How Do You Know What’s True? Flashcards
Grove
[ɡroʊv] a group of trees planted close together
Recount
[rɪˈkaʊnt] to describe how something happened, or to tell a story
Transpire
[trænˈspaɪɚ] occur, happen
Testimony (noun)
[ˈtes.tə.moʊ.ni] spoken or written statements that something is true
Implicate
[ɪm.plə.keɪt] show (someone) to be involved in sth bad
Premise (noun)
[ˈprem.ɪs] an idea or theory on which a statement or action is based
Warring (adj)
[ˈwɔːr.ɪŋ] in conflict with each other
Adapt
[əˈdæpt] to change, to suit different conditions or uses
Conceivable
[kənˈsiː.və.bəl] possible to imagine or to believe
Account (noun)
[əˈkaʊnt] a written or spoken description of an event
Undermine
[ʌn.dɚˈmaɪn] to make it less strong, or secure than it was before
Narrator (noun)
[ˈner.eɪ.t̬ɚ] the character who tells you what is happening in a book or film
Conviction
[kənˈvɪk.ʃən] the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime
Subvert
[səbvɜːʳt] to try to destroy or damage sth
Egocentric
[iː.ɡoʊˈsen.trɪk] thinking only about yourself and what is good for you
Embellish
[ɪmˈbel.ɪʃ] to make something more beautiful by adding something to it
Grapple
[ɡræp.əl] to fight, especially in order to win something
Content (verb)
[kənˈtent] to make someone feel happy and satisfied
Paranoid (adj)
[ˈper.ə.nɔɪd] unreasonably or obsessively anxious, suspicious or mistrustful
disgruntled
[dɪsˈɡrʌn.t̬əld] unhappy, annoyed and disappointed about sth
It is tempting to do sth
Used for saying that sth seems correct or sensible but is probably wrong
Fixate
[fɪk.seɪt] to think about something too much and find it difficult to stop
Endure
[ɪnˈdʊr] to continue to exist for a long time
