EXERCISES. Match the following definitions in the left column with the words in the right column

Exercise 1

Match the following definitions in the left column with the words in the right column. Find sentences with these words in the text.

Verbs:

1. shine with interrupted brightness A. melt

1. appear indistinctly B. slant

2. change to liquid condition by heat C. bedew

3. move upwards D. gleam

4. cover or sprinkle with dew or water E. mount

5. be or feel very cold F. loom

6. diverge from a vertical or horizontal line G. freeze

Nouns:

1. gentle wind A. shadow

1. climate B. breeze

2. round portion of liquid such as hangs or C. cloud

falls separately

3. grave-mound D. shred

4. patch of shade, region not reached by sun E. barrow

5. visible water vapour floating in air high F. clime

above the ground

6. torn or broken piece G.drop

Adjectives:

1. biting, harsh; piercingly cold A. damp

1. of fairly low temperature, fairly cold B.icy

2. slightly or fairly wet C. chill

3. unpleasantly cold to feel D. bitter

4. covered with ice, very cold E. lank

5. indinstinct in form; of, or covered with, F.cool mist

6. straight and limp G. misty

Exercise 2

Consult your dictionary and give all possible derivatives from the following words.

sun mist air

fog wind light

rain dark warm

Exercise 3

Find in the text one or more synonyms to the following words.

to smoke a shred to sink cool

to rise cold to journey to cast

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