New words from everyday life 4 Flashcards
- lying stretched out on the ground with one’s face downwards.
“there was a man praying before an idol, lying prostrate” - completely overcome or helpless, especially with distress or exhaustion.
“his wife was prostrate with shock” - reduce (someone) to extreme physical weakness.
“she was so prostrated by migraine that she could scarcely totter up the stairs to bed”
abide
- accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation).
“I said I would abide by their decision” - be able to tolerate (someone or something).
“if there is one thing I cannot abide it is a lack of discipline”
vanquish
defeat thoroughly.
“he successfully vanquished his rival”
aliment
- food; nourishment.
“the larder was overflowing with delicious delicacies and ambrosial aliment” - provide with nourishment or sustenance.
“it is for this that they are alimented at the public expense”
sumptous
splendid and expensive-looking.
“the banquet was a sumptuous, luxurious meal”
dawdle
- waste time; be slow.
“she mustn’t dawdle—she had to make the call now” - move slowly and idly in a particular direction.
“Ruth dawdled back through the wood”
squabble
a noisy quarrel about something trivial.
“family squabbles”
regent
a person who rules a country for a limited period, because the king or queen is absent or too young, too ill, etc.
periphery
- the outer limits or edge of an area or object.
“new buildings on the periphery of the hospital site” - the less important part of a group or activity: Many women feel they are being kept on the periphery of the armed forces.
yield
- produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product).
“the land yields grapes and tobacco” - give way to arguments, demands, or pressure.
“the Western powers now yielded when they should have resisted”
preposterous
contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.
“a preposterous suggestion”
cavalier
showing a lack of proper concern; offhand.
“Anne was irritated by his cavalier attitude
commodity
- a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee.
“commodities such as copper and coffee” - a useful or valuable thing.
“water is a precious commodity”
amiable
having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
“the amiable young man greeted me enthusiastically”
comatose
- relating to or in a state of coma.
“she had been comatose for seven months” - very tired or in a deep sleep because of extreme tiredness, hard work
*extremely lethargic or sleepy.
“she lay comatose in the sun listening to a personal stereo”
impudent
not showing due respect for another person; impertinent.
converge
(of lines) tend to meet at a point.
“a pair of lines of longitude are parallel at the equator but converge toward the poles”
enumerated
- mention (a number of things) one by one / list
“there is not space to enumerate all his works” - establish the number of.
“6,079 residents were enumerated in 241 establishments”
sneer
a contemptuous or mocking smile, remark, or tone.
“he acknowledged their presence with a condescending sneer”
detour
ostentatiously
in a pretentious or showy way designed to impress.
opulent
ostentatiously costly and luxurious.
“the opulent comfort of a limousine”
pretentious
attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.
“pretentious art films”
resplendent
attractive and impressive through being richly colourful or sumptuous.
“she was resplendent in a sea-green dress”
lethargy
a lack of energy and enthusiasm.
“there was an air of lethargy about him”
impertinent
- not showing proper respect; rude.
“an impertinent question” - (FORMAL) not pertinent to a particular matter; irrelevant.
“talk of ‘rhetoric’ and ‘strategy’ is impertinent to this process”
pertinent
relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.
“she asked me a lot of very pertinent questions”
