18/11/2015 evening 3 Flashcards
hoax
trick.An act to deceive or trick.There wasn’t a bomb in the school at all-it was just a hoax.
feeble
weak and lacking bodily strength-
too feeble to climb a hill.
Having little strength,
faint a feeble voice
can mean not convincing-his feeble attempt at avoiding the teacher failed miserably.
lacking in substance or effectiveness: feeble arguments
fatigue
- Physical or mental weariness resulting from effort or activity.
- Something, such as tiring effort or activity, that causes tiredness or weariness:
the fatigue of a long hike
twilight
the time of day when the sun is just below the horizon between sunset and dark.
It can mean something towards the end.he was approaching the twilight of his career.
twilight hours the time in the morning between darkness and the beginning of light
calamity
calamity
an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster:
emergency measures may be necessary in order to avert a calamity
a state or feeling of deep distress or misery
the calamity of war
curb
to control yourself.curb your exuberance.
If you curb an emotion or your behavior, you keep it under control. He curbed his temper.
sly
cunning or wily: sly as a fox.
stealthy, insidious, or secret.
playfully artful, mischievous, or roguish: sly humor.
If you describe someone or their behavior as sly , you mean that they are clever at achieving what they want, especially by tricking people. This is a sly politician.
artful
artful
If you describe someone as artful, you mean that they are clever and skillful at achieving what they want, especially by deceiving people
using his artful ways he got the bank account number
2 showing creative skill or taste:
an artful photograph of a striking woman.
using skill
the goalkeeper artfully tipped the ball over the crossbar
cunning
having or showing skill by using deceit(trickery or lying).In this world you have to be cunning and cruel. You set up Bob so you are obviously cunning.
coarse
something feels rough or harsh.or has large particles - coarse sand. A persons features not formed or proportioned. His coarse ugly features contorted with rage.a person speech rude vulgar or nasty.a man of coarse speech. contorted means twist or bend out of normal shape.
