Home reading. Chapter 8

1. HOME READING

CHAPTER 8 (Vocabulary work Task 2)

2. Magnolia  /mæɡˈnəʊliə/ - a very pale cream colour

Magnolia
/mæɡˈnəʊliə/
- a very pale
cream colour

3. Russet-brown - reddish brown

Russet-brown
- reddish brown
Russet /ˈrʌsɪt/ is a
dark brown color with a
reddish-orange tinge

4. The colour of a mellow old flowerpot

Mellow /ˈmeləʊ/ - (of colour or
sound) soft, rich and pleasant,
Ex.: mellow autumn colours

5. Jaundiced /ˈdʒɔːndɪst/ - having or affected by jaundice, in particular unnaturally yellow in complexion,  suffering from

Jaundiced /ˈdʒɔːndɪst/ - having or affected by
jaundice, in particular unnaturally yellow in
complexion,
suffering from jaundice a medical condition in which the skin and the
white parts of the eyes become yellow, caused
by disease of the liver or blood

6. The tint and dullness of well-boiled cauliflower

The tint and
dullness of wellboiled cauliflower

7. of indeterminate darkness

not exactly known,
established or defined
what is there in the
darkness

8. The colour of charcoal

Charcoal /ˈtʃɑːkəʊl/ a very dark grey colour
Charcoal a black substance made by burning
wood slowly in an oven with little
air. Charcoal is used as a fuel or for
drawing.

9. Straw-coloured

Strawcoloured
Straw-coloured
|ˈstrɔː kʌləd| pale yellow, fawn,
straw

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