📘 Fiske Word Power – Chapter 1: Short Words

  1. gad → ول‌گشتن، بی‌هدف گشتن
    She spent the afternoon gadding about the city instead of working.

  2. fop → مرد خودنما و شیفته‌ی لباس و ظاهر
    The fop checked his reflection in every shop window as he walked.

  3. dun → رنگ قهوه‌ای متمایل به خاکستری / طلبکار شدن
    The horse had a dun coat.
    The landlord kept dunning the tenant for unpaid rent.

  4. ape → تقلید کردن (معمولاً احمقانه)
    He aped his teacher’s accent to make the class laugh.

  5. hex → نفرین، جادو کردن
    The villagers believed the old woman had put a hex on their crops.

  6. ken → حوزه‌ی دانایی و درک
    That theory is beyond my ken.

  7. pox → آبله / نفرین قدیمی (لعنت)
    In the 18th century, smallpox killed millions.
    “A pox on you!” he shouted angrily.

  8. sow → بذر پاشیدن / کاشتن
    Farmers sow seeds in the spring.

  9. vex → آزار دادن، رنجاندن، کلافه کردن
    The noise outside the window vexed her while she was studying.

  10. vie → رقابت کردن
    Several teams are vying for the championship title.