2020-09-08 new words from The Li

1. catastrophe /kəˈtæs.trə.fi/ n.
   a sudden event that causes very great trouble or destruction.

2. baobab /ˈbeɪ.əʊ.bæb/ n.
   a short tree with a thick trunk (= main stem) that grows in Africa and Australia, and lives for a very long time.

3. herd /hɜːd/ n.
   a large group of animals of the same type that live and feed together.

4. obliged /əˈblaɪdʒd/ n.

5. effort /ˈef.ət/ n.

6. seize /siːz/ v.
   to take something quickly and keep or hold it.

7. stretch /stretʃ/ v.
   to cause something to reach, often as far as possible, in a particular direction.

8. timidly /ˈtɪm.ɪd.li/ adv.
   in a shy or nervous way.

9. sprig /sprɪɡ/ n.
   a single small plant stem with leaves on it.

10. inoffensively /ˌɪn.əˈfen.sɪvli/ adv.
    not causing any harm or offence.

11. sprout /spraʊt/ v.
    to produce leaves, hair, or other new developing parts,
    or (of leaves, hair, and other developing parts) to begin to grow.

12.radish /ˈræd.ɪʃ/ n.
a small vegetable, usually red or white and round or shaped like a finger, that grows underground and is usually eaten uncooked in salads.

13. infest /ɪnˈfest/ v.
    (of animals and insects that carry disease) to cause a problem by being present in large numbers.

14. discipline /ˈdɪs.ə.plɪn/ n.
    training that makes people more willing to obey or more able to control themselves, often in the form of rules, and punishments if these are broken, or the behaviour produced by this training.

15. resemble /rɪˈzem.bəl/ v.
    to look like or be like someone or something.

16. tedious /ˈtiː.di.əs/ adj.
    boring.

17. inhabit /ɪnˈhæb.ɪt/ v.
    to live in a place.

18. tone /təʊn/ n.

19. inspiring /ɪnˈspaɪə.rɪŋ/ adj.
    encouraging, or making you feel you want to do something.

20. necessity /nəˈses.ə.ti/ n.