My English Words List - June - 2025

scorch

scorch

verb

scorching sun

resort

resort

noun

a place of popular resort

Cochin is a resort village. People go there on vacation.

amenable

amenable

adjective

The data is amenable to analysis.

whatever you decide to do, I’m amenable—just let me know.

ale

ale

noun

A glass of real ale from an English pub

The bar serves two very different ales.

brew

brew

verb

The restaurant also brews its own ginger ale and root beer.

noun

I’ll buy you a brew.

dizzy

dizzy

adjective

The children were dizzy after spinning in circles.

Complex math problems make me dizzy.

looking down from dizzy heights

cumin

cumin

noun

Cumin

Blend the oil, garlic, ginger, oregano, black pepper, cumin, cloves, cinnamon and tomato paste together until smooth and heat them in a small pan until fragrant. — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 June 2025