Vocabulary lesson 11
Definitions and samples
- spouse (n.) someone’s spouse is the person they are married to
– Do you and your spouse or partner argue over politics, money issues or the kids?
- flood (n.) an overflowing of water; an excessive amount
– If the flood damage is too great, Ethan has considered looking for a new location.
- hardship (n.) something that is hard to bear; difficulty; severe suffering or privation
– Millions of unemployed didn’t need the numbers to remind them of their hardship.
- annotate (v.) to make notes or comments on or in the margins (usually in reference to a book)
– I read it closely and annotated it extensively, as is my habit in reading generally.
- foreign (adj.) different; not familiar; from another country
– The explosions occurred simultaneously late last night among areas popular with foreign tourists.