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vocabulary
1.remedy |ˈremədē|
noun
meaning: a medicine or treatment for a disease or injury
origin: Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French remedie, from Latinremedium, from re- ‘back’ (also expressing intensive force) + mederi ‘heal.’ 
example: herbal remedies for aches and pains. 

2.sob|säb|
verb
meaning: cry noisily, making loud, convulsive gasps
origin: Middle English: perhaps of Dutch or Low German origin; compare with Dutch dialect sabben ‘to suck.’
example: he broke down and sobbed like a child

3.steady |ˈstedē|
adjective
meaning: firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving
origin: Middle English (in the sense ‘unwavering, without deviation’): from stead + -y.
example: the lighter the camera, the harder it is to hold steady 

4.straighten |ˈstrātn|
verb
meaning: make or become straight 
example: she helped him straighten his tie

5.chatter |ˈCHatər|
verb [ no obj. ]
meaning: talk rapidly or incessantly about trivial matters
origin: Middle English: imitative. 
example: the kids chattered and splashed at the edge of the lagoon.

6.hurl |hərl|
verb [ with obj. ]
meaning: throw (an object) with great force
origin: Middle English: probably imitative, but corresponding in form and partly in sense with Low German hurreln . 
example: rioters hurled a brick through the windshield of a car.

7.tucker (sb out) |ˈtəkər| 
meaning: exhaust; wear out.
example: the heavy work have tucker me out.

8.pantomime |ˈpantəˌmīm|
noun
meaning: an absurdly exaggerated piece of behavior
origin: late 16th cent. (first used in the Latin form and denoting an actor using mime): from French pantomime or Latin pantomimus, from Greek pantomimos ‘imitator of all’
example: he made a pantomime of checking his watch.
pantomimic |ˌpantəˈmimik| adjectivepantomimist noun

9.hang |haNG|
noun
meaning: a downward droop or bend
origin: Old English hangian(intransitive verb), related to Dutch and Germanhangen, reinforced by the Old Norse transitive verb hanga .
example: the bullish hang of his head.

10.plead |plēd|
verb 
meaning: make an emotional appeal
origin: Middle English (in the sense ‘to wrangle’): from Old French plaidier ‘resort to legal action,’ from plaid ‘discussion’ 
example: they pleaded withCarol to come home again

11.disapproving |ˌdisəˈpro͞oviNG|
adjective
meaning: expressing an unfavorable opinion  
example: he shot a disapproving glance at her.

12.diameter |dīˈamitər| 
noun
meaning: a straight line passing from side to side through the center of a body or figure, especially a circle or sphere.
origin: late Middle English: from Old French diametre, via Latin from Greekdiametros (grammē)‘(line) measuring across,’ from dia ‘across’ + metron ‘measure.’

13.ecosystem|ˈekōˌsistəm|
noun
meaning: (in general use) a complex network or interconnected system
example: the entire ecosystem of movie and video production will eventually go digital. 

14.frontier |ˌfrənˈti(ə)r|
noun
meaning: the extreme limit of understanding or achievement in a particular area
origin: late Middle English: from Old French frontiere, based on Latin frons,front- ‘front.’
example: the success of science in extending the frontiers of knowledge. 

15.giant |ˈjīənt|
adjective
meaning: of very great size or force; gigantic
origin: Middle English geant(with the first syllable later influenced by Latin gigant-), from Old French, via Latin from Greek gigas, gigant- .
example: giant multinational corporations

16.limb |lim|
noun
meaning: an arm or leg of a person or four-legged animal, or a bird's wing.
origin: the kitten has broke her limb.
example: Old English lim(also in the sense ‘organ or part of the body’), of Germanic origin.

17.manage |ˈmanij|
verb 
meaning: [ with obj. ] be in charge of (a company, establishment, or undertaking)
origin: mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘put (a horse) through the paces of the manège’): from Italian maneggiare, based on Latin manus ‘hand.’
example: their elder son managed the farm. 

18.penetrate |ˈpeniˌtrāt|
verb [ with obj. ]
meaning: succeed in forcing a way into or through (a thing)
origin: mid 16th cent.: from Latin penetrat- ‘placed or gone into,’ from the verb penetrare; related to penitus ‘inner.’ 
example:  the shrapnel had penetrated his head and chest 

19.rot |rät|
verb
meaning: (chiefly of animal or vegetable matter) decay or cause to decay by the action of bacteria and fungi; decompose
origin: Old English rotian(verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rotten; the noun (Middle English) may have come via Scandinavian. 
example: the chalets were neglected and their woodwork was rotting away 

    20.minerals |ˈmin(ə)rəl|
    noun

    meaning: a solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence.

origin: late Middle English: from medieval Latin minerale, neuter (used as a noun) of mineralis, from minera ‘ore.’
example:  mineral ingredients such as zinc oxide.

21.alert |əˈlərt|
adjective
meaning: quick to notice any unusual and potentially dangerous or difficult circumstances 
origin: late 16th cent. (originally in military use): from French alerte, from Italianall' erta ‘to the watchtower.’
example: an alert police officer discovered a truck full of explosives  

22.bush |bo͝oSH|
noun
meaning: a shrub or clump of shrubs with stems of moderate length 
origin: Middle English: from Old French bos, bosc, variants of bois ‘wood,’reinforced by Old Norse buski, of Germanic origin and related to obsolete Dutchbosch (now bos) and German Busch. The sense ‘uncultivated country’ is probably directly from Dutch bos .

example: the plant will develop into a dense bush.

23.cylinder |ˈsiləndər|
noun
meaning: a solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval section.
example: late 16th cent.: from Latin cylindrus, from Greek kulindros ‘roller,’from kulindein ‘to roll.’ 

24.desperately |ˈdespəritlē|
adverb
meaning: in a way that shows despair
example: he looked around desperately.

25.foliage |ˈfōl(ē)ij|
noun
meaning: plant leaves, collectively 
origin: late Middle English foilage(in the sense ‘design resembling leaves’): from Old French feuillage, from feuille ‘leaf,’ from Latin folium. The change in the first syllable was due to association with Latin folium .
example: healthy green foliage.