violation
daydream
temperamental
pampered
"to fend for yourself"
mediator
"you can't win"
sensible vs. sensitive
anti-social
withdrawn
stipend
wreath
poppy
Week of Oct. 31-Nov. 3
to go to sleep "on a full stomach"
freelance
edible
pumpkin meat/flesh
to tell apart
a light lunch
spook vs. spoke
intimidate vs. intimate
dissect
shuffle
touristy
victim
atmosphere
to raise children vs. to train animals
Week of Oct. 24-27
outnumbered
to swerve
to contest a ticket
lenient
to rubberneck
to people-watch
objective
biased
subjective
train tracks
cargo
invasive
a hassle
an ordeal
Week of Oct. 17-20
to name vs. to call
fairly or pretty common
unisex
to be passed down
to benamed after
sense of humor
temper tantrum
injury
to squat
to shove
to bump into
to apologize
on purpose/intentional/to mean to do something
by accident/unintention/not mean to do something
unseasonably cold
hurdle
a soap opera
notorious
vain
passive
unstable
complex
grumpy
Idioms:
to tie the knot
to turn someone down
to have it easy
to knock someone out
to take someone for granted
Week of Oct. 10-14 (Fire Prevention Week)
burner
outlet
spark, flame, embers, ashes
(portable) space heater
smoke detector
power cord
prongs
disfigured
deformed
mishap
inseparable
furnace
to blow a fuse
blow-dryer
dial tone
extension cord
to cut off service
thermostat
plug (n)
to plug in (v)
overload a circuit
to resent
to grunt
to reset a fuse
to strike back
to magnify
meddlesome
a crook
ingratitude
to quit something cold turkey
Week of Oct. 3-6
Easy English Newspaper Vocabulary
(especially the two front page articles)
solemn vs. serious
to waive a fee
a deductible
to have two classes back to back
foliage
scandalous
megalomaniac
demeanor
obsessed
Week of Sept. 26-29
an odor
a paradox
a riddle
to give up
ambiguous
pecking order
dominant
to take it out on
to push around/to be pushed around
measles
cockroach
uproarious
Week of Sept. 19-22
Nouns:
a fort
a barricade
an angel (two meanings)
characters (two meaning)
a compromise
name calling
permission
Verbs/verb phrases:
to work hard
to get tenure
Adjectives (adverbs):
bizarre
creepy
ridiculous
fondly/sincerely/best
Phrases:
Neither of them get along with = gramatically correct meaning of "both of them don't get along with"
Week of Sept. 12— Sept.15
Nouns:
the butt of a joke
illogic
exaggeration
taboo
endorphins
the twist in a story or joke
the build up of a joke
illogic
exaggeration
taboo
endorphins
the twist in a story or joke
the build up of a joke
Verbs:
to rumble
Adjectives (adverbs):
Adjectives (adverbs):
inferior
superior
in authority
bedridden
stingy
deceitful
superior
in authority
bedridden
stingy
deceitful
Idioms:
to be under the gun
to go under the knife
to get away with murder
to go under the knife
to get away with murder
Week of Sept. 6— Sept.8
Nouns:
the punch line
stereotype
play on words
a reflex
a conflict
an epidemic
a recession
indigestion
baldness
Verbs:
to tickle
to tickle your funny bone
to stimulate
to interfere
to overwhelm
to contract
to chuckle
to claim
to tickle your funny bone
to stimulate
to interfere
to overwhelm
to contract
to chuckle
to claim
Adjectives (adverbs):
at the expense of
in line
dull
alert
convulsive(ly)
key (word or phrase)
key (word or phrase)
Idioms:
to hit on
to get dumped on
to get dumped
to get the point of something
to be up in the air
someone grows on you
love at first sight
to go right over your head
to smooth something over
the final straw
Week of Aug. 29 — Sept.2
Nouns:
a drill
an inheritance
a spare tire
a cuff
a diary
the roof of your mouth
hopscotch
hopscotch
Verbs:
to juggle
to block
to blot
to crush
to move away/to move back home
to take inventory
Adjectives:
ubiquitous
spendthrift
frugal
ripe
Idioms:
To shake a tail feather.
Where has the time gone?
To be wired.
