grup 4 Flashcards
prevailing - 1
The prevailing state of education must be improved.
prevail on - 1
The students prevailed on the teacher to postpone the exam.
prevail - 1
Some strict customs and traditions still prevail in the East.
prolong - 1
We shouldn’t prolong our visits at the hospitals.
innovation - 1
Technological innovations make life easier.
elusive - 1
Pandas are under the threat of extinction so they are elusive.
disperse - 1
The police dispersed the demonstrators.
disrupt - 1
Some students disrupt the discipline at school.
negotiate - 1
We refuse to negotiate with terrorists.
arbitrate - 1
The teacher arbitrated between the students.
fragrant - 1
The rose is extremely fragrant.
competent - 1
Students distinguish the disparity between the competent and incompetent teacher.
impression - 1
First impressions can be misleading, you can be proved wrong about them.
prospect - 1
Where there is prospect, there is life.
defeat - 2
1- I defeated my friend in the game of chess.
2- The bad weather defeated our holiday.
vulnerable - 1
Hands are vulnerable to frostbite.
hazardous - 1
Reckless driving is hazardous.
expose - 1
When spring comes, natural beauty exposes.
introverted - 1
As she introverted, she can’t make friends easily.
mature - 1
Girls are more mature than their male peers.
delicate - 1
People of a delicate disposition are easily offended.
dreadfully - 2
1- I’m dreadfully busy these days.
2- The team played dreadfully.
dread - 1
Some people dread death.
fragile - 2
1- Fragile, handle with care.
2- A fragile boy shouldn’t play football.
ruthless - 1
The ruthless boy killed the kitten.
suppress - 1
The uprising was suppressed.
stern - 1
We don’t have a stern headmaster.
dash off - 1
At the time of an emergency we must dash off the building.
dashing - 1
You look absolutely dashing in that dress.
shattered - 2
1- I was shattered by the bad news.
2- After the shopping, I was shattered.
get by - 1
Many people can’t get by on their little income.
barely - 1
I could barely hear the speaker’s voice in the seminar.
get at sb./smt. - 2
1- Politicians get at eachother.
2- I don’t understand what you are getting at.
