Saturday, September 28, 2013

Assignment #2

incognito 
in a way that prevents other people from finding out who you are
Movie stars often prefer to travel incognito.
astonished
very surprised
The helicopter landed before our astonished eyes.

astonished at/by something/someoneMy parents looked astonished at my news.
astonished (that)…She seemed astonished (that) I had never been to New York.
astonished to find/hear/learn/see…He was astonished to learn he'd won the competition.
 moonlight the light of the moon
to go for a walk by moonlight/in the moonlight
The floor was dappled with pale moonlight.
rusty1 covered with rust
rusty metal
a rusty old car
2 [not usually before noun] (informal) (of a sport, skill, etc.not as good as it used to be, because you have not been practicing
My tennis is very rusty these days.
I haven't played the piano for ages—I may be a little rusty.

poetry a collection of poems; poems in general
synonym verse
epic/lyric/pastoral, etc. poetry
Maya Angelou's poetry
a poetry reading
compare prose
2 [uncountablesingular] (approvinga beautiful and elegant quality
There was poetry in all her gestures.













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