Cambridge1 Flashcards
Eccentric
Adj
Considered by other people to be strange or unusual: eccentric behavior - an eccentric aunt
Noun
Most people considered him a harmless eccentric
Indecisive
Adj
Unable to make decisions: a weak and indecisive man
Not providing a clear and definite answer or result: an indecisive battle
Clumsy
Adj
Moving or doing things in a very awkward way: I split your coffee. Sorry that was clumsy of me./ his clumsy fingers couldn’t unite the knot.
Apprehensive
Adj
Worried or frightened that something unpleasant may happen: I was a little apprehensive about the effects of what i had said/ you have no reason to be apprehensive of the future.
Assertive
Adj
Expressing opinions or desires strongly and with confidence so that people take notice: you should try and be more assertive
Cynical
Adj
Not caring that sth might hurt other people if there is some advantage for you: a cynical disregard for the safety of others
Egotistical
Adj
Excessively absorbed in oneself: he’s selfish, egotistical and arrogant
Gullible
Adj
Too willing to believe or accept what other people tell you and therefore easily tricked: the advertisement is aimed at gullible young women worried about their weight
Adolescents
Young people
Attitude
Noun
The way that you think and feel about sb/sth; the way that you behave towards sb/sth that shows how you feel and think: changes in public attitudes to marriage.
Retrospect
Thinking about a past event or situation, often with a different opinion of it from the one you had at the time: in retrospect , i think that i was wrong. The decision seems extremely odd, in retrospect.
Contemporary
Adj Belonging to the same time Belonging to the present time Noun A person who lives or lived at the same time as sb else, especially sb who is about the same age
Bygone
Adj
Happening or existing a long time ago: a bygone age / era
Preceding
Immediately before
Topical
Adj
Connected with sth that is happening or of interest at the present time: a topical joke
Attitude
Noun
The way that you think and feel about sb/sth; the way that you behave towards sb/sth that shows how you feel and think: changes in public attitudes to marriage.
Pioneer
Noun
A person who is the first to study and develop a particular area of knowledge, culture, etc. that other people then continue to develop
Verb
When sb pioneers sth, they are one of the first people to do, discover or use sth new
Excavate
Verb
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Artefact
Artifact
An object that is made by a person. Especially sth of historical or cultural interest
Immense
Extremely large or great
Profound
Very great, felt or experienced very strongly
Sweeping
Having an important effect on a large part of sth
Infinitesimal
Extremely small
Drastic
Extreme in a way that has a sudden, serious or violent effect on sth
Slight
Very small in degree and size
Not deserving serious attention
Gradual
Happening slowly over a long period
Not sudden
Flaunt
Verb
To show sth you are proud of to other people in order to impress them
To behave in a confident and sexual way to attract attention
Suburban
Adj
In or connected with a suburb
Boring and ordinary
Influential
Adj
Having a lot of influence on sb/sth
Segment
Verb
To divide sth into different parts
Noun
A part of sth that is separate from the other parts or can be considered separately
Skewed
Adj
Not accurate or correct
Conform
1~to behave and think in the same way as most other people in a group or society
2~to obey a rule or law
3~to agree with or match sth
Conventional
1~Tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general; normal and ordinary, and perhaps not very interesting
2~following what is traditional or the way sth has been done for a long time
Decline
Noun
A continuous decrease in the number, value, quality, etc of sth
Verb
1~to become smaller, fewer, weaker
2~to refuse politely to accept or to do sth
Interaction
1~Communication with sb, especially while you work, play or spend time with them
2~if two things interact the two things have an effect on each other
Minority
The smaller part of a group
Less than half of the people or things in a large group
Bleach
A chemical that is used to make sth become white or pale and as a disinfectant
Emission
The production or release of light, heat, gas etc
