East Of Eden Flashcards
Philandering
the act of having sex with a lot of different partners without becoming emotionally involved with any of them:
She was furious at her husband’s philandering.
Some people knew about his philandering, but they wouldn’t report on it.
Wantonness
bad behaviour that is intentional or shows no care about bad things that might result:
The chairman this week condemned the bank’s wantonness towards other people’s money.
We all felt a strong dismay and horror at such an act of wantonness.
Stolid
(of a person) calm and not showing emotion or excitement :
He’s a very stolid, serious man.
Niggardly
slight in amount, quality, or effort:
a niggardly donation/amount
Concupiscence
sexual desire
Stolid
(of a person) calm and not showing emotion or excitement :
He’s a very stolid, serious man.
Niggardly
slight in amount, quality, or effort:
a niggardly donation/amount
Concupiscence
sexual desire
Ornery
ending to get angry and argue with people:
He’s ornery and opinionated, but he doesn’t lie.
Baleful
evil or angry
злобный, мрачный
a baleful look
Precocious
Children who are precocious have the confidence or skill of an adult.
не по годам взрослый
A precocious child, she went to university at the age of 15.
Spank
to hit a child with the hand, usually several times on the bottom as a punishment
to hit an adult on the bottom in order to get or give sexual pleasure
Crippled
to injure someone so that they cannot use their arms or legs
калечить
[ often passive ] His son was crippled by a riding accident.
Voluptuous
A voluptuous woman has a sexually attractive body, often with large breasts
Obliquely
said in a way that is not direct, so that the real meaning is not immediately clear:
The article refers to the controversy only obliquely.