Wednesday, May 2, 2012

UFS111 - 5th Vocabulary Entry

List 20 Irregular Verbs
Give the meaning of each word



1) Arise
meaning : To get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise


2) Bear
meaning : To hold up; support

3) Cling
meaning : To hold tight, as by grasping or embracing; cleave

4) Dream
meaning : A succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep

5) Eat
meaning : To take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food)

6) Fly
meaning : To move through the air using wings

7) Grind
meaning : To wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet

8) Hew
meaning : To strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack

9) Input
meaning : The act or process of putting in

10) Jerry-built
meaning : Contrived or developed in a haphazard, unsubstantial fashion, as a project or organization

11) Kneel
meaning : To go down or rest on the knees or a knee.

12) Mow
meaning : To cut down (grass, grain, etc.) with a scythe or a machine


13) Outdo
meaning : To surpass in execution or performance: The cook outdid himself last night.


14) Peek
meaning : To look or glance quickly or furtively, especially through small opening or from
a concealed location


15) Quit
meaning : To stop, cease, or discontinue


16) Read
meaning : To look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.)


17) See
meaning : To perceive with the eyes; look at.


18) Tear
meaning : A drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands
between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and 
lubricate these parts and keepthem clear of foreign particles


19) Undo
meaning : To reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done


20) Write
meaning : To execute or produce by setting down words, figures,. 

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