2013.10.15 word (week6-2)

1.blurt (v.)
to say something suddenly and without thinking, usually because you are nervous or excited
 ▪Peter blurted the news out before we could stop him .

2.obligation (n.)
a moral or legal duty to do something
 ▪We were under obligation to finish the work in a satisfactory way .

3.adapt (v.)
to gradually change your behavior and attitudes so that you get used to a new situation and can deal with it successfully
 ▪He tried hard to adapt himself to the new conditions .

4.adept (adj.)
good at doing something that needs care and skill
 ▪Melissa soon became adept at predicting his moods .

5.adopt (v.)
to legally make another person's child part of your family so that he or she becomes one of your own children
 ▪My mother was adopted when she was four .