March 2013 Flashcards
Throttle [v.]
- A valve that regulates flow in liquid
- To suppress
- To strangle, choke
Contempt [v.]
- To think of someone as inferior
- To dishonour; disgrace
Hurtle
1) to move very fast very quick 2) to almost collide
Inveigle [n.]
- To win over by flattery
- Cajolery
Miniature [n.]
- Something that is very small in size; reduced size
- A small painting drawn in great detail
Embedded
1) to fix firmly in surrounding mass
Pittance [n.]
- A meager allowance, wage
- A very small amount
Meager [adj.]
- Deficient in quality
- Deficient in fertility, vigor
- Lean; having little flesh
Seamless [adj.]
- (of clothing) Having no seams
- Perfectly consistent
Desolate
1) to be devastated 2) no inhabitants, barren, deserted
Stubble [n.]
- The short, stiff grains that remain after harvesting
- Hair that protrudes after shaving
Smother
1) to suffocate 2) to cover /suppressed 3) to extinguish 4) to pass a surfeit of emotion to a person
Catapult
A weapon used in the medieval times to throw an object for a great distance
Respite [n.]
- Usually a short interval of rest/relief
- To delay, postpone
Swab [n. / v.]
- a stick with cotton on its tip in order to clean objects more conveniently
Wryly [adv.]
- To be humorous dryly, often ironic
- To bend your nose abnormally
- To temporarily bend your expressions from displeasure
Falter
1) to stammer 2) to be indecisive or lack of certainty in actions and decisions
Haul
1) to change a direction/mind 2) to pull, tug 3) to draw back a little, initiating the next attack 4) transport in a truck or cart
Detach [v.]
- To separate; unfasten; disconnect
- Temoving association with a group
Purge [v.]
- To purify
- To get rid of someone undesirable
Grisly
obsolete spelling of grizzly 1) gruesome
Surfeit
1) to feed someone to excess; overindulgence
Gagged [v.]
- To choke
- To take away freedom of speech (either by law or physically)
- A device in dentistry to keep you mouth open
- A practical joke
- Obstruct a pipe
