English words and phrasal verbs Flashcards
Juxtapose /ˌdʒʌk.stəˈpəʊz/
To put things that are not similar next to each other
to put things or people next to each other, esp. in order to compare them
The exhibition juxtaposes Picasso’s early drawings with some of his later works.
Traditional forms of text - narratives - are dissolved into isolated fragments that can then be juxtaposed in a pastiche.
Simulacrum /ˌsɪm.jəˈleɪ.krəm/
Something that looks like or represents something else.
Animation systems support a simulacrum of end-user experience of a design through automation of camera models over time.
Askance /əˈskɑːns/
To look at or think about someone or something with doubt, disapproval, or no trust.
Sociologists don’t look askance at ethicists who aim to guide human behavior
Deem /diːm/
To consider or judge something in a particular way.
The area has now been deemed safe.
We will provide help whenever you deem it appropriate.
Hoary /ˈhɔː.ri/
Very old and familiar and therefore not interesting or funny.
(Of a person) very old and with white or grey hair.
He told a few hoary old jokes and nobody laughed.
We heard the hoary old arguments about jacking up prices and cutting public expenditure.
Recognise /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz/
DEFINITION
(v) remember sb or sth you have seen before
OTHERS
recognition (n), recognisable (adj)
EXAMPLE
I hadn’t seen Jack for ten years but I recognised him immediately
Skin tone /ˈskɪn ˌtəʊn/
DEFINITION
(n) colour of your skin
EXAMPLE
My skin tone is fair but my sister’s is quite dark
Tanned /tænd/
DEFINITION
(adj) dark colour of your skin after sitting in the sun
OTHERS
tan (n, v)
EXAMPLE
Kate was tanned after her beach holiday
Curly /ˈkɜː.li/
DEFINITION
(adj) of hair that is not straight
OTHERS
curl (n, v)
EXAMPLE
My hair is straight but it always goes curly after I’ve been in the rain.
Hazel /ˈheɪ.zəl/
DEFINITION
(adj) eye colour, greenish or reddish-brown
Tend to sb/sth /tend/
DEFINITION
— phrasal verb with tend verb
EXAMPLE
Nurses tended to the injured.
Hark back /HAHRK-BAK/
DEFINITION
To remember or to cause someone to remember something from the past,
EXAMPLES
The director’s latest film harks back to the era of silent movies.
The sisters’ stories hark back to the good old days of their youth.
The diner’s interior harks back to the 1950s.
Verdant /ˈvɜː.dənt/
DEFINITION
(adj) Covered with healthy green plants or grass.
EXAMPLES
Much of the region’s verdant countryside has been destroyed in the hurricane.
The golf course is noted for its tricky hazards and lush, verdant borders along its fairways.
Turpitude /ˈtɜː.pɪ.tʃuːd/
DEFINITION
(noun) Refers to inherent lack of integrity or morality. It is frequently used in legal contexts in the phrase “moral turpitude.”
EXAMPLES
Crimes such as theft and perjury may involve moral turpitude.
Bloviate /ˈbləʊ.vi.eɪt/
DEFINITION
(verb) To speak a lot in an annoying way as if you are very important.
EXAMPLES
The columnist tends to bloviate on topics about which he is not particularly knowledgeable.
Most women agree with this, but they don’t feel the need to bloviate about it on the internet.
Ramshackle /ˈræmˌʃæk.əl/
DEFINITION
(adj) Means “in a very bad condition and needing to be repaired” or “carelessly or loosely constructed.”
EXAMPLES
The company was contracted to demolish the ramshackle apartments.
The reviewer of the book said it had a ramshackle plot that was confusing and unbelievable.
There’s a ramshackle old shed at the bottom of the garden.
