grup 23 Flashcards
expulsion - 1
They threatened him with expulsion from school.
perjury - 1
Perjury is a serious offence.
condolence - 1
Condolence to you, rest in peace.
brisk - 1
Brisk walking is an effective and easy option.
poll - 1
The recent poll suggests that the government is losing popularity.
setback - 1
The economic problems are the setbacks of Turkey to develop.
ripe - 1
We only picked up ripe apples from the tree.
abstain - 1
Every pregnant woman should abstain from smoking.
irreversibly - 1
Smoking has irreversibly damaged his lungs.
spectacle - 2
1- The parade was the most exciting spectacle of the festival.
2- Waterfalls are an amazing natural spectacle.
persevere - 1
Success is always on the side of persevering.
conceited - 1
Nobody cares about conceited people.
implicitly - 2
1- He threatened implicitly not directly.
2- She believes implicitly in the power of positive thinking.
toil - 1
No toil, no comfort.
stem from - 1
Her problems stem from her difficult childhood.
parlour - 1
She works at a beauty parlour.
marsh - 1
At the mouth of the river, there is a large area of marsh.
alliance - 1
The two parties decided to form an alliance.
deplete - 1
The last holiday seriously depleted my bank account.
grim - 2
1- Getting fired from his job, the future looked grim for him.
2- The soldiers guarding the building were very grim-faced.
devise - 1
The coach devised an outsmarting strategy to defeat the opposing team.
tackle - 2
1- Rather than run from your problems, you should tackle them with all your determination.
2- Footballers must learn to tackle fearlessly.
emphatically - 1
“The violence must stop!” he said emphatically.
turn in - 1
A rental car has to be turned in on the designated date.
make off with - 1
The thieves made off with the jewels.
atrocity - 1
We strongly condemn the atrocity commited against youngs.
allocate - 1
You must know how much time to allocate to each question in the university exam.
appalling - 1
I’ve never met with such appalling services here in the last years.
annually - 1
Membership must be renewed annually.
