Lesson 7-Spring Sowing I. Wordstudy a Blunt stresses utter frankness and usually a disconcerting directness I have to be blunt: you're not welcome here a Crusty suggests a rough and forbidding manner that sometimes conceals benevolence of spirit. He's a crusty old gentleman who feeds stray dogs and cats W BTLE BAC
Lesson 7—Spring Sowing W B T L E I. Word Study Blunt stresses utter frankness and usually a disconcerting directness. I have to be blunt: you're not welcome here. Crusty suggests a rough and forbidding manner that sometimes conceals benevolence of spirit. He's a crusty old gentleman who feeds stray dogs and cats
Lesson 7-Spring Sowing I. Wordstudy 5. imminence n the nearness of something that is going to happen imminent a. about to happen very soon Examples: a the imminence of nuclear war a An announcement of further cuts in government expenditure is imminent. W BTLE BAC
Lesson 7—Spring Sowing W B T L E I. Word Study 5. imminence n. the nearness of something that is going to happen imminent a. about to happen very soon Examples: the imminence of nuclear war An announcement of further cuts in government expenditure is imminent
Lesson 7-Spring Sowing I. Word study 6.numb a a.(of a part of the body) unable to feel anything usually for a short time b. not able to feel any emotions or think cheerfully because you are so shocked or frightened Examples: a I had been lying aw kwardly and my leg had gone numb. a My fingers were so cold that they felt numb a Ever since his girlfriend left him he has felt numb W BTLE BAC
Lesson 7—Spring Sowing W B T L E I. Word Study 6. numb a. a. (of a part of the body) unable to feel anything, usually for a short time b. not able to feel any emotions or think cheerfully because you are so shocked or frightened Examples: I had been lying awkwardly and my leg had gone numb. My fingers were so cold that they felt numb. Ever since his girlfriend left him he has felt numb
Lesson 7-Spring Sowing I. Wordstudy 7. overpower v a. to overcome or vanquish by superior force; to subdue b to affect so strongly as to make helpless or ineffective to overwhelm Examples: a She was completely overpowered by the two men who attacked him a They were overpowered by grief when their son died W BTLE BAC
Lesson 7—Spring Sowing W B T L E I. Word Study 7. overpower v. a. to overcome or vanquish by superior force; to subdue b. to affect so strongly as to make helpless or ineffective; to overwhelm Examples: She was completely overpowered by the two men who attacked him. They were overpowered by grief when their son died
Lesson 7-Spring Sowing . Word Study 8. revel v a. to take great pleasure or delight b.(literary or humorous) to dance, drink, sing, etc at a party or in public, esp in a noisy way Examples: a After the long hot summer we revelled in the rainstorm a They revelled all day and all night after their exams W BTLE BAC
Lesson 7—Spring Sowing W B T L E I. Word Study a. to take great pleasure or delight b. (literary or humorous) to dance, drink, sing, etc., at a party or in public, esp. in a noisy way Examples: After the long hot summer we revelled in the rainstorm. They revelled all day and all night after their exams. 8. revel v