1. hiss (hɪs)
a voiceless fricative sound like that of a prolonged s
e.g: Microwave hisses when it is the right time.
2. jab (dʒæb)
to push or hit something forcefully and quickly, often with a thin or sharp object
The boy jabbed the stick to the dog.
3. spark (spɑːk)
a fiery particle thrown out or left by burning material or caused by the friction of two hard surfaces
e.g: Sparks of the flame were georgeous.
4. enamel (ɪˈnæməl)
a coloured glassy substance, translucent or opaque, fused to the surface of articles made of metal, glass, etc, for ornament or protection
e.g: Enamel jag is the classic one.
5. dump (dʌmp)
to unload, empty, or make empty (a container), as by tilting or overturning
e.g: He dumped the bagges to the table.
6. apron (ˈeɪprən)
a piece of clothing that you wear over the front of other clothes to keep the clothes clean while you are doing something dirty, such as cooking or cleaning
e.g: She cooked the dinner with an apron.
7. grumble (ˈɡrʌmbəl)
to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way
e.g: He was grumbling about his new job all the day.
8. squall (skwɔːl)
clamor, fuss, making a noise
e.g: Squalling is never a solution to a problem in his opinion.
9. grubby (ˈɡrʌbɪ)
dirty; slovenly
e.g: His old jacket was a bit grubby.
10. stale (steɪl)
(esp of food) hard, musty, or dry from being kept too long
e.g: Our biscuits had gone stale when we came home.
11. commode (kəˈməʊd)
a piece of furniture that looks like a chair but has a container in the seat that people who are ill or old can use as a toilet
e.g: The commode was antique and valuable.
12. spurt (spɜːt)
to (cause to) flow out suddenly and with force, in a fast stream
e.g: The water was spurting all over the garden.
13. stout (staʊt)
(especially of older people) quite fat and solid-looking, especially around the waist:
e.g: She had a stout looking but a strong character.
14. dawdle (ˈdɔːdəl)
to do something or go somewhere very slowly, taking more time than is necessary
e.g: If you go on dawdling you will be later for school.
15. puffy (ˈpʌfɪ)
If the skin around your eyes is puffy, it is slightly swollen
e.g: He had sleepy, puffy eyes.
16. fumble (ˈfʌmbəl)
to do something awkwardly, especially when using your hands
e.g: We watched him fumble with the lock.
17. tread (trɛd)
to walk or trample in, on, over, or across (something)
e.g: I've trodden on the new carpet.
18. shrivel (ˈʃrɪvəl)
to make or become shrunken and withered
e.g: The face was shrivelled.
19. mantelpiece (ˈmæntəlˌpiːs)
a shelf above a fireplace, usually part of a frame that surrounds the fireplace
e.g: He has around two hundred books on his mantelpiece.
20. chauffeur (ˈʃəʊfə)
a person employed to drive a car
e.g: He chauffeured us to the capital.
21. tremor (ˈtrɛmə)
a slight shaking movement in a person's body, especially because of nervousness or excitement
e.g: We felt the tremor in his voice.
22. chalk (tʃɔːk)
a soft fine-grained white sedimentary rock consisting of nearly pure calcium carbonate, containing minute fossil fragments of marine organisms, usually without a cementing material
e.g: We use chalk for various things.
23. mutter (ˈmʌtə)
to speak quietly and in a low voice that is not easy to hear, often when you are worried or complaining about something
e.g: He realized that there was no solution in muttering.
24. bedpan (ˈbɛdˌpæn)
a flat dish used as a toilet by people who are too ill to get out of bed
e.g: She told him she needed a bedpan.
25. flabby (ˈflæbɪ)
soft and fat
e.g: His flabby arms surrounded me.
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