General 1 Flashcards
feel or express discontent; fret.
Repine
decorate or adorn brightly or festively.
Deck
bend one’s head or body forward and downward.
Stoop
strike with a firm blow.
sin: hit, strike
Smite (irrg)
(of a part of one’s body) painful or aching.
Sore
an enemy or opponent.
Foe
pull (someone or something) along forcefully, roughly, or with difficulty.
sin:pull
Drag
My father drag me to go to that place
break or cause to break suddenly and completely, typically with a sharp cracking sound.
Snap
(especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy.
Sin: rich
Affluent
Reg
grasp or seize (something) tightly or eagerly.
Sin: grasp, cath, grip
Clutch
small or insufficient in quantity or amount.
Sin: scarce
Scanty (adj)
gamble (money or something else of value) on the outcome of a game or race.
Stake (reg)=apostar
Ej:
One gamble staked all he would got and lost.
take risky action in the hope of a desired result.
Sin: take a chance
Gamble (reg)
The British could only gamble that something would turn up.
succeed in achieving (something that one desires and has worked for).
Attain (reg)