Vocab 65

1.       Peg (n): A wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface. Also used (measure of wine), for example, I will take only one peg of wine.

2.       Rabble (n): A large noisy uncontrolled group of people or you can say disorderly crowd of people.

Rabble also means people of a low social position.

3.       Negotiate (v): (Talk before an agreement). For example, Negotiate before you draft the terms of agreement.

4.       Nip (v): To press something quickly and quite hard between two objects, especially sharp objects such as your teeth or nails. For e.g, Don’t nip hard, it would break.

5.       Obligation (n): An obligation is a duty. It your obligation or responsibility to call your mom on Mother’s Day. Sending flowers would be even better.

When you are morally or legally bound to a particular commitment, it’s your obligation to follow through on it. If you see a crime taking place, for example, it’s your obligation to notify the police. If an elderly person comes onto a full bus, it’s your obligation to give up your seat for him.

6.       Craving (n): A craving is an intense desire for something really particular. When we talk about cravings, it’s almost like the body and not the mind that is demanding something. Pregnant women famously have crazy cravings, sending their partners to the store in the middle of the night for pickle or toffee.

E.g: I have a craving for chocolate.

7.       Insularity (n): The noun insularity refers to the quality of being isolated or detached. In fact, the word is based on the Latin word insula, for “island”. The phrase “no man is an island” means that no one can be completely separate from others.

8.       Companionship (n): The enjoyment of spending time with other people.

E.g: I lived on my own for a while but I missed the companionship of others.

9.       Dreary (adj): Boring and making you feel unhappy.

E.g: She had spent another dreary day in the office.

10.   Shabby (adj): It describes something that is threadbare or worn out. Your last apartment was clean, but the furniture and carpets were so shabby that you were embarrassed to invite your friends over.

E.g: The refugees were shabby (= wore old clothes in bad condition) and hungry.

11.   Deserted (adj): If something’s deserted it’s empty and abandoned. It’s fun to spend an afternoon taking pictures of a deserted house with its overgrown yard and mysterious relics, but come nightfall it might feel a little spooky.

It often describes empty building that is abandoned by its owners, but you can use it for anything that’s remote or without any people around. Deserted also can describe something that’s much less crowded than normal.

12.   Gale (n): If there is a gale coming your way, you better hold onto your new hat and your little dog, Toto, too, because this is an extremely strong wind.

E.g: Hundreds of old trees were blown down in the gales.

13.   Drench (v): To make someone or something extremely wet.

E.g: The athletes were drenched in/with sweat.

14.   Attic (n): The space or room at the top of the building, under the roof, often used for storing things.

E.g: I’ve got boxes of old clothes in the attic.

15.   Ferry (n): A boat or ship for taking passengers and often vehicles across an area of water, especially as a regular service.

E.g: We are going across to France by/ on the ferry.

Compiled By: Chaudhary Amit V.

Source: Vocabulary.com, Cambridge Dictionary