المفردات

· stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter

the sea was churning in the storm

· become widely known and passed on

the rumor spread

· an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement

the student's essay failed to list several important citations

· smoothly and without difficulty; precisely and deftly

the gymnast landed flawlessly

· hold in a tight grasp

clench a steering wheel

· the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

the climax of the artist's career

· a feeling of being intimate and belonging together

their closeness grew as the night wore on

· work together on a common enterprise or project

The soprano and the pianist did not get together very well

· act of working jointly

they worked either in collaboration or independently

· someone who assists in a plot

the musician and the librettist were collaborators

· express approbation of

His paintings commend him to the artistic world

· an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement

words of approval seldom passed his lips

· of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other

‘male’ and ‘female’ are complementary terms

· acting according to certain accepted standards

their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices

· conveying or resembling a compliment

a complimentary remark

· an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid

he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident

· be in accord; be in agreement

We agreed on the terms of the settlement

· qualified by reservations

conditional acceptance of the terms

· reveal in private; tell confidentially

The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret

· concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

she was in labor for six hours

· be similar, be in line with

We must adjust to the bad economic situation

· correspondence in form or appearance

their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices

· summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

raise the specter of unemployment

· characterized by extreme care and great effort

conscientious application to the work at hand