ENGLISH – VOCABULARY 2 – THE GLORY FIELD
gnaw Bite or chew. V He gnaws the pencil when
cause lingering anxiety v Guilt gnaws in you….
Whine Complain with high pitch V The boy whined when
Divert Turn aside, turn away from V His attention was diverted by… divert traffic
Sporadic Occasional, scattered or isolated Adj Sporadic rain
Cumbersome Difficult because of complexity adj Calculus is cumbersome
heavy Adj Cumbersome backpack
Treacherous Dangerous hazardous Adj The treacherous route
Sneer Smile, laugh showing contempt V He sneered at her competitor
Strut Walk pompously, swag V She struts arrogantly
Nudge To seek attention by a push of the elbow
V He nudged his mom…
Retort Answer back rudely V He angrily retorted
Muffle To deaden the sound V She muffled her cry of pain
Leverage Power over another; effectiveness N He used leverage to
Straining Make a great effort V Don´t strain your eyesight
Heave Lift or raise up v He heaved the
Mumble Utter words indistinctly V Otto mumbles
Stance Posture N His stance is
Bulging Curving outward V Her stomach was bulging out of…
Fury Great anger N Showed fury when
Wrenched Pull by twisting v I wrenched it out of her hand
Construe Assign a meaning to V She construed the meaning of
Yank Pull suddenly V He yanked…
Rejoice Express great joy V After the victory, they rejoiced
Defiantly In a rebellious manner adv Defiantly answered to his parents
Lush Extravagant, a lot of Adj The lush garden
Miffed Aroused to impatience or anger Adj The miffed man
Brusquely Rudely Adv He brusquely pulled...
Swagger Walk arrogantly V He swaggered through the hallway
Merely Just a little bit Adv She gave me merely one
Fidget Move restlessly Verb During a presentation, he fidgeted
Supple Flexible Adj Supple yoga instructor
Scowl Frown with displeasure V She scowled at
Raspy Harsh, grating voice Adj She has a raspy voice
Snatch Arrebatar V The thief snatched her purse
Tingle To cause escalofríos V Acupuncture tingled all over my body
Caress Touch lightly, in a loving manner V JP caresses Sammy’s hair
