Tuesday, September 10, 2013

English 10: Vocabulary, Short Story: "The Lamp At Noon" by Sinclair Ross

3. Amends (noun, plural) Actions or deeds to apologize for hurting someone Syn: paying damages, restitution, compensation, Sentence: Sam made amends for throwing eggs at the house; he cleaned up all the damage and wrote a letter of apology. The new law offers no amends for victims of crimes.

4. To permeate (verb) to spread throughout something ie an odour permeates a room Syn: infiltrates, pervades, penetrates The mothball smell permeated the sweater; the stink penetrated the cloth.