Lesson №4. Vocabulary. Flashcards
joy
great happiness
facial expression
the look on someone’s face, showing what they feel or think
recognize
to know someone or something because you have seen or heard him or her or experienced it before
temper
mood or emotional state
basic
simple and not complicated, so able to provide the base or starting point from which something can develop
disgust
a strong feeling of disapproval and dislike at a situation, person’s behaviour, etc.
ancestor
a person related to you who lived a long time ago
poisonous
very harmful and able to cause illness or death
annoyed
angry
frightened
feeling fear or worry
confusing
Something that is confusing makes you feel confused because it is difficult to understand
destruction
the act of destroying something, or the fact of being destroyed
persuade
to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to that person and making them believe it
queue
a line of people, usually standing or in cars, waiting for something
queue-jumping
the action of unfairly going to the front of a queue
do me/us a favour!
is sometimes used in an ironic way when a person wants someone to do something that he or she should do anyway
pretend
to behave as if something is true when you know that it is not, especially in order to deceive people or as a game
stall
a large table or a small shop with an open front from which goods are sold in a public place
badge
a small piece of metal or plastic with words or a picture on it, that you carry with you or fasten to your clothing or something else, in order to show who you are, that you are a member of a group
settle down
to become familiar with a place and to feel happy and confident in it
good stuff
good news or information; something you say to encourage or praise someone. “The team is ready to launch the project.”
explode
to break up into pieces violently, or to cause something to do this
obsession
something or someone that you think about all the time
split up
If two people split up, they end their relationship or marriage
arrangement
a plan for how something will happen
engaged
having formally agreed to marry
desperately
extremely or very much
delay
to make something happen at a later time than originally planned or expected
congratulations
an expression communicating to someone how pleased you are about his or her success or happiness
reduce
to become or to make something become smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc.
