Sunday, November 11, 2007

Vocabulary Assignment.

1. Fuse: to (cause to) melt (together) especially at a high temperature

During a chemical change between two matters it sometimes happens so that the first one is fused by the second one.

2. Vicinity: the immediately surrounding area

There is a shop in the immediate vicinity of the university.

3. Outskirts: the areas that form the edge of something

Students were going into the trip in the outskirts of Toronto.

4. Constellation: any of the groups of stars in the sky which seem from Earth to form a pattern and have been given names

Tremendous variety of constellation of stars was discovered since modern telescopes are introduced.

5. Glamour: the special excitement and attractiveness of a person, place or activity

Anybody could not help being impressed by the glamour of the city.

6. Repel: to have a magnetic field which pushes away something with a similar magnetic field

Nothing can be repelled from a black hole.

7. Tizzy: a temporary state of anxiety and confusion

Her appearance turned the guests into a tizzy.

8. Fission: the splitting of the nucleus of an atom, which results in the release of a large amount of energy, or the division of a living cell as part of reproduction

Nuclear fission is the very keystone, which explains phenomena of nuclear energy’s power.

9. Residue: the part that is left after the main part has gone or been taken away, or a substance that remains after a chemical process

A residue is a usual product of evaporation.

10. Grain: a very small piece of a hard substance

Atoms are the very grains, a solid object consists of.

11. Raw: (of food) not cooked

Wild animals prefer raw foods.

12. Tentacle: one of the long thin arm-like parts of some sea creatures

Some animals have more then eight tentacles.

13. Fertility: Syn: abundance , fecundity , productiveness

Some artificially produced matters can affect animals’ fertility.

14. Mower: a machine for cutting especially grass

Mower’s noise is not the very thing, which one likes to hear in the morning.

15. Nap: a short sleep, especially during the day

Having a nap after lunch is a common habit.

2 comments:

Houman Hakima said...

hi evgheny,
Please send me your email address as soon as possible.

thx

Evgeniy said...

Hi Houman,

I have just emailed you.

Kind Regards.