Advanced English Vocabulary Set 4 Flashcards
QED
Quod erat demonstrandum - Which was to be demonstrated
POW
prisoner of war
op. cit.
Opere citato - In the work previously cited
MIA
missing in action
M. D.
Doctor of Medicine
ibid
Ibidem - In the same place
i. e.
Id est - That is
FYI
for your information
ff.
and following pages
et seq.
Et sequens - And following
et al.
Et alii - And others
DOA
dead on arrival
e. g.
Exempli gratia - For example
D. D. S.
Doctor of Dental Science
COD
cash on delivery
cf.
Confer - See also
c/o
in care of
AWOL
absent without leave
viz.
Videlicer - namely
Never throw away old clothes; outdated styles inevitably come back into ________
fashion
vogue
The eight-grade girls became bubbly and _______ whenever a cute boy walked by.
lively， animated
vivacious
After Susan’s death， Henry burned their _______ correspondence.
having great volume
voluminous
In springtime， the ______ hills seem to whisper: Skip school and come for a walk!
covered with green plants
verdant
Under her _________ of sophistication， Holly is actually a shy， nervous hick.
facade， outward appearance
veneer
Sally ______ with her best friend for a promotion.
to compete， contest
vied
A _______ belly is one symptom of malnutricion.
to swell， to extend a great deal
distended
The _______ students memorized all the lies their teacher told them.
easily taught， obedient
docile
Liars engage in _________ all the time: they say one thing and do another.
the act of being two-faced
duplicity
Steve’s manners were _________: he ate his potatoes with his fingers.
extremely bad
egregious
The interviewer skillfully ______ our true feelings by asking us questions that got to the heart of the matter.
to bring out， to call forth
elicited
To _______ someone is to try to be just as good as， or better than， them.
to strive to equal or excel， usually through imitation
emulate
This kind of tree is _________ to our part of the country.
native
endemic
There was a vast _______ of colours to choose from.
a group of people or things， especially one that is large or impressive
array
Villagers _________ tea to visitors.
to give something to people， especially in fixed amounts
dispensed
The small boat bobbed about on the ________ water.
which has a lot of waves and is not smooth to sail on
choppy
The magazine became the _________ of McFadden’s publishing empire.
something that is extremely important because everything else depends on it
cornerstone
His wide chest _______ to a small waist.
to become gradually narrower towards one end， or to make something become narrower at one end
tapers
Her _______ face showed no reaction at all.
not showing any emotion
impassive
The cast took a break from their ________ schedule.
very difficult and tiring
gruelling
a ________ cottage
made with dried straw， reeds， leaves etc.
thatched
Keren ________ in Belém for several months before joining him.
to get better again after an illness or injury
recuperated
Everett faithfully kept ________ of these developments.
to make sure that you know all the most recent facts or information about a particular subject or situation
abreast
The trial has ________ painful memories of the war.
to make someone have a particular feeling， thought etc again
rekindled
a politician with __________ loyalty to the President
very strong and never changes
unswerving
Everett did not deny the existence of a biological ___________ for language.
a natural quality or ability that someone has
endowment
One of their few __________ to modernity is their dress.
something that you allow someone to have in order to end an argument or a disagreement
concessions
an achievement _________ in sporting history
bigger， better， or worse than anything else
unparalleled
Sam looked a bit ________.
slightly uncomfortable or embarrassed because you know that you have done something silly or wrong
sheepish
He emerged， holding the baby ________.
high up in the air
aloft
the parts inside your body， especially your stomach
innards
a wind blowing in the same direction that something or someone is travelling
tailwind
a wind that blows directly towards you when you are moving
headwind
Tom stopped， ________ from the weight of his load.
to move unsteadily from side to side， or make something do this
wobbling
The official signaled to one of the waiters， who _________ forward.
to walk very slowly and noisily， without lifting your feet off the ground
shuffled
I’ve been __________ around the shops all morning.
to walk somewhere in a slow or unwilling way because you are tired or bored
traipsing
America’s 48 ________ states
next to something， or next to each other
contiguous
Within a couple of months I’d _________ about £2，500 on clothes.
to spend more money than you can usually afford
splurged
formulated after the fact
post hoc
appealing to feelings or prejudices rather than intellect
ad hominem
the commercial principle that the buyer is responsible for making sure that goods bought are of a reasonable quality， unless the seller is offering a guarantee of their quality
caveat emptor
conditions _______ to development
making it difficult for something to exist or happen
inimical
a society __________ by racial tensions
to cause a lot of problems and difficulties for someone or something over a period of time
bedevilled
The ____ of the matter is how do we prevent a flood occurring again?
the most important part of a problem， question， argument etc
crux
We had to _______ on bread and water.
to stay alive when you only have small amounts of food or money
subsist
He __________ her face in his hands and kissed her.
to hold something in your hands， so that your hands form part of a circle around it
cupped
He had an excellent _________ with his patients.
friendly agreement and understanding between people
rapport
Kids have to ______ heavy textbooks around.
to carry something， especially regularly
tote
The road became narrower and eventually _______ ___.
to gradually become smaller， less， weaker etc and then come to an end
petered out
Mary is ________ a bedspread.
to sew two pieces of cloth together， or to sew a decoration onto a piece of cloth
stitching
The promises are so far from reality that they are ________.
impossible to believe or be serious about， because it is so silly or bad
laughable
if music is played _________， the notes are cut short
staccato
People of different ages _______ different amounts of energy.
to use or spend a lot of energy etc in order to do something
expend
He became _________ in a dispute with the new dean of the arts and sciences faculty.
to involve someone or something in a difficult situation
embroiled
It had been more than a decade since he had done any _________ missionary work.
in a carefully planned and very determined way
concerted
I admired the creativity which _________ among the young writers.
to exist among a group of people at a certain time
prevailed
Pius XII remained the ___________ of what a pope should be.
a model or example
paradigm
a highly technical discussion _________ with Chomskyan tree diagrams
full of something
replete
The car was set ______ and pushed over a hill.
burning
alight
We carried on a rather _________ conversation.
when you stop for a moment between words or movements， especially because you are not confident
halting
Alice was a woman of ________ spirit.
having great determination or courage
indomitable
