Lesson Four Flashcards
Gracious
Adj: behaving in a pleasant, polite, calm way
Example:
-a gracious smile
-gracious enough: He was gracious enough to thank me.
-gracious in: The losing team was gracious in defeat.
Compile
V: to collect information from different places and arrange it in a book, report, or list
Example:We’re compiling some facts and figures for a documentary on the subject.
Bibliography
N: a list of the books and articles that have been used by someone when writing a particular book or article
Example:
Other sources of information are found in the bibliography at the end of this article.
Colloquial
Adj: (of words and expressions) informal and more suitable for use in speech than in writing
Example:
colloquial speech
Concise
Adj: short and clear, expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words
Example:Make your answers clear and concise.
Legibly
Adv: in a way that can be read easily
Example:You need to learn how to write more legibly.
Inspect
V: to look at something or someone carefully in order to discover information, especially about their quality or condition
Example:After the crash both drivers got out and inspected their cars for damage.
Sturdy
Adj: physically strong and solid or thick, and therefore unlikely to break or be hurt
Example:
-sturdy walking boots
-a sturdy table
Crammed
Adj: very full of people or things
Example:a crammed train/room
Prodigious
Adj: extremely great in ability, amount, or strength
Example:
-She wrote a truly prodigious number of novels.
-She was a prodigious musician.
-He had a prodigious appetite for both women and drink.
On the verge of
Idiom: If you are on the verge of something or come to the verge of something, you are very close to experiencing it
Example:
-on the verge of collapse/success/tears/death/disaster/war
-Her husband’s violent and abusive behaviour drove her to the verge of despair.
Autonomic
Adj: An autonomic process or reaction in the body happens without conscious effort
Example:
Digestion is an autonomic function.
Saturation
N: the act or result of filling a thing or place completely so that no more can be added
Example:
-market saturation
-The airport is approaching saturation with more than 20 million passengers per year.
Exertion
N: the use of a lot of mental or physical effort
Example:
-physical exertion: I get out of breath with any kind of physical exertion.
Spear
V: to push or throw a spear into an animal
Example:They catch the fish by spearing them.
Shaft
N: a pole or rod that forms the handle of a tool or weapon
Example:shaft of: His fingers tightened around the shaft of the golf club.
Plunge
V: to (cause someone or something to) move or fall suddenly and often a long way forward, down, or into something
Example:
-We ran down to the beach and plunged into the sea.
-The car went out of control and plunged over the cliff.
-Cook the peas by plunging them into boiling water.
-Niagara Falls plunges 55.5 metres.
Beast
N: an animal, especially a large or wild one
Example:
-a wild beast
-The room wasn’t fit for man or beast.
Admittedly
Adv: used when you are agreeing that something is true, especially unwillingly
Example:Admittedly, I could have tried harder but I still don’t think all this criticism is fair.
Temptation
N: the wish to do or have something that you know you should not do or have
Example:As a young actress, she resisted the temptation to move to Hollywood.
Virile
Adj: A virile man, especially a young man, is full of sexual strength and energy in a way that is considered attractive
Example:She likes her men young and virile.
Fling
V: to throw something or someone suddenly and with a lot of force
Example:He crumpled up the letter and flung it into the fire.
Flank
N: the area of the body between the ribs and the hips of an animal or a person
Example;
-He was experiencing a sharp pain in his flank.
-She dug(pushed)her heels into the horse’s flanks, urging it on.
