Chapter 13 Flashcards
foul
offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being unpleasantly soiled: a foul odor | his foul breath.
• informal very disagreeable or unpleasant: the news had put Michelle in a foul mood.
frail
feeble; (of a person) weak and delicate: she looked frail and vulnerable | a frail voice.
frantic
agitated
fraternal
of or like a brother or brothers: his lack of fraternal feeling shocked me.
fraternize
associate or form a friendship with someone, especially when one is not supposed to: she ignored Elisabeth’s warning glare against fraternizing with the enemy.
fraudulent
cheating; deceptive, usually against laws
fraught
1 [predicative] (fraught with) (of a situation or course of action) filled with or likely to result in (something undesirable): marketing any new product is fraught with danger.
2 causing or affected by anxiety or stress: there was a fraught silence | she sounded a bit fraught.
fray
(of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing: cheap fabric soon frays | (as adjective frayed) : the frayed collar of her old coat.
freakish
bizzare; abnormal
frenetic
fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way: a frenetic pace of activity; frantic, frenzied
fret
[no object]worried about; be constantly or visibly worried or anxious: she fretted about the cost of groceries | [with clause] : I fretted that my fingers were so skinny.
frigid
very cold in temperature
fringe
1 (the fringe or the fringes) the border or outer edges of an area or group: the southern fringes of the city | people on the fringe of the crowd had trouble hearing him.
frivolous
not having any serious purpose or value
• (of a person) carefree and not serious: the frivolous, fun-loving flappers of the twenties.
frugal
sparing or economical with regard to money or food: he led a remarkably frugal existence.
frustrate
discourage; obstruct; dishearten; demoralize
fudge
[with object] present or deal with something in vague or inadequate way, especially so as to conceal the truth or mislead; dodge (conceal truth); falsify (alter information so as to mislead)
fully-fledged
comletely developed
fulsome
- complementary or flattering to an excessive degree
2. of large size or quantity; generous or abundant: a fulsome harvest.
fumble
(fumble around/about) move clumsily in various directions using the hands to find one’s way: Greg fumbled around in the closet and found his black jacket.
furtive
surreptitious
attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive: they spent a furtive day together | he stole a furtive glance at her.
• suggestive of guilty nervousness: the look in his eyes became furtive.
gaffe
an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator; a blunder: an unforgivable social gaffe.
gainful
profitable; money-making
gallantly
in a brave or heroic manner: these young soldiers fought gallantly for their nation.
gape
be or become wide open: [with complement] : a large duffel bag gaped open by her feet.
garble
reproduce (a message, sound, or transmission) in a confused and distorted way: the connection was awful and kept garbling his voice.
garish
obtrusively bright and showy; lurid: garish shirts in all sorts of colors.
obstrusive
noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way: high-powered satellites can reach smaller and less obtrusive antennas.
garnish
decorate, embellish
gash
a long deep slash, cut, or wound: a bad gash in one leg became infected.
gaudy
tacky; gaudiness
gaunt
(of a person) lean and haggard, especially because of suffering, hunger, or age: a tall, gaunt woman in black.
genial
gracious; affable 亲切的
germ
微生物
ghastly [adj.]
causing great horror or fear; frightful or macabre: she was overcome with horror at the ghastly spectacle.
gibber [noun.: gibberish]
speak rapidly and unintelligibly, typically through fear or shock: they shrieked and gibbered as flames surrounded them.
gibe
make insulting or mocking remarks; jeer
glid
镀金
gingerly
in a careful or cautious manner: Jackson sat down very gingerly.
gist
the essence of a speech
glamorous
attrative; fetching; having glamor
glaze
- cover with a smooth, shiny coating
2. lose brightness and animation
gleeful
exuberantly joyful
exuberant
filled with or characterized by a lively energy and excitement:
triumphant
showing great happiness at a victory or achievement
glide
no object, with adverbial of direction] move with a smooth continuous motion, typically with little noise: a few gondolas glided past.
glimmer
shine faintly with a wavering light: the moonlight glimmered on the lawn.
glisten
shine
glitter
shine
gloat
contemplate or dwell on one’s own success or another’s misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure: his enemies gloated over his death. 幸灾乐祸
smugness
excessive pride in oneself or one’s achievements
malevolent
having or showing a wish to do evil to others; malignant
gloom
partial or total darkness: he strained his eyes peering into the gloom.
gloss
shine or luster on a smooth surface: hair with a healthy gloss.
2. (gloss over) try to conceal or disguise (something embarrassing or unfavorable) by treating it briefly or representing it misleadingly: the social costs of this growth are glossed over; fudge
gnaw
bite at or nibble something persistently: watching a dog gnaw at a big bone.
• [with object and adverbial] bite at or nibble (something): she sat gnawing her underlip.
2 cause persistent and wearing distress or anxiety: the doubts continued to gnaw at me.
glut
- an excessively abundant supply of something: a glut of something
- indulge in excessively: glut oneself on something
goad
- goad sb. on something/to do; urge, especially by provoking one’s anger
- a spiked stick used for driving cattle.
gobble up
- eat hurriedly and noisily;
2. incorporate or take over
grandeur
splendor and impressiveness, especially of appearance or style: the austere grandeur of mountain scenery.
gouge
凿子
grandiose
excessively grand or ambitious
grate
reduce by rubbing
gratify
satisfy
ostensible
seemingly true but not necessarily so
