Weekly Vocab #1.2.6 (repost #1)

Last posted: November 23rd, 2002

> From: Aidan Grey <grey@...>
>
> topic: finite complement clauses
>
> 1. me, I
>     It bothers me that she is late.
> 2. quick
>     I hope that Sam is quick.
> 3. preparation
>     I think she made a lot of preparations.
> 4. sum
>     The sum of these numbers is 42.
>     I know that she sums quickly.
> 5. pity
>     It is a pity that he did that.
> 6. pipe
>     Their pipes are dirty.
> 7. dip
>     There is a dip in the road here.
>     I hear she dips her jelly donuts in her tea.
> 8. outdoor
>     I saw him outdoors. (adv)
>     I want to go on an outdoor adventure. (adj)
> 9. priest
>     The priest says that she is an honest woman.
> 10. pretty
>     I smelled the pretty flowers.
>
>
> have fun with these, guys. Next week it'll be non-finite clauses.
>
>   Aidan
Bonus Vocab from WordNet:
This is randomly selected automatically, so in case it offends you
or you disagree, please either ignore or be inspired to make up
different words and/or phrases:

  - shaheed, n.
    Arabic term for holy martyrs; applied by Palestinians to suicide bombers

  - rack, v.
    fly in high wind

Fiant verba!

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