Es160 Reading Vocabulary 2

Front 1

v.to walk without lifting the feet:
The sad old man ~ed down the hall.

Back 1

shuffle

Front 2

n. to let out air from the mouth from fatigue or emotion:
She gave a ~ of disappointment.

Back 2

sigh

Front 3

v. to express praise, admiration, etc., to s.o.:
She ~ed the nine-year-old boy on his good manners.

Back 3

compliment

Front 4

v. to laugh softly:
He does not laugh out loud; he only ~s.

Back 4

chuckle

Front 5

adj. eager, excited:
She is ~ about beginning her new job.

Back 5

enthusiastic

Front 6

n. a first appearance:
The ~ of the play was a great success.

Back 6

debut

Front 7

n. a building where goods are received, stored, and shipped:
Our ~ has more auto parts in it than we can sell.

Back 7

warehouse

Front 8

n. a period of 10 years:
The development of the park took a ~ to complete.

Back 8

decade

Front 9

v. to show respect:
Obon in Japan is a time for the family to ~ their ancestors.

Back 9

honor

Front 10

adv. without thinking about the importance of s.t., disregarding, no matter:
~ of what his parents think, he is going to leave home.

Back 10

regardless

Front 11

v. to imagine:
I ~ed myself in a boat on a river.

Back 11

picture

Front 12

n. a person who arranges dance steps for dancers to perform:
The dance of that ballet was done by a famous ~.

Back 12

choreographer

Front 13

v. to be able to pay for s.t. without difficulty:
We can't ~ that expensive car.

Back 13

afford

Front 14

to happen again:
His sore throat ~s every winter.

Back 14

recur

Front 15

adj. as if performing gymnastic movements, usu. in the air:
The spectators were amazed by the ~ performace at the circus.

Back 15

acrobatic

Front 16

adj. done of one's own will without being forced or paid:
She gives money to the church on a
~ basis, not because she has to.

Back 16

voluntary

Front 17

n. body tissues on the bones that make the body move and give it bulk:
The ~s in my legs ache after walking a long distance.

Back 17

muscle

Front 18

adj. related to the heart

Back 18

cardiac

Front 19

v. to become smaller:
When you bend your arms, your muscles ~.

Back 19

contract

Front 20

adj. of hard exercise, such as running or swimming, that conditions the heart and lungs:
He does an ~ workout for 30 minutes four times per week.

Back 20

aerobic

Front 21

n. the ability to continue to exist or alive:
The poor man's ~ depends on the help of others.

Back 21

survival

Front 22

adj. the back area of s.t:
He sat on in the ~ of the church.

Back 22

rear

Front 23

n. animals killed for food by other animals:
Rabbits and squirrels are ~ for hawks and coyotes.

Back 23

prey

Front 24

v. to finish:
We ~ed the job in an hour.

Back 24

accomplish

Front 25

v. to process in the stomach:
Meat ~s slowly.

Back 25

digest