Friendly-idea Flashcards
friendly and easy to talk to - used especially about people in important positions
approachable
friendly and caring about other people, in a way that makes people like you and feel comfortable
warm
friendly to someone who has just arrived somewhere:
welcoming
- friendly and polite but formal:
cordial
- a formal word for friendly and easy to like:
amiable
- Sue was a — caring person and a wonderful nurse. .
warm
- Why don’t you talk to your manager? He seems very
approachable
- Her father was an — easy-going man.
amiable
- She was standing at the door with a smile.
welcoming
- Everyone remained but no agreement was reached.
cordial
to formally or officially give something to someone by putting it in their hands, especially at a formal ceremony
present
to give things to a large number of people, especially in the streets
distribute
to give money to an organization that helps people or protects something
donate
to give someone a lot of something, especially praise, attention, or gifts
lavish
- Einstein was given the Nobel prize for his contribution to quantum theory.
awarded
- Several agencies are helping to give aid to survivors of the disaster.
distribute
to hit someone with your open hand, especially because you are angry with them
slap
to hit something very hard
whack
to hit someone deliberately many times, especially very hard
beat
to gently hit something with your fingers, often in order to attract someone’s attention
tap
In the survey, parents were asked if they ever hit their children.
smacked
Don’t go in without hitting on the door.
knocking
- a good and original idea, which makes you think of doing or creating something:
inspiration
- a sudden new and clever idea, especially one that solves a problem:
brainwave
- an idea of how something is, or how something should be done:
concept
- the idea you have in your mind about what someone or something is like:
impression
- an idea about life or society, especially one that is a little silly or old-fashioned:
notion
- something that comes into your mind:
thought
- The business was in real trouble, when suddenly Lou had a —.
brainwave
- My first — of England was of a grey and rainy place.
impression
- the old-fashioned — that a wife is a husband’s property
notion
- He explained Marx’s — of an ideal society.
concept
- The director’s own childhood provided the — for the movie.
inspiration
- I’ve just had a — - it might be quicker to go by bus.
thought
