Book: A gentle axe
Pages: 44~49
Summary: They continue to investigate the dead bodies they found in the woods. They find lots of suspicious wounds that could possibly explain the reason of their death. According to the doctor who joined in the investigation, they figure out the possibility of third person who is involved with this crime and therefore, they decide to investigate the crime thoroughly to find out who the third person is.
Vocab
1. Preposterous: completely unbelievable, totally absurd (adj) The idea of traveling to the outside of the solar system is preposterous.
2. Terse: brief, and often abrupt (adj) His reply was terse that he angered her.
3. Strangulate: to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function. (v) He strangulated him so that he could perform a surgery.
4. Elongate: to make longer, stretch (v) The water elongated my image as I was reflected.
5. Miasma: noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere (n) Miasma could possibly give you a cancer.
6. Hirsute: hairy (adj) Her leg is hirsute.
7. Weal: well-being, prosperity, or happiness (n) He is in the state of weal.
8. Portly: fat, yet dignified (adj) Arthur is portly.
9. Edifice: a large, impressive building (n) Governmental buildings are always edifices.
10. Tenement:a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, esp. in a poor section of a large city (n) Tenement is usually located in the poverty area.
11. Itinerant: someone who travels from place to place and job to job (n) There are many itinerant foreigners in Thailand.
12. Vendor: a person or agency that sells Vendor sold me a car.
13. Entice: to attract or persuade He accepted the job as the director enticed him with tremendous amount of money.
14. Pungent: giving off a strong taste or smell The pungent smell of spices came from a stew cooking on the stove
15. Balalaika: a Russian musical instrument having a triangular body and a neck like that of a guitar. He plays a balalaika well.
Pages: 44~49
Summary: They continue to investigate the dead bodies they found in the woods. They find lots of suspicious wounds that could possibly explain the reason of their death. According to the doctor who joined in the investigation, they figure out the possibility of third person who is involved with this crime and therefore, they decide to investigate the crime thoroughly to find out who the third person is.
Vocab
1. Preposterous: completely unbelievable, totally absurd (adj)
The idea of traveling to the outside of the solar system is preposterous.
2. Terse: brief, and often abrupt (adj)
His reply was terse that he angered her.
3. Strangulate: to compress or constrict (a duct, intestine, vessel, etc.) so as to prevent circulation or suppress function. (v)
He strangulated him so that he could perform a surgery.
4. Elongate: to make longer, stretch (v)
The water elongated my image as I was reflected.
5. Miasma: noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere (n)
Miasma could possibly give you a cancer.
6. Hirsute: hairy (adj)
Her leg is hirsute.
7. Weal: well-being, prosperity, or happiness (n)
He is in the state of weal.
8. Portly: fat, yet dignified (adj)
Arthur is portly.
9. Edifice: a large, impressive building (n)
Governmental buildings are always edifices.
10. Tenement:a run-down and often overcrowded apartment house, esp. in a poor section of a large city (n)
Tenement is usually located in the poverty area.
11. Itinerant: someone who travels from place to place and job to job (n)
There are many itinerant foreigners in Thailand.
12. Vendor: a person or agency that sells
Vendor sold me a car.
13. Entice: to attract or persuade
He accepted the job as the director enticed him with tremendous amount of money.
14. Pungent: giving off a strong taste or smell
The pungent smell of spices came from a stew cooking on the stove
15. Balalaika: a Russian musical instrument having a triangular body and a neck like that of a guitar.
He plays a balalaika well.