Brainscape Bot Deck 12 Flashcards
verb
to send something, especially goods or a message, somewhere for a particular purpose:
Two loads of cloth were ________ed to the factory on 12 December.
Our handsome hero manages to ________ another five villains.
the ________ of troops
In her latest ________, Clare Duggan, our war correspondent, reported an increase in fighting.
Sergeant Havers was mentioned in ________es for his courage.
Within seconds the university police can identify the exact origin of the alarm and ________ officers to investigate.
[ U ] In her latest ________, our correspondent reports on new negotiations.
[ C ] a military ________
The company could ________ teams of engineers anywhere in the country if a water supply was contaminated.
We ________ goods only when we believe a genuine order has been received.
The term ‘lead time’ can be used to refer to the time elapsed between order and despatch.
Call centres handle orders and billing, and its warehouses arrange the ________ of goods.
a ________ company/service/system
dispatch
verb
to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion:
Her calm face _____d the terror she was feeling.
His gruff manner _____d a gentle personality.
belie
adjective
not in the intended way:
Anything that goes ____ (= goes wrong) in the office is blamed on Pete.
The strike has sent the plans for investment seriously ____.
She rushed in, her face red and sweaty and her hat ____.
There are too many people involved, and something is bound to go ____.
awry
verb
to look at and study a book, document, etc. carefully:
She spends a lot of time poring over the historical records of the church.
pore
verb
to stop doing something, especially something that someone else does not want you to do:
The soldiers have been ordered to ______ from firing their guns.
The high winds are expected to ______ tomorrow.
She was ordered to ______ from playing music after 11 p.m.
desist
verb
to break something apart:
The last few bubbles rose from the ______ed ship.
sunder
adverb
in a way that is attractive because of being unusual, and often old-fashioned:
They work out at a ________ dilapidated Los Angeles gym.
The cafe tables ________ spill into the street.
He explained what is sometimes ________ called economic freedom.
The notion of employer loyalty is ________ risible.
quaintly
verb
to give great pleasure to someone:
I was utterly ______ed by the way she smiled.
ravish
verb
to spread over a large area, or (especially of things made of cloth) to become filled with air and appear to be larger:
Smoke ______ed (out) from the burning building.
The sheets/shirts hanging on the line ______ed in the breeze.
We watched the boats with their ______ing sails.
______s of smoke
Sophie stepped into the shower through a ______ of steam.
They were swept by the ______s of that savage sea.
The wind rushes over the rolling ______s, and no ferryboat can cross in such weather.
The building is draped in blue plastic sheeting that flaps and ______s like a sail.
______s of smoke
billow
adjective
understanding or realizing something:
We should be _________ of the fact that every complaint is not a justified complaint.
aware: We are aware that some people are getting frustrated.
conscious: I am conscious of the need for greater scrutiny of these matters.
_________: Most people are _________ of the fact that some pollsters ask leading questions.
know: We know that people who are stressed out look haggard.
cognizant
verb
to send someone accused of committing a crime away from court until their trial begins:
He was ______ed on theft charges.
The accused was ______ed in custody (= kept in prison before the trial began) for a week.
He was held on ______ in prison for 18 months.
remand
noun
a very large amount of rain or water:
This little stream can become a ______ when it rains heavily.
The newspaper received a ______ of complaints/letters/phone calls about the article.
The city was ______d when the river burst its banks.
figurative We’ve been ______d with (= have received a lot of) replies.
The newspaper received a ______ of complaints about the article.
The senator’s office was ______d with calls asking for clarification.
deluge
verb
to spoil something that is pure or someone’s perfect reputation:
His reputation, he said, had been unfairly sullied by half-truths and innuendos.
No speck of dirt had ever sullied his hands.
sully
adjective
dirty and unpleasant:
There are lots of really ______ apartments in the city’s poorer areas.
He told me he’d had an affair but he spared me the ______ details.
a ______ story
______ details
The ______ condition of many of the city school buildings was shocking.
sordid
adjective
relating to where a person or animal was born:
her _____ village/city/home
These fish hardly move from their _____ waters.
Improvements in _____ care have cut infant mortality.
natal
verb
to make a person or an animal react or do something by continuously annoying or upsetting them:
She seemed determined to ____ him into a fight.
He refused to be ____ed by their insults.
The runner was ____ed on by his desire to keep up with the others.
A group of children were ____ing (= laughing at or pushing) another child in the school playground.
The picador ____ed the bull with a spear.
Dogs were made furious by being ____ed with sticks.
His speech should serve as a ____ to action.
A boy walked alongside the ox-train, prodding the oxen with a metal pointed ____.
His brother ____ed him into a wrestling match.
goad
noun
a speech in a play that the character speaks to himself or herself or to the people watching rather than to the other characters:
Hamlet’s _________ starts “To be or not to be”.
[ C ] Hamlet’s _________ begins, “To be or not to be.”
soliloquy
