🍬 Flashcards
You sold it to me, so if it breaks I’ll hold you responsible (= consider you to blame).
a legal decision that we hold to be unconstitutional…
Legend holds that coffee was discovered in western countries…
Hold: to believe an idea or opinion
Tourism has acted as a stimulant to the country’s economy.
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Today caffeine is the most widly used brain stimulant in the world.
Caffeine, which is found in coffee and tea, is a mild stimulant.
Stimulant, stimulate:
something that makes or causes something else to grow or develop.
a substance, such as a drug, that makes the mind or body more active.
We need to take vitamin B to boost our body receptors.
Receptors: a nerve that sends messages to the brain.
This chemical substance goes into overdrive…
Goes into: to change to a different state.
He put the car into overdrive.
His acting career is in overdrive.
The reporters went into overdrive to finish their stories on time.
The official propaganda machine went into overdrive when war broke out.
Overdrive: a state of great activity, effort, or hard work.
She couldn’t suppress her anger/annoyance/delight.
So actually coffee doesn’t stimulate yur brain it just suppresses the part that makes you drowsy.
Suppress: to prevent sth from developing or working.
Drowsy: groggy: feeling sleepy.
Stopping cold is hard if you are addicted to coffee.
Stopping cold: to halt suddenly
While the equivalent of a hundred cups of coffee can kill you …
There’s a general equivalence between the two concepts.
She’s doing the equivalent job in the new company but for more money.
Equivalent(adj and n) Sth equal or simiar to sth.
Equivalence: n
Drinking coffee in moderation can be good for you.
In moderation: in a way that is not excessive.
I have a craving for chocolate.
Craving: a strong feeling of wanting something.
Going out to eat is not generally an every day occurrence.
Occurrence: sth that happens everyday.
The factory explosion in the city made headlines.
Headline: a major story in news
The accident serves as a reminder to always wear your seatbelt.
Serve: to be used as a particular purpose.
A government think tank said we should cut taxes.
Think tank: a group of people who generates new ideas.
a group of experts brought together, usually by a government, to develop ideas on a particular subject and to make suggestions for action
He made the fatal mistake/error of believing what they told him.
It just shows how you should never say how well things are going for you - it’s fatal (= it causes bad things to happen).
Fatal, fatally
very serious and having an important bad effect in the future.
This illness is fatal in almost all cases.
the fatal shooting of an unarmed 15-year-old.
A man fatally stabbed 2 women …
Fatal: A fatal illness, accident, etc. causes death.
She embezzled thousands of dollars from the charity.
Embezzle: ​
to secretly take money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for.
His financial problems escalated after he became unemployed.
The escalating rate of inflation will almost certainly bring escalating prices.
Escalate: to become or make something become greater or more serious
Chile’s constitutional court approved a law that partially lifts the country’s ban on abortion. In the case that the mother’s life is at risk and when the pregnancy is the result of rape!
Abort, abortion:
to stop the development of a baby that has not been born, usually by having a medical operation.
an irresistible offer
She gave me one of those irresistible smiles and I just had to agree.
Less than a decade ago Islamic parties were an irresistble force in the Middle East.
Irresistable:
impossible to refuse, oppose, or avoid because it is too pleasant, attractive, or strong.
The bomb, which killed 15 people, was the worst of a series of terrorist outrages.
It’s an outrage (= it is shocking and morally unacceptable) that so much public money should have been wasted in this way.
Outrage: a shocking, morally unacceptable, and usually violent action.
A proposed five percent cut in pay has outraged staff at the warehouse.
Outrage:(especially of an unfair action or statement) to cause someone to feel very angry, shocked, or upset.
Primary health care is not flashy, but it works.
flashy clothes
a flashy car
flashy gold jewellery
Flashy: ​
looking too bright, big, and in a way that is intended to get attention and admiration.
Infectious laugh
Infectious disease
Infectious: able to be passed by one person to another.
the mortality rate
Infant mortality is much higher in the poorest areas of the city.
Mortality:
the number of deaths within a particular society and within a particular period of time.
His experience makes him eminently suitable for this role.
An eminent historian.
Eminent: famous, respected, importan
an immaculate garden/room.
The pianist gave an absolutely immaculate performance of the piece..
Immaculate:
perfectly clean and tidy or in perfect condition , perfectly correct
Be careful what you say - he’s rather irritable today.
“Don’t disturb me again,” she said in an irritable (= angry) voice.
Irritable: becoming annoyed very easily.
The most quintessential part of human’s life must be hope.
Quintessential: being the most typical example or most important part of something.
The prime minister is to meet his European counterparts to discuss the war against drugs.
Counterpart :
A person or thing that has the same purpose as another one in a different place or organization .
a self-deprecating manner/remark
Self-deprecating: trying to make yourself, your abilities, or your achievements seem less important.
You must learn to prioritize your work.
Prioritize:
to decide which of a group of things are the most important so that you can deal with them first.
The blue light emitted by mobile phones inhibits the output of a sleep-including hormone.
Output: an amount of something produced by a person, machine, factory, country, etc.
This offbeat tips may help improve the quality of your slumber
Offbeat:​
unusual and strange and therefore surprising or noticeable
Slumber: sleep
Chronic sleep deprivation isn’t just making us groggy ; it can harm our health.
They used sleep deprivation as a form of torture.
There were food shortages and other deprivations during the Civil War.
Deprivation: a situation in which you do not have things or conditions that are usually considered necessary for a pleasant life.
I walked at a brisk speed because it started to rain.
Brisk: in a quick and active manner.
an engaging smile/manner/person
Engaging: pleasant, attractive, and charming
He told one or two amusing anecdotes about his years as a policeman.
Anecdote: a short, often funny story, especially about something someone has done.
I’m taking $400 - I think that should suffice.
Suffice : to be enough
