SMA CC XII B - IPA

ini vocab yg dari module 2. uda lengkap smw kata2 anehnya, kl hafal smwnya minimal 90 dapetlah (kayanya... ngasal doang sih). wakakak. selamat belajar! :D


Paragraph 1 (line 1-5)


graceful : anggun

sleek : smooth (halus)

amiable : friendly

dangling : hanging

amuse : cause person to laugh or smile

pounce : make sudden attack on

crinkled : form crinkles, wrinkle, crease (lecek)

endearing : make dear to

testify : to give witness (bersaksi)

solitude : loneliness

endurable : bisa ditahan

solitude endurable : kesendiriannya bisa ditahan (di ceritanya mksdnya kl sama kucing jd ga brasa alone gt)


Paragraph 2 (line 6-21)


stem : spring or originate from (berdasarkan, di ceritanya "stem from the fact that they are specialized hunters", bukan batang taneman ya.. haha)

slither : to move around fragile objects (melata, inget aja Slytherin di harpot, mirip2 kan uler melata gt haha)

delicate : fragile / easy to break

impending : likely to happen / imminent

burrow : sarang

probing : likely to investigate

bat around : potter aimlessly (kaya dimainin randomly gt, kaya kl kucing mainin bola wool)

rehearsing : practising

gruesome : sadistic / very unpleasant to be seen

frenzy : turning crazy and mad / being outrageous (menggila)

arouse : cause (mengakibatkan)

superstitions : takhayul

remnants : remainings (sisa-sisa)

embark : engage in


Paragraph 3 (line 22-27)


eerie : gloomy / strange / weird
shiver : trembled with cold and fear

pick up : acquire by chance or casually (beda loh sm ngambil, disini ceritanya malem2, nangkep pandangannya kucing)


Paragraph 4 (line 28-36)


costly : expensive

elaborately : highly developed; work out in detail (dilakukan seperfect mungkin)

unearthed : discover by search or in course of digging and rummaging

hoard : carefully kept store something (disimpen hati2)


Paragraph 5 (line 37-43)


domesticate : to tame / turn wilds into domestic (menjinakkan)

smuggle : import or export goods ilegally


Paragraph 6 (line 44-51)


put about : spread (rumour etc)


Paragraph 7 (line 52-66)


torment : severe physical or mental suffering

reading : entertainment at which thing is read

stuff : dipaksa masuk (misalnya masukin barang ke keranjang, dipaksa masukin brg dlm situ sampe penuh)

procession : number of persons etc. going along in orderly succession, esp. as ceremony or demonstration or festivity (arak2an)

persecution : subject to constant hostility and ill-treatment, esp. on grounds of religious or political beliefs

dummy : model or object serving to replace real or normal one (misalnya patung2 di toko pakaian bwt gantiin org beneran)


Paragraph 8 (line 67-75)


fare : progress, get on

crossfire : firing (of guns) in two crossing directions; opposition, interrogation, etc., from several sides at once (biarpun yg di ul kmrn bukan tembak2an, tp intinya gt kaya ada 2 kubu ngadu gt)

condemn : express utter disapproval of something

refined : characterized by polish or elegance or subtlety

virtuous : possessing or showing moral rectitude (intinya kaya org yg baek gt, bijaksana, bermoral)

solitary : living alone, not gregarious, without companions, lonely


Paragraph 9 (line 76-85)


privileges : hak istimewa

pampered : over-indulge, spoiled person (dimanja)

vermin : noxious or parasitic worms or insects

render : give assistance, help; submit or send in

dignity : composed and serious manner or style; being worthy of honour or respect


Paragraph 10 (line 86-96)


wind in and out : keluar masuk (kayanya, ga ada di kamus, di ceritanya gini "they wind in and out of our superstitions...")

scamper : move or run hastily or impulsively

prose : ordinary non-metrical form of (esp. written) language (prosa)

verse : metrical composition; stanza of metrical lines (metrical tuh kaya ada aturan ukurannya misalnya brp baris gt, kaya puisi atau syair)

instinctively : dengan pake insting

inquisitive : seeking knowledge; unduly curious, prying (intinya rasa ingin tahu lebih atau kepo)