Chapter5

1.callus

N-COUNT A callus is an unwanted area of thick skin, usually on the palms of your hands or the soles of your feet, which has been caused by something rubbing against it.

2.blister

N-COUNT A blister is a painful swelling on the surface of your skin. Blisters contain a clear liquid and are usually caused by heat or by something repeatedly rubbing your skin.

3.lanky

ADJ If you describe someone as lanky, you mean that they are tall and thin and move rather awkwardly.

4.cotton

to come to understand — used with to or on to

5.ricochet

V-I When a bullet ricochets, it hits a surface and bounces away from it.

6.cutlery

UNCOUNT You can refer to knives and tools used for cutting as cutlery.

7.pompous

ADJ If you describe someone as pompous, you mean that they behave or speak in a very serious way because they think they are more important than they really are.

8.shunt

V-T If a person or thing is shunted somewhere, they are moved or sent there, usually because someone finds them inconvenient.

9.verge

PHRASE If you are on the verge of something, you are going to do it very soon or it is likely to happen or begin very soon.

10.sanctimonious

ADJ If you say that someone is sanctimonious, you disapprove of them because you think that they are trying to appear morally better than other people.