grup 10 Flashcards
potter - 1
He likes pottering about in the garden after his retirement.
V moderate - 1
He is trying to moderate his smoking.
scratch - 2
1- Don’t scratch your acne.
2- Don’t touch the cat, it may scratch you.
at ease - 1
I don’t feel at ease at the dentist’s.
at length - 1
Men talk at length about football.
entail - 1
Some professions entail much using a computer.
timber - 1
The house was made of timber.
abrogate - 1
The parliament abrogated the unfair law about divorcing.
mediate - 1
The teacher mediated between the students.
lunge - 1
The dog lunged at the postman.
nab - 1
The police nabbed him for smuggling.
barge - 1
She barged her way through the shopping crowds.
blister - 1
New shoes always give me blisters.
impart - 1
I had information that I couldn’t wait to impart.
apprehensive - 1
I got rather apprehensive when my mom was taken ill.
convivial - 1
Coming together at Christmas is very convivial.
forthright - 1
His forthright manner can be mistaken for rudeness.
outlive - 1
She outlived her husband by 20 years.
livid - 1
The woman was so livid when she saw her husband cheating.
impulse - 1
He felt an irresistible impulse to drink alcohol.
rack - 1
She was racked by guilt.
rack one’s brain - 1
I racked my brain to remember his name.
outlook - 1
Pollyanna has an optimistic outlook for the life.
be up to - 1
Go and see what the kids are up to in the garden.
ADJ moderate - 1
He is looking for a car with a moderate price.
eligible - 1
Anyone over the age of 18 is eligible to get a license.
