2020-09-11 new words from The Li

petal /ˈpet.əl/ n.
any of the usually brightly coloured parts that together form most of a flower.

shrub /ʃrʌb/ n.
a large plant with a rounded shape formed from many small branches growing either directly from the ground or from a hard stem, grown in gardens.

bud /bʌd/ n.
a small part of a plant, that develops into a flower or leaf.

miraculous /mɪˈræk.jə.ləs/ adj.
very effective or surprising, or difficult to believe.

apparition /ˌæp.əˈrɪʃ.ən/ n.
the spirit of a dead person appearing in a form that can be seen.

emerge /ɪˈmɜːdʒ/ v.
to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something.

shelter /ˈʃel.tər/ n.
(a building designed to give) protection from bad weather, danger, or attack.

rumpled /ˈrʌm.pəld/ adj.
creased (= not smooth) and untidy.

poppy /ˈpɒp.i/ n.
a plant with large, delicate flowers that are typically red and have small, black seeds.

radiance /ˈreɪ.di.əns n.
happiness, beauty, or good health that you can see in someone's face.

coquettish /kɒkˈet.ɪʃ/ adj.
trying to attract attention by pretending to be sexually interested in someone, in a pleasant but not serious way.

adornment /əˈdɔːn.mənt/ n.
something decorative, or the act of decorating something or someone.

painstaking /ˈpeɪnzˌteɪ.kɪŋ/ adj.
extremely careful and correct, and involving a lot of effort.

precision /prɪˈsɪʒ.ən/ n.
the quality of being exact.

yawn /jɔːn/ v.
to open the mouth wide and take a lot of air into the lungs and slowly send it out, usually when tired or bored.

restrain /rɪˈstreɪn/ v.
to control the actions or behaviour of someone by force, especially in order to stop them from doing something, or to limit the growth or force of something.

abashed /əˈbæʃt/ adj.
embarrassed.

sprinkling /ˈsprɪŋ.kəl.ɪŋ/ n.
small pieces or drops of something that are dropped over a surface.

torment /ˈtɔː.ment/ n.
great mental suffering and unhappiness, or great physical pain.

vanity /ˈvæn.ə.ti/ n
the fact that you are too interested in your appearance or achievements.

objected v.
to feel or express opposition to or dislike of something or someone:

draft n.
a current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room.

verge /vɜːdʒ/ n.
the edge or border of something.

remorse /rɪˈmɔːs/ n.
a feeling of sadness and being sorry for something you have done.

confided /kənˈfaɪd/ v.
to tell something secret or personal to someone who you trust not to tell anyone else.

fragrance /ˈfreɪ.ɡrəns/ n.
a sweet or pleasant smell.

perfumed /ˈpɜː.fjuːmd / adj.
having a pleasant perfume.

claw /klɔː/ n.
one of the sharp curved nails at the end of each of the toes of some animals and birds.

strategem /ˈstræt.ə.dʒəm/ n.
a carefully planned way of achieving or dealing with something, often involving a trick.

inconsistent /ˌɪn.kənˈsɪs.tənt/ adj.
If a reason, idea, opinion, etc. is inconsistent, different parts of it do not agree, or it does not agree with something else.