woensdag 22 april 2009

More words

spring to mind
to come quickly into your mind:
Say the word 'Australia' and a vision of beaches and blue seas immediately springs to mind.

dwell on sth phrasal verb
to keep thinking or talking about something, especially something bad or unpleasant:
In his speech, he dwelt on the plight of the sick and the hungry.


rambunctious   Show phonetics
adjective MAINLY US
full of energy and difficult to control:
rambunctious children
a lively and rambunctious puppy


irreversible   Show phonetics
adjective
not possible to change; impossible to return to a previous condition:
Smoking has caused irreversible damage to his lungs.


variegated   Show phonetics
adjective
having a pattern of different colours or marks:
variegated leaves
a variegated plant

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