grup 14 Flashcards
call upon / call on - 2
1- Call upon me when you come here.
2- All men over the age of 20 are called on to join the army.
obscure - 1
This poem belongs to an obscure poet.
drop by / drop in - 1
Drop by me when you come here.
submerge - 3
1- The fields were submerged by the floods.
2- He submerged his identity.
3- Actors must submerge themselves in the role.
enchantment - 1
Marriage loses its enchantment in years.
paradox - 1
His being extravagant is a paradox though he earns little.
essentially - 1
She is essentially kind but she is being rude these days.
put away - 1
“Put your toys away.” said the mother.
put across - 1
The two teams put their ideas across to eachother in the discussion.
put up with - 1
I can’t put up with all this noise.
put up - 4
1- They’ve put up the price of fuel again.
2- They are putting up a new hotel here.
3- I put up my umbrella in the rain.
4- I can put you up for the night.
put through - 1
Could you put me through the operator, please?
put out - 2
1- The fire brigade soon put out the fire.
2- It would be lovely to stay with you, but I don’t want to put you out.
put in - 2
1- I have put in a claim for the scholarship.
2- You have to put in a lot of efforts to learn a new language.
put by - 1
I put by some money to be on the safe side.
put down - 2
1- Let me put down your phone number.
2- The uprising was put down.
bring forward - 1
The exam was brought forward to the following week.
efface - 1
Time will efface all those bad memories.
repulsion - 1
She felt a visible repulsion for her ex-husband.
plunge into - 1
My car plunged into the snow.
summon - 1
I was summoned to the principal’s office.
break up - 3
1- When does the school break up?
2- The plane broke up in the air.
3- The marriage broke up after 30 years.
get round - 1
It took him ages to get round to her for marriage.
kid - 2
1- I didn’t mean to hurt you literally, i was only kidding.
2- Some students kid themselves by cheating.
sovereignty - 1
National sovereignty is prerequisite for freedom.
come up to - 1
Although the film had got a lot of good publicity it didn’t come up to the expectations.
grumble - 1
She keeps grumbling about her mother-in-law.
painstaking - 1
You must pay a painstaking attention to details in the university exam.
practically - 2
1- She blamed me for practically every mistake in the report.
2- We need to think practically before taking an action.
sustain - 1
We must sustain our hope during hard times.
sparsely - 1
The meeting was held in a sparsely furnished room.
sedentary - 1
Sedentary lifestyle may cause the body to age faster.
see to - 1
I have a few household chores to see to.
frank - 1
She is very frank even with her boss.
commute - 1
My commute takes about 45 minutes.
