Actual Test Voca (dec2014~) Flashcards
burgeon
flourish
succumb
fail to resist
recant
deny, renounce, repudiate
hunch
feeling, guess based on intuition
how did you know i would be here?
it was just a hunch.
my hunch is that the stock is going to go up in value.
knack
clever trick, stratagem
got a knack for improvisation
tried every knack to get what she wanted
when you’re depressed, you can lose the KNACK for enjoying life.
break them in
break in a new pair of shoes to make them fit comfortably to one’s feet
dwadle
move slowly, deliberately with the rationale delaying the start of any task that you’re less than enthused about
propitious
favourable, auspicious, promising
a propitious time to start a business
a propitious start for the summer blockbusters
the timing seemed propitious
compoundly
involving or used in combination
gear towards
design, organise sth so that it’s suitable for a particular purpose
flicker
sudden brief movement, hint
the light kept flickering off and on.
thoughts flickered through his mind.
a smile flickered across her face.
dress sth up
add something to make it more attractive
seminal
highly original and influencing the development of future events
SEMINAL ideas, artists
motley
made up of many different people or things
variegated in colour
composed of diverse often incongruous elements
a motley coat
a motley crowd
COPIOUS
HEFTY
large in amount, number
profuse, exuberant in words, style
heavy, bulky, powerful, substantial
a hefty dose of irony
a hefty kick, raise
destitute
poor. impoverished, impecunious
exorbitant
unreasonably high price
WHEEDLE
EMBLAZON
BEGUILED
use beguiling or artful persuasion
WHEEDLED him into going with me
praise to attract great publicity
his feat was EMBLAZONED on the front page
influenced by trickery, flattery, misled, deluded
taciturn
reserved in speech, silent in expression
dour
stern
drive me up the wall
drive me crazy
annoy me
CONFISCATE
ENTAIL
take property as a penalty with authority
settle the inheritance to keep it within the family (=make over)
PROCLAIM
COMMEND
announce publicly
praise formally, officially
mention as worthy of confidence, notice, kindness
COMPEL
IMPEL
REPEL
DISPEL
force to do sth
resist, refuse
make disappear
quandary
create a quandary
difficult situation, practical dilemma
predicament, plight
predilection
penchant, favouritism
rift
split, crack, serious break in friendship
superfluous
excess, unnecessary surplus
tentative
not certain, temporary, provisional
paltry
small degree hard to discern
a holiday bonus was a paltry amount that I don’t see any difference to the previous payroll.
confounded
surprised, confused, perplexed, discombobulated
get angry, annoyed
analysts who predicted an economic downturn during this quarter were confounded at the rise of investment in immobile and mortgage loans issued.
taunt
provoke, challenge with insulting remarks
blast
make a vigorous attack
=\ eulogise, commend, praise
embolden
make someone more confident
encourage, hearten, inspire
=/ daunt, dispirit, dishearten
gnawing
bite or chew rapidly
i was gnawing my fingers waiting for the final result.
overhauling
change completely to improve it
concoct
fabricate, invent, develop a plan or story to trick or deceive someone
squabble
quarrel over petty matters
noisy altercation
foible
minor fault in someone’s character
point faible
gamut
a series/ range of related things
she experienced the full GAMUT of human emotions.
the actress’s work runs the GAMUT from goofy comedies to serious historical dramas.
