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# 31. Sweep |swi?p| verb ( past swept |sw?pt|) 1 clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or rubbish. For example, “I’ve swept the floor” or “George swept out the kitchen”. ? Mickey Mouse conjures up a spell in Fantasia to make the brooms do all the sweeping as well as...
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# 30. Spell |sp?l| noun a form of words used as a magical charm. • the effect caused by such words. For example, in Fantasia (see the video below) Mickey Mouse casts (or puts) a spell on the brooms to make them do all the work. • an ability to control or influence people...
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# 29. Conjure |?k?nd??| verb make (something) appear unexpectedly or seemingly from nowhere as if by magic : Anne conjured up a most delicious homemade soup. • call (an image) to mind : she had forgotten how to conjure up the image of her mother’s face. • (of a word, sound,...
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# 28. Angst |a?st| noun a feeling of deep anxiety, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general. For example, “existential angst”, generally a negative feeling arising from the experience of human freedom and responsibility • informal – a feeling of persistent worry about something trivial....
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# 27. Existentialism |?gz??st?n?(?)l?z(?)m| noun a philosophical theory or approach that emphasises that the individual person is free and responsible for determining their own existence through acts of the will. * The painting is “The Monk by the Sea” by Caspar David Friedrich.
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# 26. Philosophise |f??l?s?f??z| verb create ideas or theorise about serious philosophical issues. • explain or argue (a point or idea) in terms of one’s philosophical theories. * Consider these barbary apes in the picture. They are philosophising their role in the world! Do you think any animal...
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# 25. Poeticise |p????t?s??z| verb make poetic in character. • write or speak poetically. * Romantic poets usually poeticise about beautiful things! NOT ugly things! (See #24.)
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# 24. Ugly |??gli| adjective ( -lier , -liest ) unpleasant in appearance. For example, “She thought her nose was so ugly she wanted to just lop it off!” - Don’t know what lop means? Check out #23! • (of a situation or mood) involving or likely to involve violence or other unpleasantness. For...
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# 23. Lop |l?p| verb ( lopped , lopping ) cut off (a branch) from a tree. For example, “The tree outside my house was so big we had to lop off a few branches to see outside the window again!” • informal – to remove (something regarded as unwanted). For...
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# 22. Slug – 1. noun, a mollusk (type of creature) that typically lacks a shell. See the post about sea slugs! 2. noun, a hard hit. 3. verb, hit (someone) very hard. 4. ( slug it out) settle a dispute or contest by fighting or competing fiercely. For example, “They went outside to...
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