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attic [aetik] n.
An attic is a room just below a house’s roof.
—» There were two windows in their attic.chunk [tjAQk] n.
A chunk is a thick, solid piece of something.
—* When they broke open the rock, they saw it was filled with chunks o f gold.c iv i c [sivik] adj.
If something is civic, then it is related to a town or city, especially its government.
—* Most o f the im portant civic buildings are located downtown.descent [disent] n.
A descent is a movement downwards.
—► During the space shuttle’s descent, the Earth became larger and larger.din [din] n.
A din is loud, unpleasant, and extended noise.
—* The din o f the rusty machinery made the factory a horrible place to work.dissatisfy [disseetisfai] v.
To dissatisfy someone means to fail to please them.
—» He was dissatisfied with his meal.fuss [fAs] n.
A fuss is excited or annoyed behavior that is not useful in any way.
—» The child made an awful fuss because she d id n ’t want to go to bed.gourmet [guarmei] adj.
If food is gourmet, then it is nicer and more expensive than regular food.
—► In order to get a gourm et meal, you have to eat at an expensive restaurant.hence [hens] adv.
If something happens hence, then it happens as a result of something.
—► John forgot the key. Hence, we couldn’t open the door.intrinsic [intrinsik] adj.
If something is intrinsic, then it is related to the basic nature of that thing.
—► Paper money has no intrinsic value. It is useful simply because society says it is.I