1
|
bored
by the monotony
|
dulled by repeating activity
|
2
|
feeling
over the moon
|
feeling extremely happy
|
3
|
extremely
exultant
|
very excited
|
4
|
spirits
were immediately buoyed
|
in high-spirits; cheering up
|
5
|
prospect
|
a future idea
|
6
|
materialised
|
became real
|
7
|
the
hectic road
|
a busy road
|
8
|
envisaged
|
visualised something
|
9
|
a
terrible symphony that even the deaf Beethoven would be able to hear
|
an extremely loud and disturbing noise
|
10
|
eyes
went saucer-wide
|
forced one’s eyes to open widely
|
11
|
acrid
white fumes were ascending into the sky
|
unpleasant-smelling smoke rising skywards
|
12
|
metal
crumpled into a heap
|
metal all crushed up
|
13
|
sheer
force of the collision
|
pure force of two cars that clashed into
each other
|
14
|
came
to a standstill
|
no activity
|
15
|
staggered
|
walked unsteadily
|
16
|
latter
|
the second of two persons
|
17
|
a
ghastly sight
|
a horrifying view
|
18
|
a
moment of paralysis
|
loss of ability to move due to shock
|
19
|
stunned
speechless
|
loss of speech due to shock
|
20
|
aftermath
|
after effects of an incident
|
21
|
utter
astonishment
|
a very rude shock
|
22
|
appalled
|
disgusted
|
23
|
a
stern tongue-lashing
|
scolding made very strictly
|
24
|
visibly
embarrassed
|
obviously humiliated
|
25
|
curt
berating
|
direct lecture
|
26
|
hypocritical
concerns
|
insincere care and concern
|
27
|
boomed
in a stentorian voice
|
loud and powerful voice when scolding
someone
|
28
|
rendered
swiftly
|
help given very quickly
|
29
|
commended
for his prompt actions
|
praised for reacting quickly
|
30
|
motorists
and pedestrians
|
drivers and road users
|
31
|
observe
traffic regulations
|
follow rules and regulations
|
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Spelling List T3W4: A Car Collision
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