fonetyka meanings unit 2

brittle

hard but easily broken

shortage

a situation when there is not enough of the people or things that are needed

grid

a pattern of straight lines, usually crossing each other to form squares

crooked

not in a straight line; bent or twisted

sacred

connected with God or a god; considered to be holy

wretched

extremely bad or unpleasant

hideous

very ugly or unpleasant

linen

a type of cloth made from flax, used to make high-quality clothes, sheets, etc.

mortgage

a legal agreement by which a bank or similar organization lends you money to buy a house, etc., and you pay the money back over a particular number of years; the sum of money that you borrow

postage

the cost of sending a letter, etc. by post

impudent

rude; not showing respect for other people

mischievous

enjoying playing tricks and annoying people

exquisite

extremely beautiful or carefully made

ingressive

relating to ingress; having the quality or character of entering.

soliloquy

a speech in a play in which a character, who is alone on the stage, speaks his or her thoughts; the act of speaking thoughts in this way

vivacity

the quality of being lively and attractive

reminisce

to think, talk or write about a happy time in your past

lenient

not as strict as expected when punishing somebody or when making sure that rules are obeyed

quantity

an amount or a number of something

simile

a word or phrase that compares something to something else, using the words like or as, for example a face like a mask or as white as snow; the use of such words and phrases

anemone

a small plant with white, red, blue or purple flowers that are like cups in shape and have dark centres

epitome

a perfect example of something

omniscient

knowing everything

aborigine

a member of the group of people who were the original people living in a country

homeopathic

using homeopathy (= a system of treating diseases or conditions using very small amounts of the substance that causes the disease or condition)

victuals

food and drink

wilderness

a large area of land that has never been developed or used for growing crops because it is difficult to live there

handkerchief

a small piece of material or paper that you use for blowing your nose, etc.

bewilder

to confuse somebody

clandestine

done secretly or kept secret

intestine

a long tube in the body between the stomach and the anus. Food passes from the stomach to the small intestine and from there to the large intestine.