CHAPTER 4 (LANGUAGE REPERTOIRE) Flashcards
(noun) a long formal dress for women
EVENING GOWN
(adjective) to leave in a difficult situation
STRANDED
(noun) casual or trivial conversation
SMALL TALK
(verb) to disappear, especially suddenly or mysteriously
TO VANISH
(expression) disappeared completely and inexplicably
“DISAPPEARED INTO THIN AIR”
(adjective) extremely tired; drained
EXHAUSTED
(verb) to travel to places by getting free rides from drivers of passing cars
TO HITCHHIKE
(verb) to be unable to sleep due to worry
TO TOSS AND TURN
(verb) to hope for, to want to happen
TO LOOK FORWARD TO
(noun) a valued possession passed down in a family from generation to generation
HEIRLOOM
(adjective) shocked, astounded
FLABBERGASTED
(adjective) having terrible consequences
DIRE
(noun) a resident
DWELLER
(noun) the central idea, the essence
GIST