CLASE DE AYUDANTE ALUMNA: GLOSARIO DE NUEVAS PALABRAS.

GLOSSARY.

1) MILDLY DISSAPOINTED.

mild /maɪld/adj

(of a taste, sensation, etc) not powerful or strong; bland

gentle or temperate in character, climate, behaviour, etc

not extreme; moderate

2) NONCHALANTLY

nonchalant /ˈnɒnʃələnt/adj

casually unconcerned or indifferent; uninvolved

Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from nonchaloir to lack warmth, from non- + chaloir, from Latin calēre to be warm

3) DIFFIDENCE

diffident /ˈdɪfɪdənt/adj

lacking self-confidence; timid; shy

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin diffīdere to distrust, from dis- not +fīdere to trust

4) TO SHELVE "IT".

shelve /ʃɛlv/vb (transitive)

to place on a shelf

to provide with shelves

to put aside or postpone from consideration

to dismiss or cause to retire

5) TO RUB SHOULDERS

(British, American & Australian informal) also rub elbows with somebody (American & Australianinformal)

to spend time with famous people. eX:  He's Hollywood's most popular hairdresser and regularly rubs shoulders with top movie stars.

rub shoulders with somebody

to meet or be with someone socially. rub elbows with somebody 

The receptions offered a chance for business people to rubshoulders with business people from other countries.

6) TO FORGO

forgo, forego /fɔːˈɡəʊ/vb ( -goes, -going, -went, -gone)(transitive)

)                     to give up or do without

Etymology: Old English forgān; see for-, go¹

7) SCRAPPED

Through  somebody/something on the scrap heap  (informal)

to get rid of someone or something that is not wanted or needed any more (usually passive) Many people over forty who can't find a job feel they've been thrown on the scrap heap.

8) REVELLERS

  /ˈrevləʳ/
revel /ˈrɛv^əl/vb ( -els, -elling, -elled) ( us -els, -eling, -eled)(intransitive)

(followed by in) to take pleasure or wallow: to revel in success

to take part in noisy festivities; make merry

9) CABARET-TINGED POP

tinge:   /tɪndʒ/
tinge /tɪndʒ/ v.,  tinged, tinge•ingor ting•ing,n.
to give a slight degree of color to;
tint:walls tinged with brown from the rusty steam pipes.

to give a slight trace of (some) feeling or emotion to:praise tinged with envy.

10) BLAND

  /blænd/
bland /blænd/ adj.,  -er, -est.

pleasantly gentle or agreeable: a bland, affable manner.

not highly flavored or spicy;
nonirritating:That sauce is too bland.

lacking in special interest or liveliness; dull:

11) TO BE STOKED UP FOR

stock something (up) with something

to load something with a supply of something. Let's stock the wine cellar with good vintages this year. We will stock up our wine cellar with whatever is on sale.

12) FRENZY

fren•zy /ˈfrɛnzi/ n., pl.  -zies.

[countable]extreme mental agitation;
wild or violent excitement:In a sudden frenzy he hurled the chair through the window.

agitated or uncontrollable activity:[uncountable]the frenzy of the mob.

13) TO HEAVE AND GYRATE

heave /hiv/ v.,  heavedor (esp. Nautical) hove/hoʊv/ ;
heav•ing;n. 

v[~ + object]to raise or lift with effort;
hoist:He heaved her to her feet.[~ + object]to lift and throw with effort:to heave a stone through a window.

[~ + object]to utter with great effort:He heaved a sigh.

to (cause to) rise and fall with a swelling motion:[no object]His chest was heaving from the effort.[~ + object]The rough seas heaved the boat about

[Nautical.]to (cause to) move into a certain position or situation:[no object]The boat hove into sight.[~ + object]The captain hove the boat closer to the lifeboats.

[no object]to vomit; throw up.

[no object]to pull on:The sailor heaved on the rope and pulled the box aboard.

heave to, [no object] (of a ship) to come to a stop.

14) TO PELT DOWN

pelt down (on someone or something)

[for something] to fall down on someone or something hard or in quantity. (Typically rain, hail, sleet, stones, etc.) The rain pelteddown on the children as they ran to their school bus. The ashes from the volcanic eruption pelted down on the town, covering thehouses in a gray shroud.

15) BEDRAGGLED

be•drag•gled /bɪˈdrægəld/ adj. 

limp, wet, or untidy, as with rain or dirt:all cold and bedraggled after falling into the stream