Class Vocab Flashcards
(Phrasal verb)
To work hard on something; to dedicate oneself to some effort or task.
I’ve been ____ ____ all morning, but I still can’t figure out where that discrepancy came from.
Grind away
/ɡraɪnd/ /əˈweɪ/
ground away; grinding away; grinds away
Phrasal verb.
Something that begins or ends with a lot of energy, enthusiasm, or success.
Her career began ___ _ ___ in 1986
with a bang
/wɪð/ /eɪ/ /bæŋ/
(Adjective)
In a way that makes you feel excited and hope that you might get or do something, especially when this does not in fact happen.
They came __________ close to winning.
Tantalizing (adjective)
/ˈtan-tə-ˌlī-ziŋ/
Tantalizingly (Adverb)
(Adjective)
Done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay.
A __________ reply.
Prompt
/prɑmpt/
on time; on the dot; precise
(Noun)
A plant of North America and Australia that breaks near the ground when it dies, and forms large balls that are rolled around by the wind.
A __________ crossed the room when Podge asked for volunteers to create the Brainscape cards.
tumbleweed (noun)
/ ˈtəm-bəl-ˌwēd /
(Phrasal verb)
To separate one area from another area with a fence.
There was a planting area ______ ___ from the main garden.
Fenced off
Fence off
/fens/ /ôf/
(Phrasal verb)
To argue that there is a difference between two things, when the difference is really too small to be important.
Let’s stop __________ _____ and get back to the main issue.
Splitting hairs
(Verb)
To go and get something.
You can teach your dog __ _____ the ball
To fetch (Verb) /fetʃ/
Synonyms: bring, pick up, collect, go and get
(Idiom)
To comprehend something that one considers challenging, confusing or a foreign concept.
I was attempting to ____ __ ____ ______ this whole thing.
Wrap (one’s) head around (something)
Similar: Get my head around
(Phrasal verb)
(of food or drink) begin to decompose and become inedible.
This bacon smells a bit funny - do you think it’s ____ ___?
To go off /To have gone off (Phrasal verb of go)
Similar: go sour, spoil, decompose
(Noun)
- The part of a road along which traffic passes in a single line moving in one direction only.
- The part of a road intended for vehicles rather than pedestrians.
These are short broken white lines which are used on wide ____________ to divide them into lanes. You should keep between them.
Carriageway
/ˈkærɪdʒˌweɪ/
(Noun)
An academic rank conferred by a college or university after examination or after completion of a course, or conferred as an honour on a distinguished person.
Tom has a law ______.
Degree
/dɪˈɡriː/
(noun) [usually plural]
A relative by marriage, like your husband’s sister or your wife’s father.
He’s spending the holiday with his __-____.
In-law
/ˈɪn.lɑː/
noun [ usually plural ]
(noun)
The outer parts of a town or city.
He built a new factory on the _________ of the city.
Outskirts
/ˈaʊtskəːts/
(Adjerctive) [three hyphenated words]
-with no illusions or pretensions; practical and realistic.
She is very ____-__-_____ person, not at all attracted by the glamour world.
To be down-to-earth
with no illusions or pretensions; practical and realistic.
The practice of trying to travel on public transport without paying the fare.
____ ________ is a huge problem in Transmilenio with people jumping barriers and climbing over fences, sometimes risking life and limb.
Fare dodging.
To fare dodge
-A short sleep taken during the working day in order to restore one’s mental alertness.
Harvard researchers recently confirmed that 15-to-30 minute midday _____ ____ can help revive and refocus sluggish workers.
Power nap.
-Engaging in a pointless activity; something futile.
My mom and dad spent years _______ __ ___ ____ trying to get my brother to take his studies seriously, and in the end he dropped out anyway to pursue a career in music.
Piss in(to) the wind
Early risers are called “____” and are more active in the morning, while those that sleep later and remain active past midnight are called “____.”
Are you a morning ___ or night ____?
- Lark
2. Owl
