Nouns and verbs Flashcards
• summons
• an authoritative or urgent call to someone to be present or to do something, especially a judge.
(Black and Latino New Yorkers get vast majority of criminal summonses for violating social distancing.)
• tote
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• litter
• make (a place or area) untidy with rubbish or a large number of objects left lying about.
• tug
• pull (something) hard or suddenly.
• chafe
- (with reference to a part of the body) make or become sore by rubbing against something.
- rub (a part of the body) to restore warmth or sensation.
• blurb
• a brief description of something, often intended to make it seem attractive when offered for sale.
• warp
• make or become bent or twisted out of shape, typically as a result of the effects of heat or damp.
• backdrop
• lie behind or beyond; serve as a background to.
• flounce
- go or move in an exaggeratedly impatient or angry manner.
* an exaggerated action intended to express annoyance or impatience.
• smear
• coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance.
• quarrel
• a heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good term.
• gripe (informal)
• complain about something in a persistent, irritating way.
• bleat
- the weak, wavering cry made by a sheep, goat, or calf.
* speak or complain in a weak, querulous, or foolish way.
• perch
- a place where someone or something rests or sits, especially one that is high or precarious.
- set or balance someone or something on.
• hull
• remove the (outer covering from fruit, seeds, or grain).
• lush
- a heavy drinker, especially a habitual one
* make (someone) drunk.
• flicker
• an unsteady movement of a flame or light causing rapid variations in brightness.
• seesaw
• change rapidly and repeatedly from one position, situation, or condition to another and back again.
• mop
• an implement consisting of a bundle of thick loose strings or a sponge attached to a handle, used for wiping floors or other surfaces.
• steer
- guide or control the movement of (a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft), for example by turning a wheel or operating a rudder.
- the type of steering of a vehicle.
• whiff
• get a brief or faint smell of.
• commute
- a regular journey of some distance to and from one’s place of work.
- travel some distance between one’s home and place of work on a regular basis.
• scurry
- (of a person or small animal) move hurriedly with short quick steps.
- a situation of hurried and confused movement.
• drivel
• (talk) nonsense.
