Chapter 6 Vocabulary Note

Chapter 6 Vocabulary Note

 

dignified - behaving in a calm and serious way, even in a difficult situation, which makes people respect you

eddy - a circular movement of water, wind, dust etc

marksman - someone who can shoot a gun very well

whim - a sudden feeling that you would like to do or have something, especially when there is not important or good reason

wobble - to move unsteadily from side to side, or make something do this

negatives - an image on a photographic film that shows dark areas as light and light areas as dark, from which the final picture is printed

mottle - covered with spots or colored areas

hangman - someone whose job is to kill criminals by hanging them

noose - a ring formed by the end of a piece of rope, which closes more tightly as it is pulled, used especially for killing someone by hanging them

developer - a chemical substance used for making images appear on film or photographic paper

fixer - a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image)

precipice - a very steep side of a high rock, mountain or cliff

finder - optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest

well off - having a lot of money, or enough money to have a good standard of living

staid - serious, old-fashioned, and boring

slate - a dark grey rock that can easily be split into flat thin pieces

chassis - the frame on which the body, engine, wheels etc of a vehicle are built

panoramic - an impressive view of a wide area of land

haptic - of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch;

non sequitur - a statement which does not seem to be connected in a reasonable or sensible way with what was said before

stint - a period of time spent doing a particular job or activity

metropolises - a very large city that is the most important city in a country or area

roguish - someone with a roguish expression or smile looks amused, especially because they have done something dishonest or wrong

stifle - if you are stifled by something, it stops you breathing comfortably

infernal - used to express anger or annoyance about something; relating to hell and evil

orb - a bright ball-shaped object, especially the sun or the moon

ophthalmologist - the study of the eyes and disease that affect them

iodine - a dark blue chemical substance that is used on wounds to prevent infection. It is a chemical element; symbol I

taikonaut - an astronaut from China

vehicular - relating to vehicle

daze - feeling confused and not able to think clearly

ritual - a ceremony that is always performed in the same way, in order to mark an important religious or social occasion

jury-rig - done or made using whatever is available;

kludge - a computer system or program that is made or written very quickly and not very well

hologram - a kind of photograph made with a laser that looks as if it is not flat when you look at it from an angle