#4 Vocabulary

Notoriety
- the state of being famous or well known for some bad quality or deed
               The song has gained some notoriety in the press .

Coax
- persuade (someone) gradually or gently to do something .
                The trainees were coaxed into doing boring work .
- obtain something from ( someone) by gradual or gentle persuasion
                 We coaxed our fare money out of my father
- arranged (something) carefully into a particular shape or position

Spur
- (n) a device with a small spike or a spiked wheel that is worn on  a rider's heel and used for urging a horse forward
                 
-  (n) a thing that prompts or encourages someone ; an incentive .
                 Wars act as a spur to practical invention .

- (v) urge ( a horse ) forward by digging one's spurs into its sides
                   She spurred her horse towards the hedge .

- (v) prune in ( a side shoot of a plant ) so as to form a spur close to the stem .
                 Spur back the lateral shoots .

Scarcely
-only just ; almost not ;
             Her voice is so low I can scarcely hear what she is saying .


Plummet
-(v) fall or drop straight down at high speed .
             A climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully .

- (n) a steep and rapid fall or drop
             The bird has a circular display flight followed by an earthward plummet .

- (n) a plumb or plumb line

#3 Vocabulary

Invigorate
- to give strength or energy to something or someone .
                John knew his workout would invigorate him so he could start his day with a positive attitude .

Flagging
- become tired or less enthusiastic or dynamic
                 If you begin flagging , there is an excellent cafe to revive you .

Congenital
- of or relating to a condition present at birth , whether inherited or caused by the environment , especially the uterine environment .
                 In a congenital condition known as haemophylia (q.v.) it is difficult to stop the flow of blood .

Persist
- continue to exist ; be prolonged
                  If the symptoms persist for more than a few days , then contacts your doctor .

irksome
- irritating , annoying
                  An irksome journey .

#2 Vocabulary

Deterrence
- A thing to make someone decide not to do something because they afraid of the consequences
                 The purpose of NATO is twofold ; deterrence and defense .

Forebears
-An ancestor
                 I do not know whereabouts of my forebears .

Hemmed
- surround someone or something and restrict their movement
                   They are hemmed in and separated by snowcapped mountain peaks and ridges , which are seamed with glaciers terminating in moraines and shingle slopes at the base of the foot-hills .

Trellis
- a framework of bars used as a support for climbing plants .
                     The exterior is adorned with niched statues and beautiful iron trellis work round the windows .

Emphasize
- give special importance or prominence to
                      To emphasize his words , he lifted her hand and placed it over his heart .
                     

               

#1 Vocabulary

Dormant
- 1 . in deep sleep ( animal )
            The cat lay dormant under the tree .

  -  2 . alive but not growing ( plant )
              The flowers in the garden are dormant .

   -  3 . temporarily inactive ( volcano )
              The volcano is dormant for a long time .

Corrugated
- to draw or bend into folds or alternate furrows and ridges
              The roof was made of corrugated iron

Dowdy
- unfashionable and dull in appearance
               She is rather dowdy in black apparel .

Expletive
- a swear word
                 She let out an expletive and slammed the phone down .

Expiate
- do something to make up for having done something wrong
                  Their sins must be expiated by sacrifice

#1 Novel Review – Project Fat Suit ( Wattpad )

Assalamualaikum readers !

        Recently , I had read a so-called e-novel in Wattpad Apps . The apps was really great cause you can read whenever and wherever you want just by bringing a small smartphone in your hand . By the way ,the title of the story is ‘Project Fat Suit’ . At the first glance on its synopsis , I thought the story will go plain and boring . But actually , it turned out to be the most fantastic things I ever read in my life . 

        The novel is all about a girl name Rena who actually started wearing a fat suit during her sophomore year ever since her mom died . She did not care about what people in her school talked about her and she had been alone all the time . Her brother worried about her wearing all the suit stuff  , but after a long time , he started to accept his sister’s decision . The story began when she went to a supermarket near her house without her fat suit on . Coincidentally , she met a friend (boy) in her school who was happened to work as a cashier there . She tried to hide her identity but unfortunately her wallet fell off and he picked it up . The secret was revealed when he saw her name on her license card  . The story goes on as the guy tried to help her throughout her life in order to increase her self-esteem and at the same time she learnt to love her friends and experience love in having a relationship .

        The novel is actually brought up an issue about a girl who misunderstood about how people should increase one’s self-esteem . In the story , she revealed that the reason why she wear the fat suit . Her mom died because she had been killed. Her mom liked to do charity and help people in needs . When she was offering a food to people in the soup kitchen ( house for homeless people to get food ) , someone shouted that she was being kind and adored by people made him annoyed about her actions . Her mom tried to calm that person when suddenly he picked up a knife and stabbed her deeply . Rena hold her dying mother in her hands before she passed away . Rena traumatized by her death and since then , she believed that if she became a fat and bad girl in school , students in her school will become more confidence with themselves as they hold the thought that Rena is worse than them .

           So , based on the story , I had learnt that instead of hiding your true identity , we should be ourselves and confident of being what we are . Rena had been hiding her identity for three years in her high school . Even though she was a bad girl , she was actually inherited her kindness from her mother that she liked to help people at soup kitchen . If she had been telling the truth in the first place, she would not scared of her secret being revealed  and people would treat her kindly .

         The book is really good to read and I would like to recommend you ( who is reading my blog ) to discover it . It was only found in Wattpad Apps and I told you , it is worth reading it . The genres are friendship and love . So , anyone who is seeking story based on these genres , please take a look at this book  .

          Last but not least , I hope you enjoy reading my first ever post  in my new blog and please do look forward to my next writing . See you again , mates !

Interesting words !

Remorse - deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed.

I look awkwardly at Uranus , who was looking at Sam with remorse .

Chuckle - laugh quietly or inwardly.

Adam let out a chuckle and let go of Mia

Briskly - moving or speaking quickly

He called after me as walked away from the table briskly .