Misc Flashcards
squint
to look at something with your eyes partly shut
- She was squinting through the keyhole.
sleek
- (used about hair or fur) smooth and shiny because it is healthy
- ( used about a vehicle) having an elegant, smooth shape
- The cat had sleek fur.
- Who owns that sleek black car parked outside your house?
intrigued
to interest someone a lot, especially be being strange, unusual, or mysterious
- Throughout history, people have been intrigued by the question of whether there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.
squat
- to position yourself close to the ground
- short and wide
- He squatted down and examined the front wheel of his bike.
- A heavily built, squat man.
rasp
a rough unpleasant noise
- There was the rasp of a bolt and the door suddenly opened.
churn
- to move something, especially a liquid, with great force.
- to mix milk until it becomes butter
- if your stomach is churning, you feel sick, usually because you are nervous
- The ocean was churned up by heavy winds.
- I had my driving test that morning and my stomach was churning.
crackle
to make a lot of short, dry, sharp sounds.
-The radio started to crackle and then it stopped working,
grim
worrying, without hope
- The future looks grim.
jeer
to laugh at someone to show you have no respect for them
- The people in the back of the hall jeered the speaker.
recite
to say a piece of writing aloud from memory, or to publicly say a list of things.
- She proudly recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
wrinkle
- a small line in the skin caused by old age
- a small line or fold in cloth
- anti-wrinkle creams.
premature
happening or done to soon, especially before the natural or suitable time
- Their criticism seem premature considering that the results aren’t yet known.
scrap
- a small piece of something or a small amount of information
- to not continue with a system or plan
- to get rid of something that is no longer useful or wanted
- Do you have a scrap of paper I could write on?
- We scrapped our plans for a trip to France.
- Hundreds of nuclear weapons have been scrapped.
spare
- if something is spare, it is available to use because it is extra
- plain and not decorated
- to not hurt or destroy something or someone
- Do you have a spare pen?
- The interior is spare, almost minimalist.
- They ask him to spare her life.
pendant
a piece of jewelry worn around the neck
- Sha was wearing a crystal pendant.
talisman
an object believed to bring good luck or to keep its owner safe from harm
flutter
to make a series of quick delicate movements up and down or from side to side
- The flags were fluttering in the breeze.
ache
a continuous pain that is unpleasant but not very strong
- As you get older, you have all sorts of aches and pains.
overseer
a person whose job is to make certain that employees are working or that an activity is being done correctly
- She wondered if having been appointed her defender at the trial, he was now to be her overseer.
twinge
a sudden short feeling of physical or mental pain
- Oddly she felt a little twinge of irritation.
irritate, irritation
- to make somebody angry
- the feeling of being angry or annoyed
- It really irritates me the way he keeps repeating himself.
- Oddly she felt a little twinge of irritation.
