a person who is not experienced in a job or situation eg. I'm a novice at bridge.
2.
venom (n.)
a poisonous liquid which some snakes, insects, etc. produce when biting or stinging eg.
3.
canine (adj.)
of or relating to dogs. eg. The city's canine population has grown dramatically over recent years.
4.
reveal (v.)
to make known or show something that is surprising or that was previously secret eg. He was jailed for revealing secrets to the Russians.
5.
villa (n.)
a house usually in the countryside or near the sea, particularly in southern Europe, and often one which people can rent for a holiday eg. We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.
6.
defraud (v.)
to take something illegally from a person, company, etc., or to prevent someone from having something that is legally theirs by deceiving them eg. He defrauded them of their money.
7.
split up (phr v.)
If two people split up, they end their relationship or marriage eg. She split up with her boyfriend last week.
8.
distraught (adj.)
extremely worried, anxious or upset eg. The missing child's distraught parents made an emotional appeal for information on TV.
9.
hoax (n.)
a plan to deceive someone, such as telling the police there is a bomb somewhere when there is not one, or a trick eg. The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax.
10.
trance (n.)
a temporary mental condition in which someone is not completely aware of and/or not in control of themselves and of what is happening to them eg. He sat staring out of the window as if in a trance.
11.
conscious (adj.)
awake, thinking and aware of what is happening around you eg. They've brought her out of the operating theatre, but she's not fully conscious yet.
Vocabularies
from The New Stories
eg. I'm a novice at bridge.
eg.
eg. The city's canine population has grown dramatically over recent years.
eg. He was jailed for revealing secrets to the Russians.
eg. We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.
eg. He defrauded them of their money.
eg. She split up with her boyfriend last week.
eg. The missing child's distraught parents made an emotional appeal for information on TV.
eg. The bomb threat turned out to be a hoax.
eg. He sat staring out of the window as if in a trance.
eg. They've brought her out of the operating theatre, but she's not fully conscious yet.