N3L9words

[Melancholy Werther]

%fascinate
%affectionate
%mysterious
%submissive
%respect
%feline
%independence
%suspicious
%apparently
%period
%injuries
%shortage
%high-rise
%windowsills
%paratroopers
%stretch
%impact

%affectionate
\textbf{af$\cdot$fec$\cdot$tion$\cdot$ate}
\textipa{/@"fekS@n@t/} \textit{adj.}
showing caring feelings and love for sb:
\textit{He is very affectionate towards his children. $|$
Rosie gave her an affectionate kiss on each cheek.}

%apparently
\textbf{ap$\cdot$par$\cdot$ent$\cdot$ly}
\textipa{/@"p\ae{}r@ntli/} \textit{adv.}
according to what you have heard or read; according to the way sth appears:
\textit{Apparently they are getting divorced soon. $|$
He paused, apparently lost in thought. $|$
I thought she had retired, but apparently}(= in fact) \textit{she hasn't.}

%fascinate
\textbf{fas$\cdot$cin$\cdot$ate}
\textipa{/"f\ae{}sIneIt/} \textit{verb}
to attract or interest sb very much:
[VN] \textit{China has always fascinated me. $|$
It was a question that had fascinated him since he was a boy. $|$}
[V] \textit{It seems that the private lives of movie stars never fail to
fascinate.}

%feline
\textbf{fe$\cdot$line}
\textipa{/"fi:laIn/} \textit{adj., noun}\\*
$\bullet$\textit{adj.}
like a cat; connected with an animal of the cat family:
\textit{She walks with feline grace.}

%high-rise
\textipa{"\textbf{high-rise}} \textit{adj.}
[only before noun] (of a building) very tall and having a lot of floors:
\textit{high-rise housing}

%impact
\textbf{im$\cdot$pact} \textit{noun, verb}\\*
$\bullet$\textit{noun} \textipa{/"Imp\ae{}kt/}
\textbf{2} the act of one object hitting another; the force with which
this happens:
\textit{craters made by meteorite impacts $|$
The impact of the blow knocked Jack off balance. $|$
The bomb explodes \textbf{on impact}\emph{(= when it hits something)}. $|$
The car is fitted with \textbf{side impact} bars}(= to protect it from a
blow from the side).

%independence
\textbf{in$\cdot$de$\cdot$pend$\cdot$ence}
\textipa{/""IndI"pend@ns/} \textit{noun}
[U] \textbf{3} the freedom to organize your own life, make your own
decisions, etc. without needing help from other people:
\textit{He values his independence. $|$
a woman's financial independence}

%injuries
\textbf{in$\cdot$jury}
\textipa{/"IndZ@ri/} \textit{noun}
(\textit{pl.} \textbf{-ies}) \textbf{$\sim$ (to sb/sth)}
\textbf{1} [C,U] harm done to a person's or an animal's body, for
example in an accident:
\textit{serious injury$/$injuries $|$
minor injuries $|$
to sustain injuries$/$an injury $|$
to escape injury $|$
Two players are out of the team \textbf{because of injury}. $|$
There were \textbf{no injuries} in the crash}(= no people injured).

%mysterious
\textbf{mys$\cdot$teri$\cdot$ous}
\textipa{/mI"stI@ri@s/} \textit{adj.}
\textbf{1} difficult to understand or explain; strange:
\textit{He died in mysterious circumstances. $|$
A mysterious illness is affecting all the animals.}
\textbf{2} (especially of people) strange and interesting because you do
not know much about them:
\textit{A mysterious young woman is living next door.}
\textbf{3} (of people) not saying much about sth, especially when other
people want to know more:
\textit{He was being very mysterious about where he was going.}

%paratroopers
\textbf{para$\cdot$troops}
\textipa{/"p\ae{}r@tru:ps/} \textit{noun}
[pl.] soldiers who are trained to jump from planes using a parachute

%period
\textbf{period}
\textipa{/"pI@ri@d/} \textit{noun, adv., adj.}\\*
$\bullet$\textit{noun}\\*
\underline{LENGTH OF TIME}
\textbf{1} a particular length of time:
\textit{a period of consultation$/$ mourning$/$ uncertainty $|$
The factory will be closed down over a 2-year period$/$a period of two
years. $|$
This offer is available for a \textbf{limited period} only. $|$
The aim is to reduce traffic at \textbf{peak periods}. $|$
You can have it for a \textbf{trial period}}(= in order to test it)

%respect
\textbf{re$\cdot$spect}
\textipa{/rI"spekt/} \textit{noun, verb}\\*
$\bullet$\textit{verb}
[VN] \textbf{2} to be careful about sth; to make sure you do not do sth
that sb would consider to be wrong:
\textit{to respect other people's property $|$
He doesn't respect other people's right to privacy.}

%shortage
\textbf{short$\cdot$age}
\textipa{/"SO:tIdZ/} \textit{noun}
[C,U] a situation when there is not enough of the people or things that
are needed:
\textit{food$/$housing$/$water shortages $|$
a shortage of funds$/$space $|$
\textbf{There is no shortage of}} (= there are plenty of) \textit{things
to do in the town.}

%squirrel
\textbf{squir$\cdot$rel}
\textipa{/"skwIr@l/} \textit{noun, verb}\\*
$\bullet$\textit{noun}
a small animal with a long thick tail and red, grey or black fur.
Squirrels eat nuts and live in trees.

%stretch
\textbf{stretch}
\textipa{/stretS/} \textit{verb, noun}\\*
$\bullet$\textit{verb}\\*
\underline{YOUR BODY}
\textbf{4} to put your arms or legs out straight and tighten your muscles:
[V] \textit{He stretched and yawned lazily. $|$}
[VN] \textit{The exercises are designed to stretch and tone your leg
muscles.}

%submissive
\textbf{sub$\cdot$mis$\cdot$sive}
\textipa{/s@b"mIsIv/} \textit{adj.}
willing to obey sb whatever they want you to do:
\textit{She followed him like a submissive child.}
[OPP] assertive

%suspicious
\textbf{sus$\cdot$pi$\cdot$cious}
\textipa{/s@"spIS@s/} \textit{adj.}
\textbf{3 $\sim$ (of sb/sth)} not willing or able to trust sb/sth:
\textit{I was suspicious of his motives. $|$
Many were suspicious of reform.}

%windowsills
\textipa{"\textbf{window sill}}
(also, \textipa{\textbf{sill$,$ "window ledge}}) \textit{noun}
a narrow shelf below a window, either inside or outside:
\textit{Place the plants on a sunny window sill.}

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