21-40 Flashcards
Crook
Noun
a person who is dishonest or a criminal
“the man’s a crook, he’s not to be trusted”
Cumbersome
Adj
slow, large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use; unwieldy
“cumbersome diving suits”
To daub
Verb
carelessly coat or smear (a surface) with a thick or sticky substance
“the walls were daubed with splashes of paint”
Doomed
Adj
certain to fail, die, or be destroyed
“their business venture was doomed from the start”
Egregious
Adj
outstandingly bad; shocking
“egregious abuses of copyright”
Entangled
Adj
cause to become twisted together with or caught in
“fish attempt to swim through the mesh and become entangled”
Era
Noun
a long and distinct period of history.
“the use of steam for power marked the beginning of an era”
Erstwhile
Adj
former, previous
“the erstwhile president of the company”
Eyesore
Adj
a thing that is very ugly, especially a building
“the office crumbled into an eyesore”
To fidget
Verb
make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience
“the audience began to fidget and whisper”
Fleeting
Adj
lasting for a very short time
“for a fleeting moment I saw the face of a boy”
Foolproof
Adj
so simple and easy to understand that it is unable to go wrong or be used wrongly
“this new recipe is supposed to be foolproof”
To forego
Adj
to do without
“to forgo the dessert”
Foremost
Adj
most important or best; leading
“this is one of the country’s foremost arts centres”
To fret
Verb
be constantly or visibly anxious
“She spent the day fretting about/over what she’d said to Nicky”
Fruition
Noun
the successful realization or fulfilment of a plan or project
“the plans have come to fruition rather sooner than expected”
Gimmick
Noun
a trick or device intended to attract attention, publicity, or trade
“it is not so much a programme to improve services as a gimmick to gain votes”
Gist
Noun
the substance or general meaning of a speech or text
“I think I got (= understood) the gist of what she was saying”
Grim
Adj
gloomy and unattractive
“war is a grim business”
Gullible
Adj
easily persuaded to believe something; credulous
“an attempt to persuade a gullible public to spend their money”
