New words from everyday life 4 Flashcards
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- 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”
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abide
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- 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”
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vanquish
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defeat thoroughly.
“he successfully vanquished his rival”
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aliment
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- 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”
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sumptous
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splendid and expensive-looking.
“the banquet was a sumptuous, luxurious meal”
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dawdle
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- 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”
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squabble
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a noisy quarrel about something trivial.
“family squabbles”
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regent
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a person who rules a country for a limited period, because the king or queen is absent or too young, too ill, etc.
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periphery
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- 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.
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yield
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- 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”
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preposterous
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contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.
“a preposterous suggestion”
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cavalier
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showing a lack of proper concern; offhand.
“Anne was irritated by his cavalier attitude
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commodity
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- 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”
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amiable
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having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner.
“the amiable young man greeted me enthusiastically”
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comatose
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- 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”
