5TR P1 Flashcards
Claim or argument
Contention
Academic subjects concerned with human culture
Humanities
Kind, intending to do good or helpful
Benign
Aromatic resin from a tree used in perfumes
Frankincense
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (abbreviation)
ADHD
To label or mark something out as bad or disgraceful
To stigmatize
__ a flash of inspiration
Have
__ a new idea
Come up with
__ yourself freely
Express
__ something from a different angle
Come at
__ a new hobby
Take up
__ yourself to work
Devote
__ convention
Break with
__ your own path
Follow
__ the experience of others
Build on
Impossible to avoid
Ineluctable
Not necessary or with no cause
Gratuitous
an object that is respected by a group of people, especially for religious reasons
Totem figure
the oldest, most experienced, and often most respected person of all the people involved in a particular type of work
Doyens
a person who is one of the first people to do something
Pioneer
able to judge fairly because you are not influenced by your own opinions
Unbiased
to breathe quickly and loudly through your mouth, usually because you have been doing something very energetic
Panting
the oldest, most experienced, and often most respected person of all the people involved in a particular type of work
In its wake
Extreme
Blindingly
Cunning people are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particular purpose
Cunning
Something that is nerve-racking is difficult to do and causes a lot of worry for the person involved in it
Nerve-racking
Frightening or violent
Ferocious
making someone feel uncertain and uncomfortable or worried
Disconcerting
Person who has fear of going outside and being in public places or of being in a situation from which it might be difficult to escape or in which help might not be available:
Agoraphobic
in a way that shows no sadness or guilt about doing something wrong
Remorselessly
To bale out
to cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you
Alienating
the set of beliefs, ideas, etc. about the social behavior and relationships of a person or group
Ethos
keeping someone’s interest and attention completely
Enthralling
comfortable and pleasant, especially (of a building) because of being small and warm
Cosy
slightly worried or uncomfortable about a particular situation
Uneasy
If a reason, argument, etc. is compelling, it makes you believe it or accept it because it is so strong:
Compelling
General
Broad
To become
Turning
a rolling movement or jump, either forward or backward, in which you turn over completely, with your body above your head, and finish with your head on top again
Somersault
