Vocabulary related with: "The Bridal Party" by F. Scott Fitzgerald.




Unamusing


  • Type of word: Adjective
  • Pronunciation: /ˌʌn.əˈmjuː.zɪŋ/ (US)
  • Meaning: Not funny.
  • Taken from the following sentence: 

"The idea seemed stale and unamusing to Michael."

  • Sentences: 
1. He feels unamusing by their comments.

2. He is unamusing with this news.

3. I think that his jokes are unamusing.

4. The comedy show was unamusing at all.

Abstraction


  • Type of word: Noun
  • Pronunciation: /æbˈstræk·ʃən/ (US)
  • Meaning: An idea that develops by looking at or thinking about a number of different things.
  • Taken from the following sentence:

"Scented the hard abstraction that had settled over him."

  • Sentences: 
1. This picture is related to abstraction.

2. The picture of abstraction is confusing for me.

3. I went to the museum and there was a painting full of abstraction.

4. He thinks it's an abstraction, I think it's ugly!

Bewildered


  • Type of word: Adjective
  • Pronunciation: /bɪˈwɪl.dɚd/ (US)
  • Meaning: confused and uncertain

  • Taken from the following sentence:

"Which included not a few bewildered but enthusiastic Europeans."

  • Sentences:

1. She is bewildered by these objects.

2. He doesn't know what to do, he feels bewildered.

3. I feel so bewildered, I don't deserve this...

4. You were expecting other things, is for that reason you feel bewildered.


Gloomily


  • Type of word: Adverb
  • Pronunciation: /ˈɡluː.məl.i/ (US)
  • Meaning: to be in an unhappy way, or in a way that expresses little hope.

  • Taken from the following sentence:

"You don't understand," Richard said gloomily."


  • Sentences:

1. They feel gloomily in their relationship.

2. He is gloomily with her.

3. Gloomily that's life.

4. She felt gloomy from the memories.


Abduct

  • Type of word: Verb
  • Pronunciation: /æbˈdʌkt/ (US)
  • Meaning: to force someone to go somewhere with you, often using threats or violence.

  • Taken from the following sentence:

"Who thereupon forcibly abducted her mother and called her car."

  • Sentences:

1. She was abducted two weeks ago.

2. They talk about Kenya's abduct.

3. You should take care of the abducted.

4. He is crazy, he abducts her dog!


Buoyancy


  • Type of word: Noun
  • Pronunciation: /bɔɪənsi/ (US)
  • Meaning: The ability of a body to stay fluid.
  • Taken from the following sentence:
"When he left the hotel that morning, the femme de Chambre, who was in love with his fine, sharp profile and his pleasant buoyancy, scented the hard abstraction that had settled over him."

  • Sentences꞉
1. We made our science project about buoyancy.

2. The principal topic of the exam was buoyancy.

3. Archimedes discovered buoyancy.

4. You can test the buoyancy in a pool with a beach ball.



Gazing 


  • Type of word: Verb
  • Pronunciation: ∕ ɡeɪzɪŋ∕
  • Meaning: The action when you look at something or someone for a long time.
  • Taken from the following sentence: 
"In front of the shops in the Rue de Castiglione, proprietors and patrons were on the sidewalk gazing upward, for the Graf Zeppelin.“

  • Sentences꞉
1. He stayed gazing at the sky all afternoon.

2. Today we were gazing at the sunset.

3. I have a headache because I was gazing at the TV so close.

4. She is gazing at that book in the library.


Astonish



  • Type of word: Verb
  • Pronunciation:  ∕əˈstɒnɪʃ∕
  • Meaning: Surprise someone in a big way.

  •  Taken from the following sentence: 
"He heard a woman say in French that it would not her astonish if that commenced to let fall the bombs.“

  • Sentences꞉
1. I am so astonished by my new hair color.

2. He doesn't think she will get astonished.

3. My friend was so astonished when she saw her gift.

4. The family is astonished by the announcement.


Stumbled


  • Type of word: Verb
  • Pronunciation: / stʌmb(ə)l 
  • Meaning: Make a mistake walking and trip over something.
  • Taken from the following sentence: 
"He stumbled with their first step on the floor."

  • Sentences꞉
1. She stumbles with a stone.

2. I stumble every time.

3. My brothers stumble over their own feet.

4. You stumble intentionally.


Strength  


  • Type of word: Noun
  • Pronunciation: /strɛŋkθ/ (US)
  • Meaning: That is strong.

  • Taken from the following sentence: 

“One takes what one can get, up to the limit of one’s strength”

  • Sentences:

1. He built up his strength by going to the gym every day.

2. His greatest strength was his honesty.

3. My strength will end when I die.

4. You can with the strength of your heart.


Concierge


  • Type of word: Noun
  • Pronunciation: /ˌkɑnsiˈɛrʒ/ (US)`
  • Meaning: Person in charge of attending a place.

  • Taken from the following sentence: 

“The concierge with a telegram; brusque because Mr. Curl’s clothes were a little shabby”

  • Sentences:

1. Ask the concierge about getting theater tickets.

2. The concierge's apartment is right next door.

3. The concierge is sleeping.

4. These are the concierge's keys.


Toward 


  • Type of word: Preposition
  • Pronunciation: /tɔrd, twɔrd/ (US)
  • Meaning: Go somewhere.

  • Taken from the following sentence: 

“It was a champagne dinner from the start, and toward the end, it reached a pleasant level of conviviality”

  • Sentences:

1. She walked towards the house.

2. She was standing with her back towards me.

3. He walks toward God.

4. Go toward the street.


Faithful


  • Type of word: Adjective
  • Pronunciation: /ˈfāTHfəl/ (US)
  • Meaning: That someone is unconditional.
  • Taken from the following sentence:

“He kept clear of other girls as if Caroline would somehow know it and reciprocate with a faithful heart”

  • Sentences:

1. John and Mary were married for decades, and they were both always faithful.
2. Tom was a faithful soldier.
3. Ramón is my faithful friend.
4. I will always be faithful to my country.


Posts made by: Mariana López, Oscar Mendoza, and Diana Maradiaga.

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