Mindset for IELTS unit 1 Flashcards
Boast (v)
to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own
Peculiar (adj)
unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way
Archipelago (n)
A group of small islands
Wary (adj)
feeling or showing caution about possible dangers and problems
Thoroughfare (n)
a main road for public use or a passage through somewhere
Maul (v)
Wound a person pr animal by scratching and tearing
improbable (adj)
not likely to happen or be true
entirety (n)
with all parts included
Funicular railway (n)
A type of railway
Carbon copy (n)
Duplicate of something
prefix (n)
a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word
Oppress (v)
to govern people in an unfair and cruel way and prevent them from having opportunities and freedom
suppress (v)
to end something by force
Deprive (v)
to take something, especially something necessary or pleasant, away from someone
Non-disclosure
a situation in which information is not made known to others
Contemporary (adj)
existing or happening now, and therefore seeming modern
Post-mortem (n)
a medical examination of a dead person’s body in order to find out the cause of death
syn: autopsy
Antiseptic (n)
a chemical used for preventing infection in an injury, especially by killing bacteria
syn: disinfectant
Prosperous (adj)
Successful
syn: flourishing
Postulate (v)
to suggest a theory, idea, etc. as a basic principle from which a further idea is formed or developed
Mound (n)
a large pile of earth, stones, etc. like a small hill
Weave (v)
syn: knit
Pp: Woven, Woven baskets
Enigma (n)
something that is mysterious and seems impossible to understand completely
syn: mystery, riddle
State of affairs (n)
If you refer to a particular state of affairs, you mean the general situation and circumstances connected with someone or something.
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Bemused (adj)
puzzled, confused, or bewildered
Marvel (v)
syn: surprise, amaze, astonish
Artefact (n)
a piece of art
Sombre (adj)
serious, sad, and without humour or entertainment
