Lesson12 Flashcards
Carry out
carry something out.
/ˈkæri/
.to do something that you have said you will do or have been asked to do
.to do and complete a task
Accomplish
to carry out a promise/a threat/a plan/an order
Accomplish
/əˈkɑːmplɪʃ/
accomplish something; to succeed in doing or completing something
= achieve
The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished.
Conspicuously
Adv. /kənˈspɪkjuəsli/
in a way that is easy to see or notice, or that is likely to attract attention.
Noticably
Women were conspicuously absent from the planning committee
Attorney
/əˈtɜːrni/(n)C1
(especially US English)a lawyer, especially one who can act for somebody in court.
The prosecuting attorney began with a short opening statement.
Deficient
/dɪˈfɪʃnt/
A diet Deficient in calcium
A deficiency of qualified engineering
Eloquent
/ˈeləkwənt/
Articulate
able to use language and express your opinions well, especially when you are speaking in public
aneloquent speech/speaker
2(of a look or movement)able to express a feeling
His eyes were eloquent.
Articulate
/ɑːrˈtɪkjuleɪt/
articulate something (to somebody) (formal) to express or explain your thoughts or feelings clearly in words
.She struggled to articulate her thoughts.
2.to speak, pronounce or play something in a clear way
He was too drunk to articulate properly.
Endorse
/ɪnˈdɔːrs/
V
Support
endorse sth:to say publicly that you support a person, statement or course of action
I wholeheartedly endorse his remarks.
Endorse
endorse something: to say in an advertisement that you use and like a particular product so that other people will want to buy it
I wonder how many celebrities actually use the products they endorse.
Enormous
Tremendous
Adj
Tremendous
/trəˈmendəs/
very great
SYNONYM huge
a tremendous explosion
Entirely
/ɪnˈtaɪərli/
Adv.
Completely;
Thoroughly;in every way possible;
The experience was entirely new to me.
Thoroughly
/ˈθɜːrəli/ adv
very much; completely
We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.
completely and with great attention to detail
Wash the fruit thoroughly before use.
Erode
/ɪˈrəʊd/ v
of Erosion (n) for
to gradually destroy the surface of something through the action of wind, rain, etc.; to be gradually destroyed in this way;wear away; disappear slowly
Deteriorate
be eroded (away) ; The cliff face has been steadily eroded by the sea.
Deteriorate
/dɪˈtɪriəreɪt/
[i]C1
to become worse
Her health deteriorated rapidly, and she died shortly afterwards.
deteriorate into something ;The discussion quickly deteriorated into an angry argument.
