5TR P2 Flashcards
A defect that makes it difficult to speak or produce the correct sound
Speech impediment
Where the voice rises and falls in a musical way
Singsong
Words that are the names of places or people
Proper nouns
Not following (or abiding by) the rules
Cheating
In a clear and detailed way, leaving no room for confusion
Explicitly
Remarkable and bringing amazing results
Miraculous
To feel hopeful
Get your hopes up
Destroy someone’s plans, disappoint or disillusion
Dash someone’s hopes
Put one’s hope or trust in someone or something
Pin one’s hopes on
to stop hoping that a particular thing will happen
Give up hope
there is practically no limit
The sky’s the limit
to feel too frightened to do something that you had planned to do
Get cold feet
someone who is extremely nervous and worried
Be a bundle of nerves
to force yourself to be brave enough to do something, although you are frightened or worried about it
Pluck up your courage
you are anxious and have a nervous feeling in your stomach
Get butterflies in your stomach
something you do without being certain what will happen as a result
A leap in the dark
In a way that gives too much attention to small details and wants everything to be correct and perfect
Fastidiously
to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion
Belie
the quality of being pleasant and friendly
Amiability
in a way that shows a clear understanding and good judgment of a situation, usually when this results in an advantage
Shrewdly
money paid as a reward
Bounty
smart but sometimes dishonest behavior that you use to deceive someone
Guile
something that divides partners or friends
Rift
a situation in which progress is impossible, especially because the people involved cannot agree
Impasse
a small hole made by a sharp object, especially in a tire
Puncture
a situation in which an economy or industry goes through a period of growth, especially one in which a lot of money is made, followed by a period of little or no growth
Boom and bust
damage or destruction
Wracked
a wood or metal bolt, wedge, or pin for holding part of a machine or structure in place, usually adjusted by a screw or key
Gib
an act of placing your foot somewhere in an awkward way
a mistake
Misstep
a young member of a rich and famous family
Scion
A flag on a ship that shows which country the ship belongs to
Ensign
The leader of a tribe
Chieftain
The act of gradually taking away someone else’s rights, or taking control of someone’s time, work, etc.
Encroachment
covering a wide area
Scattered
A person who keeps their interests and ideas secret, especially someone who has a surprising ability or skill
Dark horse
To laugh or shout insults at someone to show you have no respect for them
Jeered
To arrange for money or property to be given to somebody after your death
Bequeathed
An angry disagreement between two or more people or groups
Quarrel
the legal profession as a whole
the bar
the time when someone starts a position of authority, especially a king or queen
Accession
impossible to find agreement between or with, or impossible to deal with
Irreconciliable
to take something, especially something necessary or pleasant, away from someone
Deprive
someone who is sent as a representative from one government or organization to another
Envoy
to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually:
Undermine
A particular point in time
Juncture
a short interruption in a war or argument, or an agreement to stop fighting or arguing for a period of time
Truce
