9B Flashcards
peculiar
unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way
shrine
a place for worship that is holy because of a connection with a holy person or object
sheltered upbringing
to have been as a child protected from harmful, unpleasant, or frightening experiences
deprived (background)
not having the things that are necessary for a pleasant life, such as enough money, food, or good living conditions
flee
to escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear
coup
a sudden illegal, often violent, taking of government power, especially by part of an army
active service
to fight in the front in military
broken home
divorced/ single-parent family
close-knit
(about a group of people) to be close, to support each other
scholarship
an amount of money given by a school, college, university, or other organization to pay for the studies of a person with great ability but little money
rough around the edges
primitive
come to terms with something
to learn to understand and accept something
to have a memory like a sieve/ goldfish
to be forgetful
give sth/ someone a wide berth
avoid someone/ sth
get on like a house on fire
to get on very well and become friends very quickly
to go/ sink like a lead balloon
to attract no support, attention, or interest
sth went down well
sth was well received
as different as night and day
very different, as different as possible
dread to think
I’m looking forward to + ing opposite
take sth out
to remove something from somewhere
draw
to cause a substance, especially blood, to come out of a body
contend
to compete in order to win something
bone of contention
something that two people or groups cannot agree about
assert
1-to say that something is certainly true
2-to do something to show that you have power
get on/ along famously
get along extremely well
get your head round/around sth
to manage to understand something
take a toll
to cause harm or suffering
brink
the point where a new, different, or dangerous situation is about to begin
foster
1-to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings
2-to take care of a child, usually for a limited time, without being the child’s legal parent
bar
to prevent something or someone from doing something or going somewhere, or to not allow something
pull out of
to stop being involved in an activity
up
to increase something such as a price
hail
to publicly praise or show approval for a person or an achievement
toll
1-an amount of money that you have to pay to travel along some main roads, to cross bridges, etc., or to make telephone calls over long distances
2-the total number of bad things or amount of damage that happens as a result of something
clash
to fight or argue or (about two opinions) to be very different from each other
blast
to criticize someone or something severely
blaze
1-to make a new path or way by marking it so that others can follow
2-a large, strong fire
haul
1-to pull something heavy slowly and with difficulty
2-to take something or someone somewhere, especially by force
3-a usually large amount of something that has been stolen or is illegal
hail from somewhere
to come from or to have been born in a particular place
