Deck 2 Flashcards
Her heart was [] in her chest as she waited for the exam results.
- A sound made by a heavy object striking a surface with a dull, muffled noise. Used metaphorically to describe an intense or heavy sensation, often emotional or physical.*
Her heart was thudding in her chest as she waited for the exam results.
The [] footsteps of the giant echoed through the forest.
- Heavy, dull.
The thudding footsteps of the giant echoed through the forest.
She felt a [] sense of dread as she approached the principal’s office.
- Heavy, oppressive.
She felt a thudding sense of dread as she approached the principal’s office.
His act was just a clever [] to get me to go out with him.
- A wily subterfuge.
His act was just a clever ruse to get me to go out with him.
His act was just a clever ruse to [] me [] go out with him.
His act was just a clever ruse to get me to go out with him.
They obtained the documents by [].
- Deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade.
They obtained the documents by subterfuge.
She turned out to be a [] negotiator.
- Crafty. Full of tricks or stratagems intended to ensnare or deceive.
She turned out to be a wily negotiator.
I had to use all of my [] to convince her to go to bed with me.
- Trick or stratagem intended to ensnare or deceive. Skill in outwitting.
I had to use all of my wiles to convince her to go to bed with me.
Their friendship [] into cannibal lust.
- To come into one’s own. Develop. Bloom. To become evident. To make an appearance.
Their friendship blossomed into cannibal lust.
He had a slow start as a ladies man, but he’s [ph] this season.
- To achieve one’s potential.
He had a slow start as a ladies man, but he’s come into his own this season.
Also, to gain recognition.
After some delay and [], the door grudgingly turned on its hinges.
- Hesitation (as in doing or accepting) usually based on doubt of the acceptability of something offered or proposed.
After some delay and demur, the door grudgingly turned on its hinges.
We accepted his offer to pay for our dinners without [].
- The act or an instance of objecting. Protest.
We accepted his offer to pay for our dinners without demur.
Don’t hesitate to [] to the idea if you have any qualms.
- To take exception. Object. Often used with to or at.
Don’t hesitate to demur to the idea if you have any qualms.
She suggested that he would win easily, but he [], saying he expected the election to be close.
- Delay, hesitate.
She suggested that he would win easily, but he demurred, saying he expected the election to be close.
She [] to win.
- Aspire, intend.
She aims to win.
