18/12/2015 morning Flashcards
oppose
If you oppose someone or oppose their plans or ideas, you disagree with what they want to
they opposed my answer.
rectify
to resolve you change it so that it becomes correct
I am going to rectify this by helping her finish the cooking
abide
to abide is to accept
to comply
to be faithful
I abide by your decision
bewitching
to affect by witchcraft or magic; cast a spell over.
to enchant; charm; fascinate
she had a bewitching smile
drab
something that is dull and boring
it would be catastrophic if her wedding dress was drab
exuberance
the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness
a sense of youthful exuberance hyper
I like to wear bright colours because they match with my personality bright exuberant colourful
entombing
bury or trap something
many people died entombed in the collapsed building
funereal
funereal
▸ adjective having the mournful, sombre character appropriate to a funeral:
Erika was moving at a funereal pace
distress
distress
▸ noun
1 extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain:
to his distress he saw that she was trembling
her fingers flew to her throat in distress.
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someone or a ship or aircraft when in danger or difficulty and needing
help
a distress call.
cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain:
I didn’t mean to distress you
please don’t distress yourself.
static
a. Having no motion
b. Fixed; stationary.
3. Electricity Of, relating to, or producing stationary charges; electrostatic.
1. Interference or noise, such as crackling on a receiver, or radio