11/22/63 Flashcards
Plump
quite fat
полный, пухлый
Pester
to annoy someone by asking them something again and again
докучать, надоедать
[ + to do sth ] He’s been pestering me to go out with him all week.
Maim
to injure someone permanently
калечить
Thousands of innocent people have been killed or maimed by landmines.
Snazzy
modern and stylish in a way that attracts attention:
Paula’s wearing a very snazzy pair of shoes!
He designs snazzy new graphics for software packages.
Ostentatious
too obviously showing your money, possessions, or power, in an attempt to make other people notice and admire you:
They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their leaders.
an ostentatious gesture/manner
Debonair
confident, stylish, and charming (typically used of a man).
Vanity
behaviour which shows someone is too interested in their own appearance and thinks they are very attractive
Flabbergasted
extremely surprised
Blab
to talk carelessly or too much, often telling others something you should keep secret:
Someone blabbed to the press.
Teensy
very small:
Hong Kong’s budget guesthouses consist of teensy rooms in converted apartments.
To be honest, the book was a teensy bit (= a little) dull.
Cramped
not having enough space or time:
a cramped room/house
We have six desks in this room, so we’re a little cramped (for space).
I have a very cramped schedule.
Innocuous
completely harmless (= causing no harm): Some mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact poisonous.
Subjugation
the act of defeating people or a country and ruling them in a way that allows them no freedom:
They are bravely resisting subjugation by their more powerful neighbours.
Jot
to make a quick short note of something:
Could you jot your address and phone number in my address book?
Loony
Crazy, foolish
Hunch
a feeling or guess that something might be true, when there is no proof
предчувствие, чутье
My hunch is that he will resign.
I had a hunch that he would get the job.
Equanimity
a calm mental state, especially after a shock or disappointment or in a difficult situation:
He received the news of his mother’s death with remarkable equanimity.
Three years after the tragedy she has only just begun to regain her equanimity.
Resplendent
having a very bright or beautiful appearance:
the queen’s resplendent purple robes
I saw Anna at the other end of the room, resplendent in a red cocktail dress.
Bereft
not having something or feeling great loss:
Alone now and almost penniless, he was bereft of hope.
After the last of their children had left home the couple felt utterly bereft.
Jingoistic
related to the belief that your own country is always best:
jingoistic nationalism
A lot of the war movies were very jingoistic.
Drowsy
being in a state between sleeping and being awake:
The room is so warm it’s making me feel drowsy.
Risque
slightly indecent and liable to shock, especially by being sexually suggestive.
Devise
to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination:
He’s good at devising language games that you can play with students in class.
The cartoon characters Snoopy and Charlie Brown were devised by Charles M. Schultz.
Gist
the most important pieces of information about something, or general information without details:
That was the gist of what he said.
I think I got (= understood) the gist of what she was saying.
Penhchant
a liking for, an enjoyment of, or a habit of doing something, especially something that other people might not like:
a penchant for melodrama/skiing/exotic clothes
Her penchant for disappearing for days at a time worries her family.
Mire
to cause something to sink in deep, wet, sticky earth, or fig. to cause someone or an activity to become trapped in a difficult situation:
fig. At the time the country was mired in the Great Depression.
Peck
to give someone a quick kiss, especially on the side of the face:
He pecked his aunt on the cheek.
When a bird pecks, it bites, hits, or picks up something small with its beak:
The birds learn to peck holes in the milk bottle tops.
Geese were pecking around for food.
Chickens pecked at the seeds which covered the ground.
Suss (suss smth out)
to realize, understand, or discover something:
As you’ve probably sussed by now, Chris likes football.
The Government has sussed that middle-class parents are better at getting their children into good schools.
I kept waking up with a headache and in the end I sussed what was causing it.
Gouge
to dig or cut into something in a rough or violent way:
He drove into some railings and gouged a hole in the back of his car.
A symbol was gouged into the surface of the wood.
Play
Go have fun
Hillbilly
an unsophisticated country person, as associated originally with the remote regions of the Appalachians.
distraught
extremely upset and unhappy
Snatch
to take hold of something suddenly and roughly:
He snatched the photos out of my hand before I had a chance to look at them.
figurative Running the best race of his career, Fletcher snatched (= only just won) the gold medal from the Canadian champion.
Obdurate
extremely determined to act in a particular way and not to change despite what anyone else says:
The president remains obdurate on immigration.
