 dis·may
disˈmā/
noun
noun: dismay
1.
consternation and distress, typically that caused by something unexpected.
"to his dismay, she left him"
synony alarm, shock, surprise, consternation, concern, perturbation, disquiet, disc
ms:
omposure, distress
"they greeted his decision with dismay"
verb
verb: dismay; 3rd person present: dismays; past tense: dismayed; past
participle: dismayed; gerund or present participle: dismaying
 men·ace
ˈmenəs/
noun
noun: menace; plural noun: menaces
1.
a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger.
"a new initiative aimed at beating the menace of drugs"
"a menace to urban society"
 daunt
dônt,dänt/
verb
past tense: daunted; past participle: daunted
make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.
"some people are daunted by technology"
synonyms: discourage, deter, demoralize, put off, dishearten, dispirit; More
antonyms: Hearten
 lat·ticed
ˈladəst/
adjective
adjective: latticed
decorated with or in the form of a lattice.
"a latticed screen"
 for·bid·den
fərˈbidn/
adjective
adjective: forbidden
1. not allowed; banned.
"a list of forbidden books
 fərˈbid/
verb
past participle: forbidden
1. refuse to allow (something).
"environmental laws forbid alteration of the coast"
 hedge
hej/
noun
1. 1.
a fence or boundary formed by closely growing bushes or shrubs.
"she was standing barefoot in a corner of the lawn, trimming the hedge"
 squat
skwät/
verb
3rd person present: squats
1. 1.
crouch or sit with one's knees bent and one's heels close to or touching one's buttocks
or the back of one's thighs.
"I squatted down in front of him"
 soot·y
͝
ˈsoodē/
adjective
adjective: sooty; comparative adjective: sootier; superlative adjective: sootiest
1. covered with or colored like soot.
"the front of the fireplace was blackened and sooty"
o used in names of birds and other animals that are mainly blackish or brownish
black, e.g., sooty tern.
 sis·sy
ˈsisē
informal
noun
noun: sissy; plural noun: sissies; noun: cissy; plural noun: cissies
1. 1.
a person regarded as effeminate or cowardly.
synonyms: coward, weakling, milksop, namby-pamby, baby, wimp; More
adjective
adjective: sissy; comparative adjective: sissier; superlative adjective: sissiest;
adjective: cissy; comparative adjective: cissier; superlative adjective: cissiest
 per·il·ous
ˈperələs/
adjective
adjective: perilous
1. full of danger or risk.
"a perilous journey south"
o exposed to imminent risk of disaster or ruin.
"the economy is in a perilous state"
 in·fringe·ment
inˈfrinjmənt/
noun
noun: infringement; plural noun: infringements
1. 1.
the action of breaking the terms of a law, agreement, etc.; violation.
"copyright infringement"
2. 2.
the action of limiting or undermining something.
"the infringement of the right to privacy"
 graf·fi·ti
ɡrəˈfēdē/
noun
noun: graffito; plural noun: graffiti
1.
writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other
surface in a public place.
"the walls were covered with graffiti"
write or draw graffiti on (something).
"he and another artist graffitied an entire train"
o write (words or drawings) as graffiti.
 in·ar·tic·u·late
ˌinärˈtikyələt/
adjective
adjective: inarticulate
1.
unable to speak distinctly or express oneself clearly.
"he was inarticulate with abashment and regret"
not clearly expressed or pronounced.
"inarticulate complaints of inadequate remuneration"
2.
without joints or articulations.
o ZOOLOGY
denoting a brachiopod in which the valves of the shell have no hinge and are held
together by muscles.
 poof1
po͝of,po͞of/
exclamation
exclamation: poof; exclamation: pouf
1.
used to convey the suddenness with which someone or something disappears.
"once you've used it, poof—it's gone"
 swot
swät/
BRITISHinformal
verb
verb: swot; 3rd person present: swots; past tense: swotted; past participle: swotted;
gerund or present participle: swotting
1.
study assiduously.
"kids swotting for exams"
noun
noun: swot; plural noun: swots
1.
a person who studies hard, especially one regarded as spending too much time
studying.
 queer
kwir/
adjective
adjective: queer; comparative adjective: queerer; superlative adjective: queerest
1. 1.
strange; odd.
"she had a queer feeling that they were being watched"
synony odd, strange, unusual, funny, peculiar, curious, bizarre, weird, uncanny, fre
ms:
akish, eerie, unnatural; More
antony
normal
ms:
 swag·ger
ˈswaɡər/
verb
verb: swagger; 3rd person present: swaggers; past tense: swaggered; past
participle: swaggered; gerund or present participle: swaggering
1.
walk or behave in a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive way.
"he swaggered along the corridor
 stealth·i·ly
ˈstelTHəlē/
adverb
adverb: stealthily
1. in a cautious and surreptitious manner, so as not to be seen or heard.
"I woke up and stealthily crept downstairs"
 mis·de·mean·or
ˌmisdəˈmēnər/
noun
noun: misdemeanour
1. a minor wrongdoing.
"the player can expect a lengthy suspension for his latest misdemeanor"
synonyms: wrongdoing, evil deed, crime, felony; More
 jab
jab/
verb
past tense: jabbed; past participle: jabbed
1. poke (someone or something) roughly or quickly, especially with something sharp
or pointed.
"she jabbed him in his ribs"
synonyms: poke, prod, dig, nudge, butt, ram; More
"she jabbed the fork into the earth"
Davao Vision Colleges
Stone rock villages Catalunan grande Davao City
In Partial Fulfillment in Developmental Reading
(Educ27)
Submitted to: Lariosa , Michelle R.
BEED-lll
Submitted to: Dr. Victoria Tatad Pre
Instructor
DATE: July, 10 2017
“GENTLEMEN AND
PLAYERS “