1-20 Flashcards
Elated
Adj
ecstatically happy
“after the concert, I felt elated”
Painstaking / Painstakingly
Adj / Adv
done with or employing great care and thoroughness
“painstaking attention to detail”
with great care and thoroughness
“the property has been painstakingly restored by its current owners”
Daunting
Adj
seeming difficult to deal with in prospect; intimidating
“a daunting task”
Besotted
Adj
strongly infatuated
“he became besotted with a local barmaid”
Pertinent
Adj
relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite
“she asked me a lot of very pertinent questions”
Handy
Adj
convenient to handle or use; useful
“a handy desktop encyclopedia”
Delectation
Adj
pleasure and delight
“they had all manner of rock ‘n’ roll goodies for our delectation”
To teem
Verb
be full of or swarming with
“every garden is teeming with wildlife”
Serendipitous
Adj
occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way
“a serendipitous encounter”
To entice
verb
attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage
“a show which should entice a new audience into the theatre”
(At) loggerheads
Noun
in violent dispute or disagreement
“councillors were at loggerheads with the government over the grant allocation”
Array
Noun
an impressive display or range of a particular type of thing
“there is a vast array of literature on the topic”
Attire
Noun
clothes, especially fine or formal ones
“the usually sober attire of British security service personnel”
Belated
Adj
coming or happening later than should have been the case
“a belated apology”
Blatant
Adj
(of bad behaviour) done openly and unashamedly
“blatant lies”
