25th June List Flashcards
Pugnacious (adjective)
eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight
Lurid (adjective)
presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms, exaggerated, overdramatised
Rankle (verb)
(of a comment or fact) cause continuing annoyance or resentment.
Desperado/Bandit
a desperate or reckless person, especially a criminal.
Prostrate (verb/adjective)
lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downwards.
completely overcome or helpless, especially with distress or exhaustion.
Weary (adjective/verb)
feeling or showing extreme tiredness, especially as a result of excessive exertion.
reluctant to see or experience any more of; tired of.
Erstwhile (adjective/adverb)
former/formerly
Stoutly (adverb)
with courage and determination/in a strong and sturdy manner.
Chastise/reprimand/castigate (verb)
criticise (someone) severely
Luminous (adjective)
giving off light; bright or shining.
Crucify (verb)
INFORMAL
criticize (someone) severely and unrelentingly.
Intimate (verb)
state or make known
Sagging/drooping/wilting (adjective)
sinking or bulging downwards under weight or pressure or through lack of streng
Lampoon/Satirize (verb)
sinking or bulging downwards under weight or pressure or through lack of streng
Cavalry (noun)
(in the past) soldiers who fought on horseback.
Deluge (noun/verb)
overwhelm with a flood.
Recede (verb)
go or move back or further away from a previous position/(of a quality, feeling, or possibility) gradually diminish.
Tantamount (adjective)
equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.
Temperament (noun)
a person’s or animal’s nature, especially as it permanently affects their behaviour.
Perplexing/Perplexed (adjective/verb)
completely baffling; very puzzling
Looming (adjective/verb)
(of an event) seemingly about to happen and regarded as ominous or worrying/appearing as a vague or shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening.
Perpetrate (verb)
carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action).
Drivel (noun/verb)
nonsense/talk nonsense.
Superintendent
a person who manages or superintends an organization or activity.
synonyms: manager, director, administrator
Concession (noun)
a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands
Bulwark (noun)
A defensive wall
Foreclose (verb)
take possession of a mortgaged property when the mortgagor fails to keep up their mortgage payments/rule out or prevent (a course of action).
Procure (verb)
obtain (something), especially with care or effort.
Gnawing (adjective/verb)
persistently worrying or distressing/bite at or nibble something persistently/cause persistent distress or anxiety
Sumptuous (adjective)
splendid and expensive-looking, lavish
Approbation (formal: noun)
approval or praise.
Gallantry (noun)
courageous behaviour, especially in battle/
polite attention or respect given by men to women.
