Chapter 1 - An Unexpected Party - Part 1 Flashcards
nasty
/ˈnæsti/
(adj) bad or unpleasant
oozy
/ˈuːzi/
(adj) full of very soft mud
oozy smell
panel
/ˈpænl/
(v) to cover or decorate a surface with flat piece of wood, glass, etc.
* be panelled (in something): The wall were panelled in oak.
be font of someone/something
/fɑːnd/
to like someone/something very much
blunder
/ˈblʌndər/
(v) to make a stupid or careless mistake
incline
/ɪnˈklaɪn/
(v) to tend to think or behave in a particular way
chiefly
/ˈtʃiːfli/
(adv) mainly
sole
/səʊl/
(n) the bottom surface of the foot
absurd
/əbˈsɜːrd/
(adj) extreme silly, not logical and sensible
* (~ ridiculous)
discreetly
/dɪˈskriːtli/
(adv) in a careful way
hush something up
to try to prevent people from discovering particular facts
probable
/ˈprɑːbəbl/
(adj) likely to happen, to exist or to be true
queer
/kwɪr/
(n) gay
apparently
/əˈpærəntli/
(adv) used to say you have read or been told something although you are not certain it is true
immovably
(adv) in a way that is fixed and impossible to move
sort of
in some way or to some degree
sprout
/spraʊt/
(v) to produce leaves, hair or to begin to grow
- sprout up: if a large number of things sprout up, they suddenly appear or begin to exist
unsuspecting
/ˌʌnsəˈspektɪŋ/
(adj) trusting, not realizing there is any danger or harm
waist
/weɪst/
(n) the area of the body between the ribs and the hips
immense
/ɪˈmens/
(adj) extreme large or great
bushy
/ˈbʊʃi/
(adj) growing thickly
brim
/brɪm/
(n) the top edge of a cup, glass etc.
shady
/ˈʃeɪdi/
(adj) protected from direct light by trees, buildings etc.
into the bargain
/ˈbɑːrɡən/
in addition to other facts previously mentioned
brace
/breɪs/
(n) long narrow piece of cloth for holding trousers up
cross
/krɔːs/
(adj) annoyed or quite angry
good heavens/grief/gracious
used to emphasize how suprised, angry, socked, etc. you are
stud
/stʌd/
(n) a small piece of jewellery with a part that put through a hole in your ear, nose, etc.
particularly
/pərˈtɪkjələrli/
(adv) especially, more than usual or more than others
splendid
/ˈsplendɪd/
(adj) very impressive
lily
/ˈlɪli/
(n) any various plants with a large, bell-shaped flower on a long stem
snapdragon
/ˈsnæpdræɡən/
(n) a small garden plant with red, white, yellow or pink flowers that open and shut like a mount when pressed
laburnum
/ləˈbɜːrnəm/
(n) a small tree with hanging bunches of yellow flowers
prosy
/ˈproʊ.zi/
(adj) boring or not showing any imagination
lad/lass
/læd/ /ˈlæsi/
(n) young boy/girl
into the blue
to vanish
upset
/ˌʌpˈset/
(v) to change the usual or expected state or order of something, especially in a way that stops it from happening or working
at any rate
whatevers happen
scuttle
/ˈskʌtl/
(v) to run with quick sort steps
stride
/straɪd/
(v) to walk with long steps in a particular direction
flustered
/ˈflʌstərd/
(adj) nervous and/or confused
tremendous
/trəˈmendəs/
(adj) very great
saucer
/ˈsɔːsər/
(n) a small shallow round dish that a cup stands on
pray
/preɪ/
(adv) please
scarlet
/ˈskɑːrlət/
(adj) bright red in colour
cellar
/ˈselər/
(n) an underground room often used for storing things
pint
/paɪnt/
(n) a unit to measuring liquids and some dry goods
morsel
/ˈmɔːrsl/
(n) a small piece of food
plump someone/something down
/plʌmp/
- to sit down suddenly and heavy
- to put an object or child down suddenly and without taking care
puff
/pʌf/
(v) to breath fast and with difficulty, usually because you have been excercising.
throng
/θrɔːŋ/
(n) a crowd of people
naughty
/ˈnɔːti/
(adj) behaving badly, not willing to obey
blinking
/ˈblɪŋkɪŋ/
(adj) an expression of anger
broad
/brɔːd/
(adj) wide
march
/mɑːrtʃ/
(v) to walk with stiff regular steps like a solider
porter
/ˈpɔːrtər/
(n) a type of dark beer
jug
/dʒʌɡ/
(n) a container with a hanlde and a lip, for holding and pouring liquids
hearth
/hɑːrθ/
(n) the area around the fireplace or the area of floor in front of it
bewildered
/bɪˈwɪldərd/
(adj) confused
jerk
/dʒɜːrk/
(n) a sudden quick sharp movement
dent
/dent/
(n) a hollow place in a hard surface, usually caused by something hitting it
tassel
/ˈtæsl/
(n) a bunch of threads that are tied together at one end and hang from cushions, curtains, clothes etc. as a decoration
haughty
/ˈhɔːti/
(adj) unfriendy and seeming to consider yourself better than other people
- ~arrogant
grunt
/ɡrʌnt/
(v) (of a person) to make a sort, low sound instead of speaking, ussually because of anger or pain
frown
/fraʊn/
(v) to make a serious, angry or worried expression by bringing your eyebrows closer together so that lines appear on your forehead
tart
/tɑːrt/
(n) an open pie filled with sweet food such as fruit
mince pie
/ˌmɪns ˈpaɪ/
(n) a small pie filled with mincemeat
stump
/stʌmp/
(v) to walk in a noisy, heavy way especially because you are angry or upset
larder
/ˈlɑːrdər/
(n) a cupboard or a small room in a house, used for storing food
flummoxed
/ˈflʌməkst/
(adj) confused
wretched
/ˈretʃɪd/
(adj) extremely bad or unpleasant
lo and behold
something that you say when you tell someone about something sursprising that happend
- I was in Vienna sitting quietly in a café when, lo and behold, my cousin walked in.
whisk
/wɪsk/
(v) to take something or someone somewhere else suddenly and quickly
afresh
/əˈfreʃ/
(adv) again
parlour
/ˈpɑːrlər/
(n) a room in a private house for sitting in, entertaining visitors
stool
/stuːl/
(n) a seat with legs but with nothing to support your back or arms
fireside
/ˈfaɪərsaɪd/
(n) the part of a room that surrounds a fireplace
nibble
/ˈnɪbl/
(v) to bite something with small bites, especially food
appetite
/ˈæpɪtaɪt/
(n) the feeling that you want to eat food
not in the least
not at all
- Really, I’m not in the least tired.
- Do you mind if I put the television on? No, not in the least.
thereupon
/ˌðerəˈpɑːn/
(adv) immediately after the situation mentioned
squeak
/skwiːk/
(v) to make a short high sound that is not very loud
fright
/fraɪt/
(n) a feeling of fear
chip
/tʃɪp/
(v) to damage something by breaking a small piece of it
crack
/kræk/
(v) to break without dividing into seperate parts
blunt
/blʌnt/
(v) to make a point or an edge less sharp
bend
/bend/
(v) to lean
smash
/smæʃ/
(v) to break something, or to be broken, violently and noisily into many pieces
- Several windows had been smashed
cork
/kɔːrk/
(n) a small round object made of cork or plastic, that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottles
splash
/splæʃ/
(v) of liquid - to fall noisily onto a surface
dump
/dʌmp/
(v) to get rid of something you do not want
crock
/krɑːk/
(n) a large pot made of baked clay
pound
/paʊnd/
(v) to hit something/someone hard many times, especially in a way that makes a lot of noise
- Heavy rain pounded on the roof
thumping
/ˈθʌmpɪŋ/
(adj) very big
- They won by a thumping majority
pole
/pəʊl/
(n) a long thin straight piece of wood or metal, especially one with the end placed in the groud, used as a support
- a tent pole
enormous
/ɪˈnɔːrməs/
(adj) extremely large
mantelpiece
/ˈmæntlpiːs/
(n) a shelf above a fireplace
blush
/blʌʃ/
(v) to become red in the face because you are embarrassed or ashamed
fiddle
/ˈfɪdl/
(n) violin
porch
/pɔːrtʃ/
(n) a covered structure in front of the entrance to a building
