Siege

Definition:the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
Etymology:The term derives from the Latin word for "seat" or "sitting.
The enemy laid siege to the city,leaving the city with no other way to run,and no reinforcements or supplies could reach them.


Malcolm Tan(27) 1-5

miracle

Miracle

Definition:
Any amazing or wonderful occurrence.
A marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of God

Etymology: First used in the bible, 1502. Replaced O.E. wundortacen, wundorweorc. Probably means wonderful.

It was truly a miracle for John, as the doctors predicted that he would face imminent death due to the massive loss of blood during the freak accident. Yet against all odds, he overcome the fatal accident and the odds to stand here telling us about his experience.

Ang Khar Tsin. 1-5

t-bird

T-bird

Definition: Thunderbird; a large birdlike creature and is believed to be the source of a mythical bird

Etymology: probably evolved from an egyptian word 'Teratornis merriami'

Sentence: The thunderbird sped through the streets, with the police car chasing after them




Koh Kian Woon. 1-5

Regular chip off the block

regular chip off the block

Definition:if someone is a regular chip off the block, they are very similar in looks, behaviour and character to one of their parents or to another older member of their family

Word origin/etymology: Middle English, to be said that a person who looked really like his father and thus created this phrase

Sentence : James was a regular chip off the block with his grey eyes and his father's smile

Kelvin Kong(10) 1.4

Reformatory

Reformatory
A reformatory is a juvenile prison where legal minors are sent by (juvenile or general) courts to spend a custodial sentence, separate from the bad example of and abuse by adult (often hardened) convicts, usually gender-separated (mainly boys).
It is generally designed not just as a punishment but as a means for (re)education, to reform (hence the name) their hopefully still mendable character, through a combination of strict discipline (symbolic for its harsh reputation is the term reformatory cane) and schooling (hence many are officially called reformatory school or simply school) and/or labor.
The reality has all too often tended rather to penal harm and/or exploitation. Alternative forms of juvenile reeducation have therefore been devised, such as community services, in some cases with better results.
ETYMOLOGY:
This word is related to two-words:brave man.
A well-known example is the British borstal.
Pictures of reformatory:


Sentence:The boy who stole from a shop is sent to the reformatory

All Brawn and no Brains

"Frankly speaking, your father might be much stronger than mine, but mine's definitely smarter"
Origin: 'Brawn' from 'head cheese', which means a terrine of meat from the head of a calf or pig

Meaning: To be physically strong but not very intelligent.

Sentence: I agree he's got a good body, but he's all brawn and no brains.

hide-out

Definition:

A safe place to hide, especially from the law.

Etymology:

O.E. hyd, from P.Gmc. *khudiz (cf. O.N. huð, O.Fris. hed, M.Du. huut, Ger. Haut "skin"), related to O.E. verb hydan "to hide," the common notion being of "covering," from PIE base *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal" (cf. Skt. kostha "enclosing wall," skunati "covers;" Arm. ciw "roof;" L. cutis "skin," scutum "shield," ob-scurus "dark;" Gk. kytos "a hollow, vessel," keutho "to cover, to hide," skynia "eyebrows;" Rus. kishka "gut," lit. "sheath;" Lith. kiautas "husk," kutis "stall;" O.N. sky "cloud;" M.H.G. hode "scrotum;" O.H.G. scura, Ger. Scheuer "barn;" Welsh cuddio "to hide").

Sentence:

The fugitives met at their hide-out every Thursday night.

Craigton Lian(5) 1-6

Clobbered

Clobbered

Definition: 1:to hit somebody or something with great force

2:to defeat somebody decisively

3:to deal with somebody or something in a harsh or critical way

Etymology: 1941, British air force slang, probably related to bombing;possibly echoic.

Sentence:He was clobbered miserably by a gang of ruthless gangsters without knowing why.

Foo Yong Chin 1-6

Clobbered

Clobbered

Definition: 1:to hit somebody or something with great force

2:to defeat somebody decisively

3:to deal with somebody or something in a harsh or critical way

Etymology: 1941, British air force slang, probably related to bombing;possibly echoic.

Sentence:He was clobbered miserably by a gang of ruthless gangsters without knowing why.

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Bewildering

Meaning: A bewildering thing or situation is very confusing and difficult to understand or to make a decision about.

Etymology: to bewilder (third-person singular simple present bewilders, present participle bewildering, simple past and past participle bewildered)
(transitive) To confuse, puzzle or befuddle someone, especially with many different things.
All the different possible options may bewilder us.
(transitive) To disorientate someone.
Sentences: The choice of excursions was bewildering.

Notion

Notion :

Definition: A notion is an idea or belief about something.

Word origin : Note

Sentence: We have a notion of just what kind of person we'd like to be.

Teo Jun Hong (29) 1-5

Baloney

Baloney

Definition:

• slang - foolish or exaggerated talk or behavior; nonsense
• pretentious or silly talk or writing

Etymology:

• slang for "nonsense," 1922, Amer.Eng. (popularized 1930s by N.Y. Gov. Alfred E. Smith), from earlier sense of "idiot" (probably influenced by blarney), usually regarded as being from bologna sausage, a type traditionally made from odds and ends, named for the city in Italy.

• Alteration (influenced by baloney) of bullshit.

Sentences:

• "Don't give that baloney," he said, winking at Christopher.

• That's a load of baloney!

Tay Chi Shien (28) - 1-5

Dandy

A dandy is a man who places particular importance upon physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies.The word dandy first appears in a Scottish border ballad, circa 1780 but probably without its more recent meaning. In the 21st century, the word "dandy" is a jocular, often sarcastic adjective meaning "fine" or "great", while "a dandy" refers to a well-groomed, well-dressed, and self-absorbed man.

sentence: A Dandy is a clothes-wearing Man, a Man whose trade, office and existence consists in the wearing of Clothes.

Southern gentleman

Southern gentleman

Definition : A well-dressed man from the south with good manners.

Etymology : c.1275

Sentence : John was extremely impressed by the good manners of the southern gentleman.

Kerk Zhi Peng ( 14 ), Sec 1 -5

Premonition

Meaning of the word.

1)A feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment.
2)A forewarning, a feeling of evil to come.

A sentence formed with the word premonition.
He had a vague premonition of danger.




Sng Kai Zhou Derek(29)
Class-1-4

Premonition

Meaning of the word.

1)A feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment.
2)A forewarning, a feeling of evil to come.

A sentence formed with the word premonition.
He had a vague premonition of danger.

indignant

Indignant

Definitation: Feeling or showing anger and surprise because you think that you haver been treated unfairly

Etymlogy: Latin indignant-, indignans, present participle of indignari to be indignant, from indignus unworthy, from in- + dignus worthy

They were indignant that they hadn't been invited.

Khor Rui En. 1-5

racking

Definition:

to make somebody suffer great physical or mental pain.



Sentence:

He had been racking by the japanese soilder sience yesterday.

blickering

1: to engage in a petlant or petty quarrel

2: to move withy a rapidly repeateated noise

Kuah quan fang (15) class 1-2

Wide-eyed

Definition: With the eyes wide open as in amazement, innocence, or sleeplessness.

Origin:1850-55

The baby stared at me wide-eyed when i gave him a new toy.

Leow Wei Luen(13) 1.4

Palomino colt

Definition:A young male horse or A youthful or inexperienced person; a novice

Etymology:Old English colt a young horse, or camel, Anglo-Saxon colt; compare to dial. Swedish kullt a boy, lad.

Sentence- He looks like a palomino colt who is always running away.



Low Jia Da 1-6

Elude

Definition:

• If something that you want eludes you, you fail to obtain it.
• If you elude someone or something, you avoid them or escape from them.
• If a fact or idea eludes you, you do not succeed in understanding it, realizing it, or remembering it.

Sentence:

• At 62, Brian found the celebrity and status that had eluded him for so long.

Aaron 1-5

towheaded

Towheaded

Definition: ash-blonde; platinum-blonde

Etymology: tow means 'flax ', so tow-headed is literally 'flaxen haired'. This meaning of tow comes from Middle Low German touw, which means 'flax'.

John walked into the shopping centre and attracted almost everyone's attentions, as he was towheaded, unlike the others who did not have platinum-blonde hair.

Leow Wei Jing_1-6

Corn-poney

Definition: unsophisticated, cornball. •, premonition. 1 a warning in advance; a forewarning 2 a feeling that something, especially something bad

Etymology: A french word used as a slang

Sentence: I was a totally ashamed when my brother sounded corn-poney in front of my friends.

Sim Zuo Heng ( 28 ) Class 1-4

Quivering

There are three meanings to quiver:

1st meaning:

quiver (plural quivers) (Weapon) A container for arrows, crossbows or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.

Etymology 1
From Middle English via Anglo-Norman quiveir, from Old French quivre and cuevre, from West Germanic *kokar-, whence also Old English cocer, Old High German kohhar


2nd meaning:

Adjective quiver (comparative more quiver, superlative most quiver)
Positivequiver
Comparative more quiver
Superlative most quiver (archaic) Nimble, active. 1598: ... there was a little quiver fellow, and 'a would manage you his piece thus; and 'a would about and about, and come you in and come you in. — William Shakespeare, Henry V, Part II, Act III, Scene II, line 281.

Etymology 2
From Middle English cwiver, from Old English *cwifer


3rd meaning:

Verb to quiver (intransitive)
To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver. 1593: The birds chaunt melody on every bush, The snake lies rolled in the cheerful sun, The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind And make a checker'd shadow on the ground. — William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, Act II, Scene III, line 12.

Etymology 3
From Middle English quiveren (“‘lang-enm’”), probably from the adjective.





Done by:Chua Wei Ren 1-4(2)

Rattle on

Meaning - To talk for a long time especially things which are not important.
Origin - c.1330, perhaps in O.E., but not recorded
Sentence - Tom kept rattling on his new car.

Lee kai wen (11) 1-4

flopping

definition:the action of a person intentionally and deliberately falling to the ground.

Example 1): there is a basketball match and the offensive player is going towards the enemy side and he had physical contact with the defensive player on the other team.

Example 2) Jason earned his second major win by flopping a chip out of deep rough to 2 feet for birdie on the final hole for a one-shot victory

etymology:Since Japanese is usually written from right to left in works of fiction, manga is drawn and published this way in Japan. When various titles were first translated to other languages, the artwork and layouts were flipped and reversed in a process known as "flopping", so that the book could be read from left-to-right

Tan You Hong (30) 1-4

Twitching

Definition: To move jerkily or spasmodically.



Etymology:From the word tic 'douloureux "which means severe facial neuralgia.



Sentence: I moved closer to the rabbt, however it was still unaware, it continued twitching its tail and looking around, i took this chance and grabbed it.



Gibson law_ (16) 1_4

HYSTERICS

Entymology:

The term originates with the Greek medical term, hysterikos. This referred to a medical condition, thought to be particular to women, caused by disturbances of the uterus, hystera in Greek.

Hysteria, in its colloquial use, describes a state of mind, one of unmanageable fear or emotional excesses. The fear is often centered on a body part, most often on an imagined problem with that body part (disease is a common complaint). People who are "hysterical" often lose self-control due to the overwhelming fear

SENTENCE:
Upon realising that he had passed up a $50'000 deal just to do some homework, John broke into hysterics


Shawn Lim (18) 1-6

clowning around

clowning around means behave like a buffoon.etymology of the word is probably of Low German origin; akin to Frisian klönne clumsy fellow, Old English clyne lump of metal
when benson see the girl that he liked, he started to clown around to seek her attention.

Hauled in

Hauled in

Definition : To pull or drag something in forcibly
Etymology : Haul
Sentence : The men in the truck hauled in the bags of potatoes before driving off.

Terence Tan (30) 1-5

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SORRy

I am so sorry for those post i made for juvenile delinquent. My com lagged and that happened. I am very sorry. I did not do it on purpose.

Sim Kai Wen(26)
1-6

rip-roaring

exciting and full of energy
1834, altered from riproarious (1830), from rip (v.) "tear apart" + (up)roarious (1819)
Paul had a rip-roaring time on his trip to Japan.









Chen Guan Yu 1-4

Clinking

Definition: (An Adjective) Like the light sharp ringing sound of glasses being tapped.

Root word for clinking: Clink



DEFINITION OF CLINK: 
A short light metallic sound 

a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government

a prison; jail; lockup.
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Etymology of Clinking:Comes from the root word: “Clink.”

The root word “clink” comes from

[Origin: 1275–1325; ME clinken, perh. < MD clinken to sound, ring, resound ]
Origin: 1505–15; after Clink, name of prison in Southwark, London, perh. < D klink door-latch ]


(Synonym of Clink: Jail)
_____________________________________________________________________________________Sentence Phrasing:

1)The clinking sound of coins and keys could be heard from the table beside us.

2)When the couple said “bottoms-up,” the sound of their clinking glass could be heard in a distance.


Zhang bowen(1-4) (37)
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quarter horses

Definition- A breed of horse that excels at sprinting short distances

Etymology- Its name came from its ability to outdistance other breeds of horses in races of a quarter mile or less.

Sentence- A quarter horse is a very popular horse used for racing.

Rupert Yan 1-4

juvenile delinquent

DEFINITION : A minor who cannot be controlled by parental authority and commits antisocial or criminal acts, as vandalism or violence.

ETYMOLOGY : From 1810-20

SENTENCE : That juvenile delinquent has been caught for the act of vandalism and fighting on the street.

juvenile delinquent

DEFINITION : A minor who cannot be controlled by parental authority and commits antisocial or criminal acts, as vandalism or violence.

ETYMOLOGY : From 1810-20

SENTENCE : That juvenile delinquent has been caught for the act of vandalism and fighting on the street.

juvenile delinquent

DEFINITION : A minor who cannot be controlled by parental authority and commits antisocial or criminal acts, as vandalism or violence.

ETYMOLOGY : From 1810-20

SENTENCE : That juvenile delinquent has been caught for the act of vandalism and fighting on the street.

juvenile delinquent

DEFINITION : A minor who cannot be controlled by parental authority and commits antisocial or criminal acts, as vandalism or violence.

ETYMOLOGY : From 1810-20

SENTENCE : That juvenile delinquent has been caught for the act of vandalism and fighting on the street.

slouching stride

walk with an awkward, drooping, excessively
relaxed posture with long steps

sentence: He must have come down over the crown of the hill, with his long slouching stride, as if his legs had been half pulled away from his body by his heavy boots in the furrows when a ploughboy.

word origin: from authors


Pan Hao Zhe(24) 1-4

Gorged

Definition-to eat a lot in a greedy way or to fill oneself.

Word Origin- The verbal meaning "eat greedily" (c.1300) is from O.Fr.

Sentence-She gorged herself on cream-cakes.

Yan Wei Cheng(33) 1-5

The Outisders word

Bewildered
Definition:If you are bewildered, you are very confused and cannot understand something or decide what you should do.

Etymology: Pixie because "bewilderment," lit. "path whereby somebody is led astray by pixies," and " pixie led to lost".
Snynomyns: Perplexed
Example: I was looking for a particular book about mysteries in the library and when I got there, I was bewildered by the large variety of books which were present there.
Lee Zhe Wei
(17) 1-5

huddle

definition: to crowd together

Etymology:
probably from or akin to Middle English hoderen to huddle

Durin a terroist attack , victims tried to escape in all directions, creating a chaos and more than 60 people were bombed by terrorists

Panic-stricken

Panic-stricken


Definition: Extremely fightened


Etymology: Origin is around 1795-1805. The word "panic" came from the greek word "panikon", which means "pertaining to pan".Pan is the greek god of woods and field.

Sentence: The panic-stricken people were evacuated after the earthquake

Loh Zhi Yang 1-5

pacing

Pacing

Definition: a rate of movement, esp. in stepping, walking, etc

Etymology:"a step," c.1280, from O.Fr. pas, from L. passus. The verb is first attested 1513,
from the noun. Also, "a measure of five feet"

I saw him pacing tiredly back to his room after he came back from work just now.











Ng Juan Yong (22) 1-5

Fiend

Definition: Evil spirit; a demon; the Devil; Satan; a diabolically evil or wicked person.

Informal One who is addicted to something.

Informal One who is completely absorbed in or obsessed with a given job or pastime.

Informal One who is particularly adept at something.

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fīend; akin to Old High German fīant enemy, Sanskrit pīyati he reviles, blames Date: before 12th century.

A tearful husband repeated calls for help to catch the fiend who attacked his wife.

Colin Quek (26) 1-5

bumming around

Definition : to be lazy or idle


Etymology: as shortening of bumf or bumfodder and as shortening of bum bag


Sentence : Monday, I did not go to school but bumming around in Junction8 with my friends.

War Council

Definition: The Supreme War Council is a central command to coordinate Allied military strategy during Wars. Etymology:from the english during world war 1 Sentence:While the Supreme War Council determined basic policies and objectives,they finally made the final decision to go to war. (yeo ming ze 1-5)

Half-Hearted

Defination:If something is done in a half-hearted way, they do it without any real effort, interest, or enthusiasm.(Adj)

Etymology:-(cannot find on internet)

Example:I can't do anything half-heartedly. I have to do everything 100 per cent.

Markus Ng(23) 1-6

spiderwebby

Definition : full of spiderweb,that mean there is lot of spiderweb around.

Etymology: evolved from English word “spiderweb”

Sentence: When ponyboy entered the abandoned church,he was totally disgusted by the spiderwebby table.


Han zhong liang 1-5

unceasingly

Unceasingly

Definition:not ceasing or stopping; continuous

Etymology: uncesynge 1350-1400

Sentence:The criticism came unceasingly until John had enough and fought it out with the bully.

IvanLim 1-4

Spooky

Spooky

Defination: Eerie and suggesting the presence of ghosts.

Etymology: [Origin: 1850–55, Americanism; spook + -y1]

Example: It's very spooky walking through the graveyard at night.


Kelvin Ting(13) Class: 1-5

squaw

Definition:1. Often Offensive. a North American Indian woman, esp. a wife.
2. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a. a wife.
b. any woman or girl.

Etymology: Origin: 1625–35, Americanism; < Massachusett (E sp.) squa, ussqua woman, younger woman < Proto-Algonquian *eθkwe·wa

Sentence: John went to north america and met a squaw.

Ostin(1-6)

cuss

Cuss

Definition:To swear at or curse

Etymology:From Amer English. First recorded in 1775. An alteration of the word "curse"

Sentence: The tussle turned horrendous after the twosome began cussing each other.





Terence Yeo 1-5

The word sub-zero weather

definition:A temperature below that of 0 degrees celcius

Word origin:1850-55 sub+temperate

Sentence:At the polar regions,there is sub-zero weather everyday



Goh Mok Cheong 1-4

drawled

Defenition: To speak with lengthened or drawn-out vowels.

Etymology: Probably from Low German drauelen, to loiter, delay

a Southern drawl is a kind of speaking language





Maung tin sein win 1-6

glint off

1. a tiny, quick flash of light off something
2. gleaming brightness; luster on something
3. a brief or slight manifestation or occurrence; inkling
–verb (used without object)
4. to shine with a glint on something.
5. to move suddenly; dart.
–verb (used with object)
6. to cause to glint; reflect on an object
Sentence:The strong rays of sunlight glinted off the the surface of the shiny dagger.
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[Origin: 1400–50; late ME glint, var. of obs. glent; cf. Dan glente, Sw dial. glänta to glimpse, brighten ]

Posted by Tay Zhi Qi[32] 1-4

Plasma

Definition:
The clear, yellowish fluid portion of blood, lymph, or intramuscular fluid in which cells are suspended.

Ethomology:
New Latin, from Late Latin, image, figure, from Greek, from plassein, to mold; see.

Sentence:
Mark was knocked unconscious, barely moving, the paramedics carried him on to the stretcher and gave him plasma to treat his wounds.

Zachary Lau 1-6

Plasma

Definition:
The clear, yellowish fluid portion of blood, lymph, or intramuscular fluid in which cells are suspended.

Ethomology:
New Latin, from Late Latin, image, figure, from Greek, from plassein, to mold; see.

Sentence:
Mark was knocked unconscious, barely moving, the paramedics carried him on to the stretcher and gave him plasma to treat his wounds.

Plasma

Definition:
The clear, yellowish fluid portion of blood, lymph, or intramuscular fluid in which cells are suspended.

Ethomology:
New Latin, from Late Latin, image, figure, from Greek, from plassein, to mold; see.

Sentence:
Mark was knocked unconscious, barely moving, the paramedics carried him on to the stretcher and gave him plasma to treat his wounds.

Shifty-eyed

Definition of Shifty-eyed: Not giving eye contact to the speaker; avoiding one's gaze

Etymology: Dr Gwyneth Doherty-Sneddon, a psychologist at the University of Stirling

Sentence: The children were shifty-eyed when the teacher was talking to them.


Ng Wilson 1-4

dark to the hilt

DEFINITION of dark to the hilt: Entirely ; thoroughly dark:dark to the maximum extent or degree; completely; fully:

etymology: [Origin: bef. 900; ME, OE hilt(e); c. MD hilt(e), ON hjalt, OHG helza handle of a sword]

Sentence: The dark cave in china is dark to the hilt, you cannot see anything when you go inside.

Done by: Nanzheng(34) 1.4

Word:Gagged

Definition:To cover or block a
person's mouth by
pushing somthing in, thus
preventing speech or shouts;
to retch or choke.

Etymology of word:1400–50;late ME gaggen
to suffocate; perh. imit.
of the sound made in
choking.

Sentence:The victim of the kidnappers
was gagged as the kidnappers
were afraid that he would
shout for help.

Name: Alric Yeow(35)
Class: 1-5

Pleading

Pleading

Definition: The act or an instance of making a plea

Etymology: 14th century

Sentence: The boy was pleading his mother to allow him to go for the concert.

Lee Guan Shun (12) 1-6

Vital

Definition: necessary to the existence, continuance, or well-being of something; indispensable; essential: vital for a healthy society.

etymology:  c.1386, "of or manifesting life," from L. vitalis "of or belonging to life," from vita "life," related to vivere "to live," from PIE base *gwei- (cf. O.Pers. *jivaka- "alive;" Gk. bios "life," zoon "animal;" Lith. gyvata "(eternal) life;" O.E. cwic, cwicu "living, alive;" O.Ir. bethu "life;" cf. also bio-). The sense of "necessary or important" is from 1619, via the notion of "essential to life" (1482). Vital statistics is attested from 1837, with ref. to birth, marriage, death, etc.; meaning "a woman's bust, waist, and hip measurements" is from 1952. Vitality is from 1592; vitals "organs of the body essential to life" first recorded 1610, from the adj., taken as a noun.

Sentence: Water and food is vital for human life.

Jonathan Liu(12)1-5

The Meaning of CONVICTION

a conviction is to judge some one to a punishment; sentence
e.g.:The judge sentence him to a 10 years in jail as a conviction for homicide.

Meadow Larks

Definition: Songbirds with yellow breasts and a black crescent beneath their throats
Etymology: From the genus Sturnella of the North American
Sentence: The early voices of the meadow larks were soothing to all ears.



ChuaMingZhou (5) 1-5

Corn-poney

Defintion: unsophisticated, cornball. •, premonition. 1 a warning in advance; a forewarning 2 a feeling that something, especially something bad.

Etymology: A french word used as a slang

Sentence: I was totally ashamed when my brother sounded corn-poney in front of my friends.

Sim Zuo Heng ( 28 ) Class 1-4

Elvis

Elvis

Elvis Presley is an American pop singer often known as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll". He was nurtured on gospel, blues and country music and was the first white singer to perform in authentic African-American idioms.

He was born on January 8, 1935 and he died on 16 August 1977.

As Elvis Presley step out of the Ferrari he was driving, the crowd started screaming trying very hard to have close contact with him.

Darius Seow, 1-4

Panic-stricken

Panic-stricken

Definition: Extremely fightened

Etymology: Origin is around 1795-1805. The word "panic" came from the greek word "panikon", which means "pertaining to pan". Pan is the greek god of woods and field.

Sentence: The panic-stricken people were evacuated after the earthquake

Loh Zhi Yang (19) 1-5

Meadow Larks

Definition: Songbirds with yellow breasts and black-crescent mearking beneath their throats.

Etymology: Songbirds fromt the genus Sturnella of North American.

Sentence: The voices of the meadowlarks were soothing to all ears.

Honor Roll

Definition: A list of students who have earned grades above a specific average during a semester or school year.

Eytomology: C.1200, "glory, renown, fame earned," from Anglo-Fr. honour, from O.Fr. honor, from L. honorem (nom. honos) The verb is recorded from c.1290.

Sentence: My first challenge at Wilson High School was studying enough to make good grades and stay on the honor roll.

Tan Hui Yang (1-6)

Quavered

Meaning of quavered: To quiver, as from weakness; tremble, to speak in a quivering voice;utter a quivering sound.

Etymology of the word quavered: Middle English quaveren, frequentative of cwavien, quaven, to tremble.

Sentence of word quavered: Mina quavered in fright when she saw the school's bully walking towards her.






Maverick Lee 1-4 (18)

War council

Definition: The war council is a central command created to coordinate Allied military strategy during War . Etymology:The English and French Sentence:The Supreme War Council (Senso-shi-do) was established during the development of representative government in Meiji period Japan to further strengthen the authority of the state.

Smarting Like Ants

Smarting Like Ants

Definition: To be in extreme pain like ants stinging and smarting

Etymology: NIL (Creative Writing)

Sentence: The debris fell on them, smarting like ants.

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Yankee

Yankee

Definition:

1. A native or inhabitant of New England.


2. A native or inhabitant of a northern U.S. state, especially a Union soldier during the Civil War.


3. A native or inhabitant of the United States.

Etymology: Yankee has been a fighting word. We first come across it in the names of pirates: one Captain Yankey, also known as Yankey Duch (presumably meaning "Dutch"), mentioned in 1683 and 1684, and a Captain John Williams, known as Yankey or Yanky, in 1687 and 1688.

It is an offence for speakers of British English to refer to anyone from the United States as a Yankee.

bewilderment

Bewilderment

Definition: bewilderment refers to the act of being confused

Etymology:it originated from 1765 to 1785

At the supermarket, some shoppers stared in bewilderment at the sheer variety of goods on offer.

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Conviction

Conviction

Definition: the act or process of convicting a crime against the law.

Etymology: 15th Century

Peter was shop-lifting when he was caught in an act of conviction by the police.
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Wolfishly

Definition: Resembling a wolf, having the characteristics of a wolf.

Etymology: The root word, wolf, comes from Avestan vehrka.

Sentence: All the pupils regard that teacher as wolfish.


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towheaded

Towheaded

Definition: ash-blonde hair; platinum-blonde hair

Etymology: tow means 'flax', so tow-headed is literally 'flaxen haired'. This meaning of tow comes from Middle Low German touw, which means 'flax'.

John walked into the shopping centre and attracted almost everyone's attention, as he was towheaded, unlike the others who did not have platinum-blonde hair.

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scowling

Scowled

Definition: to contract the forehead in displeasure; frown, glower, have an angry or gloomy facial expression

Etymology: 1340, from a Scand. source (cf. Norw. skule "look furtively, squint, look embarrassed," Dan. skule "to scowl"). Probably related to O.E. sceolh "wry, oblique," O.H.G. scelah "curved," Ger. scheel "squint-eyed;" from PIE base *sqel- "crooked, curved, bent." The noun is attested from 1500.

Sentence:I always feel my father scowling at me whenever that cat's around the place. ...

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Rat Race

Rat race

Definition: A rat race is a term used for an endless, self-defeating or pointless pursuit.

Etymology:It origin from conjuring up the image of the futile efforts of a lab rat trying to escape whilst running around a maze or in a wheel. In an analogy to the morden city, many rats in a single maze run around making a lot of noise bumping into each other, but ultimately achieve nothing (meaningful) either collectively or individually.

Trying to revive a dead person is just like a rat race.

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goofed around

goofed around

definition:be silly: to behave in a playful or silly way ( informal )

etymology:The Disney character of that name began life as Dippy Dawg c.1929. Goofball "narcotic" is from 1938; as an intensive of goof, it dates from 1959.


Once the pressure of exams was off, the students just goofed around.







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towheaded

Defination of towheaded:referring to the hair(white in colour)A blond person whose very pale, almost white hair resembles tow.
etymology of towheaded:tow which is referring to a yellowish white colour is used to describe the hair on a person's head and thus people formed the word towheaded.

Winston was a towheaded and shifty-eyed guy who looks rather cool.






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Gallant

Gallant

Definition: brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous

Etymology: 350–1400; Middle English, gala(u)nt

Seeing the helpless children trapped in the fire, John carried out a gallant rescue attempt.
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