16 Dec Flashcards
rescind
revoke
repeal
peeve
annoy
irritate
vex
fig leaf
a thing intended to conceal a difficulty or embarrassment.
tantamount
as good as
more or less
dabble
take part in an activity in a casual or superficial way;toy with,
immerse (one’s hands or feet) partially in water and move them around gently.
cat’s paw
a person who is used by another to carry out an unpleasant or dangerous task
poised
assured,composed
recede
go or move back or further away from a previous position;diminish
ploy
a cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one’s own advantage;ruse;tactic;stratagem
unnerve
make (someone) lose courage or confidence.
lamentation
the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping.
conflation
the merging of two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, etc. into one.
coalesce
come together to form one mass or whole.
acme
peak,pinnacle
ominous
threatening,menacing,baleful,forbidding,sinister,doomy
repugnant
extremely distasteful; unacceptable.
innocuous
harmless
herald
messenger
harbinger
cajole/coax
persuade
gesticulate
use gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one’s words.
stifle
suffocate
smother
sweltering
inquest
investigation.probe
arrogate
assume,seize
disingenuous
dishonest,underhanded,deceitful
edification
the moral or intellectual instruction or improvement of someone.
rowdyism
noun. rowdy behaviour or tendencies or a habitual pattern of rowdy behaviourthe problem of rowdyism at football matches.
brouhaha
a noisy and overexcited reaction or response to something
perfunctory
(of an action) carried out without real interest, feeling, or effort.
