Vocabulary Lists - Term 1

Vocabulary Lists - Term 1

• Showing the Flag (pages 360-363):

  • loped: to walk, run with bounding steps at an easy pace
  • grimaced: to make a grimace, often scrunched up and distorted, showing pain or disapproval
  • tramped on: to walk heavily
  • dabbing: to touch lightly
  • renunciation: the act of formally declaring that someone is no longer connected to or responsible for something
  • endure: to handle, bear, or remain strong in the midst of pain or suffering
  • slatted: (adj.) made of thin strips of wood
  • flicker: a brief occurrence or appearance
  • scuffing: scraping the surface of a shoe against the ground
  • lapel: the part of a garment below the collar, folded back on each side
  • matron: a woman who supervises children or other women (e.g., in a school, police station)
  • speck: a tiny particle
  • churning: violently agitated or shaken
  • ruffian: a hooligan or violent criminal
  • gaberdine: a type of cotton, soft and durable
  • vehemence: intense or passionate expression of emotion
  • stout: physically strong
  • allotments: the act of sharing something
  • darns: an area in clothing that's mended with interlacing stitches

• Showing the Flag (pages 364-366):

  • enigma: a person or item with a puzzling or contradictory quality
  • flitted in: to pass quickly and lightly

Review Lists 1 and 2

• Review lists 1 and 2.

List 4

• IGCSE Coursebook (pages 14-15):
  • estimated: to evaluate or calculate a value
  • devoted: to dedicate time and effort towards something

List 5

• Review list 4.

List 6 - IGCSE Coursebook

• IGCSE Coursebook (pages 17-19):
  • mended: to repair something damaged
  • inexpensive: not costly
  • antiques: old decorative objects manufactured in earlier time periods
  • savory: salty and spicy, not sweet
  • significant: noticeable, important, or remarkable
  • carvings: an object or design created by carving or engraving
  • expansion: the process of increasing, spreading out, or becoming larger

The Gold Watch (pages 285-289)

• betokened: to indicate or hint at a future event
• morose: sulky and bad-tempered
• bickerings: silly or irritable quarrelling
• matriculate: to be a student at a university or college
• saintliness: to be holy
• fourfold: made up of four parts
• agility: grace in movement
• cauldron: a large pot used as a kettle or boiler
• Hindu: someone who practices Hinduism
• sola topee: a type of sun hat worn in India
• grimness: being stern, serious, and gloomy
• demeanor: behavior
• abject: hopeless or low state
• matric: short for matriculation (school exam)
• gait: the way a person walks
• incantation: the act of chanting words
• equanimity: calm temper
• bonhomie: good nature
• prognosticated: to predict or foretell
• surmised: to suppose or presume
• pious: profoundly religious
• invocation: calling for a deity
• crescendo: the highest point of a steady increase of intensity
• obliterate: to erase or blot out

List 7 - IGCSE Coursebook

• IGCSE Coursebook (pages 22-23):
  • priority: first in rank and importance
  • queue: a waiting line
  • readily: easily available
  • spoilt for choice: many options available
  • promoted: to support, encourage, or popularize

The Gold Watch (pages 290-291)

• behests: orders or commands
• aloft: upwards or overhead
• livid: furious and angry
• feudal: relating to feudalism, a caste system

List 8

• Review lists 6 and 7.

List 9

• IGCSE Coursebook (pages 26-28):
  • curved: bent in a curve
  • wraparound: shaped to form a curve
  • stabilising: making stable
  • multi-task: performing multiple tasks
  • widespread: distributed over a large area

The Woman's Rose (pages 149-151)

• sultry: very hot and humid
• mildew: a discoloration caused by fungi
• forsook: to leave
• drawl: a slow way of speaking
• mantle: cloak or cape
• magnanimity: being noble and generous

List 10 - IGCSE Coursebook

• IGCSE Coursebook (pages 32-36):
  • headlines: summary of major events
  • human-interest stories: stories about people/animals
  • regional: relating to a region
  • light-hearted: cheerful, amusing, entertaining
  • keen: eager
  • critical: showing negative judgment
  • ideal: most suitable
  • latest: most up to date
  • slits: a long cut or opening
  • view: opinion
  • leisure: free time
  • crucial: extremely important