Thursday, November 8, 2012

Abdulmohsen's Vocabulary

Vocabulary not from the reading



Feast [ fi:st ]
Definition: a large reach meal, usually eaten to celebrate some occasion.
Sentence: The king invited them to feast in the palace.

Resemble [ re’zemble ]
Definition: to be like or look like.
Sentence: He doesn’t resemble either of his parents.

Decipher [ di’ saife ]
Definition: to translate ( writing in code ) into ordinary understandable language.
Sentence: They deciphered the spy’s letter.

Embrace [ im ‘breis ]
Definition: to take ( a person etc ) in the arms; to hug.
Sentence: She embraced her brother warmly.

Efficient [ i- fishent ]
Definition: ( of an action, too; etc ) producing ( quick and ) satisfactory results.
Sentence: The new lawn mower is much more efficient than the old one.

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