Reading for the Real World 3/e-Intro Unit 07 (E)
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artistic
having or showing the skill of an artist
Picasso’s artistic style is called Cubism.
boundary
a limit
The city boundaries are marked by the railroad tracks.
burial
an act of placing a body in a grave or tomb
Some cultures have a very positive view of burials.
calligraphy
the art of producing writing
calligraphy takes a lot of skill.
coffin
a wooden box in which a dead body is placed for burial
I helped to put his body in the coffin.
commencement
a graduation ceremony
Some schools get celebrities as their commencement speakers.
connect the dots
to see the relationship between events
Of course it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college.
corpse
a dead body
The corpse stood very still but spoke to the widow in a voice.
decay
to be slowly destroyed by natural processes
On the bed lay a disgusting liquid of terrible decay.
diagnosis
a conclusion about the reason for an illness
The doctor used many resources to make a diagnosis of the girl's disease.
drop-in
a person who visits informally
I’ll drop by on my way home.
flee
to run away; to escape
She tried to flee from the men chasing after her.
font
a set of type in one style or size
Use a larger font for the text.
grave
a place in the ground where a dead body is buried
She laid flowers on the grave.
gut
(informal) used to talk about feelings, ideas, etc. that seem true or right even without a clear reason
My second was the gut feeling that this was not good news.
instinct
something you know without learning it or thinking about it
His first instinct was to duck when he saw the gun.
naively
without knowing; innocently
I, perhaps naively, believed he was telling the truth.
premature
happening before the proper time
It has also been proven that pregnant women who sleep under a tent give birth to fewer premature babies.
pronounce
to say or announce something in a formal way
This word is difficult to pronounce.
proportionally
corresponding to size or shape
Families with children spend proportionally less per person than families without children.
semester
one half of an academic year
This semester I am doing a lot of sports.
shortly
in or within a short time
The show will start shortly so let's take our seats.
skeleton
the frame of bones of a human or animal
We found an animal's skeleton when we were walking in the forest.
stumble into
to accidentally encounter
I stumbled into acting when I left college.
subtle
delicate or clever; not overly obvious and fl ashy
Her perfume was very subtle.
suitor
a man who wants to marry a particular woman
The young lady had many suitor, but her heart belonged to one man.
terribly
in a very bad or unpleasant way
I'm terribly concerned about your low grades
tomb
a building or room where dead bodies are kept
Some people believe that is bad luck to disturb a tomb.
typeface
a design of typed letters
I'd like the heading to be in a different typeface from the text.
typography
the style or appearance of typed letters or words
The dissemination of typography changed the publication system.
vague
not clearly defi ned or understood
He felt dissatisfied with a vague "conception of the brain."
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