AOT S1 Flashcards
humiliation
a feeling of being ashamed or stupid and having lost the respect of other people; the act of making somebody feel like this
She suffered the humiliation of being criticized in public.
The election result is a humiliation for our party.
decoy
decoy somebody/something to trick somebody/something into doing what you want them to do, going where you want them to go, etc.
simultaneously
at the same time as something else
The game will be broadcast simultaneously on TV and radio.
simultaneously with something The slowdown of the US economy occurred simultaneously with a downturn in Europe.
soundly
if you sleep soundly, you sleep very well and very deeply
desecrate
desecrate something to damage a holy thing or place or treat it without respect
desecrated graves
(figurative) ruinous new road schemes that desecrate the countryside
reek (of something)
to smell very strongly of something unpleasant
His breath reeked of tobacco.
booze
alcoholic drink
Now he’s off the booze (= he has given up drinking alcohol), he’s a different person.
Extra Examples
He turned to booze (= started drinking a lot of alcohol) when his wife died.
He was dry for years but now he’s back on the booze.
I could smell booze on his breath.
She’s been off the booze for a month now.
She’s still trying to kick the booze.
There was free booze at the party.
We need to take some booze to the party.
The party was great but we had run out of booze by midnight.
They went to buy some cheap booze.
bound to do/be something
certain or likely to happen, or to do or be something
There are bound to be changes when the new system is introduced.
It’s bound to be sunny again tomorrow.
You’ve done so much work—you’re bound to pass the exam.
It was bound to happen sooner or later (= we should have expected it).
These problems were almost bound to arise.
You’re bound to be nervous the first time (= it’s easy to understand).
storm
to suddenly attack a place
storm something Police stormed the building and captured the gunman.
The embassy was stormed by demonstrators.
storm into something Soldiers stormed into the city at dawn.
yell
to shout loudly, for example because you are angry, excited, frightened or in pain
yell (at somebody/something) He yelled at the other driver.
yell at somebody to do something She yelled at the child to get down from the wall.
yell with something They yelled with excitement.
yell out (in something) She yelled out in pain.
+ speech ‘Be careful!’ he yelled.
yell something (at somebody/something) The crowd yelled encouragement at the players.
yell out something He yelled out her name.
yell for something He yelled for help.
bode well/ill (for somebody/something)
(formal) to be a good/bad sign for somebody/something
These figures do not bode well for the company’s future.
The look on her face boded ill for anyone who crossed her path that day.
freeloaders
a person who often accepts free food and accommodation from other people without giving them anything in exchange
Take your things and go: I’ve had enough of freeloaders.
cattle
cows and bulls that are kept as farm animals for their milk or meat
a herd of cattle
twenty head of cattle (= twenty cows)
dairy/beef cattle
The prisoners were herded into trucks like cattle.
triumphant
very successful in a way that causes great pleasure
They emerged triumphant in the September election.
Hers is a moving and ultimately triumphant story.
In the painting, St George stands triumphant over the dragon.
He had steered the campaign through to its triumphant conclusion.
retaliation
action that a person takes against somebody who has harmed them in some way
The Congress has threatened retaliation if they do not comply.
retaliation against somebody retaliation against UN workers
retaliation for (doing) something She may face retaliation for speaking out.
in retaliation He never said a single word in retaliation.
in retaliation for something The shooting may have been in retaliation for the arrest of the terrorist suspects.
Retaliation against government troops is feared.
They decided not to use chemical weapons as retaliation in kind.
They killed two men in retaliation for a bomb attack the previous day.
a casual remark that brought swift retaliation from her boyfriend
contingency plans to deter possible nuclear retaliation
retaliation for the bombing of civilians
the possibility of retaliation by other governments
They fear retaliation against British troops and aid workers.
venture
to go somewhere even though you know that it might be dangerous or unpleasant
They ventured nervously into the water.
He’s never ventured abroad in his life.
A few people ventured out into the street.
He ventured deeper into the forest.
She ventured cautiously into the room.
She would not have dared venture here alone.
Some of the men ventured farther out to sea.
They never ventured from their buildings after sunset.
They rarely ventured beyond their local market town.
We ventured down to the south coast over the weekend.
ferry
a boat or ship that carries people, vehicles and goods across a river or across a narrow part of the sea =============== a passenger/car ferry the Staten Island ferry the ferry terminal at Calais the Dover-Calais ferry crossing the cross-channel ferry service to take/catch the ferry We boarded the ferry at Ostend.
inquiry
the act of asking questions or collecting information about somebody/something
scientific inquiry
The police are following several lines of inquiry.
a commission/committee of inquiry
talk something down
talk something down
to make something seem less important or successful than it really is
You shouldn’t talk down your own achievements.
content (adj)
happy and satisfied with what you have =================== He seemed more content, less bitter. content with something Not content with stealing my boyfriend (= not thinking that this was enough), she has turned all my friends against me. He had to be content with third place.
heretic
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stoop
to bend your body forwards and downwards
She stooped down to pick up the child.
The doorway was so low that he had to stoop.
resort to something
to make use of something, especially something bad, as a means of achieving something, often because there is no other possible solution
They felt obliged to resort to violence.
They achieved their demands without having to resort to force.
We had to resort to another loan from the bank.
resort to doing something We may have to resort to using untrained staff.
trap
(slang) mouth (بوز)
Shut your trap! (= a rude way of telling somebody to be quiet)
to keep your trap shut (= to not tell a secret)
nitwit
a stupid person
itch
[intransitive] (informal)
(often used in the progressive tenses)
to want to do something very much
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itch for something The crowd was itching for a fight.
itch to do something He’s itching to get back to work.
He was itching for a chance to show how good he was.
Her fingers positively itched with the desire to slap his face.
taboo
considered so offensive or embarrassing that people must not mention it
in the days when sex was a taboo subject
Any talk of the divorce is strictly taboo.
rubble
broken stones, etc. from a building or wall that has been destroyed or damaged
The bomb reduced the houses to rubble.
There were piles of rubble everywhere.
Police sifted through the rubble looking for clues.
Rescue workers are searching the rubble for survivors.
Several people were trapped in the rubble.
She stood among the rubble left by the earthquake.
What was once a cottage was now a crumbling heap of rubble.
in the midst of (doing) something
while something is happening or being done; while you are doing something
a country in the midst of a recession
She discovered it in the midst of sorting out her father’s things.
She alone remained calm in the midst of all the confusion.
insurmountable
(of difficulties, problems, etc.) that cannot be dealt with successfully
The age barrier appeared insurmountable.
They were now faced with seemingly insurmountable technical problems.
grace
grace
wretched
(formal) extremely bad or unpleasant (awful) ================== She had a wretched time of it at school. The animals are kept in the most wretched conditions.
avaricious
having an extreme desire for wealth
avaricious speculators
wholly
(formal)completely (totally) ================= wholly inappropriate behaviour The government is not wholly to blame for the recession.
avarice
[uncountable] (formal)
extreme desire for wealth
(greed)
manifest something (in something)
clearly, especially a feeling, an attitude or a quality
(demonstrate)
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Social tensions were manifested in the recent political crisis.
anchor
[intransitive, transitive] anchor (something) to let an anchor down from a boat or ship in order to prevent it from moving away
We anchored off the coast of Spain.
protrude
to stick out from a place or a surface
protruding teeth
protrude from something He hung his coat on a nail protruding from the wall.
Extra Examples
One or two chairs protruded into the central aisle.
The tip of the envelope was just protruding from her bag.
lure
lure somebody (+ adv./prep.) to persuade or trick somebody to go somewhere or to do something by promising them a reward
The child was lured into a car but managed to escape.
Young people are lured to the city by the prospect of a job and money.
Comsumers are often lured into debt by unscrupulous lenders.
He tried to lure her away from her friends.
I tried to lure the fox back with some food.
inhabitant
a person or an animal that lives in a particular place
the oldest inhabitant of the village
It is a town of about 10 000 inhabitants.
77% of the inhabitants lived in the countryside.
He is Brixham’s oldest inhabitant.
London has over seven million inhabitants.
São Paulo has nearly 20 million inhabitants.
The island’s earliest inhabitants came from India.
It eats mice, lizards and other small inhabitants of the forest floor.
the inhabitants of the rainforest/tundra/remote islands
precarious
(of a situation) not safe or certain; dangerous
He earned a precarious living as an artist.
The museum is in a financially precarious position.
The world is a precarious and unstable place.
They have a somewhat precarious existence.
address
(formal) to think about a problem or a situation and decide how you are going to deal with it
address something Your essay does not address the real issues.
to address a problem/concern/question
The policy fails to address the needs of the poor.
address yourself to something We must address ourselves to the problem of traffic pollution.
Extra Examples
In the long run it is far cheaper to address the needs of poor people than to ignore them.
The authors of the book address themselves to the question of unemployment.
The labour movement has always addressed issues of the quality of life.
These concerns were not adequately addressed in the report.
the problems we are seeking to address
breach
breach something to make a hole in a wall, fence, etc. so that somebody/something can go through it
The dam had been breached.
Demonstrators breached police lines around the embassy.
for good
permanently
This time she’s leaving for good (= she will never return).
I’d like an excuse to get rid of him for good and all.
ration
a fixed amount of food, fuel, etc. that you are officially allowed to have when there is not enough for everyone to have as much as they want, for example during a war
the weekly butter ration
a ration book/card/coupon (= allowing you to claim your ration of something)
our daily ration of bread
I gave him my butter ration at breakfast one morning.
