Lesson 7 Flashcards
Feign(v)
Simulate, pretend//
She feigned illness when it was time to visit the dentist.
Illustration
Picture, drawing; figure; representation
Obviously
Evidently, clearly, disrinctly
Partisan
Biased, jaundiced, unfair, prejudiced//
Partisan political infighting caused congress’s influence to decline.
Reflection
Image, echo
Adolescent(n,adj)
(n) juvenile, youngster, youth//
(v) young, youthful//
He talked about the problems of adolescents.
Blunder(n,v)
(n) stupid mistake, bloomer, clanger, fuck up, blooper//
(v) stumble, flounder, slip up ( blurt), make an error/
I’m afraid I’ve made a terrible blunder//
They blundered badly when they gave him the job/
Someone was blundering about in the kitchen
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Censor(n,v)
(n) blue-pencil; (v) blue-pencil( edit, delete), bowdlerize, ban//
It was obvious the television reports were being censored//
The censor was very strict.// (person)
Deliberate(adj,v)
(adj) intended; cautious; calculated//
(v) consider, think//
She knew she had written the wrong word; it was a deliberate mistake.//
The judge deliberated for two hours and then gave his verdict.
Extend
Lengthen, elongate, prolong;/ stretch, broaden
Scholarship
Knowledge, academic study, learning//
He is a man of great scholarship//
She won a scholarship to Cambridge.
Bagatelle(n)
Trifle, trivial amount/ insignificant detail//
A thousand pounds is a mere bagatelle to him.
Callous
Unfeeling, hard-hearted, heartless, insensitive//
Hitler was a callous man.//
We were shocked at the callous disregard for human life.//
Cogent (adj)
Forceful, convincing, persuasive//
She put forward some cogent reasons for abandoning the plan.
Extensive
Comprehensive, broad, expansive
