Advanced Vocabulary 2 Flashcards
Less than enthusiastic
Lukewarm
to attract or tempt
To lure
Something or someone hanging around in a suspicious way
To lurke
To interfere with something that doesn’t concern you
To meddle
Only, nothing more than
Merely
Wet and sticky dirt
Muck
Ridiculous and bizarre
Outlandish
Strongly affected by emotion
Overwhelmed
the most important thing
Paramount
To drop quickly and suddenly
To plummet
To satisfy thirst or desire
To quench
To steal and damage things in an untidy way
To ransack
Behaving without care or attention which could be dangerous
Reckless
To smell very bad (literally or figuratively)
To reek
The most important parts of facts
Salient
Untidy clothes and appearance
Scruffy
Moving from one part to another easily and without any problems
Seamlessly
Rarely
Seldom
Total and absolute, complete
Sheer
To make untrue and damaging statements about a person
To slander
A small piece of something cut off from a bigger part
Sliver
An unexpected problem
(to hit a) Snag
To secretly investigate or look into the affairs of others
To snoop
A large number of similar things happening close together
Spate
To tear a ligament as to cause pain or injury
To sprain
To influence someone
To sway
Feeling excited about something that in the end doesn’t happen
Tantalizingly
Equivalent to or having the same or similar effect to something else (usually bad)
Tantamount with
To bring harm to the image of someone
To tarnish
Completely abstaining from alcohol
Teetotal
A violent or aggressive person
Thug
To prevent someone from accomplishing an objective
To thwart
Receiving interest in something so that it starts becoming successful
Gain traction
To walk with heavy and exhausted steps
To trudge
A lot of times but an unspecified number
Umpteen/th
To announce and make known
To unveil
A sudden and dramatic change
Upheaval
Honest
Upstanding
To bring forward a change or something new
To usher
To the greatest possible extent
Utmost
Completely, to the highest degree
Utterly
Capable of adapting and changing to face new situations
Versatile
To overlook, ignore or renounce
To waive
An employee who informs about immoral or illegal activity of a company or government organisation
Whistleblower
Intentionally
Wilfully
A clever but sarcastic remark
Wisecrack
Bad times and troubles
Woes
Not straight, not level
Wonky
Ill, unhappy or in bad state
Wretched
Soft, sweet and calm
Mellow
