Inglesa - U3 Flashcards by maria luz

(adj) a member of society that lives from hunting

hunter-gatherer

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(adj) automatically thinking or behaving in a particular way.
_____-_____ response

hard-wired

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(adj) not direct or clearly expressed
it looks like a thinly ______ political program

veiled

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(adj) likely to cause unhappiness or be unpleasant

stereotype invite us to make ______ comparisons between people

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(adj) being an extremely important and basic characteristic
an _________ part of human cultures

intrinsic

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(adj) containing or producing carbon

carboniferous

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(adj) antipathy, contempt
argentines are the most __________ group in latin america

disdained

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(adj) much more than usual or expected
_________ amounts of food and cigarettes

inordinate

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(adj) having a lot of money or owning many things
argentina was one of the most _______ countries

affluent

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(adj) showing unfriendliness/opossing towards sb/smth
argentina’s ___________ relationship with the US

antagonistic

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(adj) from all of a person’s live
_____-__-____ employment

cradle-to-grave

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(adj) so firmly established that it cannot be changed

entrenched

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(adj) continuining for a long time
________ action to combat discrimination

sustained

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(adj) seriously bad
____ concern

grave

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(adj) obvious or intentional and done without worry bout what others think
apartheid was a case of _________ racism

blatant

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(adj) gradually and secretly causing harm
ableism can be _________

insidious

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(adj) extremely bad, worrying or without hope
_____ persecution

grim

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(adj) making you think that sb is going to do smth bad
shakespeare and his __________ characters

menacing

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(adj) well-developed muscles from the gym
____ upper torso

buff

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(adj) complaining or criticizing
________ spouses

nagging

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(adj) violently hunting for food
the ________ hunger for beautification

ravening

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(adj) polite and correct in manner
the _______ 50-smth ladies

genteel

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(adj) sexually atractive
transform plain Janes into _____ Suzys

sultry

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(adj) when a part of a body becomes swollen with liquid
she remembers when her nose was ________

engorded

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(adj) attractively small and firm a _____ small nose

pert

(adj) having a natural ability to do smth the rich are always _______ at finding ways to make more money

adept

(adj) existing as a natural or basic part of smth less _______ value than others

inherent

(adj) cover or hide smth to be _______ in shame

shrouded

(adj) showing a different opinion on a particular question he's intolerant to ___________ ideas

dissenting

(adj) intending to persuade other people to oppose their gov the gov considered her speech ________

seditious

(adj) an unusual behaviour considered to be unnaceptable

deviant

(adj) willing to do what other people want you to do

compliant

(adj) strange in a frightening and mysterious way she heard the ____ noise of the wind howling through the trees

eerie

(adj) strange, unusual and difficult to accept or like an _________ outfit

outlandish

(adj) a situation that is bad in two different ways having that surname was a ______-______

double-whammy

(adj) sb who's watchful of their spending _____-______ europeans who can't afford a surgery with specialists

budget-conscious

(adj) smth that has a soft covering that makes it comfortable an ____________ chair

overupholstered

(adj) not equally balanced, uneven

lopsided

(adj) insulting, disapproving is Yankee a ________ term?

pejorative

(adj) to make sb aware of failure a _________ thought

chastening

(adj) so firmly held that they aren't likely to change myths are so _________ in the argentine persona that...

ingrained

(adj) unable to be removed or taken away _________ rights

inalienable

(adj) acting quickly _____ and energetic steps

prompt

(adj) not willing to do smth and therefore slow to do it she felt ______ to talk to him

reluctant

(adj) intending to hurt badly the most ______ form of racial discrimination

vicious

(adj) having a desire to harm sb bc you think that person harm u, unwilling to forgive she was inmature, spiteful, even ________ at times

vindictive

(adj) dangerous and spreading quickly _________ form of racism

virulent

(adj) weaker, less pure a _______ racist language

diluted

(adj) not having smth or feeling great loss people were _______ of the potential

bereft

(adj) very noticeable in an unwanted way the skin color is the most _________ difference

conspicuous

(adj) not stopped, blocked or prevented by anything UV comes in ________

unimpeded

(adj) appearing true, although it may not be _________ biological impediments

seeming

(adj) tight or completely stretched ______ faces

taut

(adj) very old and familiar, and therefore not interesting or funny ______ old platitude

hoary

(adj) often making funny remarks ____________ new yorker

wisecracking

(adj) existing in very great amounts that will never be finished an ______________ supply of love

inexhaustible

(adj) too often taking arguments to a court of law for a decision, especially to win money Americans are _______

litigious

(adj) not attractive or fashionable _______ photo

dowdy

(adj) carefully arranged in an attractive style the _______ glamour-puss look

coiffed

(adj) when the appearance of a person changes a lot the _________ patient cries after the surgery

transfigured

(adj) firmly attached to sb/smth __________ ideas

embedded

(adj) smth that has been made small changes to make it work as well as possible ____-_____ car

fine-tune

(adj) quiet, gentle and not willing to express your opinions in a forceful way they're all quite _____

meek

(adj) when sb's behaviour is unusual and strange the ______ superstar's habits include watching tv with her chimpanzee

oddball

(adv) not taking parts in things in a way that seems unfriendly to stand _______

aloof

(adv) with a bright and pleasant appearance _____ colored head combs and feathers

gaily

(adv) in a way that appears to be one thing when it's really smth else the key words where ___________ the w of God

ostensibly

(adv) in a way that isn't usual or natural korean skin is _______________ smooth

preternaturally

(v) to give up smth such as a responsability or claim the military junta __________ power to a democratically elected gov

relinquish(ed)

(v) put smth/sb into a lower/less important position slavery isn't _________ to the dust piles of history

relegated

(n) the female of birds

hen

(n) illness, physical or mental weakness people find robust health a prettier sight than _________

infirmity

(n) piojo

head lice

(n) a device for measuring widths or distances

calipers

(n) a sudden and great increase the _______ in androgens

surge

(n) a way of measuring or understanding smth the _______ of reproductive potential

gauge

a critical point that marks a division or a change of course, a turning point that was the _________ moment for me

(n) watershed

(n) A Native American people from the Southeastern United States

cherokee

(n) A type of tent in the shape of a cone made from animal skins

tepee

(n) the fact of having and expressing unreasonable beliefs, disliking other people bc of their beliefs.etc religious _______

bigotry

(v) to believe that a particular quality is typical of sb we resort to prejudice by ________ characteristics about a person...

ascribing

(v) to substitute, sacrifice, victim

scapegoating

(n) a stupid or awkard person who lives in the countryside rather than a town

yokel

(n) smth that is not fair social and economic _______

inequity

(v) to give support or strengthen smth the idea of a criminal type was ___________ by photography

buttress(ed)

(n) a special clothing that ties the arms to the body to limit body movement of a mentally ill person

straitjacket

(n) criticism, attack argentine _______

bashing

(n) aloofness, conceit, disdain Argentine reputation for ____________ may no longer be deserved

haughtiness

(n) an event or rate at which smth happens argentina has a high _________ of anorexia

incidence

(n) a series of related things, events a _______ of military coups

string

(n) smth that happens that delays a process from developing

setback

(n) a statement that is generally accepted to be true, but need not be so. la nacion published a series of ______ that are commonly believed by argentines

axioms

(n) the fact of an event happening, an invention being made, a person arriving the _______ of a world in which human beings..

advent

(n) a way of dealing with a difficult situation

recourse

(n) intentionally annoy or upset sb by making fun of them she finished highschool despite the daily ______

taunts

(n) the fact of smth harmful continuing ___________ of racism

perpetuation

(n) smth of great importance that everything else depends on

cornerstone

(n) smth that is dangerous the _____ of apartheid and racial racism

perils

(n) the beginning

outset

(n) a small part left from smth larger and more important

vestiges

(n) a problem you must solve before you can make progress the constraints prove a ______

hurdle

(adj) an effort to bring services to people where they live they perform _______ education to connect..

outreach

(n) conversation that is unserious and playful workplace taunts are not just harmless ______

banter

(n) a remark or action intended to offend someone racism is a clear ______ to the truth that..

affront

(n) the appearance of smth/sb when intended to deceive the _____ of xenophobia

guise

(n) a part of a group (minority) that isn't very powerful

bringe

(n) a person who causes trouble by opposing authority and encouraging others to do so

firebrand

(n) an action by an authority to stop smth arizona's ________ against illegal immigration

crackdown

(n) innumberable, abundant, very large number of smth

myriad

(n) the state of having two opposite feelings at the same time her ________ towards him

ambivalence

(n) a strong, sudden feeling of dislike or disgust

revulsion

(n) sleep anesthetized ______

slumber

(n) an insulting remark that is intended to make sb look stupid the potential ______ of friends and colleagues

jibes

(n) a range of different things/people a _____ of noninvasive procedures

gamut

(n) the act of having smth enjoyable an __________ of the moneyed elite

indulgence

(n) a wide path for walking on, next to a sea, lake, river the ________ at the corrientes river

promenade

(n) a young female actor who hopes to be famous

starlet

(n) the tide when its moving away from the coast participants who are at their lowest ___

ebb

(n) a problem of difficulty she went through years of _________ to achieve her final look

tribulation

(n) a curved shape sticking out from the surface of smth going to the gym did little to beat the small _____

bulge

(n) an important positive development, a long step when walking or running

stride

(n) sb who competes with other people to try to win smth __________ for the presidency

contenders

(n) a small, dark spot on a person's skin

mole

(n) a strong feeling of disapproval that most people in a society have about smth

stigma

(n) sb who behaves strangrely/has unusual ideas

crank

(n) strongly opposed to any social or political change __________ are preventing reforms

reactionaries

(n) sb who is slightly strange

queer fish

(n) positive conn, a person who strongly supports a particular thing ________ of a political party, church

adherent

(n) the quality of being atractive, interesting or exciting the _______ of meeting a foreigner

allure

(n) a large group of people, animals, etc

herd

(n) a very special, attractive quality that people admire it lose their _____ if the bird is invaded by parasites

luster

(n) an act of placing your foot somewhere in an awkard way economic _______ sank the country

missteps

(n) the act of killing sb without a legal trial

lynching

(n) the beginning of smth since its _______ in 1968, the company...

inception

(n) a situation in which people cannot agree and no progress can be made there was a ________ on sanctions against south africa

deadlock

(n) an order to temporarily stop smth arms _______

embargo

(n) the fact of being present and noticeable in every part of a thing the ___________ of racial discrim in democratic countries

pervasiveness

(n) a lack of equality, similarity the extent of racial ______ in imprisonment rates

disparity

(n) a crime considered to be one of the less serious type of crime

misdemeanor

(v) to succeed attractive people ____ better with parents and teachers

fare

(v) to move or gather together in large numbers women ______ to cosmetic surgeons

flock

(v) decorate or cover people _______ themselves with lip plugs or feathers

bedeck

(v) to establish smth with other people/organizations

cofounding

(v) to gather a large amount of smth by collecting it over a period of time boys are ________ the bone and muscle of paleolithic hunters

amass(ing)

(v) to encourage the development, growth of ideas or feelings im trying to _____ an interest in languages in my children

foster

(v) to grow, develop or be successful I'm __________ at life

thrive

(v) to push suddenly and strongly we have standardized pictures ______ upon us

thrust

(v) to cause smth to continue stereotypes are _________ by the movies we see, etc.

perpetuate

(v) make smth weaker or worse in quality stereotypes __________ ourselves

impoverish

(v) to consider or deal with as a group a person who _____ the world into simple categories..

lump

(v) to give the same role as sb sb who _______ all labor leaders as racketeers

typecast

(v) to cause to lose balance and fall down it takes one expection to ______ a whole edifice of ideas

topple

(v) to bring sb under control by using force it led to the notion that races should be ______

subdued

(v) to make it more difficult for smth to happen stereotypes _______ our ability to see ourselves in other people

impede

(v) to mock latin american countries _____ president carlos menem after...

deride

(v) to leave suddenly and unexpected, usually without telling anyone menem ______ early from the conference

decamp(ed)

(v) show off, boast they _____ their european ancestry and culture

flaunt

(v) to be uncertain what to do, doubt between two things people who have ________ between sophistication and banality

vaccilated

(v) a serious or formal promise member states have ______ themselves to achieve..

pledge

(v) to give money that will provide an income for an organization human beings are ______ with reason and conscience

endow

(v) to keep one group apart from others and treat them differently the psychiatric section is _______ from the rest of the prison

segregate

(v) to treat sb or smth unfairly by disapproving them people shouldn't be _______ on the basis of race

stigmatize

(v) to avoid intentionally, prevent sb from taking part in activities of a group his colleages ______ him after he criticized the company

ostracize

(v) to have an often unfair idea of what type sb or smth is he was _______ early on his singing career

pigeonhole

(v) take away a part from a total the player had points ______ for arguing with the referee

deduct(ed)

(v) include or contain strategies should _______ measures in the area of legislation

comprise

(v) to make smth illegal or unnaceptable it is not enought to _____ discrimination, we must also...

outlaw

(v) to put smth into action, especially to make smth law ________ this legislation doesn't mean...

enact(ing)

(v) to reduce the effect of smth unwanted by producing an opposite effect changes to _______ racism

counteract

(v) to include several different things discrimination _________ acts targeting people or groups

encompass

(v) to make people obey ______ action against racism

enforce(ing)

(v) to emphasize the importance of smth it is essential to _________ that the success of...

underscore

(v) to be dependent on any strategy will _____ on the importance it attaches to..

hinge

(v) to achieve smth difficult african nations ______ independence

attain

(v) to end a law, agreement or custom formally racially legislation has been ________ by most member states

abrogate

(v) to support an activity or opinion the national party ________ the ideology that..

espouse

(v) to judge the quality, success or needs of sb/smth a conference to _______ the progress made thus far

appraise

(v) to flow slowly out through a small opening the new racism has been ______ into the mainstream

ooze(ing)

(v) fo force sb officially to stay in a place it requires officers to ______ people they suspect...

detain

(v) to limit the ability, development of smth it can _____ an investigation

hinder

(v) to get or show only the most important part of smth the observations were ______ into his book

distill(ed)

(v) to block smth the UVC was ______ by the earth's atmosphere

occlude

(v) to avoid smth intentionally, to give smth up darwin _______ the importance of climate on...

eschew(ed)

(v) to show smth in an obvious way in order to be admired the riches who ______ their taut faces

parade

(v) to state publicly that you aprove or support smth/sb to _______ a sentiment

endorse

(v) to push smth/sb with your finger or a pointed object the surgeon will ____ and manipulate the sac of gel

prod

(v) to think about smth carefully and for a long time

muse

(v) to encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster men are _____ to operate by female voices

spur(red)

(v) to join or add smth new the word post was surgically _____ into the proboscis of...

graft

(v) becomes less strong or extreme i'll take time before all swelling ______

subsides

(v) to make sb feel happier, more confident about a situation her approach to surgery is _____ by a good outcome

buoy

(v) to move or fall suddenly her weight ______ from 117 kg to 60kg

plunged

(v) to take sb places he denied he was _______ a new woman

squire

(v) to catch or get control of smth/sb men might be ________ by the same obsessions

ensnare(d)

(v) to prevent smth from being seen or known about disable people tried to ______ their disability

conceal

(v) to give up the control of smth, to produce smth positive such as profit they were force to _____ their land

yield

(v) to break a law or rule the law can be ________

contravened