Brainscape Bot Deck 17 Flashcards
noun
a type of vulture (= a large bird that feeds on dead animals) from South America
condor
noun
a member of a particular parish under the care of a priest, especially one who often goes to its church
parishioner
noun
in a very short time:
Jim had the wheel mended in a _____.
trice
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
verb
to drink, especially alcohol:
Have you been _____ing again?
drink: What would you like to drink?
have: I don’t let the children have sweet fizzy drinks.
sip: She sipped the tea carefully because it was hot.
swig: He was swigging milk from the bottle.
gulp (down): Stop gulping your water!
slurp: The children were eating pizza and slurping lemonade.
imbibe
adjective
worrying, without hope:
The future looks ____.
Her face was ____ as she told them the bad news.
The expression on his face was one of ____ determination.
Later Mr Ashby left the court, ____-faced and silent.
a ____-looking block of flats
The outlook for a full recovery was ____.
The future looks ____ for workers who are losing their jobs.
He looked at us with a ____ expression.
bad: If the weather is bad, we’ll have to find something else to do.
poor: She’s 87 and in poor health.
dire: The predictions for the economy are dire.
____: She was quickly brought back to the ____ reality of her life.
awful: The smell from the bins was awful.
serious: She had a serious look on her face.
earnest: At that time he was an earnest young environmental activist.
sober: The mood of the gathering was sober and reflective.
sombre: UK Since their colleague died there has been a very sombre atmosphere in the office.
solemn: The two men fell silent, their faces solemn.
grim
noun
thin, flat material made from crushed wood or cloth, used for writing, printing, or drawing on:
a piece/sheet of _____
writing _____
Dictionaries are usually printed on thin _____.
a _____ bag
This card is printed on recycled _____ (= _____ made from used _____).
Get the idea down on _____ (= write it) before you forget it.
She works on _____ (= writes things on _____) because she hates computers.
a daily/weekly/local/national _____
The photo was on the front page of all the _____s.
The border guards stopped me and asked to see my _____s.
Candidates must answer two questions from each _____.
The geography _____ is not till next week.
He will give a _____ on thermodynamics at a conference in Berlin.
Mr Jones thought my history _____ was terrific.
For homework I want you to write a _____ on endangered species.
[ U ] a piece/sheet of _____
[ U ] a _____ bag/towel
[ U ] _____ cups/napkins/plates
Let’s put some of your good ideas down on _____ (= write them down)
[ C ] I read it in the _____.
[ C ] One of the course requirements is a 20-page _____.
We plan to _____ the dining room.
There was a huge stack of _____s on her desk.
a sheet/piece of _____ Someone had printed the memo on yellow sheets of _____ and posted it around the office.
The _____ industry recovery of the last year shows little sign of slowing down.
Murdoch has made an offer to buy the _____.
in the _____s There was nothing about the trial in the _____s this morning.
an article in Hong Kong’s leading financial _____
a daily/weekly _____
a local/national _____
The rise in share prices encourages bidders to issue their own _____.
The system failed because people realized that the securitized financial _____ was not worth the top rating it had received.
The company was fined for hiring over a hundred immigrants without _____s.
Lawyers argued in _____s submitted last month that lower courts were wrong to dismiss the lawsuit.
The committee issued a _____ stating that further information and analysis was required.
The _____ recommends a series of steps for dealing with the problem.
The engineers worked out their ideas on _____.
It’s a good plan on _____, but will it really work?
paper
noun
a high, rough mass of rock that sticks out from the land around it
crag
noun
someone who is involved in a conversation
Abraham was able to act as interpreter and ____________ for our group.
The vast majority of our ____________s from the retail sector indicated that they would not be interested in parallel trade, for fear of spoiling long-term relations with their manufacturers.
interlocutor
noun
the act of using your influence to make someone in authority forgive someone else or save them from punishment:
Several political prisoners have been released through the ____________ of Amnesty International.
intercession
adjective
relating to the preparation and consumption (= eating) of good food:
This dish is a ___________ delight.
gastronomic
adjective
deserving to be blamed or considered responsible for something bad:
He was held ________ (= blamed) for all that had happened.
The landowner could be proved ________ for starting the fire.
He strongly denies any ______ility in the tragedy.
be to blame: No one can decide who is to blame.
be at fault: Both the fans and the players were at fault.
be someone’s fault: This is all my fault.
be responsible: We’re still trying to determine who was responsible for the attacks.
the blame lies with: Some of the blame lies with investors.
the blame rests with: Much of the blame rests with the government, which has confused people with conflicting health messages
culpable
