English Progress Test 2 (2nd Semester) Flashcards
A long narrow hole dug into the surface of the ground (for protection of the soldiers)
Trench
Nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, etc.
Proximity
Compulsory enrolment in the army or naval service; draft (mobilization)
Conscription
A condition, state, or situation, especially an unfavorable or unfortunate one
Plight
To perceive by taste or smell especially with relish
To savour
PTSD
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or shell shock
To fail to notice, perceive, or consider
To overlook
Low in rank, importance, status, quality, etc.; lowly
Humble
Coagulate
Clot
To offend against (right, decency, feelings, etc.) grossly or shamelessly
Outrage
A place in which supplies and materials are stored for distribution
Depot
To argue or dispute
To wrangle over
Compassionate, or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one’s power; compassion, pity, or benevolence
Mercy
To deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like; cripple
To maim
To injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts
To mutilate
Elementary, simple, basic
Rudimental
To achieve, accomplish/to arrive at
To attain
A way that relates to the evolutionary development and diversification of a species of organisms; things that are done unconsciously
Phylogenetically programmed
To furnish with funds for support/with smth freely or naturally/with quality, ability or asset
To be endowed
To urge or drive forward or on
To impel
To turn aside
To ward off
Incapable of being satisfied
Insatiable
Mercilessly hard or harsh/immovably stern or persistent (to relent)
Relentlessly
A question that is deliberately confusing and has a humorous or clever answer
Riddle
Not suitable, advisable, or judicious
Inexpedient
The act of killing one’s own child
Filicide
Of many different kinds
Manifold
Show that you strongly disagree with them and don’t want to be connected with them in any way
To repudiate
Eager to use violence or display a strong interest in violent things
Bloodthirstiness
Express your feelings forcefully
To give vent to
Suppressed, blocked from flowing freely
Dammed-up
Demand in a noisy or angry way
To clamour
Say clearly that smth must be done
To stipulate
A central point or pin on which something balances or turns
Pivot
The quality or fact of being able to grip firmly; determination, persistence, continuing to exist
Tenacity
Enough, plentiful, large, full or broad
Ample
The capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness
Resilience
Signs collectively, esp commercial or public display signs
Signage
To give new energy or strength to
To reinvigorate
A difficult or unpleasant situation
Adversity
An action or event that helps one to make progress towards a specified goal
Stepping stone
Belief that objects, places, and creatures all possess a distinct spiritual essence
Animism
Twisted, connected or linked
Intertwined
To come or bring together for a meeting or activity
To convene
A study of history of the universe and formation of celestial objects
Cosmology
An effect that suppresses or restrains an impulse, a desire, or a behavioural process either consciously or not
Inhibitory effect
Self-reported experience of worsening or more frequent confusion or memory loss
Mental decline
showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense
Vehement
