Lesson 2 Vocabulary

1. Lesson 2 Vocabulary

2. n dead body: a dead body, especiallyof a human being

3. corpse (plural corpses) n dead body: a dead body, especiallyof a human being

4. (past con·cealed, past participle con·cealed, present participle con·ceal·ing, 3rd person present singular con·ceals) vt • 1. hide person or thing: to put or keep something or somebody out of sight or prevent the person or thing from being found • The evidence was carefully concealed. 2. hide fact or feeling: to keep something secret or prevent it from being known

5. conceal • (past con·cealed, past participle con·cealed, present participle con·ceal·ing, 3rd person present singular con·ceals) vt • 1. hide person or thing: to put or keep something or somebody out of sight or prevent the person or thing from being found • The evidence was carefully concealed. 2. hide fact or feeling: to keep something secret or prevent it from being known

6. adj • 1. depressing: depressing to the spirit or outlook 2. hopeless: showing a lack or failure of hope 3. of poor quality: very poor or inadequate • a dismal performance • [14th century. Via Anglo-Norman dismal “unlucky days” from medieval Latin dies mali .]

7. dismal • adj • 1. depressing: depressing to the spirit or outlook 2. hopeless: showing a lack or failure of hope 3. of poor quality: very poor or inadequate • a dismal performance • [14th century. Via Anglo-Norman dismal “unlucky days” from medieval Latin dies mali .]

8. 2. lacking emotional warmth: without or behaving without warmth, friendliness, or enthusiasm 3. very cold: with a very cold temperature • I was kept waiting in a frigid little room.

9. frigid • 2. lacking emotional warmth: without or behaving without warmth, friendliness, or enthusiasm 3. very cold: with a very cold temperature • I was kept waiting in a frigid little room.

10. (past in·hab·it·ed, past participle in·hab·it·ed, present participle in·hab·it·ing, 3rd person present singular in·hab·its) v • 1. vt live in a place: to live in or occupy a particular place (often passive) 2. vt be found: to be found in or pervade something • the fears that inhabited each waking moment 3. vi reside permanently: to reside permanently in a place (archaic)

11. inhabit • (past in·hab·it·ed, past participle in·hab·it·ed, present participle in·hab·it·ing, 3rd person present singular in·hab·its) v • 1. vt live in a place: to live in or occupy a particular place (often passive) 2. vt be found: to be found in or pervade something • the fears that inhabited each waking moment 3. vi reside permanently: to reside permanently in a place (archaic)

12. adj 1. with no feeling: unable to feel or have sensations, for example, as a result of extreme cold or the application of a local anesthetic 2. emotionless: unable to feel emotions vt (past numbed, past participle numbed, present participle numb·ing, 3rd person present singular numbs) 1. take sensation away from something: to take away from a part of the body the power to feel or have sensations, or to take away the sensations themselves

13. numb adj 1. with no feeling: unable to feel or have sensations, for example, as a result of extreme cold or the application of a local anesthetic 2. emotionless: unable to feel emotions vt (past numbed, past participle numbed, present participle numb·ing, 3rd person present singular numbs) 1. take sensation away from something: to take away from a part of the body the power to feel or have sensations, or to take away the sensations themselves

14. n 1. exposure to risk: exposure to risk of harm 2. danger: a source of possible harm

15. peril n (pluralper·ils) 1. exposure to risk: exposure to risk of harm 2. danger: a source of possible harm

16. . 1. vilie back: to lean back into a supported sloping or horizontal position, usually in order to rest or relax 2. vtitilt back: to tilt back from an upright position, or make something tilt back These seats are more comfortable because they recline.

17. recline 1. vilie back: to lean back into a supported sloping or horizontal position, usually in order to rest or relax 2. vtitilt back: to tilt back from an upright position, or make something tilt back These seats are more comfortable because they recline.

18. 1. vimake shrill sound: to make a loud high-pitched piercing sound 2. vtsay something in loud shrill voice: to utter something in a loud high-pitched piercing voice n (plural ) loud shrill cry: a loud high-pitched piercing cry or sound

19. shriek v (pastshrieked, past participleshrieked, present participleshriek·ing, 3rd person present singularshrieks) 1. vimake shrill sound: to make a loud high-pitched piercing sound 2. vtsay something in loud shrill voice: to utter something in a loud high-pitched piercing voice n (pluralshrieks) loud shrill cry: a loud high-pitched piercing cry or sound

20. adj 1. suggesting evil: threatening or suggesting malevolence, menace, or harm 2. HERALDRY on left part of shield: on the left side of a heraldic shield as seen by the holder a bend sinister [15th century. Directly and via Old French from Latin , “left,” from the superstition that the left side of the body is unlucky.]

21. sinister adj 1. suggesting evil: threatening or suggesting malevolence, menace, or harm 2. HERALDRY on left part of shield: on the left side of a heraldic shield as seen by the holder a bend sinister [15th century. Directly and via Old French from Latin , “left,” from the superstition that the left side of the body is unlucky.]

22. vt 1. incite desire: to cause desire or craving to arise in somebody tempted by that chocolate cake 2. incite to transgression: to persuade or attempt to persuade somebody to do something considered wrong 3. invite: to invite or attract somebody The sightseeing tour tempted us.

23. tempt vt 1. incite desire: to cause desire or craving to arise in somebody tempted by that chocolate cake 2. incite to transgression: to persuade or attempt to persuade somebody to do something considered wrong 3. invite: to invite or attract somebody The sightseeing tour tempted us.

24. n (pluralwa·gers) 1. GAMBLING bet on outcome: an agreement between two people that whoever loses a bet on an uncertain outcome will pay the other a particular amount or some other form of compensation 2. GAMBLING amount bet: a sum of money, property, or other compensation to be paid to the person who wins a bet 3. HISTORY pledge: a pledge to engage in combat, especially in order to establish guilt or innocence by single combat vt (pastwa·gered, past participlewa·gered, present participlewa·ger·ing, 3rd person present singularwa·gers) GAMBLING bet money: to risk or bet money or property on the outcome of a game, event, or uncertain situation

25. wager n (pluralwa·gers) 1. GAMBLING bet on outcome: an agreement between two people that whoever loses a bet on an uncertain outcome will pay the other a particular amount or some other form of compensation 2. GAMBLING amount bet: a sum of money, property, or other compensation to be paid to the person who wins a bet 3. HISTORY pledge: a pledge to engage in combat, especially in order to establish guilt or innocence by single combat vt (pastwa·gered, past participlewa·gered, present participlewa·ger·ing, 3rd person present singularwa·gers) GAMBLING bet money: to risk or bet money or property on the outcome of a game, event, or uncertain situation