April Flashcards
poach
to trespass, especially on another’s game preserve, in order to steal animals or to hunt.
e.g. Poachers trim the horns from rhinoceroses.
inform
give an essential or formative principle or quality to.
synonyms: suffuse, pervade, permeate, infuse, imbue, inspire; characterize
e. g. “the relationship of the citizen to the state is informed by the democratic ideal”
e. g. His knowledge of literature informed his literary style and the content of his fictions.
don
put on (an item of clothing).
e.g. “in the locker room the players donned their football jerseys”
in lieu of
instead of
e.g. They gave him a cash award, in lieu of the promised prize package.
mole
spy
mores /ˈmɔreɪz/
norms that are more widely observed and have greater moral significance than others. Mores include an aversion for societal taboos, such as incest. Consequently, the values and mores of a society predicates legislation prohibiting their taboos.
e.g. Madmen depicted social mores of the United States in the 1960s.
patsy
scapegoat. red herring. person accused of a something as a cover for a bigger more elaborate crime.
e. g. Oswald was a patsy in the Kennedy assassination.
gallant
(of a person or their behavior) brave; heroic.
e.g. “she had made gallant efforts to pull herself together”
(of a man or his behavior) giving special attention and respect to women; chivalrous.
e.g. her gallant companion
supplicant
a person who asks for something in a respectful way from a powerful person or God
e.g. the new governor soon had to deal with a long line of supplicants asking for jobs and other political favors
commensurate (with)
corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.
e.g. “salary will be commensurate with experience”
impinge
advance over an area belonging to someone or something else; encroach.
lit: a strike or dash upon something
e.g. “the site impinges on a greenbelt area”
sycophant
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tap out
give up, submission
Archer: I think she’s tapping out after all your beatings.
slobber
have saliva dripping copiously from the mouth.
e.g. Lana: stop slobbering on that kidskin
jaunty
having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner.
e.g. “there was no mistaking that jaunty walk”
rakish
having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance.
e.g. “he had a rakish, debonair look”
best
outwit or get the better of (someone).
e.g. “she refused to allow herself to be bested”
venereal
of or relating to sexual intercourse, lust, or the genitals.
e.g. a venereal medicine/venereal disease
serviette
brit: a table napkin
straggle
move along slowly, typically in a small irregular group, so as to remain some distance behind the person or people in front.
e.g. “half the men were already straggling back into the building”
swashbuckle
engage in daring and romantic adventures with ostentatious bravado or flamboyance.
e.g. “a crew of swashbuckling buccaneers”
levelheaded
calm and sensible
e.g. Jones emerged from the turmoil more levelheaded than before.
unassuming
not pretentious or arrogant; modest.
e.g. “he was an unassuming and kindly man”
wanderlust
a strong desire to travel.
e.g. “a man consumed by wanderlust”
