grup 16 Flashcards
omniscient - 1
We trust our omniscient God.
grumpy - 1
He has been in a grumpy mood since he got up.
drown out - 1
The speaker’s voice was drowned out by loud cheers.
adjacent - 1
Our house is adjacent to a park.
unrelenting - 1
The unrelenting fire ruined Los Angeles.
merely - 1
We are not lovers but merely good friends.
gruesome - 1
After the accident, there was a gruesome sight.
trace - 2
1- The police traced the suspect in Istanbul.
2- I traced the map.
dispiriting - 1
Losing all his money on the holiday was very dispiriting.
scrupulous - 1
A scrupulous person never tells lies.
defy - 1
If you defy the law, you may find yourself in prison.
acclaimed - 1
Mona Lisa is an acclaimed painting all over the world.
expose sb. to smt. - 1
People living in urban environment are exposed to air pollution.
burst through - 1
The sun burst through the clouds.
confrontation - 1
The man left the house to avoid another confrontation with his wife.
contingency - 1
They were prepared for all contingencies for the wedding.
go up - 1
New office buildings are going up everywhere.
loan - 1
I’ll ask the bank for a loan.
give sb. the loan of smt. - 1
I gave him the loan of my camera.
marvel - 1
I marvel at my mother’s ability to remain calm in a crisis.
babble - 1
Pay no attention to her, she is just babbling.
pry - 1
I don’t wish to pry but is it true that you’re having problems at home?
take up with - 2
1- He has taken up with a bunch of hoodlums.
2- His mind is wholly taken up with the concerns about future.
pull down - 1
They are pulling down the old building in the city centre.
go ahead - 1
Go ahead, we’re all listening.
relish - 1
Dangers give relish to an adventure.
scatter - 2
1- I scattered crumbs for the birds to eat.
2- The police scattered the demonstrators.
immensely - 1
The book made him immensely popular.
halt - 2
1- The car didn’t halt at the red light.
2- There are calls to halt people using guns.
step up - 1
The doctor has stepped up the dosage.
split up - 1
Because of conjugal problems they decided to split up.
end up - 1
When caught from fraud, he ended up in prison.
compromise - 3
1- Compromising is an inevitable part of a marriage.
2- Don’t compromise your success by cheating in an exam.
3- I don’t compromise my principles.
wield - 2
1- The woman wields immense influence on their husbands.
2- He wielded the axe to cut down the tree.
aspire - 1
The student aspired the leading role in the play.
cherish - 2
1- Parents cherish their children.
2- She cherished the memory of her dead husband.
pick on - 2
1- Why do you pick on me to do difficult tasks?
2- It’s not fair to pick on me for the things which go wrong.
startle - 1
You startled me! I didn’t hear you come in.
disillusion - 1
I hate to disillusion you but I’m afraid your chances of winning are practically zero.
ceremoniously - 1
We must fill in official documents ceremoniously.
materialize - 1
I don’t think her idealistic plans will ever materialize.
undergo - 1
The country has been undergoing sanctions recently.
integrate - 1
It’s difficult to integrate into a different culture.
neglect - 1
Health shouldn’t be neglected.
genuinely - 1
She sounded genuinely sorry.
stimulate - 1
Children should be stimulated to succeed.
stimulant - 1
Coffee is a good stimulant.
bring round - 1
Fresh air brought him round when he fainted.
weigh up - 1
I’m weighing up the pros and cons of attending a university in Istanbul.
arbitrary - 1
She sued the boss for his arbitrary dismissal.
deprive - 1
Children shouldn’t be raised deprived of love.
rejoice - 1
We rejoiced over winning the match.
legitimate - 1
Sales of pirated video games now exceed that of legitimate ones.
conclusively - 1
The side effects of vaccine was conclusively proved.
compensate - 1
The insurance company compensated him for the accident.
outweigh - 1
The benefits of the internet outweigh the disadvantages.
idle - 2
1- An idle mind finds nothing interesting in the world.
2- The workers have been idle for the last 6 months.
zestfully - 1
I devoured the lemon cake zestfully.
intervene - 1
Police usually don’t intervene in disputes between couples.
