markedly unusual in appearance, style, or general character and often involving incongruous or unexpected elements; outrageously or whimsically strange; odd: bizarre clothing; bizarre behavior.
strange –adjective
1.
unusual, extraordinary, or curious; odd; queer: a strange remark to make.
2.
estranged, alienated, etc., as a result of being out of one's natural environment: In Bombay I felt strange.
3.
situated, belonging, or coming from outside of one's own locality; foreign: to move to a strange place; strange religions.
unaccustomed to or inexperienced in; unacquainted (usually fol. by to): I'm strange to this part of the job.
6.
distant or reserved; shy.
surreal –adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of surrealism; surrealistic.
2.
having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic: surreal complexities of the bureaucracy
hollow –adjective
1.
having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
2.
having a depression or concavity: a hollow surface.
3.
sunken, as the cheeks or eyes.
4.
(of sound) not resonant; dull, muffled, or deep: a hollow voice.
5.
without real or significant worth; meaningless: a hollow victory.
6.
insincere or false: hollow compliments.
7.
hungry; having an empty feeling: I feel absolutely hollow, so let's eat.
soul –noun
1.
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
2.
the spiritual part of humans regarded in its moral aspect, or as believed to survive death and be subject to happiness or misery in a life to come: arguing the immortality of the soul.
3.
the disembodied spirit of a deceased person: He feared the soul of the deceased would haunt him.
4.
the emotional part of human nature; the seat of the feelings or sentiments.
5.
a human being; person.
6.
high-mindedness; noble warmth of feeling, spirit or courage, etc.
7.
the animating principle; the essential element or part of something.
8.
the inspirer or moving spirit of some action, movement, etc.
9.
the embodiment of some quality: He was the very soul of tact.
10.
(initial capital letter) Christian Science. God; the divine source of all identity and individuality.
11.
shared ethnic awareness and pride among black people, esp. black Americans.
12.
deeply felt emotion, as conveyed or expressed by a performer or artist.
unnecessary –adjective
1.
not necessary or essential; needless; unessential.
–noun
2.
unnecessaries,things that are not necessary or essential.
dialogue –noun
1.
conversation between two or more persons.
2.
the conversation between characters in a novel, drama, etc.
3.
an exchange of ideas or opinions on a particular issue, esp. a political or religious issue, with a view to reaching an amicable agreement or settlement.
4.
a literary work in the form of a conversation: a dialogue of Plato.
–verb (used without object)
5.
to carry on a dialogue; converse.
6.
to discuss areas of disagreement frankly in order to resolve them.
–verb (used with object)
7.
to put into the form of a dialogue.
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Vicious –adjective
1.
addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate: a vicious life.
2.
given or readily disposed to evil: a vicious criminal.
3.
reprehensible; blameworthy; wrong: a vicious deception.
4.
spiteful; malicious: vicious gossip; a vicious attack.
5.
unpleasantly severe: a vicious headache.
6.
characterized or marred by faults or defects; faulty; unsound: vicious reasoning.
7.
savage; ferocious: They all feared his vicious temper.
8.
(of an animal) having bad habits or a cruel or fierce disposition: a vicious bull.
Venom –noun
1.
the poisonous fluid that some animals, as certain snakes and spiders, secrete and introduce into the bodies of their victims by biting, stinging, etc.
2.
something resembling or suggesting poison in its effect; spite; malice: the venom of jealousy.
3.
Archaic. poison in general.
–verb (used with object)
4.
Archaic. to make venomous; envenom.
Villa –noun
1.
a country residence or estate.
2.
any imposing or pretentious residence, esp. one in the country or suburbs maintained as a retreat by a wealthy person.
3.
British. a detached or semidetached dwelling house, usually suburban.
Hoaxer –noun
1.
something intended to deceive or defraud: The Piltdown man was a scientific hoax.
–verb (used with object)
2.
to deceive by a hoax; hoodwink.
Amateur –noun
1.
a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons. Compare professional.
2.
an athlete who has never competed for payment or for a monetary prize.
3.
a person inexperienced or unskilled in a particular activity: Hunting lions is not for amateurs.
4.
a person who admires something; devotee; fan: an amateur of the cinema.
–adjective
5.
characteristic of or engaged in by an amateur; nonprofessional: an amateur painter; amateur tennis.
Strait –noun
1.
Often, straits.(used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
2.
Often, straits.a position of difficulty, distress, or need: Ill and penniless, he was in sad straits indeed.
3.
Archaic. a narrow passage or area.
4.
an isthmus.
–adjectiveArchaic.
5.
narrow: Strait is the gate.
6.
affording little space; confined in area.
7.
strict, as in requirements or principles.
Voyage –noun
1.
a course of travel or passage, esp. a long journey by water to a distant place.
2.
a passage through air or space, as a flight in an airplane or space vehicle.
3.
a journey or expedition from one place to another by land.
4.
Often, voyages.journeys or travels as the subject of a written account, or the account itself: the voyages of Marco Polo.
5.
Obsolete. an enterprise or undertaking.
–verb (used without object)
6.
to make or take a voyage; travel; journey.
–verb (used with object)
7.
to traverse by a voyage: to voyage the seven seas.
Trek verb, trekked, trek·king, noun –verb (used without object)
1.
to travel or migrate, esp. slowly or with difficulty.
2.
South Africa. to travel by ox wagon.
–verb (used with object)
3.
South Africa. (of a draft animal) to draw (a vehicle or load).
–noun
4.
a journey or trip, esp. one involving difficulty or hardship.
5.
South Africa. a migration or expedition, as by ox wagon.
6.
South Africa. a stage of a journey, esp. by ox wagon, between one stopping place and the next.
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raid –noun
1.
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
2.
Military. a sudden attack on the enemy, as by air or by a small land force.
3.
a vigorous, large-scale effort to lure away a competitor's employees, members, etc.
4.
Finance. a concerted attempt of speculators to force stock prices down.
–verb (used with object)
5.
to make a raid on.
6.
to steal from; loot: a worry that the investment fund is being raided.
7.
to entice away from another: Large companies are raiding key personnel from smaller companies.
8.
to indulge oneself by taking from, esp. in order to eat: raiding the cookie jar.
–verb (used without object)
9.
to engage in a raid.
brigade –noun
1.
a military unit having its own headquarters and consisting of two or more regiments, squadrons, groups, or battalions.
2.
a large body of troops.
3.
a group of individuals organized for a particular purpose: a fire brigade; a rescue brigade.
History/Historical. a convoy of canoes, sleds, wagons, or pack animals, esp. as used to supply trappers in the 18th- and 19th-century Canadian and U.S. fur trade.
–verb (used with object)
6.
to form into a brigade.
7.
to group together.
spot –noun
1.
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
2.
something that mars one's character or reputation; blemish; flaw.
3.
a small blemish, mole, or lesion on the skin or other surface.
4.
a small, circumscribed mark caused by disease, allergic reaction, decay, etc.
5.
a comparatively small, usually roundish, part of a surface differing from the rest in color, texture, character, etc.: a bald spot.
6.
a place or locality: A monument marks the spot where Washington slept.
7.
Usually, spots.places of entertainment or sightseeing interest: We went to a few spots to dance and see the floor shows.
a specific position in a sequence or hierarchy: The choral group has the second spot on the program, right after the dancers. He moved up from second spot to become president of the firm.
10.
Cards.
a.
one of various traditional, geometric drawings of a club, diamond, heart, or spade on a playing card for indicating suit and value.
b.
any playing card from a two through a ten: He drew a jack, a queen, and a three spot.
11.
a pip, as on dice or dominoes.
12.
Slang. a piece of paper money, almost always indicated as a five- or ten-dollar bill: Can you loan me a five spot until payday?
to determine (a location) precisely on either the ground or a map.
b.
to observe (the results of gunfire at or near a target) for the purpose of correcting aim.
29.
Photography. to remove spots from (a negative or print) by covering with opaque color.
30.
Sports. to give or grant a certain margin or advantage to (an opponent): He spotted the tyro 12 points a game. The champion won, although spotting the challenger twenty pounds.
31.
(in gymnastics) to watch or assist (a performer) in order to prevent injury.
32.
Slang. to lend: Can you spot me twenty for tonight's game?
–verb (used without object)
33.
to make a spot; cause a stain: Ink spots badly.
34.
to become spotted, as some fabrics when spattered with water.
35.
Military. to serve or act as a spotter.
–adjective
36.
Radio,Television.
a.
pertaining to the point of origin of a local broadcast.
b.
broadcast between announced programs.
37.
made, paid, delivered, etc., at once: a spot sale; spot goods.
launch
–verb (used with object)
1.
to set (a boat or ship) in the water.
2.
to float (a newly constructed boat or ship) usually by allowing to slide down inclined ways into the water.
3.
to send forth, catapult, or release, as a self-propelled vehicle or weapon: Rockets were launched midway in the battle. The submarine launched its torpedoes and dived rapidly.
4.
to start (a person) on a course, career, etc.
5.
to set going; initiate: to launch a scheme.
6.
to throw; hurl: to launch a spear.
7.
to start (a new venture) or promote (a new product): They launched a new breakfast cereal.
8.
Computers. to start (a software program).
–verb (used without object)
9.
to burst out or plunge boldly or directly into action, speech, etc.
10.
to start out or forth; push out or put forth on the water.
–noun
11.
the act of launching.
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suspense –noun
1.
a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety.
2.
a state of mental indecision.
3.
undecided or doubtful condition, as of affairs: For a few days matters hung in suspense.
a picture employing this technique, esp. one in which it is prominent: an architect's perspective of a house.
3.
a visible scene, esp. one extending to a distance; vista: a perspective on the main axis of an estate.
4.
the state of existing in space before the eye: The elevations look all right, but the building's composition is a failure in perspective.
5.
the state of one's ideas, the facts known to one, etc., in having a meaningful interrelationship: You have to live here a few years to see local conditions in perspective.
6.
the faculty of seeing all the relevant data in a meaningful relationship: Your data is admirably detailed but it lacks perspective.
7.
a mental view or prospect: the dismal perspective of terminally ill patients.
–adjective
8.
of or pertaining to the art of perspective, or represented according to its laws.
demonstrate –verb (used with object)
1.
to make evident or establish by arguments or reasoning; prove: to demonstrate a philosophical principle.
2.
to describe, explain, or illustrate by examples, specimens, experiments, or the like: to demonstrate the force of gravity by dropping an object.
3.
to manifest or exhibit; show: He demonstrated his courage by his actions in battle.
4.
to display openly or publicly, as feelings: to demonstrate one's anger by slamming a door.
5.
to exhibit the operation or use of (a device, process, product, or the like), usually to a purchaser or prospect: to demonstrate an automobile.
–verb (used without object)
6.
to make, give, or take part in, a demonstration: The pickets required a license to demonstrate.
7.
Military. to attack or make a show of force to deceive an enemy.
Vocabulary 14-10-08
bizzarre
–adjective
strange
–adjective
–adjective
hollow
–adjective
soul
–noun
unnecessary
–adjective
dialogue
–noun
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Vicious
–adjective
–noun
–noun
–noun
–noun
Strait
–noun
–noun
Trek
verb, trekked, trek·king, noun –verb (used without object)
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raid
–noun
brigade
–noun
spot
–noun
–verb (used with object)
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suspense
–noun
–noun
demonstrate
–verb (used with object)