F2F Class Notes 6th April (Raph)

Vocabulary

Intricate (adj): 1- having a lot of small parts or details that are arranged in a complicated way and are therefore sometimes difficult to understand, solve, or produce:
E.g.: The watch mechanism is extremely intricate and very difficult to repair.

Elaborate (adj): 1- containing a lot of careful detail or many detailed parts.
E.g.: You want a plain blouse to go with that skirt – nothing too elaborate.

Concise (adj): 1- short and clear, expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words.
E.g.: Make your answers clear and concise.

Nuance (n): 1- a very slight difference in appearance, meaning, sound, etc.. 2- 细微差别
E.g.: The painter has managed to capture every nuance of the woman’s expression.

Dump (v): 1- to suddenly end a romantic relationship you have been having with someone. 2- to get rid of something unwanted, especially by leaving it in a place where it is not allowed to be.
E.g.: If he’s so awful, why don’t you just dump him?
E.g.: Several old cars had been dumped near the beach.

Damp (adj): 1- slightly wet, especially in a way that is not pleasant or comfortable.
E.g.: This shirt still feels a bit damp.

The difference between WET, MOIST, DAMP, HUMID:

• Wet is the highest degree of wetness. Moist, damp and humid are not as wet. When something is soaked in and is dripping of liquid, we call it wet.
• Moist and damp have more or less the same degree of wetness, but moist is used mainly in places where the wetness is desirable, (it is a positive word). Damp on the other hand is used when wetness is undesired (it is a negative word). For example, cake and bread must be moist, but not damp. Clothes that aren’t dry enough to be worn are damp, not moist. The mud by the river is damp.
• Humidity is connected with atmosphere/air. Air has moisture in it and it causes humidity.

Grammar

(Original – Edited)

Yesterday night – Last night

Pronunciation

Mild: /maɪld/ – / my.old/

Humidity: /hjuːˈmɪd.ə.t̬i/

Alphabet: /ˈæl.fə.bet/