Vocabulary Notes (Week Four)

1. mock (v.)
    /mɒk/
     to laugh at someone, often by copying them in a funny but unkind way 
    They were mocking him because he kept falling off his bike. 

2. respective (adj.)
    /rɪˈspek.tɪv/

     relating or belonging to each of the separate people or things you have just mentioned 

    Everyone would go into the hall for assembly and then afterwards we'd go to our respective     

    classes.

3. Holy Grail (n.)

    /ˌhəʊ.liˈɡreɪl/

   a cup believed to have been used by Jesus Christ at the meal before his deathReligious objects      / something that is extremely difficult to find or get 

  Sustained nuclear fusion is the holy grail of the power industry.

4. encounter (v.)

    /ɪnˈkaʊn.tər/

    to meet someone unexpectedly 

   On their way home they encountered a woman selling flowers.

5. idealize (v.)

    /aɪˈdɪə.laɪz/

    to think of or represent someone or something as better than they are 

    Why do people idealize their school days?