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Vocab 61

1.       Chuckle (v): To laugh quietly.
She was chuckling as she read the letter.

2.       Fondness (n): A liking
George’s fondness for pink gins was well known.

3.       Gin (n): A colourless strong alcoholic drink flavoured with juniper berries (= small fruits).
A bottle of gin.

4.       Modest (adj): Not large in size or amount, or not expensive.
There has been a modest improvement/recovery in housing conditions for the poor.
Modestly (adv)

5.       Fury (n): Extreme anger.
He could hardly control his fury.

6.       Lunatic (n): Someone who behaves in a silly or dangerous way.
He drives like a lunatic.

7.       Candid (adj): Honest and telling the truth, especially about something difficult or painful.
The two presidents have had candid talks about the current crisis.
Candidly (adv)

8.       Miraculous (adj): Very effective or surprising or difficult to believe.
Well, you’ve made a miraculous recovery since last night.

9.       Sullen (adj): Angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people.
His daughters stared back at him with an expression of sullen resentment.

10.   Mourn (v): To feel or express great sadness, especially because of someone’s death.
She was still mourning for her brother.

11.   Tentative (adj): (of a plan or idea) not certain or agreed, or (of a suggestion or action) said or done in a careful but uncertain way because you do not know if you are right.
I’ve made tentative plans to take a trip to Seattle in July.
Tentatively (adv)
Tentativeness (n)

12.   Daylight robbery (n): A situation in which you are charged a lot too much for something.
Rs. 70 for 1 kg onion? That’s just daylight robbery!

13.   Grumble (v): To complain about someone or something in an annoyed way.
She spent the evening grumbling to me about her job.
Grumbler (n): A person who complains a lot.

14.   Conception (n): An idea of what something or someone is like, or basic understanding of a situation or a principle.
People from different cultures have different conception of the world.

15.   Novice (n): A person who is not experienced in a job or situation.
I’ve never driven a car before – I’m a complete novice.



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