32.Out, idle words, servants to shallow fools! Unprofitable sounds, weak arbitrators Flashcards
Refer
Hand over; send, direct, or turn for information, help, or action; (refer to) direct attention to or speak about; assign to or think of as caused by.
a. Let us refer the dispute to the dean( a priest of high rank)
b. Our teacher referred us to the dictionary for the meaning of the difficult words in the novel.
c. The speaker referred to a verse in the Bible to support his theory.
Distress
Great pain or sorrow; misfortune; dangerous or difficult situation; to cause pain or make unhappy.
a. The family was in great distress over the accident that maimed Kenny. [Main: wound or injure someone very seriously. verb]
b. My teacher was distressed by the dismal performance of our class on the final examination.
c. Long, unscheduled delays @ the station cause distress to commuters.
[Sought] = p.p of seek
Diminish
Make or become smaller in size, amount or importance. [Dwindle]
a. The excessive heat diminished as the sun went down.
b. Our diminishing supply of food was carefully wrapped & placed with the baggage.
c. The latest news from the battlefront confirms the report of diminishing military activity.
Maximum
The greatest amount; greatest possible.
a. Chris acknowledged that the maximum he had ever walked in one day was fifteen miles.
b. We would like to exhibit this rare collection to the maximum number of visitors.
c. The committee anticipated the maximum attendance of the first day of performance.
Flee
Run away; go quickly. [ P.P = fled]
a. The fleeing outlaws were pursued by the police. [pursue your ambitions]
b. One could clearly see the clouds fleeing before the wind.
c. The majority of students understand that they cannot flee from their responsibilities.
Vulnerable
Capable of being injured; open to attack, sensitive to criticism, influences, etc. [ opposite: invulnerable]
a. Achilles was vulnerable only in his heel.
b. The investigator’s nimble mind quickly located the vulnerable spot in the defendant’s alibi.
c. A vulnerable target for the thieves is a solitary traveler.
{ Be vulnerable to sth }
Signify
Mean; be a sign of; make known by signs, words, or actions; have importance. To be sign of sth.
a. “Oh!” signifies surprise.
b. A gift of such value signifies more than a casual relationship.
c. The word “Fragile” stamped on a carton signifies that it must be handled with caution.
The image of lion signified power & strength.
Mythology
Legends or stories that usually attempt to explain sth in nature.
a. The story of Proserpina & Cres explaining the seasons is typical of Greek mythology.
b. From a study of mythology we can conclude that the ancients were concerned with the wonders of nature.
c. Ancient mythology survives to this day in popular expressions such as “Herculean task” or “Apollo project”.
Colleague
Associate; fellow worker( peer).
a. The captain gave credit for the victory to his valiant colleagues.
b. Who would have predicted that our pedestrian colleague would one day win the Nobel Prize for medicine?
c. We must rescue our colleagues from their wretched condition.
adjective
1 someone who is wretched is very unhappy or ill, and you feel sorry for them :
the poor, wretched girl
2 if you feel wretched, you feel guilty and unhappy because of something bad that you have done :
Guy felt wretched about it now.
3 [ only before noun ] making you feel annoyed or angry :
Where is that wretched boy?
4 literary extremely bad or unpleasant SYN miserable :
I was shocked to see their wretched living conditions.
— wretchedly adverb
— wretchedness noun [ uncountable ]
Torment
Cause very great pain to; worry or annoy very much; cause of very great pain; very great pain.
a. Persistent headaches tormented him.
b. The illustrations in our history text show the torments suffered by the victims of the French revolution.
c. The logical way to end the torment of doubt over the examination is to spend adequate time in study.
In torment: She lay awake all night in torment.
Provide
To supply; to state as a condition; to prepare for or against some situation.
Provide an agenda /\ Provide a chance
a. How can we provide job opportunities for all our graduates?
b. Hal said he would bring the ball provided he would be allowed to pitch.
c. The government is obligated, among other things, to provide for the common welfare & secure the blessings of peace for all citizens.
Loyalty
Faithfulness to a person, government, idea, custom, or the like.
a. The monarch referred to his knights’ loyalty with pride.
b. Nothing is so important to transmit to the youth as the sacredness of layalty to one’s country.
c. Out of a sense of loyalty to his friends, Michael was willing to suffer torments, & he therefore refused to identify his colleagues in the plot.
