march 22th Flashcards
agile
adjective UK /ˈædʒ.aɪl/ US /ˈædʒ.əl/
agile adjective (PHYSICALLY)
able to move your body quickly and easily:
Monkeys are very agile climbers.
glide
/ɡlaɪd/verb
to move or progress without difficulty or effort:
I love my new pen - it just glides across/over the paper.
wrangle
ˈræŋɡəl/ noun [countable] a long and complicated argument SYN battle wrangle over a bitter wrangle over copyright wrangle with
veil
After the ceremony, the bride lifted up her veil to kiss her husband.
abyss
/əˈbɪs/noun
a‧byss /əˈbɪs/ noun [countable]
1 a very dangerous or frightening situation
abyss of
The country might plunge into the abyss of economic ruin.
At that time Bosnia was standing on the edge of an abyss.
2 a deep empty hole in the ground
snag
/snæɡ/ noun [countable]
1 a problem or disadvantage, especially one that is not very serious, which you had not expected
It’s an interesting job. The only snag is that it’s not very well paid.
hit/run into a snag
The grand opening hit a snag when no one could find the key.
debunk
/ˌdiːˈbʌŋk/ verb [transitive]
to show that an idea or belief is false
His claims were later debunked by fellow academics.
—debunker noun
credo
kriːdəʊ, ˈkreɪ- $ -doʊ/ noun (plural credos) [countable]
a formal statement of the beliefs of a particular person, group, religion etc
American Express is emphasizing its ‘the customer is first’ credo.
sketchy
ˈsketʃi/ adjective
not thorough or complete, and not having enough details to be useful SYN vague
Details of the accident are still sketchy.
incredulous
/ɪnˈkredjələs $ -dʒə-/ adjective unable or unwilling to believe something ‘You sold the car?’ she asked, incredulous. incredulous look/expression/voice etc She shot him an incredulous look. —incredulously adverb
credible
/ˈkredəbəl/ ●○○ adjective
deserving or able to be believed or trusted → incredible
credible explanation/story/account etc
He was unable to give a credible explanation for his behaviour.
shrug
verb (shrugged, shrugging) [intransitive, transitive]
to raise and then lower your shoulders in order to show that you do not know something or do not care about something
I just shrugged my shoulders and ignored hi
mellow
verb [intransitive, transitive]
1 if someone mellows or is mellowed, they become gentler and more sympathetic
Paul’s certainly mellowed over the years.
morale
روحیه
/məˈrɑːl $ məˈræl/ ●○○ noun
A win is always good for morale.
low/high morale
lunge
/lʌndʒ/ verb [intransitive]
to make a sudden strong movement towards someone or something, especially to attack them
lunge at/forward/towards/out etc
The goats lunged at each other with their horns.
John lunged forward and grabbed him by the throat.
—lunge noun [countable]
Brad made a lunge towards his opponent, but missed.
summon
/ˈsʌmən/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal
1 to order someone to come to a place
Robert summoned the waiter for the bill.
summon somebody to something
The president summoned Taylor to Washington.
summon somebody to do something
He was summoned to attend an emergency meeting.
diplomacy
/dəˈpləʊməsi $ -ˈploʊ-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
1 the job or activity of managing the relationships between countries
international diplomacy
2 skill in dealing with people without upsetting them
The job requires tact and diplomacy.
flail
flail1 /fleɪl/ verb
1 [intransitive, transitive] to wave your arms or legs in an uncontrolled way
He flailed wildly as she tried to hold him down.
flail around/about
James flailed about in the shallow water.
fuel
verb (fuelled, fuelling British English, fueled, fueling American English)
1 [transitive] to make something, especially something bad, increase or become stronger SYN provoke
His words fuelled her anger still more.
bloodlust
noun [uncountable]
a strong desire to be violent
Things had now degenerated into a blood lust.
baptism
/ˈbæptɪzəm/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable]
1 a Christian religious ceremony in which someone is touched or covered with water to welcome them into the Christian faith, and sometimes to officially name them → christening
pant
/pænt/ ●○○ verb
1 [intransitive] to breathe quickly with short noisy breaths, for example because you have been running or because it is very hot
He came in panting after running up the steps.
destined
/ˈdestɪnd/ ●○○ adjective
1 [not before noun] seeming certain to happen at some time in the future
destined for
She seemed destined for a successful career.
cruising
/ˈkruːzɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]
1 the activity of taking a holiday on a cruise ship
2 American English when young people drive cars slowly down a particular street as a way of being with their friends
a sign saying ‘No cruising’
