Lesson 9 Flashcards
Flourishing
Thriving, prosperous, blooming/ successful//
Government should help small flourishing companies.
Reluctantly
Hesitatingly, unwillingly//
Kete reluctantly agreed to help with the washing-up.
Superior
Exceptional, excellent, exclusive// #inferior
He seems to think that he is superior to the rest of us.
Synthesise
Combination, compound//
His art is a synthesis of modern and traditional technique.
Widespread
Extensive, broad, unlimited/ distributed//
The storm has caused widespread damage.
Approach(v)
Come near, advance//
The time of departure is approaching.//
What is the best way to approach this problem?
Diminish
Reduce, decrease, lessen//
The water in the river diminished during the summer.//
His strength has diminished considerably.
Exhaust(v)
Use up(consume), deplete(‘d), tired out/ wear out, eliminate//
The world’s oil reserves will be exhausted in a few decades.//
Within three days they had exhausted their supply of food.
Extract
Extort; elicit- evoke [emotion, feeling],draw out(remove), choose//
The dentist extracted my bad tooth.//
Chemists extracted the essential vitamins from the grain.//
I finally extracted the necessary information.//
Average(n,adj)
(n) medium, mean/ norm
(v) mediocre, medium; common(ordinary)/ moderate//
They are children of average intelligence.
Except
Apart from, other than, but
Acrimonious
Bitter, sharp, severe, resentful//
It was his acrimonious remarks which made them concerned.
Capricious
Fanciful, whimsical(impulsive); changeful, fickle, unpredictable//
She was as capricious as her mother had been.
Diminutive
Tiny, small, minute, little//
She is a shy diminutive girl.
Finance(v)
Fund, bail out//
The art exhibition was financed by a private foundation.
