Autumn 2022 Flashcards
well-versed in
experienced or skilled in
in vogue
[vəʊɡ]
being popular or fashionable
to reverse the tide
When you turn the tide, you change things — usually dramatically, and for the better. When a losing candidate starts winning, her campaign manages to turn the tide.
Staggering
[ˈstæɡ.ɚ.ɪŋ]
deeply shocking; astonishing.
“the staggering bills for maintenance and repair”
Toiletries
[ˈtɔɪ.lə.triz]
objects and substances that you use in washing yourself and preventing the body from smelling unpleasant:
Inside the bag were shampoo and other toiletries.
Dump
a place where people are allowed to leave their garbage:
I’m going to clean out the basement and take everything I don’t want to the dump.
to partake in
[pɑːrˈteɪk]
to become involved with or take part in something:
She was happy to partake in the festivities.
Morbid
[ˈmɔːr.bɪd]
too interested in unpleasant subjects, especially death:
a morbid fascination with death
Eventuality
something unpleasant or unexpected that might happen or exist in the future:
We’ve tried to anticipate the most likely problems, but it’s impossible to be prepared for all eventualities/every eventuality.
to instil
to put a feeling, idea, or principle gradually into someone’s mind, so that it has a strong influence on the way that person thinks or behaves:
It is part of a teacher’s job to instil confidence in/into his or her students.
Distress
[dɪˈstres]
a feeling of extreme worry, sadness, or pain:
She claimed that the way she had been treated at work had caused her extreme emotional and psychological distress.
to squint
[skwɪnt]
to partly close your eyes in order to see more clearly:
The sun was shining straight in her eyes and made her squint.
to flick
[flɪk]
to move or hit something with a short sudden movement:
He carefully flicked the loose hairs from the shoulders of his jacket.
She quickly flicked the crumbs off the table.
Horses flick their tails to make flies go away.
Patch
[pætʃ]
a small area that is different in some way from the area that surrounds it:
Our dog has a black patch on his back.
The hotel walls were covered in damp patches.
There were lots of icy patches on the road this morning.
Ruddy
[ˈrʌd.i]
red:
He was ruddy-cheeked from the walk in the cold.
Her face was ruddy and healthy-looking.
Rebellious
[rɪˈbel.i.əs]
If a group of people are rebellious, they oppose the ideas of the people in authority and plan to change the system, often using force:
rebellious groups of southern tribespeople
If someone is rebellious, they are difficult to control and do not behave in the way that is expected:
Her teachers regard her as a rebellious, trouble-making girl.
A hoof
[huːf]
Копито
Crumb
[krʌm]
a very small piece of bread, cake, or biscuit (Дрібушка)
a small amount of something:
a crumb of hope/comfort
to rake
[reɪk]
розгрібати
He raked about in the drawer looking for his passport.
I’ve raked through the cupboard but I can’t find my blue mug.
rake up — згрібати
*) Садові граблі
to chop
[tʃɑːp]
Рубати
He was chopping wood in the yard.
Sam squinted against the sun
Сем примружився проти сонця
Appointment with
зустріч з
Priest
[priːst]
священик
Pile
[paɪl]
objects positioned one on top of another:
a pile of books
a pile of dirty clothes
to lick
[lɪk]
to move the tongue across the surface of something:
He licked the chocolate off his fingers.
She licked the stamps and stuck them on the package.
to lick lips
fence
[fens]
Огорожа, паркан
Sweat
[swet]
perspiration (піт)
Damp
[dæmp]
slightly wet, especially in a way that is not pleasant or comfortable:
The grass is still damp.
This shirt still feels a little damp.
It was a damp, misty morning.
