Mini Glossary
No. Word Part of Phonetic Meaning My Sentence
Speech Symbol
1. Cairn Noun /keən/
2. Pile Noun /paɪl/ Tumpukan I got a pile of
assignments to
do
3. Sorrow Noun /’s Kesedihan She couldn’t hide
the sorrow she
felt
4. Raucous Adjective /’r ᴐ:kəs/ Parau I heard a raucous
sound from one
of the three
rooms
5. Tidings Noun /’taɪdɪŋz/ Kabar We rarely receive
tidings from that
man
6. Jumble Verb /’ʤɅmbl/ Campur aduk A lot of ideas
jumbling around
in her mind
7. Lonesome Adjective /’ləʊnsəm/ Kesepian She thinks she
would feel
lonesome here.
8. Jolt Verb /ʤəʊlt/ Sentak A jolt of
electricity made
her sit upright
9. Scrape Verb /skreɪp/ Mengikis She heard herself
scrape against the
wall as she fell
10. Screech Verb /skri:t/ Menjerit He hears the train
brakes screech.
11. Trundle Verb /’trɅndl/ Berguling She trundles left
and right in her
sleep
12. Brisk Adjective /brɪsk/ Bergerak cepat He followed me
with brisk steps
13. Decrepit Adjective /dɪ’krepɪt/ Tua I look around and
see a decrepit
building
14. Beset Verb /bɪ’set/ Menimpa Some confusing
little problems
beset her lately
15. Shed Noun /ʃed/ Gudang We have a wood
shed behind our
house
16. Incongrous Adjective /ɪn’k Ganjil There is
something
incongrous about
what she just
said.
17. Fellow Noun /’feləʊ/ Laki-laki, Teman I lined up behind
and old fellow
18. Rustle Verb /’rɅsl/ Mendesir The leaves rustle
in the breeze
19. Lurch Verb /lɜ:tʃ/ Bergerak dengan The train lurched
tiba-tiba and moved away
from the platform
20. Sway Verb /sweɪ/ Mengayun She sways her
hands as she
walks to me
21. Chaotic Adjective /keɪ’ Kalut, kacau The chaotic
balau thoughts keep me
awake
22. Swarm Verb /swᴐ:m/ Mengerumuni A group of
people swarm the
shop
23. Dappled Adjective / Belang-belang The dappled
appearance of
that wall is quite
beautiful
24. Flagrant Adjective / Mencolok That day, her
outfit was so
flagrant
25. Sag Verb /sæg/ Melengkung My bed sag as I
sit on it
26. Faulty Adjective /fᴐ:lti/ Salah His faulty
character
annoyed her
27. Storey Noun /’stᴐ:ri/ Tingkat The houses are
often of one
storey only
28. Occupant Noun / Penghuni, We are interested
Penyewa in the occupant
next room
29. Sash Noun /sæʃ/ Bingkai jendela The sash was
being painted
blue
30. Pace Noun /peɪs/ Kecepatan My pace slowed
as I walk down
the intersection
31. Burnish Verb /’bɜ:nɪʃ/ Memoles, They burnish the
mengilapkan car
32. Rattle Verb /’rætl/ Mendetak The train rattle
33. Glimpse Noun /glimps/ Pandangan I catch a glimpse
sekilas of him
34. Twitch Noun /twitʃ/ Gerak, sentakan The twitch
annoyed me
35. Forlorn Adjective /fə’lᴐ:n/ Sedih, kesepian The forlorn on
his face is so
clear
36. Wretch Noun /retʃ/ Orang malang The old wretch
wore dirty
clothes
37. Bulge Verb /bəlj/ Membengkak My hand is bulge
38. Lodger Noun /lӓjər/ Penginap, The lodger next
penumpang door is kind
39. Bland Adjective / Hambar That food was
bland
40. Writ Noun /rɪt/ Surat tuntutan He just wrote a
writ
41. Jostle Verb /’ʤ Mendesak, They jostle each
mendorong other in the
crowd
42. Acute Adjective /ə’kju:t/ Genting The situation is
acute
43. Scrutinize Verb /skrutin Menyimak I scrutinize his
explanation
44. Flair Noun /fleə(r)/ Pengamatan yang He has a good
tajam flair
45. Enermous Adjective / Hebat That explanation
was enormous
46. Sallow Adjective /’sæləʊ/ Pudar My old shirt is
sallow
47. Puffy Adjective /pɅffi/ Bengkak My hands are
puffy
48. Anguish Noun /’æŋgwɪʃ/ Penderitaan The anguish
hurts her
49. Chunk Noun /tʃɅnk/ Bongkahan I saw a chunk of
50. Stagger Verb /’stægə(r)/ Mencemaskan He stagger his
friends
51. Nub Noun / Inti The nub is
52. Obstinate Adjective / Keras kepala He is an obstinate
person
53. Ooze Verb /u:z/ Mengalir dengan The blood ooze
perlahan
54. Clack Verb / Berkeletak The teeth clack
55. Shrill Adjective / Melengking, Her voice was
nyaring shrill
56. Tedious Adjective /’ti:diəs/ Menjemukan The lesson is
tedious
57. Gawky Adjective /’gᴐ:ki/ Canggung, kaku Last night’s
situation was
gawky
58. Gag Noun /gæg/ Lelucon He likes to throw
a gag
59. Flounce Verb /flaʊns/ Bergerak dengan He flounceand go
marah out of the room
60. Pout Adjective /paʊt/ Mencibir He pout his
friends
61. Broody Adjective /bru:di/ Sering merenung She is a broody
girl
62. Dull Adjective /dɅl/ Kusam, pudar The paint is dull
63. Hovering Verb / Berlengah-lengah She is hovering
64. Intruding Verb / Mengganggu He intrudes her
65. Convertible Adjective / Dapat ditukar The items are
convertible
66. Unburden Verb / Mencurahkan He unburden all
of the things
67. Emerge Verb /i’mɜ:ʤ/ Timbul, muncul The scratch is
emerge
68. Sooth Verb /suth/ Menenangkan His voice sooth
me
69. Vacant Adjective /’veɪkənt/ Lengang, kosong The street is
vacant
70. Whinging Verb //whing/
71. Shiver Verb /’sɪvə(r)/ Gemetar, I’m shivering
menggigil now
72. Jittery Adjective / Gelisah, gugup I saw her feel
jittery
73. Slumber Verb /’slɅmbə(r)/ Tidur She is slumber
74. Vicinity Noun /’və’sɪnətɪ/ Daerah sekitar I walk around the
vicinity
75. Snatch Verb /snætʃ/ Merebut He snatches the
bottle from me
76. Snoop Verb /snu:p/ Mengintai She snoops
quietly
77. Blithe Adjective /blaɪð/ Gembira, bahagia I feel blithe
78. Invade Verb /ɪnveɪd/ Menyerbu We invade the
store
79. Daze Noun /deɪz/ Kelinglungan The daze in her
eyes is so clear
80. Triumvirate Noun / Tiga serangkai We call ourselves
as a triumvirate
81. Fumble Verb /’fɅmbl/ Meraba-raba He began to
fumble
82. Palpable Adjective /’pælpəbl/ Jelas The explanation
was palpable
83. Encroachment Noun /ɪn’kəʊtʃ/ Gangguan The
encroachment is
so depressing
84. Admonish Verb / Menegur, She admonish the
memperingatkan boy next door
85. Lull Verb /lɅl/ Menenangkan, He lulls the baby
menidurkan
86. Clawing Verb /klᴐ:/ Mencakar I claw his hands
87. Abruptly Adverb /ɜ’brɅpt/ Dengan tiba-tiba The train stops
abruptly
88. Jag /
89. Steadfast Adjective /’stedfa:st/ Kokoh, stabil His opinion is
steadfast
90. Confeniment Noun /kən’faɪn/ Kurungan He put the pet in
a confeniment
91. Veer Verb /vɪə(r)/ Berubah arah He veers
suddenly
92. Dread Verb /dred/ Sangat takut I’m dread of
lizard
93. Brusque Adjective /bru:sk/ Kasar The texture is
brusque
94. Sleazy Adjective /slizy/ Kotor, jorok The room is
sleazy
95. Imperceptible Adjective /imperseptibl/ Tidak terlihat The dust is
imperceptible
96. Stiff Adjective /stif/ Kaku He was a stiff
person
97. Feverish Adjective /feverish/ Panas, gelisah It was a feverish
feeling
98. Intrigue Noun /intrik/ Tipu daya He talks about
intrigue
99. Cloak Verb /kloak/ Menutup-nutupi She tried to cloak
the truth
100. Nauseated Adjective /nauseatid/ Mabuk They felt
nauseated
101. Innocous Adjective /innokous/ Tidak berbahaya He is an innocous
man
102. Exasperation Noun /iksesperesion/ Kejengkalan My exasperation
grow bigger
103. Quell Verb /kuel/ Menumpas, I want to quell
mengakhiri the laziness
104. Flinch Verb /flinch/ Menjauhkan diri She flinches from
him
105. Deranged Adjective /direnj/ Gila He thought I was
deranged
106. Fuss Noun /fus/ Kehebohan, This fuss
pertengkaran annoyed me
107. Exacerbate Verb /ikzeserbeit/ Mengesalkan, It exacerbates the
membuat lebih situation
buruk
108. Barren Adjective /berren/ Mandul His wife is barren
109. Bedgrudge Verb /bigrudj/ Iri You shouldn’t
begrudge with
her success
110. Gauge Verb /gaug/ Mengukur, He gauges the
menaksir size of the plate
111. Vague Adjective /vaug/ Samar, kabur The sight is
vague
112. Damp Adjective /daem/ Lembut The area is damp
113. Solvent Noun /solven/ Larutan That solvent is
quiet sweet
114. Pompous Adjective /pompous/ Sombong, angkuh I don’t wanna be
a pompous
person
115. Stale Adjective /steil/ Pengap The room is stale
116. Vengeful Adjective /venjful/ Pendendam She is a vengeful
girl
117. Contender Noun /kontender/ Lawan, pesaing My contender is
my own self limit
118. Dank Adjective /daenk/ Lembab Dank place isn’t
convenient
119. Wring Verb /ring/ Memeras They wring the
boy
120. Thwart Verb /twart/ Menggagalkan, He tried to thwart
menghalangi my plan
121. Frantic Adjective /frantik/ Panik, gelisah Fira feels frantic
122. Verge Noun /verj/ Ambang, tepi He stands on the
verge
123. Slain Adjective /slein/ Terbunuh, tewas She was slain last
night
124. Swift Adjective /swif/ Cepat, tangkas Her move was
swift
125. Slouch Verb /slauch/ Membungkuk I slouch as he
enters the room
126. Thrill Noun /tril/ Sensasi
127. Shatter Verb /shater/ Memecahkan, It shatters me
menghancurkan
128. Wobble Noun /wobl/ Keraguan, He showns the
kembimbangan wobble
expression
129. Elaborate Verb /elaboraet/ Menguraikan He elaborates the
details
130. Menace Noun /menas/ Ancaman, bahaya I’m secured from
the menace
131. Retrieve Verb /retriv/ Mengambil They retrieve the
kembali books
132. Dispirited Adjective /dispiritid/ Putus asa, kecil I feel dispirited
hati
133. Mould Adjective /mould/ Lapuk The building is
mould
134. Relegated Verb /rilegatid/ Mmebuang, He relegated my
memindahkan stuff
