Inglesa - U2 Flashcards
(adj) using threats/orders to make sb do smth they dont want to
the exercise of _______ power is a characteristic of competing….
coercive
(adj) not willing to do smth and therefore slow to do it
She had trouble sleeping but was _______ to take sleeping pills.
reluctant
(n) an angry feeling of extreme dislike for smth/sb
his son’s rampage was motivated by anti-gay _____
hatred
(adj) impossible to understand because of containing two opposite facts/characteristics
it seems _________, but if you drink a cup of hot tea it seems to cool you down
paradoxical
(adj) difficult to describe, find, achieve, remember
violence is so universal and ______
elusive
(adj) not limited by rules or controlling influence
do away with the __________ sale of firearms
unfettered
(adj) in large amounts
the ______ communication left behind
copious
(adj) extremely unpleasant and causing/deserving hate
he enacts an _______ screenplay
odious
(adj) unkind, cruel and without sympathy for other people
his _____ selfishness crystallize into fantasies of revenge
callous
(adj) famous for smth
the most ______ groups that hold influence..
renowned
(adj) divided by opposing views
there’s a ________ debate
polarized
(adj) releasing emotion through a particular activity
I find it ________ to dance
cathartic
(adj) basic, main, standard, regular
rice is a _____ food for more than half the world’s people.
staple
(adj) feeling that you want to vomit
some of you may still feel a little _____ about viral genes in your food
queasy
(adj) inmune to smth
the evolution of insects ________ to the pesticide
impervious
(adj) reduced
_______ soils
depleted
(adj) causing worry
This threat to human health is a ________ aspect
worrisome
(adj) smth that attracts you
GM crops can look ______
enticing
(adj) detailed and careful
_______ investigations of GM crops
rigorous
(v) to attract someone a lot that you have influence over them
farmers are _______ by biotech
bewitch
(adj) gradual, progressing in a series of distinct stages
the _____ differentiation of a stem cell depends on…
stepwise
(adj) using facts or ideas to form a general principle
______ factors
inductive
(adj) often criticized in an unfair, exaggerated way
________ parents, politician
maligned
(adj) very difficult to deal with
_________ problems, complexity, strikes
intractable
(adj) fit to be eaten
_______ decoration
edible
(adj) possible to make people obey, be accepted
the contract may not be legally __________ if it is not drawn up correctly
enforceable
(adj) continuining without any possibility of being stopped
it denies and ________ connection between frustation and aggression
inexorable
(adj) felt/experienced strongly
his mother’s death had a very _______ effect on him
profound
(adj) a strong feeling of unfair dissaproval
_____-______ actions
stigma-loaded
(adj) not functioning correctly
the logic is _____
faulty
(adv) in an uncontrolled way
weed grow _______
rampantly
(adv) always/very often
She’s _________ asking me for money
perpetually
(n) the violent killing of large numbers of people
The Battle of the Somme was a dreadful _______
carnage
(n) a little piece of smth
he took a ________ of viral DNA
snippet
(n) detailed examination of smth to get information about it
Last year the agency proposed tightening its _______ of engineered foods
scrutiny
(n) the act of not allowing sb/smth to take part in smth or enter a place
the _________ of the gene responsible for caffeine in coffee beans
exclusion
(n) take possesion of smth
inadequate _________ of genetically modified crop populations
sequestering
(n) a position of complete control that prevents smth from developing
the __________ of multinational biotech companies
strangehold
(n) the beginning/starting point of smth
GM food as its _________, was hailed as..
inception
(v) to make smth less severe
GM food is supposed to ________ famine-stricken nations
alleviate
(n) the possibility that can be made or is reasonable
the basis of ________, timing, costs and more.
feasibility
(n) someone who owns shares in a company
companies guarantees vast profits for their __________
shareholders
(n) a stopping of an activity for an agreed period of time
Monsanto agreed to a __________ on terminator genes
moratorium
(n) willingness to do things that bring advantages to others and disadvantages to you
claims of _________ from the biotech companies
altruism
(n) the young of a person, animal, plant, etc
stem cells _______
progeny
(n) in danger of being damaged or destroyed
the lives of birds are in ________ as a result of the oil spill
jeopardy
when people do things that involve risks in order to achieve smth
we often retain a lack of trust and avoid ______-_____
risk-taking
(n) sharing/combining things
collaborating is the _________ of individual needs and goals toward a common goal (b)
pooling
(n) a large violently attack
the ________ was carried out by an islamic state fighter
onslaught
(n) violent and wild behaviour
50 people were killed during a _______ at a gay nightclub in Florida
rampage
(n) a feeling/event of great anger and shock
and as americans we are united in grief, in _____ and in resolve to defend…
outrage
(n) the number of people who died in an event
the ______ ____ from Mateen’s massacre included 39 people
death toll
(n) the crime of murdering members of your own group/country
brotherhood has grown out of __________
fratricide
(n) a complaint or strong feeling that you’ve been treated unfairly
socially violence is caused by authentic ________
grievances
(n) an expression or statement of strong dissaproval which describes smth as very bad/wrong
he made _________ of the iraq war
indictments
(n) a problem that delays or prevents something (misfortune)
there has been a ______ in our plans
setback
(n) the act of thinking carefully and deeply about something
the effects of _________ on mood
rumination
(n) someone who has commited a crime or a violent/harmful act
Most ________ are young males
perpetrators
(n) a strong short feeling
as the music stopped, a ______ of excitement ran through the crowd
frisson
(n) accusations
this seems to be a damning _______ of the government’s education policy
indictment
(n) extreme anger
I had never seeb him in such a ___ before
rage
state of confusion, disorder
the whole country is in _______
turmoil
(n) something that will solve all problems
Biotechnology is no _______ for world hunger
panacea
(n) the process of getting smth
their methods of food _______ were hunting and fishing
acquisition
(v) express great approval of smth
GMOs have been _____ as the solution to the world’s hunger problems
hailed
(v) improve smth
GMOs can _______ desired traits
enhance
(v) to speak publicly about smth you are proud off or think is important
he ______ his own achievements, the news, the benefits of…
trumpet
(v) waste
______ money, resources
squander
(v) calm a dangerous/tense situation
_______ a crisis, situation, street protest
defuse
(v) to have in mind a thought/feeling over a long period of time
we may feel ok, but still _____ resentments in the future
harbor
(v) prevent something unpleasant from happening
The tragedy could have been ______ if the crew had followed safety procedures.
avert(ed)
(v) to intentionally not obey a law,rule, etc
she defies her and tries to ___ her rules
flout
(v) to completely destroy or ruin smth
a tragic accident _______ her dreams of Olympic glory
shattered
(v) to stop/end smth by using force
police were called in to _____ the disturbances
quell
(v) to start suddenly and violently
Demonstrations _______ into a full-throttle civil uprising
erupt
(v) to talk/look in a way that shows you don’t respect/aprove the other person
she pointed at him and _________
sneer
(v) (officially) anounce a decision or consider smth
the rest of the world is ready to _____ America
adjudge
(v) respect and admire sb or smth
the media glorify and _____ the people who take lifes
revere
(v) to behave differently from other members of a group and causing damage
a special forces unit ___ _____ and was trying to free the hostage
go rouge
(v) show a quality or an emotion very clearly or strongly
she just ______ confidence
exude
(v) think carefully and for a long period about something
he _______ on past humiliations
ruminate
(v) to remove all signs of smth by destroying/covering it
he longs for revenge to ______ what he cannot have
obliterate
(v) to turn smth upside down
like the child who _____ the checkerboard when he fails the game
upend
(adj) developing slowly (as a form of pent-up emotion)
the _______ controversy now appears to be coming to an end
simmering
(v) to like or enjoy smth
I always ______ a challengue
relish
(v) end
that animal is about to ______
extinguish
(v)show or feel barely suppressed emotion (cook up) / burn slowly without flames
the fire was ________
smoulder
to force sb to do smth
The students are _______ to wear their uniform
compelled
(v) take or claim smth without justification
Some people _______ that this technology will help those in…
arrogate
(v) to calculate an amount, make a judgement about smth
there is yet long-term research to be done to _____ such impact.
gauge
(v) to make smth happen, encourage
______ farmers to buy a fresh supply of seeds every year
prompt
(v) to cause (a problem)
organisms ____ a serious threat to biodiversity
pose
(v) to obtain smth good as a result of your actions
farmers were supposed to ____ the benefits of GM tech
reap
(v) to cause to be or become, make
tech that _____ all seeds from a GM crop sterile
render
(v) to limit the ability/development of smth
high winds have _____ firefighters in their efforts to put out the blaze
hinder
(v) show smth for the first time
campaigns to _____ certain facts
unveil
(v) fill smth up again
these cells _______ the body’s cell as they age
replenish
(v) make sb/smth go in a certain direction
factors that gradually ____ these cells
steer
(v) to lose a covering
amplifying cells replace older cells as they are _____ from the tips of the villi
shed
(v) activate/initiate
There needs to be some associated stimulus to _____ the aggression
spark
(n) remorse
______ of conscience
tuggings
(n) present in overwhelming amounts
the rats _____-___-____
flood-the-zone
