Vocab

Here are some vocabulary or cool phrases found in my English Vocab book. And these are only some. (:

There was an unmistakably glee in his voice when he said that sentence.
glee: delight

We sat under the canopy of summer stars, talking as though we have known each other ever since kindergarten.
canopy: sky

That girl I noticed was a vicinity of pear-shaped cute.
vicinity: quite near

"Please Mum, can i get a computer? I promise to study hard for O Level," implored Ting rhetorically.
rhetorically: making persuasive speeches (adj)

And before i knew it, she started waltzing around my room with a pair of socks in her hands.
waltzing: Dancing

When we opened the door, we shared a confused look on our faces.

"Hummingbirds like red," I blurted, not knowing from where the words came, and from the way those three women looked at me, I could tell they did not know where those words had come, either.

We might have stood there like that for few decades if a sound from somewhere at the back has not gotten our attention.

By the time I joined them, I felt like my heart was riding the fastest merry-go-round on the planet, and my voice has taken leave to Tibet.

I awoke the next morning to the gentle patter of rain.

I felt that nervous giggle inside me start to erupt

An adorable smile flashed across his face.

Mary was sticking out from the school population like a grandpa at an Ashlee Simpson concert.

Remind me again how i ended up in this epic bathroom line?
epic: unusually great in size

That movie gave me the best nap of my life.

I long for the squishy comfort of my bed, but i'd better not shut my eyes or it'll be the end of me.

The water cascades over me, over my dirty hair and my podgy body, cleaning off the sweat and the stink and the sorrow.

My heart palpitated wildly as he flashed me his signature smile.
palpitated: fluttered

He spoke his lines utterly deadpan.
deadpan: monotone, boring

I was hit by a pang of guilt.

Even with my bedroom door closed, I could still hear those guys being all raucous downstairs.
raucous: rowdy

-Estelle