17 March 2015

17 March 2015

-beckon-ed ( verb )

·         signal with the hand or nod @ wave

-She beckoned to her friend

·         appear inviting

-the shop window decorations beckoned

·         summon with a wave, nod or some other gesture

- when I arrived at the bus station my mother beckoned me

-jostle ( verb )

·         make one’s way by jostling, pushing or shoving

-we had to jostle our way to the front of the platform

·         come into rough contact while moving

-the passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train

-solemn ( adjective )

·         dignified and sombre in manner or character and committed to keeping promise

-he gave me a solemn promise

-the judge was solemn as he pronounced the sentence

·         characterized by a firm and humourless belief in the validity of you opinion @ sincere, earnest

-a film with a solemn social message

-remuneration ( nouns )

·         money that is paid regularly for doing work

-remunerations were paid by cash

·         the act of paying for goods, service or to recompense for losses

-adequate remuneration for his work

-tariff ( nouns ) ( verb )

·         a government tax on import or export

-they signed a treaty to lower tariffs on trade between their countries

·         charge of tariff

-he tariffs the imported goods in his shop