Amazing Spiderman Flashcards
Backboard
An upright board behind the basket in basketball
Right cross
A hook thrown over the opponent’s punch made with the right hand
Example:
I know a right cross when i see one.
Phrase 1
I pity the poor kid who’d have to suffer her wrath.
Cripple
A person with a severe limitation of a specified kind
Example:
I’m not a cripple; I’m a scientist, and the world’s foremost authority on herpetology.
Phrase 2
But like the Parkinson’s patient, who watches on in horror as her body slowly betrays her, or the man with macular degeneration, whose eyes grow dimmer each day, I long to fix myself; I wanna create a world without weakness.
Escapade
An act involving some danger, risk, or excitement, because it it different from usual or expected behavior
Example:
Thanks to this little escapade of yours, I had to change shifts at work, so you have to pick up aunt may tonight at 9 o’clock. Undalerstood.
Opt out
Choose not to participate in somethin
Or
Decide to withdraw from local authority control
Examples:
You can opt out of the state pension scheme
Opting out might allow schools greater freedom
Harness
Control and make use of something
Example:
We’re trying to harness this capability and transfer it into our subject host
Beat on
To hurt someone by beating them a lot of times
Example:
You like beating on girls?
Rap sheet
Criminal record
Example:
Most of his victims are suspects, some of them with serious rap sheets. They are calling him a vigilante
Anarchist
A person who advocates or promotes anarchy
Example:
He is not a vigilante, he is just an anarchist
Indignation
Anger or annoyance provoked by what is perceived as unfair treatment
Example:
It is a little late for shock and indignation.
Vendetta
A blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the murderer
Example:
He’s hunting down a bunch of criminals that all look the same like he has some sort of a personal vendetta.
Lie low/lay low
Keep out of sight; avoid detection or attention
Example:
