Definition 2 Flashcards
Making you feel that something is wrong or that something bad or illegal is happening
I called airport security after noticing a … package
Synonym
Antonym
Suspicious = suspiciously
Unusual
Secure
To say something
She left without …. a word
Uttering
A long period when there is no rain and people do not have enough water
A severe … ruined the crops
Drought
Causing a lot of damage or destruction
The fire has had a … effect on the local wildlife
Synonym
Devastating
Destructive (adj) - Causing severe damage or harm
The destructive effect of unemployment on individuals
Great suffering or unhappiness
The war brought … to millions of people
Synonym
Antonym
Misery
Gloom(n) [glu:m] - A feeling of unhappiness and of not having any hope
Joy (n) [dʒɔɪ] - A feeling of great happiness
To make someone leave a place, usually using force
He was … from the courtroom for shouting.
2) Make an emergency exit from an aircraft
All the crew members … safely from the plane
Synonym
Antonym
Ejected
Expel(v) [ɪkˈspel] - to officially force someone to leave a place or organization because of their bad behaviour
Accept, allow
To die
Hundreds of people … in the flood
Synonym
Perished
Pass away
A number of things put on top of each other
A … of books and papers
Pile
A …. action or change has a very big affect
NATO threatened … action if its terms were not met
The vaccine brought a … drop of 80% in paralytic polio cases by 1957
Synonym
Drastic
Radical (adj) - A radical change is very big and important
There are radical differences between the two organisations
Making someone very shocked and upset
Despite the … news, no one is giving up hope
Devastating
Completely
Young children are …. dependent on their parents
It’s … ridiculous idea
To my … amazement, Richard appeared with a bottle of champagne
Utterly = utter
Utterly
Utter
Deserving praise, respect and admiration
During his short but …. carrier he broke almost every scoring record in the national league
Johnson showed a … display of football talent
Antonym
Dazzling = dazzlingly = dazzle
Typical (adj) - Having all the qualities you expect a particular person, object, place, et cetera to have
This is typical adolescent behaviour - part of the process of becoming independent from your parents
The ability to behave in a calm controlled way even in a difficult situation
Prisoners should be treated with regard for ….
Oh, no! That would be beneath her ….
I cannot … him with the name ‘physician’
A huge portrait of the couple … the living room wall
Synonym
Antonym
Dignity = dignify - to make something or someone seem more important than they really are
(N) Decorum [dɪˈkɔːrəm ]=(adj) decorous [ˈdekərəs]= decorously - Behaviour that is considered to be polite and correct for a particular situation
1) The ladies were in the middle doing their social best to preserve …
2) The troops behaved with the utmost … , even in the heat of battle
3) It was normal for women to write about love, but they were expected always to be …
(N) Immorality ; bad manners
working hard with care and effort
I know all of you are hardworking, … people, and I respect you for that.
The book required ten years of … research.
Synonym
Antonym
Diligent (adj) [ˈdɪlɪdʒənt ]= diligence = diligently
Industrious - Industrious people are work hard
Lazy - Someone who is lazy doesn’t like working or using any effort
most of the students I knew at college were serious and industrious
He’s too lazy to make his bed in the morning
Someone who has a position or job after someone else
He is her most likely ….
Synonym
Antonym
Successor
Replacement - The thing or person that replaces something or someone
It’s not going to be easy to find a replacement for you
Predecessor - The person who was in a job or position before
He seems a lot better than his predecessor
