English Vocabulary: Definitions and Explanations
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Vocabulary
Pounding: To strike or hit heavily and repeatedly.
Gubby: Dirty.
Scrambled: More quickly.
Stashed: To store safely and secretly in a specified place.
Upset: The state of being unhappy, disappointed, or worried.
Nightmare: An unpleasant dream.
Countered: To speak or act in opposition to.
Grim (adj.): Something forbidding or uninviting. Depressing or worrying. Merciless (review).
Astonished: Surprised, impressed.
Relieved: To cause pain or distress to become less severe or serious (n. relief).
Attempts: To make an effort to achieve or complete.
Sully: To damage the purity or integrity of…
Jurors: Members of a jury.
Witnesses: People who see an event, typically a crime or accident.
Whereabouts: The place where someone or something is.
Retrieve: To get something back.
Loaded: Charged with ammunition.
Glimpse: A brief or quick view.
Peek: To look quickly or in a furtive manner.
Dispatches: To deal with a task or problem quickly and efficiently.
Requirement: Something that is necessary; a need for a particular purpose.
Retreat: An act of moving back.
Hailed: To call out to attract attention.
Plea: A request made in an emotional manner; a formal statement by or on behalf of a defendant.
Faint: To lose consciousness.
Worship: Adoration and reverence (not "no praise").
Break into: To enter somewhere illegally in order to steal.
Break out: The sudden start of a disease, virus, or war.
Hawkers: Street vendors.
Awe-inspiring: Giving a feeling of respect and amazement.
Haphazard: Not organized; not arranged according to a plan.
Tacky: Cheap, badly made, or vulgar.
Bustling: Full of busy or lively people (especially a place).
Soaring: Very tall or high in the sky (especially buildings or trees).
In-your-face: So loud, big, or noticeable that you cannot ignore it.
Wind down: To relax or lose power.
Glen: A valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep, rocky walls (not "courage").
Manslaughter: The crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought.
Felony: A serious crime, typically involving violence, usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.
Cramped: To restrict or inhibit the development of; to suffer from a sudden and painful contraction of a muscle.
Wept: To cry with sorrow (weep-wept-wept).
Gasped: To inhale suddenly with an open mouth, out of pain or astonishment.
Jolted: To push or shake someone or something abruptly and roughly.
Figurative: To give a surprise to someone in order to make them alter or change.