english #6 Flashcards
Sweltering
Extremely and uncomfortably hot
Interminable
Continuing for too long and therefore boring or annoying
Monotonous
Not changing and therefore boring
Inhabit
To live in a place
Haphazard
Not having an obvious order or plan
Derelict
Derelict buildings are not cared for and are in bad condition
Astray
Away from the correct path or correct way of doing something
Bask
To lie or sit enjoying the warmth especially of the sun
Monologue
A long speech by one person
Cupola
A dome (round roof) on top of a building
Readily
Quickly, immediately, willingly, or without any problem
Laden
Carrying or holding a lot of something
Fetch
To go to another place to get something or someone and bring it, him, or her back
Endeavour
An attempt to do something
Dexterity
The ability to perform a difficult action quickly and skilfully with the hands
Tolerate
To accept behaviour and beliefs that are different from your own, although you might not agree with or approve of them
Enrich
To improve the quality of something by adding something else
Captive
A person or animal whose ability to move or act freely is limited by being kept in a space; a prisoner, especially a person held by the enemy during a war
Enclosure
An area surrounded by fences or walls
Unyielding
Completely unwilling to change a decision, opinion, demand, etc.
