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Vocabulary #2. UTMOST. UTMOST. Greatest or highest degree I am sure that he will be of the utmost use to me in your cases. Turning your homework in is of the utmost importance! . STOUT. STOUT. bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat
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UTMOST • Greatest or highest degree • I am sure that he will be of the utmost use to me in your cases. • Turning your homework in is of the utmost importance!
STOUT • bulkyinfigure;heavilybuilt;corpulent;thickset;fat • I found him in deep conversation with the heavyset, elderly gentleman with fiery red hair… The stout gentleman half-rose from his chair and gave me a look of greeting. • It is no wonder his mom calls him stout; he has eaten two double-bacon cheeseburgers for lunch everyday for the past 3 years!
Peculiar • Strange, odd or unusual • The peculiar nature of the story makes me anxious to hear it once more. • I thought the green hovering lights and loud noises outside my window were very peculiar.
ASTONISHED • tofillwithsudden and overpoweringsurpriseor wonder; amaze • Mr. Wilson was astonished when Mr. Holmes guessed what he had done. • The passengers in the safari Jeep were astonished when a giant giraffe bent her head into the window of the Jeep and licked a small child.
WILL • togive or dispose of (property) by a will or testament; bequeath or devise. (To give upon death) • Because of the will of the late Ezekiah Hopkins, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, there is now another opening in the League. • When my grandfather died, he left me his old Ford truck in his will.
ELIGIBLE • Fit or proper to be chosen; worthy of choice; desirable; qualified • All red-headed men who are sound in body and mind are eligible to apply. • To be eligible for the Army, a man must be in great physical shape, willing to take orders from others, and capable of keeping calm in scary situations.
CELLAR • a room,orset of rooms, for the storageof food, fuel, etc., wholly or partly underground and usually beneath abuilding. • He dove down into the cellar to develop all of his pictures because it was dark. • In the scary movies, they seem to lock up a lot of victims in underground cellars and leave them for a long time.
BURROW • a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal for habitation and refuge. • He looked like a rabbit going into its burrow when he went to the cellar to develop his pictures • When Bambi went to look for his new friend, Thumper, he found him hiding out in his burrow to stay dry from the rain.
OCCUPATION • a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation; job • This need not interfere very much with one’s other occupations. • Before I could enroll in college, my counselor made me look over a list of possible occupations that I might be interested in after graduating.
APPLICANT • a person who appliesfor or requests something; a candidate • He said a few words to each of the applicants who came in; however, he always seemed to find a reason to disqualify every one. • What would an applicant wanting to become president put on his resume?