Tuesday, April 1, 2014

VOCABULARY 11

GROUNDBREAKING: innovative; pioneering. e.g The has been groundbreaking research in genetics.

GRIPPING: firmly holding the attention or interest; exciting. e.g. A gripping thriller.

OUTSTANDING: exceptionally good. e.g The team's outstanding performance.

INCOMPARABLE: unable to be compared; totally different. e.g Ataturk is incomparable.

HILARIOUS: extremly amusing. e.g. It was a hilarious movie!

PAGE TURNER: an exciting book.  e.g. I couldn't put the book down. It was a page turner.

PLOT: the main events of a play, novel, film.

MOVING: producing strong emotion, especially sadness or sympathy. e.g. It was an unforgettable, moving book.

TO INVESTIGATE: To carry out an inquiry to discover the truth.  e.g. The police will investigate what happened on the bus.

VERDICT: a decision made in a criminal case generally by a jury.  e.g. The verdict came back guilty.

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