bards of the internet vocabulary.xls

Sheet3 paragraph 3 exercise Sheet1 Compact can also describe a brief summary, like a compact explanation of how the universe began that lasted only 10 minutes! in a compact style 紧凑的，简洁的文体 As a verb, compact means to compress or squeeze together, like how the garbage truck compacts your bags of trash垃圾. 动词：装满 liken sb/sth to sb/sth phrasal verb formal to say that someone or something is similar to another person or thing reinvent graft 移植, 嫁接 tall-tale tall story/tale 荒诞的故事 hark back to to remember and talk about things that happened in the past l to remember/talk about sth happened in the past hark! old use used to tell someone to listen intoxicated ?opposite sober happy, excited, and unable to think clearly, especially as a result of love, success, power etc He rapidly became intoxicated with his own power. be intoxicated (with success, etc.) para.4 sloppy lacking care or effort meadering with no clear purpose meander l（river/road）to follow a winding and turning course l(of people) to move slowly and aimlessly l (of a conversion/discussion) to develop slowly and change subject often egs. The stream meanders slowly down to the sea. They meandered slowly around the old town admiring the architecture. puerile behaving in a silly way, not like an adult para.5 words about style preeminent rudimentary para. 7 ream reams [plural] informal a large amount of writing on paper large quantity of 大量的 The word ream has two distinct meanings, depending on whether you use it as a noun or a verb. As a noun, it refers to an amount of paper, its origin from the Arabic rizmah, or bundle. As a verb, ream is a rough word that can mean to make a hole in or to squeeze. reamer 钻孔机 juice reamer; reamer 果汁机 menemonic A mnemonic is a memory aid for something, often taking the form of a rhyme or an acronym. I before E except after C, is a mnemonic to help you remember how to spell words like piece and receive. 记忆的， He talked about the effective use of time, mnemonic t