Kana

1: motivate (verb)

  *to be the reason why someone does something*

The teacher motivated the student to work hard.

2: integration

  *when people become part of a group or society and are accepted by them*

The family unit is supported by its integration into a wider social network.

3: otherwise

  *used when saying what bad thing will happen if something is not done*

You will have to go now, otherwise you will miss your train.

4: descent

  *a path or road that goes down a slope*

There is no direct descent from the summit.

5: brag (verb)

  *to talk too proudly about what you have done*

He bragged that he had succeeded.

6: avenge

  *literary to do something to hurt or punish someone because they have harmed or offended you*

He wanted to avenge his brother’s death.

7: rad (adjective)

  *exciting or interesting*

New place is so rad.

8: wimp

  *someone who has a weak character and is afraid to do something difficult or unpleasant*

That wimp cannot even run 100 meters.

9: spree

  *a short period of time when you do a lot of one activity, especially spending money or drinking alcohol*

They went on a drinking spree.

10: torture

   *an act of deliberately hurting someone in order to force them to tell you something, to punish them, or to be cruel*

He died after five days of excruciating torture.

11: riot

   *a situation in which a large crowd of people are behaving in a violent and uncontrolled way, especially when they are protesting about something*

His murder triggered xicious race riots.

12: deed

   *formal something someone does, especially something that is very good or very bad*

After the morning’s good deeds he deserved a rest.

13: supernova

   *a very large exploding star*

Who did watch supernova?

14: maroon (verb)

   *to be left in a place where there are no other people and where you cannot escape*

The car broke down and left us marooned in the middle of nowhere.

15: rock (verb)

   *to move gently backwards and forwards or from side to side, or to make something do this*

I rocked a cute baby to sleep.

16: feather

   *one of the light soft things that cover a bird’s body*

This suitcase is as light as a feather.

17: zonk

   *very tired or suffering from the effects of drugs, so that you do not want to do anything*

I am really zonked.

18: quake (verb)

   *to shake or tremble, usually because you are very frightened*

They ware quaking with laughter.

19: rib

   *one of the 12 pairs of curved bones that surround your chest*

She was taken to hospital with a broken arm and ribs.

20: trek

   *informal to make a long and difficult journey, especially on foot*

The elevator was broken, so we had to trek up six flights of stairs.

21: matter (verb)

   *to be important, especially to be important to you, or to have an effect on what happens*

It doesn’t matter what you wear, as long as you look neat and tidy.

22: enroll (verb)

   *to officially arrange to join a school, university, or course, or to arrange for someone else to do this*

I decided to enroll for “Happy Potter”.

23: surrounding

   *near or around a particular place*

We decided to explore the surrounding countryside.

24: miniature

   *exactly like something or someone but much smaller*

She’s her mother in miniature.

25: encase (verb)

   *to cover or surround something completely*

His broken leg was encased in plaster.