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ESLPodcast543–DescribingDifferentSmells

GLOSSARY

torenovate–toimprovearoomorbuildingbyrebuilding,expanding,and/or

redecoratingit

*They’regoingtorenovatetheirhousebyaddinganotherbathroom.

stale–notfresh;oldandused

*Thebreadwon’tbecomestaleasquicklyifwekeepitinaclosedplasticbag.

musty–slightlywetandbad-smellingbecausesomethinghasn’thadenoughair

movingaroundit

*Thebasementisreallymusty.Wouldithelptoputafandownthere?

toair(something)out–tomakeairmovearoundsomethingsothatitbecomes

fresherandbetter-smelling

*Ifyoudon’thavetimetowashyourgymsocks,atleastairthemoutbeforeyou

putthembackon.

putrid–deadanddecaying,withaverybadsmell

*Theycouldn’tunderstandwhytheirentrywayhadsuchaputridsmelluntilthey

foundthedeadratundertheirfrontporch.

faint–veryslight;almostunnoticeable;barely

*Canyouhearthatmusic?It’sveryfaint,butyoucanhearitifyoustandvery

still.

nasty–veryunpleasantanddisgusting;gross

*Whywouldanyonewanttoliveinsuchanastyapartmentbuilding?

topermeate–tobepresentineverypartofsomething;tobefoundthroughout

something

*Thesoundoflaughterpermeatestheairatschoolduringrecess.

burnt–damagedbyfire;damagedbybeingburned

*Afterthefire,afewpiecesofburntwoodwereallthatwasleftofthebuilding.

smoky–withalotofthesmelly,hot,greyairthatisproducedbyafire

*Let’sopentheflueinthechimneybeforewestartthefire,orelsethewhole

roomwillgetsmoky.

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