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