1. attend: to go to an event, place, etc.
2. dumping ground
3. Land Waste
The Waste Land
4. naturalize:to make someone a legal citizen of a country that they were not born in
5. Lilacs
6. I am here for the "boot": wine
7. Aphrodite Myrtle
8. situation comedy
9. profound
pro-: before
ex: probable,professional
10. enable
-able
ex: usable
11. extravagant
ex-: excess
12. be disappointed with
13. Prometheus: theft of fire
Pandora
14. scent
ent-: causing, promoting
ex: agent, president
15. approach
ap-: to
ex: appear, appeal, appropriate
16. enhance
en-: put into
ex: enact, enable, encourage
17. distinct:
dis-: opposite,negative,
ex: disorder, disgrace
18. devote to
de-: complete, down
ex: delete, decline, defeat
19. pityingly
ly-: (adv.)
ex: actually
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2013/12/6
1. bribe: to try to make someone do something for you by giving them money, presents, or something else that they want
He bribed immigration officials and entered the country illegally.
2. breeze: a light and pleasant wind
She let the gentle breeze cool her face.
3. brimful: full of something good:
Nobody could call this year's Cannes film festival brimful of wonderful surprises.
4. broker: a person who buys and sells foreign money, shares in companies, etc., for other people
I called my broker for advice about investing in the stock market.
5. broach: begin a discussion of something difficult
At some point we've got to discuss money but I don't know quite how to broach the subject with him.
2013/12/9
1. brittle: delicate and easily broken
As you get older your bones become increasingly brittle.
2. brood: a group of young birds all born at the same time
The blackbird flew back and forth to its brood.
3. brow:the forehead (= part of the face above the eyes)
She wrinkled her brow as she thought
4. brute: an animal, especially a large one
Your dog's an ugly brute, isn't it?
5. bucket: a container with an open top and a handle, often used for carrying liquids
Armed with a bucket and a mop, I started washing the floor.
2013/12/10
1. bud: covered with buds
It was springtime and the fruit trees were in bud.
2. buddy: used when talking to a man, sometimes in a friendly way but often when you are annoyed: Drink up and go home, buddy.
3. buffet: a meal where people serve themselves different types of usually cold food:
Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?
4. bulge: to stick out in a round shape
Her bags were bulging with shopping.
5. bulk: something or someone that is very large
She eased her large bulk out of the chair.
2013/12/11
1. bull: a male cow, or the male of particular animals such as the elephant or the whale
They did not see the sign by the gate saying 'Beware of the bull'.
2. bump: to hit something with force
She bumped into his tray, knocking the food onto his lap.
3. bumpy: not smooth
We drove along a narrow, bumpy road.
4. bureaucracy: a system for controlling or managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by a large number of officials employed to follow rules carefully
I had to deal with the university's bureaucracy before I could change from one course to another.
5. buzz: to make a continuous, low sound such as the one a bee makes
I can hear something buzzing.
2013/12/12
1. cackle: to make the loud, unpleasant sound of a chicken
The hens cackled in alarm.
2. canny: thinking quickly and cleverly, especially in business or financial matters
These salesmen are a canny lot.
3. canter: If a horse canters, it moves at quite a fast but easy and comfortable speed:
The riders cantered round the field a few times.
4. canvass: to try to get political support or votes, especially by visiting all the houses in an area: I've been out canvassing for the Labor Party every evening this week.
5. capitalize: to write a letter of the alphabet as a capital, or to write the first letter of a word as a capital:
The names of political parties are always capitalized, e.g. the Green Party.
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