Vocabulary: Intercept - Consul

• Intercept
• He managed to intercept the ball before it reached the net.
• (to catch or receive (a pass made by an opponent))

 

• Deadweight
• The deadweight of this truck is 10 tons. Don’t overload it!
•        (burden)

 

• Pentagon
• (a flat shape that has five sides and five corners)

 

• Anchorage
• This clam water provides a safe anchorage for boats.
• (a place where boats and ships are anchored)

 

• Leaflet
• (a printed sheet of paper or a few printed pages that are given free to advertise or give information about something)

 

• Bourgeois
• “Bourgeois” is a French word that means “middle class”.
• (a person who belongs to the middle class)

 

• Boldness
• He has the boldness to walk across that narrow bridge.

 

• Cauliflower
• I always thought cauliflower was just white broccoli.
• (a vegetable that is grown for its head of white flowers)

 

• Nostril
• The size of that guy’s nostrils is truly amazing.
• (One of the two openings of the nose)

 

• Decibels
• I can’t stand the noise. It must be over 60 decibels!
• (a unit of measuring how loud a sound is)

 

• Rugby
• The rugby player in black tried to stop the player in red.
• (a form of football played with an oval ball)

 

 

 

• Consul
• (a government official who is the representative of his or her country in a foreign city)