Matching Pairs VocabularyOnline version Vocabulary activity based on the article "How Laughter Can Help Us Learn A Foreign Language" by George Oliver. by M. Julieta Armando 1 Aid (v.) 2 (be) caught up in (something) 3 Glean (from something/somebody) (v.) 4 Halcyon (adj.) 5 Sordid (adj.) 6 Trudge (v.) 7 Aspersions (n.) 8 Cast (v.) 9 Assert (v.) critical or unpleasant remarks or judgements to obtain information, knowledge, etc., sometimes with difficulty not moral or honest to help somebody/something to do something, especially by making it easier to become involved in something (of a period of time in the past) peaceful and happy to walk slowly or with heavy steps, because you are tired or carrying something heavy to say, do or suggest something that makes people doubt something or think that sth/somebody is less honest, good, etc. to obtain information, knowledge, etc., sometimes with difficulty