Article 2 Flashcards
A mixture of sth
S: variety
A: uniformity
Medly(n)
“The building was a medley of styles from different periods.”
The quality of being pleasantly stimulating or interesting.
S:spiciness
A: insipidity
Piquancy(n)
“The tart flavour of the cranberries adds piquancy.”
To deal with unpleasant or undesirable task or situation.
S: dealing with
A: experiencing pleasure
Shovelling shit
Task or role that are considered lowly, unskilled
S:unskilled
A: skilled
Menial(adj)
“menial tasks like cleaning the floor”
Reduce in value, dignity or quality. S:Degraded
A: honored
Debased(adj)
“He believes that acts of torture reveal how debased we are.”
Healthy and strong
S: nutritious
A: unhealthy
Nourishing (adj)
“Sweets aren’t very nourishing.”
To break or violate a law, rule, agreement.
S: infraction
A: obedience
Breach(v)
“He wassuedfor breach ofcontract.”
Difficult to deal with causing a lot of disagreement.
S:irritated
A:calm
Vexed(adj)
“The conference spent days discussing the vexed question of border controls.”
Seek, to look for sbd or sth
Sought(v)
“Legaladviceshould be sought before you take anyfurther action.”
Anger
S:rancor
A:forgiveness
Grudge(n)
“I don’t bear any grudge against you.”
To make srh happen sooner or more quickly.
S:accelerate
A: procastinate
Hasten(v)
“She saw his frown and hastened to explain”
Show yoy think you are better than other people
S:arrogantly
A:humble
Loftily(adv)
“He loftily dismissed Ferguson’s words as meaningless.”
Shocking
Lurid(adj)
“You can read all the lurid details of the affair in today’s paper.”
