SKIP TO CONTENT

hive 3

5 words 0 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Full list of words from this list:

  1. choleric
    characterized by anger
    Now, Mr. Bumble was a fat man, and a choleric; so, instead of responding to this open-hearted salutation in a kindred spirit, he gave the little wicket a tremendous shake, and then bestowed upon it a kick which could have emanated from no leg but a beadle's.
  2. copper
    a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
    The room in which the boys were fed, was a large stone hall, with a copper at one end: out of which the master, dressed in an apron for the purpose, and assisted by one or two women, ladled the gruel at mealtimes.
  3. inflame
    arouse or excite feelings and passions
    'Bless him!' interposed Mrs. Mann, inflaming her left eye with the corner of her apron.
  4. pinion
    wing of a bird
    The master aimed a blow at Oliver's head with the ladle; pinioned him in his arm; and shrieked aloud for the beadle.
  5. specimen
    a bit of tissue or fluid taken for diagnostic purposes
    For a long time after it was ushered into this world of sorrow and trouble, by the parish surgeon, it remained a matter of considerable doubt whether the child would survive to bear any name at all; in which case it is somewhat more than probable that these memoirs would never have appeared; or, if they had, that being comprised within a couple of pages, they would have possessed the inestimable merit of being the most concise and faithful specimen of biography, extant in the literatu...
Created on 一月 11, 2010

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner 一分钟极速历史开奖直播, gold-punch.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.