Sunday, July 8, 2012

Words 7/5


Exploit -  [VERB] If you say that someone is exploiting you, you think that they are treating you unfairly by using your work or ideas and giving you very little in return.

Dictatorial - [ADJ] Dictatorial means controlled or used by a dictator.

Slaughter - [NOUN] If large numbers of people or animals are slaughtered, they are killed in a way that is cruel or unnecessary.

Tannic - [ADJ]of, relating to, containing, or produced from tan, tannin, or tannic acid

Mythology - [NOUN]Mythology is a group of myths, especially all the myths from a particular country, religion, or culture  

Subsist - [VERB] [FORMAL]If people subsist, they are just able to obtain the food or money that they need in order to stay alive. 

Reciprocal - [ADJ] [FORMAL]A reciprocal action or agreement involves two people or groups who do the same thing to each other or agree to help each another in a similar way.

Fibrous - [ADJ]A fibrous object or substance contains a lot of fibres or fibre, or looks as if it does.


Peel - [VERB]When you peel fruit or vegetables, you remove their skins.

Adhere - [VERB]If you adhere to a rule or agreement, you act in the way that it says you should.

Roam - [VERB]If you roam an area or roam around it, you wander or travel around it without having a particular purpose.

Fluted - [ADJ]Something that is fluted has shallow curves cut into it.

Trowel - [NOUN]A trowel is a small garden tool which you use for digging small holes or removing weeds.

Corridor - [NOUN]A corridor is a long passage in a building or train, with doors and rooms on one or both sides.

Quarry - [NOUN]A quarry is an area that is dug out from a piece of land or the side of a mountain in order to get stone or minerals.




by Raven


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