NHCUE SPE CYT

WEEK 9

 1.      Companionship [kəmˈpænjənˌʃɪp] (n.)

They don’t need any more companionship.

-- the good feeling that comes from being with someone else

-- I depended on his companionship and on his judgment.      

2.      Dragging [drægɪŋ] (adj.)

My mother’s dragging, having trouble with her concentration.

-- marked by a painfully slow and effortful manner

-- I was forever dragging him away from the fireplace.

3.      Evaporate [ɪˈvæpəˌret] (v.)

Her cards evaporate: that’s what you want, that’s the object: in the end, the one who has nothing wins.

-- to change from a liquid into a gas

-- Blasting cold air over it makes the water evaporate.

4.      Insult [ɪnˈsʌlt] (v.)

To let up insults the opponent.

-- to do or say something that is offensive to (someone) : to do or say something that shows a lack of respect for (someone)

-- Forgive me, I don't mean to insult you

5.      Allowance [əˈlaʊəns] (n.)

My aunt doesn’t give an inch, doesn’t make allowance for my mother’s weariness.

-- an amount of money that is given to someone regularly or for a specific purpose

-- Most of our flights have a baggage allowance of 44lbs per passenger.

6.      Inch [ɪntʃ] (n.)

My aunt doesn’t give an inch, doesn’t make allowance for my mother’s weariness.

-- a unit of length equal to 1⁄36 yard

-- The bullet had passed less than an inch from Andrea's heart.

7.      Object [ˈɒbdʒɪkt] (n.)

Her cards evaporate: that’s what you want, that’s the object: in the end, the one who has nothing wins.

-- a thing that you can see and touch and that is not alive

-- He thought of the baby almost as an inanimate object. 

8.      Opponent [əˈpoʊnənt] (n.)

To let up insults the opponent.

-- a person, team, group, etc., that is competing against another in a contest

-- Young and old saw in him an implacable opponent of apartheid.

9.      Pastime [ˈpæstaɪm] (n.)

My mother’s playing cards with my aunt, pite and Malice, the family pastime, the game my grandmother taught all her daughters.

-- an activity that you enjoy doing during your free time

-- Learning should no longer be an elitist pastime for the chosen few.   

10.  Chip [tʃɪp] (v.), (n.)

I drop the chess piece into a sock to keep it from bumping against anything and chipping.

-- a small piece that has been broken off from something larger; to break off a small piece from

-- That was Nicholas's cue to ask for another chocolate chip cookie.

11.  Decipher [dɪˈsaɪfɚ] (v.)

For each segment, they fly us to a new city where we follow a trail of clues through various exotic ( and, presumably, photogenic) locations until we’re able to decipher what item we’re looking for.

-- to find the meaning of (something that is difficult to read or understand)

-- The Coastguard needs to decipher garbled messages in a few minutes.    

12.  Fragile [ 'frædʒail ](adj.)

Every item we find has to remain with us until the end of the game, so the items are usually heavy or fragile or unwieldy; it adds to the drama.

-- easily broken or damaged : very delicate : not strong

-- He remains the anchor of the country's fragile political balance.

13.  Freak [frik] (v.)

Ours was freaking out all night.

-- a sudden and odd or seemingly pointless idea or turn of the mind

-- He’s gonna freak.

14.  Overflow [ˌoʊvərˈfloʊ] (v.)

Our backpacks are overflowing.

-- to flow over the edge or top of (something)

-- The loch's overflow cascades into the waterfalls of a Japanese water garden.

15.  Provision [prəˈvɪʒən] (n.)

“ A defective parrot. I wonder if there’s any provision for that in the rules.”

-- the act or process of supplying or providing something

-- There is no provision for funding performance-related pay rises.

16.  Qualify [ˈkwɑ:lɪfaɪ] (v.)

Then each team sets out to find an object that qualifies.

-- to give (someone) the necessary skill or knowledge to do a particular job or activity

-- The team failed to qualify for the African Nations Cup finals.

17.  Reunite [ˌrijuˈnaɪt] (v.)

The only seat left is next to Besty and Jason, the former high school sweethearts who have recently been reunited after twenty years apart.

-- to bring (people or things) together again especially after they have been apart for a long time

-- His first job will be to reunite the army.  

18.  Rigid [ˈrɪdʒɪd] (adj.)

She’s small and rigid with short blond hair and a frosty smile.

-- not able to be bent easily

-- She was a fairly rigid person who had strong religious views.

19.  Segment [ˈsɛɡmənt](n.)

For each segment, they fly us to a new city where we follow a trail of clues through various exotic ( and, presumably, photogenic) locations until we’re able to decipher what item we’re looking for.

-- one of the parts into which something can be divided

-- Three-to-five day cruises are the fastest-growing segment of the market. 

20.  Trail [trel] (v,)

We leave our hotel room and walk down the hall, Brendan walking backward so he can film us; our sound guy trails behind.

-- to pull (something) behind you especially on the ground

-- A small brown fawn hopped across the trail in front of them.

21.  Unison [ˈjunɪsən, -zən] (n.)

“ Good morning, “ we say like schoolchildren, except less in unison.

-- identity in musical pitch; specifically :  the interval of a perfect prime

-- The international community is ready to work in unison against him.

22.  Footage [ˈfʊtɪdʒ] (n.)

I know he thinks Caassie makes great footage.

-- part of a film

-- They are planning to show exclusive footage from this summer's festivals. 

23.  Entourage [ˈɑ:nturɑ:ʒ] (n.)

The front door opens and the host of the show, Barbara Fox, walks in with an entourage of makeup artists and even more camera people.

-- a group of a lion with a human head, lying down

-- He was accompanied by an entourage of a dozen police officers.

24.  Mural [mj'ʊrəl] (n.)

Her crew sets her up in front of large mural of the Sphinx.

-- a painting

-- One of the walls enclosing the park is decorated with a huge mural showing Hollywood stars.

25.  Photogenic [ˌfoʊtoʊˈdʒenɪk] (adj.)

For each segment, they fly us to a new city where we follow a trail of clues through various exotic ( and, presumably, photogenic) locations until we’re able to decipher what item we’re looking for.

--always looking attractive in photographs

-- I've got a million photos of my boy. He's very photogenic.