Nadiya Flashcards
Impose (v)
To make someone do something
Innovative (a)
Imaginative, coming up with new ways of doing something
Onerous, taxing (a)
Hard going, tough
Scrutinise (v)
To look at something closely
Haughty (a)
Stuck up and arrogant
Preoccupied (a)
Worried, not able to focus
Riveting (a)
Fascinating
Rowdy (a)
Noisy, raucous
Address (not where you live) (n)
Speech
Frail (a)
Weak
Hearty (a)
Strong, healthy
Overbearing (a)
Bossy, bullying
Meek (a)
Gentle, mild
Reckless (a)
Stupidly brave or dangerous
Courteous (a)
Super-polite
Aloof (a)
Cold, distant, keeping yourself apart
Division (n)
Being apart, being against each other
Liberate (v)
To set free
Apprehend (v)
To arrest, to capture
Hem (n)
The edge of apiece of material
Pulverise (v)
To smash or crush
Uniform (a)
All the same in every way
Mangle (v)
To squash and squeeze
Attire (n)
Clothing
Recruit (n)
Someone who joins a group (army, guides, a company)
Indulge (v)
To treat yourself
Abstain (v)
To stop having or doing something
Opulent (a)
Luxurious
Scanty (a)
Few of something
Demure (a)
Shy, reserved
Enterprise (n)
Venture, a new thing
Uproar (n)
A fuss, a loud disturbance
Afterthought (n)
Something you add on later
Waylaid (a)
Lost, gone the wrong way, diverted
Kindle (v)
Start a fire (or hopes)
Extinguish (v)
To put out a fire (or hopes)
Fete (n)
A fair or garden party
Lull (n)
A pause in proceedings, a brief period of quiet
Benign (a)
Kind, good, generous
Malign (a)
Bad, spiteful, evil
Surly (a)
Always grumpy or moody
Serendipity (n)
Everything turning out just right…
Animosity (n)
A disliking for someone
Tranquil, placid (a)
Calm
Consternation (n)
Disquiet, unhappiness, unsettledness, confusion
Repression (n)
Being pressed down, being stopped from doing something
Annex (n)
A building attached to the side of a bigger building, an extension
Moult (v)
To shed, to lose (hair.skin, limbs)
Adjourn (v)
To postpone something official like a trial or a meeting until later
Commiserate (v)
To feel someone’s pain, to comfort
Venerate (v)
To give the most respect
Utmost (a)
The absolute most, the greatest
Ethereal (a)
misty, smoking, spiritual, hard to get hold of
Atmospheric (a)
Suggesting a special atmosphere, distinctive mood
Famine (n)
Having no food
Coppice (n)
A group of young trees
Heath (n)
Wild grassland
Solitude (n)
Being on your own
Brood (v)
To be grumpy or menacing (also to hatch an egg)
Trout (n)
A type of fish
Copious (a)
Large, lots of something
Rash (a)
Hasty, too fast
Fast (not quickly) (a)
Steady, stuck
Screen (v)
To test a lot of people for something in particular
Custom (n)
Trade, spending money
Auditor (n)
A person who checks numbers, accounts, money
Conscientious, diligent (a)
Super-careful
Feign (v)
To fake
Sound (a)
Secure, steady, reliable
Dawdle (v)
To walk slowly (because you don’t want to get somewhere
Recollect (v)
To remember
Abhor (v)
Hate something, really dislike something
Dubious (a)
Doubtful, unsure, disbelieving
Awry (a)
Wrong, diverted, misdirected
Virtuous (a)
Good and kind
Frivolous (a)
Silly, superficial, not important
Repudiate (v)
To strongly deny something
Superfluous (a)
More than needed, no longer wanted
Wilful (a)
Knowing what you want and refusing to be denied, bossy, headstrong
Bounty (n)
Reward, some money for finding something or someone
Mirage (n)
Illusion, something that is not real