, you are with other people. We have lots of meetings at our school to plan what to do.
merge [mard3]
,v. To merge two things is to combine them into one whole thing. The storm clouds merged into one large menacing cloud that filled the sky.
moderate [mádǝreit]
,adj. When something is moderate, it is not too big or too small in size or amount. It takes a moderate amount of patience to be around small children all day.
overwhelm [ouvǝrhwélm]
,v. To overwhelm is to exist in such a large amount that someone cannot deal with it. The amount of homework her teacher assigned has overwhelmed her.
payment [péimənt]
,n. When you make a payment, you give someone some money for what you get. I made the last payment on my car yesterday. Now I am really the owner.
perception [pǝrsépjǝn]
,n. A perception of a situation is a way of thinking about it or understanding it. Since he couldn’t see, his perception of life was much different than mine.
settle [sétl]
,v. When you settle something, you reach an agreement. We settled the argument by looking up the answer on the web.
