New Words Flashcards
Deluded adj
Delude V
- believing something that is not true.
-Make someone believe something that is not true
We delude ourselves that we are in control
He’s deluding himself if he thinks he’s going to be promoted this year
Here’s to many more
Here’s to many more” is an expression used to wish someone happiness or success, and is often said before drinking a toast. For example, you might say “Here’s to many more birthdays
Gloomy
Dark or poorly
ausing or feeling depression
gloomy forecasts about the economy
“a gloomy corridor badly lit by oil lamps
Fiddlling
y trivial or petty.
“fiddling little details”
To spend time in an activity that doesn’t have a real purpose.
They spend hours just fiddling when they should have been working
Rule out
Exclude the possibility
exclude someone or something as a possibility
Carry away
Sometimes I get a bit carried away
lose self-control.
“I got a bit carried away when describing the final game”
Flip
turn over with a sudden quick movement.
a sudden quick movement
Daunting
making you feel slightly frightened or worried about your ability to achieve something:
Rambling
(of writing or speech) lengthy and confused or inconsequential.
the activity of walking in the countryside for pleasure.
Rambling
(of writing or speech) lengthy and confused or inconsequential.
the activity of walking in the countryside for pleasure.
Foresight