25 - 27 Flashcards
fungible
exchangeable
fungible goods/commodities
fungible assets/bonds
detached
1 showing lack of emotional involvement
Try to take a more detached view.
2 being or feeling set or kept apart from others SYN isolated
“she felt detached from the group”
3 no longer connected or joined SYN separated
“a detached part”
4 a detached house or garage is not joined to another building
upbeat
(positive) and making you feel that good things will happen OPP downbeat
For all the trouble she’s been through, Anna is remarkably upbeat.
unwittingly
in a way that shows you do not know or realize something SYN unknowingly ندونسته
Friedmann had unwittingly broken the law.
terrain
an area of land, when considering its natural features:
The car handles particularly well on rough terrain.
outlaw
to completely stop something by making it illegal غیرقانونی اعلام کردن
The bill would have outlawed several types of guns.
exult
to show that you are very happy and proud, especially because you have succeeded in doing something
exult at/in/over
She exulted in her new discovery.
‘We made the front page!’ Jos exulted.
a sense of exultation
antidote
1 a substance that stops the effects of a poison پادزهر
antidote to
There is no known antidote to a bite from this snake.
2 something that makes an unpleasant situation better
laughter, the antidote to stress
painstaking
very careful and thorough SYN meticulous. Minute
The work had been done with painstaking attention to detail.
Chris described in painstaking detail what had happened.
miscellaneous
a miscellaneous set of things or people includes many different things or people that do not seem to be connected with each other. Like motley
a miscellaneous assortment of books
They receive a grant of £1,094 to cover the cost of miscellaneous expenses.
flinch
to react to pain by wincing, pulling away, or cringing. Often it’s used to describe a person who shows a moment of weakness or fright: he was so tough, I thought he’d never flinch, but snakes really freak him out.
unflinching: not changing or becoming weaker, even in a very difficult or dangerous situation
unflinching courage
dapper
شسته رفته
a man who is dapper is nicely dressed, has a neat appearance, and is usually small or thin
a dapper little man in a grey suit
subsequent
happening or coming after something else → consequent
These skills were passed on to subsequent generations.
subsequent pages of the book
subsequent to something
events that happened subsequent to the accident
destined
adj
مقدر شده
there is little about us that is completely destined.
oppressive
1 powerful, cruel, and unfairظالم
an oppressive military regime
2 weather that is oppressive is unpleasantly hot with no movement of air
the oppressive heat of the afternoon
3 a situation that is oppressive makes you unhappy, worried, or uncomfortable
an oppressive silence
an oppressive atmosphere