Week4
Book: A Gentle Axe
Pages: 29~37
Summary: The women talks to Porfiry about her sin, but her husband comes to take her out, saying that she has mental problem thus she sometimes does stuff like that. The scene changes and Lieutenant Salytov checks what had happened in Petrovsky Park and he finds out that there were two murders. He immediately sends his man to report and bring more men to the park.
Vocab
1. Sunken: situated or lying on a lower level (adj)
ex) When it is monsoon period, my house is usually under water because it is sunken.
2. Florid: reddish; ruddy; rosy (adj)
ex) He has a florid complexion because he lives in Canada.
3. Defiance: a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force (n)
ex) A defiance against Stalin when he ruled Russia would have caused a lot of trouble.
4. Beseech: to beg eagerly for (vb)
ex) He beseeched for his life in the war.
5. Reluctance: unwillingness; disinclination (n)
ex) I understand her reluctance about driving in a storm.
6. Fathom: to understand after deep thought; to comprehend (vb)
ex) I cannot fathom why he would leave such a good job.
7. Rictus: The expanse of an open mouth, a bird's beak, or similar structure. (n)
ex) The rictus of the bird is very wide.
8. Errand: a short trip made for a specific purpos (n)
ex) He is on an errand for his business.
9. Devoid: empty; lacking (adj)
ex) His idea on the theory of evolution is devoid of evidences.
10. Curtail: to diminish, shorten (vb)
ex) He curtailed his speech because he thought it had unnecessary information.
11. Gallivant: to look for fun by going from one place to another (vb)
ex) He likes to gallivant around amusement parks.
12. Querulous: full of complaints; complaining. (adj)
ex) Nothing pleased her; her querulous demands never stopped.
13. Imbecile: stupid; silly; absurd (adj)
ex) He sometimes does imbecile things like playing with an ant.
http://nhd.heinle.com/Definition.aspx?word=Siphon
14. Siphon: a tube used to pull liquid from a container by gravity and suction (n)
ex) He used a siphon to take gasoline from the car's tank.
15. Recede: to move back; to retreat (vb)
ex) Sea water recedes when the tide goes out
Book: A Gentle Axe
Pages: 29~37
Summary: The women talks to Porfiry about her sin, but her husband comes to take her out, saying that she has mental problem thus she sometimes does stuff like that. The scene changes and Lieutenant Salytov checks what had happened in Petrovsky Park and he finds out that there were two murders. He immediately sends his man to report and bring more men to the park.
Vocab
1. Sunken: situated or lying on a lower level (adj)
ex) When it is monsoon period, my house is usually under water because it is sunken.
2. Florid: reddish; ruddy; rosy (adj)
ex) He has a florid complexion because he lives in Canada.
3. Defiance: a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing force (n)
ex) A defiance against Stalin when he ruled Russia would have caused a lot of trouble.
4. Beseech: to beg eagerly for (vb)
ex) He beseeched for his life in the war.
5. Reluctance: unwillingness; disinclination (n)
ex) I understand her reluctance about driving in a storm.
6. Fathom: to understand after deep thought; to comprehend (vb)
ex) I cannot fathom why he would leave such a good job.
7. Rictus: The expanse of an open mouth, a bird's beak, or similar structure. (n)
ex) The rictus of the bird is very wide.
8. Errand: a short trip made for a specific purpos (n)
ex) He is on an errand for his business.
9. Devoid: empty; lacking (adj)
ex) His idea on the theory of evolution is devoid of evidences.
10. Curtail: to diminish, shorten (vb)
ex) He curtailed his speech because he thought it had unnecessary information.
11. Gallivant: to look for fun by going from one place to another (vb)
ex) He likes to gallivant around amusement parks.
12. Querulous: full of complaints; complaining. (adj)
ex) Nothing pleased her; her querulous demands never stopped.
13. Imbecile: stupid; silly; absurd (adj)
ex) He sometimes does imbecile things like playing with an ant.
14. Siphon: a tube used to pull liquid from a container by gravity and suction (n)
ex) He used a siphon to take gasoline from the car's tank.
15. Recede: to move back; to retreat (vb)
ex) Sea water recedes when the tide goes out