Group 732 Vocabulary - Day 04 Flashcards
cattle
cows and bulls
profile
information giving a description of a person or thing
unite
to bring together
blur
to make less distinct
blurred
not clear or distinct
latch onto
to take up an idea; to attach yourself to another person socially
wander
to walk without a specific destination
forfeit
to lose or give up the right to something
curtail
to impose a restriction on
launch
to set a boat, rocket or projectile into motion
chill
to make something cold
trim
to reduce the size of something by cutting away parts
shelter
a place giving protection from weather or danger
pottery
pots or dishes made of clay
yield
to produce or provide
to bone
to remove the bones from a carcass
carcass
the dead body of an animal
corpse
the dead body of a human
lock
a mechanism that keeps a door closed and requires a key to open
to halt
to stop
duty
responsibility
bond
a connection
unhealthy
bad for your health
hatchet
a small axe
disembody
to separate something from its concrete form
to flock
to congregate
rigor mortis
the stiffening of the body after death
prerigor
before rigor mortis sets in
excise
to cut something out surgically
drawback
a disadvantage
stiffen
to become rigid
clay
a type of earth used to make pottery and bricks
brick
a rectangular block used in building
disease
infectious or non-infectious problem that affects the health of a plant, animal or human
scissors
instrument with two blades used for cutting paper or cloth
sturdy
strong and resistant
spite
to deliberately hurt or offend someone
contractor
a person or company that fulfils a contract by providing materials or services
dud
an object that does not function and is worthless
wreath
an arrangement of flowers
bone
the hard white tissue that skeletons are composed of
tough
able to withstand rough or careless treatment
toughen
to make tough
toughness
the quality of being tough
purchase
to buy
pursue
to actively continue an activity; to follow a person to catch or attack them
spear
a weapon composed of a long rod and a pointed tip
javelin
a light spear used in sports or for fighting
edible
something that can be eaten
imply
to strongly suggest something without stating it directly
dismiss
to reject (an idea or opinion because you do not take it seriously)
lonely
sad because you have no friends or company
seek
to look for; to try to find
moisture
the water diffused in an object or condensed on its surface
handle
to manage or deal with
crude
in its natural or raw state; unrefined (e.g. crude oil)
fond of
having affection for
endurance
the capacity for something to last a long time
deaf
unable to hear
duty
a moral or legal obligation
halt
to stop (something)
deed
a legal document giving someone the right to property
flee
to run away from something; to escape
acre
a (US and UK) unit of land equal to 0.405 hectares
scratch
to rub your skin with a sharp object because it is irritated
bush
a moderately sized plant
suntan
browning of the skin caused by exposure to the sun
outcome
a consequence
absence
lack of something; state of being away from a person or thing
income
the money you receive on a regular basis from work or investments
tissue
any of the different types of material that animals or plants are made of (e.g. bone tissue, muscle tissue)
elude
to fail to be attained (e.g. success eluded him); to avoid capture (e.g. he eluded the authorities)
