CAM 17 TEST 4 PASSAGE 3 Flashcards
blindfold (n)/(v)
a piece of cloth that covers someone’s eyes to
prevent them from seeing anything
to cover someone’s eyes with a piece of cloth
take on (v)
to compete against
set a high bar for (v)
to set a high standard for something
stand out (v)
be noticeable, be prominent, catch the eye
rarefied (a)
not ordinary, different, exclusive
fondness (n)
liking, affection, love
get the kicks
pleasure, excitement, thrill
simultaneously (adv)
at once, concurrently, at the same time
prowness (n)
skill, ability, talent
feat (n)
something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, etc. to achieve it
accomplished (a)
talented, skillful, proficient,
astonishing (a)
surprising, astounding, beyond belief
tournament (n)
game, contest, competition
obsessed with (a)
fascinate, possess, preoccupy
the uninitiated (n)
uninitiated (a)
people who are without knowledge or experience of a particular subject or activity
amateur, nonprofessional, inexperienced
to call for (v)
need, require, necessitate
be recalled faithfully
memorise accurately, precisely, believably
taxing (a)
difficult or needing a lot of thought or effort
exhausting, draining, tiring
set in (v)
appear, emerge, crop up
patchy (a)
If information is patchy, only small parts of it are known
fragmented (a)
disorganized, frazzled
supremely (adv)
extremely, completely, enormously
tentative (a)
not certain or agreed
hesitant, cautious,
frontoparietal (a)
involving both frontal and parietal bones of the skull.
thuộc trán thái dương
grandmaster (n)
a chess player of a very high
standard
