Tuesday, February 2, 2010

FEBRUARY

1.       Valentine  - recipient of valentine: the person to whom somebody sends a card or gift on Valentine's Day as a token of love

 

Sentence:  She hates Valentines Day!

 

2.       Romance  - spirit of adventure: a spirit or feeling of adventure, excitement, the potential for heroic achievement, and the exotic

 

Sentence: The romance of cruising down the Nile.

 

3.       Darkness  - dark state: the absence or lack of light

 

Sentence: He flicked a switch and the room was plunged into darkness.

 

4.       Sorow  -  grief: a feeling of deep sadness caused by a loss or misfortune

 

Sentence: My sorrows in my life were swept by someone.

References:

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=valentine

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=romance

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=darkness

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=sorrow

JANUARY

1.       Found   - provide with basis: to support something such as a conclusion with evidence or reasoning

 

Sentence:  I found out that he is a gay!

 

2.       Home  - residence: the place where a person, family, or household lives

 

Sentence: I invited them in our home.

 

3.       Lighthouse - coastal building with light for sailors: a strategically placed coastal building, often a tall round tower, with a powerful flashing light, designed to guide sailors or warn them of dangers such as rocks

 

Sentence: I want to be inside a lighthouse.

 

4.       drifted  -  intransitive verb move aimlessly: to move in a slow, smooth, gentle, and unforced way, usually without any direction or purpose

 

Sentence: The crowd gradually drifted away.

References:

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=found

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=home

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=lighthouse

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=drifted

DECEMBER

1.       Mistletoe    - plant resembling mistletoe: a bush that resembles true mistletoe. Native to: North America.  Latin name Phoradendron flavescens

 

Sentence:  Do you have mistletoe?

 

2.       Gift  - something given: something that is given to somebody, usually on order to provide pleasure or to show gratitude

 

Sentence: I’ve received lots of gifts from my aunts and uncles.

 

3.       Reindeer - large arctic deer: a large deer with large branched antlers in both males and females. Native to: northern and Arctic regions.  Latin name Rangifer tarandus.

 

Sentence: There were lots of reindeer in their backyard!

 

4.       Present   -  something that is given to somebody out of kindness or to celebrate an occasion such as a birthday

 

Sentence: He asks his mom to give him some presents.

References:

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=mistletoe

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=reindeer

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=gift

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=presents

 

NOVEMBER

1.       Undone   - uncompleted: not yet done or completed

Sentence:  She is undone with someone.

 

2.       Maybe   - introduces suggestions: used to introduce advice or suggestions

 

Sentence: Maybe you should ask her what she means before you jump to conclusions.

 

3.       Close  near: near in space or time

 

Sentence: The deadline is getting closer all the time.

 

4.       Recover    -  control or correct yourself: to return to a composed state, or make good an error

 

Sentence: He soon recovered himself sufficiently to feign a friendly welcome.

References:

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=close

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=maybe

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=undone

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=recover

OCTOBER

1.       Ache   - want badly: to want something very much ( informal )

 

Sentence:  She is aching to tell her the news.

 

2.       Furnace   - enclosure producing great heat: a device in which heat is produced by burning fuel either to warm a building or to undertake an industrial process such as smelting

 

Sentence: They had an oil furnace.

 

3.       Tattoo - permanent picture or design on skin: a permanent picture, design, or other marking made on the skin by pricking it and staining it with an indelible dye

 

Sentence: boys like to have tattoos on their body.

 

4.       Moment   -  particular instant: a particular instant in time

 

Sentence: At that moment she walked in the door.

References:

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=ache

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=furnace

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=tattoo

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=moment

 

AUGUST

1.       Goodbye  - farewell: used when people part or end a telephone conversation

 

Sentence:  Goodbye! I'll see you next year.

 

2.       Real  - not imaginary: existing as fact, rather than as a product of dreams or the imagination

 

Sentence: In the real world things are somewhat different..

 

3.       Mess - chaotic state: a chaotic, confused, or troublesome state or situation

 

Sentence: The workmen have made a complete mess of the repairs.

 

4.       Hanging  -  method of killing: the act of killing somebody by putting the neck in a noose and removing any other support for the body, especially as a form of legal execution

 

Sentence: I don’t want to see anybody hanging on the ceiling!

References:

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=hanging

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=mess

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=real

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=goodbye

JULY

1.       Reminisce - tell about past: to talk or write about events remembered from the past

 

Sentence:  She reminisces the days when she had a son.

 

2.       Rekindle  - revive something: to revive or renew something such as a feeling or interest

 

Sentence: He wants to rekindle with her.

 

3.       Willow - tree with long flexible branches: a tree or bush with long flexible branches, narrow leaves, and catkins containing small flowers without petals. Some species are valued for their wood, twigs, and tanbark. Genus Salix.

 

Sentence: I want to see a giant willow tree.

 

4.       Collar -  garment's neckband: the upright or turned-over neckband of a coat, jacket, dress, shirt, or blouse

 

Sentence: Your blouse shouldn’t have collar.

References:

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=rekindle

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=collar

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=willow

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=reminisce

JUNE

1.       Crazy - offensive term: an offensive term meaning affected by a psychiatric disorder

 

Sentence:  Maybe you’re crazy!

 

2.       Surrender - transitive verb law abandon rights to something: to give up or abandon rights to something, especially to give up a lease before it has expired

 

Sentence: surrender now, or prepare to fight?

 

3.       Shattered -  exhausted: thoroughly tired out ( informal )

 

Sentence: You’ve been shattered whole day.

 

4.       Warmth -  warm state: the feeling, quality, or state of being warm

 

Sentence: No late nights, in the warmth of your arms.

references:

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=warmth

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=surrender

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=crazy

http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?lextype=3&search=shattered