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New vocabulary 09/09/13
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1what is the meaning of to stack?
- Ato arrange things in an ordered pile
- B by which way or method
- C a line of light that shines from a bright object
- Dmade or done in a careful or decorative way:
2what is the meaning of stack?
- Aa pile of things arranged one on top of another
- Ba large amount:
Don't worry, we've got stacks of time. - Ca car accident, especially one that causes damage
- DAll of them are correct.
3What is the meaning of to exempt?
- A to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc.:
Small businesses have been exempted from the tax increase. - B with special permission not to do or pay something:
Goods exempt from this tax include books and children's clothes.
Pregnant women are exempt from dental charges under the current health system.
(Definition of exempt adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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- A to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc.:
4what is the meaning of to crave?
- A to have a strong feeling of wanting something
- Bto cheat on an exam.
- Cto give an employee the boot.
5What's mange?
- A
Any of several chronic skin diseases of mammals caused by parasitic mites and characterized by skin lesions, itching, and loss of hair. - Ba desease in which your hair do not stop growing.
- Can illness that causes your genitalia to turn red.
- A
6What is the meaning of brothel?
- AA house of prostitution; bordello/bordel; red-light district.
- Ba type of soup to cease the pain brought about by hangover.
- Ca whorehouse/ house of ill repute/ cathouse/ bagnio
7What is the meaning of slur/ to slur?
- A1. an indistinct sound or utterance
2. a slighting remark; aspersion - B1. To pronounce indistinctly.
2. To talk about disparagingly or insultingly.
3. To pass over lightly or carelessly; treat without due consideration. - Cto kill sombody violently; to slay
- A1. an indistinct sound or utterance
8What is the meaning of catnip?
- Aa plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
Also, esp. Brit., catmint. - Bthe tail of a cat
- Cthe ability to catch mice easily.
- Aa plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
9What is the meaning of to tug?
- Ato put sth in a save place.
- B to pull something quickly and usually with a lot of force.
10What is the meaning of to carve?
- Ato stash th into crates.
- B To need urgently; require
- Cto chisel; to cut carefully with sharp instrument.
- Dto make something by cutting into especially wood or stone, or to cut into the surface of stone, wood, etc.:
11what does to heave mean?
- Ato go to heaven after you die.
- Bif sth heaves it produces disgust/repulsion/aversion to people.
- C to move something heavy using a lot of effort.
- D If something heaves, it makes one or more large movements up and down.
12What is sheet cake?
- A is a type of dancing in which the dancer, usually a woman, shakes her hips in an up-and-down bouncing motion, causing the dancer's buttocks to shake, "wobble" and "jiggle".
- BA sheet cake is a cake baked in a large, flat rectangular pan such as a sheet pan or a jelly roll pan. These single-layer cakes are almost always frosted, with decorations and ornamental frosting along the borders and the flat top surface.
13What is the meaning of mite?
- AAny of various small or minute arachnids of the order Acarina that are often parasitic on animals and plants, infest stored food products, and in some species transmit disease.
- BTo a small degree; somewhat: That remark was a mite unfair.
- C A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the worldview of a people, as by explaining aspects of the natural world or delineating the psychology, customs, or ideals of society.
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