Chapter 19 Italki Flashcards
flick
make somthing move with a sudden quick gesture
fidget
keep moving your hands or feet because your are bored or nervous
mannersim
habit
posture
the position in which someone holds their body when standing or sitting
cuisine
a style or method of cooking
distraction
a thing that prevents someone from concentrating on something else
melt
make or become liquefied by heating
referral
recommendation
to bump into someone
to meet by chance
to leverage
to use something to maximum advantage
sleazy
morally doubtful
apropos of nothing
not related to anything previousley mentioned
multi-faceted
when something has many features, there is a lot of ‘information’ in it
supplant
replace, take over from
motif
design
rejig
organize differently , rearrange
versatile
changable,inconstant, able to adapt
to confer
to grant
to hove
to sharpen, to perfect over a period of time
contempt
презрение, пренебрежение
pejorative
expressing contempt or dissaproval
downturn
decline in economic , business or other activity
