October 17, 2021

Deck 21 41

Emaciated

This emaciated dog is thin like from hunger or disease (but we had a word gaunt and gaunt is lean, angular and bony, not necessarily starving)

dispensation

special permission to do something that is not usually allowed or legal

or also could be just an act of giving or providing something (recall the word dispenser could be soap dispenser or something else)

speck

a very small spot; a small piece of dirt, etc.

swaddle

to wrap somebody/something, especially a baby, tightly in clothes or a piece of cloth

Huddle

huddle (up/together) (+ adv./prep.) (of people or animals) to gather closely together, usually because of cold or fear

shingle

a mass of small smooth stones on a beach or at the side of a river. on the pic is shingle beach.

or could also be building material used as siding or roofing (a small flat piece of wood that is used to cover a wall or roof of a building)

despondent

without or almost without hope

sash

wide ribbon used in clothing

modern usage of sash = for example to the prom or to the wedding

affection

a positive feeling of liking

to snag

to catch or tear something on something rough or sharp; to become caught or torn in this way

yearn

to want something very much, especially when it is very difficult to get (for ex star from the sky, or soldier sitting in the ditch could yearn for the girl waiting for him behind the lines)

cinder

small piece of ash or partly burnt coal, wood, etc. that is no longer burning but may still be hot

if you forget the food on the fire and it overcooked you could say "chicken was burnt to cinder"

conversant

(usually followed by `with) well informed about or knowing thoroughly

dais

a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

heresy

a belief or an opinion that is against the principles of a particular religion; the fact of holding such beliefs

garrote

garotte somebody to kill somebody by putting a piece of wire, etc. around their neck and pulling it tight (в качестве существительного = an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation)

exhortation

an act of trying very hard to persuade somebody to do something (to exhort = убеждать, синонимы persuade, urge)

guys exhort turtles to go faster

god gives an exhortation to people

intractable

(of a problem or a person) very difficult to deal with

loosey-goosey

relaxed and comfortable and maybe not precise or careful enough


thug

a violent person, especially a criminal

embezzlment

the act of stealing money that you are responsible for or that belongs to your employer

to cull (to cull the herd)

cull something to kill a number of wild animals from a group, especially in order to stop the group from becoming too large

groin

part of the body covered with the crotch (part of the body where the legs join the main part of the body, including the area around the genitals)

conniving

behaving in a way that secretly hurts others or deliberately fails to prevent others from being hurt

barring

synonym to except

or could mean "do something unless there is some obstacle"

here couple kissing barring the rain

Sole

the bottom surface of the foot, the bottom part of a shoe or sock, not including the heel (родственное слово стелька - insole)

shoes also have sole

epitome

the epitome of something a perfect example of something (синоним embodiment, воплощение)

pastry

a dough of flour and water

or

any of various baked foods made of dough or batter

gal

old-fashioned term for a girl (galdem is a group of girls)

suspense

a feeling of worry or excitement that you have when you feel that something is going to happen, somebody is going to tell you some news, etc.