10 Flashcards
taciturnity (n)
/ˌtæsɪˈtɜːrnəti/
the tendency not to say very much, in a way that seems unfriendly
grisly (a)
/ˈɡrɪzli/
extremely unpleasant and frightening and usually connected with death and violence.
E.g a grisly crime
inevitability (n)
/ɪnˌevɪtəˈbɪləti/
the fact that something cannot be avoided or prevented
E.g.
- The inevitability of death
- There was an inevitability about their defeat.
parabola (n)
parabolic (a)
/pəˈræbələ/
a curve like the path of an object thrown into the air and falling back to earth
E.g. A ball thrown over a long distance travels in a parabola.
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parabolic curves
sentiment (n)
sentimental (a)
/ˈsentɪmənt/
(n) a feeling or an opinion, especially one based on emotions.
E.g. This is a sentiment I wholeheartedly agree with.
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/ˌsentɪˈmentl/
(a) connected with your emotions, rather than reason.
- He has a strong sentimental attachment to the place.
- She kept the letters for sentimental reasons.
- The ring wasn’t worth very much but it had great sentimental value.
boredom (n)
the state of feeling bored; the quality of being very boring
- I started to eat too much out of sheer boredom.
- Television helps to relieve the boredom of the long winter evenings.
- I noticed her short attention span and low boredom threshold (= she got bored very quickly).
hypocritical (a)
ˌ/hɪpəˈkrɪtɪkl/
pretending to have moral standards or opinions that you do not actually have
- It would be hypocritical of me to have a church wedding when I don’t believe in God.
shun
/ʃʌn/
shun somebody/something: to avoid somebody/something
- She was shunned by her family when she remarried.
an actor who shuns publicity
- The company has long been shunned by ethical investors.
benign (a)
non-benign (a)
(of people) kind and gentle; not hurting anybody
furtive alibis
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