November (books, videos, series, et) Flashcards
to jump high into the air or to jump in order to land in a different place -She _____ over the fence. - The smaller animals can easily ____ from tree to tree. to move very quickly and with a lot of energy I up the stairs three at a time.
leap1 /liːp/ ●●○ verb (leaped american english -leapt -leap -leapt
if information, facts etc, you gradually understand them or realize their full meaning - He paused a moment for his words to _____ - The implications of Labour’s defeat were beginning to ______.
sink in phrasal verb
to feel or express great surprise or admiration at something, especially someone’s behaviour - ‘The man is a genius, ’ ______Claire. _____at/over I ______at my mother’s ability to remain calm in a crisis. Visitors to Rome _____ over the beauty of the city. ______ that I ______ that anyone could be so stupid.
mar‧vel1 /ˈmɑːvəl $ ˈmɑːr-/ marveled, marveling -marveled -marveled -marvel -marveled
felt or experienced in your own mind but not expressed to other people a feeling of _____satisfaction ______ panic
in‧ward /ˈɪnwəd $ -wərd/ ●○○ adjective
serious, and thinking or making you think carefully about things a ____ hard-working young man a _____reminder of the difficulties we face
so‧ber1 /ˈsəʊbə $ ˈsoʊbər/ ●○○ adjective
something that is difficult or unpleasant, but you can deal with it His friendship was the one thing that made life ______
bear‧a‧ble /ˈbeərəbəl $ ˈber-/ adjective OPP unbearable
to deliberately avoid someone or something a shy woman who ______ publicity Victims of the disease found themselves ________by society.
shun /ʃʌn/ verb (shunned, shunning) [ -shunned -shunned
to make an angry, unhappy, or confused expression, moving your eyebrows together She ______ as she read the letter
frown1 /fraʊn/ ●●○ verb -frowned
2 EVENT a) an event or set of related events, especially one that is impressive or shocking the Watergate ______ The whole ______ was a disaster. b) used when describing an event The party was a very grand _____
af‧fair /əˈfeə $ əˈfer/
to arrange a meeting, event etc - I _____ an interview with him. -We’ll have to ____a time to meet. 2 to decorate or repair a room or building SYN do up We ______ the guest bedroom before he came to stay. 3 to provide someone with something they want with Can you f___ me ___ with a bed for the night?
fix somebody/something ↔ up -fixed up -fix up -fixed up -fix me up
1 PLAN think carefully about how you are going to do something and plan a good way of doing it - UN negotiators have ______ a set of compromise proposals. work out what/where/how etc We need to ______ how we’re going to get there. I had it all _____(=had made very careful plans). 2 CALCULATE calculate an answer, amount, price etc See if you can ____ this bill ____
work out -worked out -work out -worked out -work ou
o be brave enough to do something that is risky or that you are afraid to do – used especially in questions or negative sentences - He wanted to ask her, but he didn’t ___ (to) do something I _____ go home. Only a few journalists _____ to cover the story.
dare1 /deə $ der/ -daren’t -dared
to stay nervously in the same place, especially because you are waiting for something or are not certain what to do - Her younger brother _____in the background watching us. around/about I noticed several reporters _____ around outside the courtroom.
hover /ˈhɒvə $ ˈhʌvər, ˈhɑː-/ -hovered -hovering
bread or cake that is stale is no longer fresh or good to eat OPP fresh French bread goes ______ ( very quickly. ____cake
stale /steɪl/ ●●○ adjective
a group of valuable things such as gold, silver, jewels etc buried/hidden/sunken treasure 2 a very valuable and important object such as a painting or ancient document - The Book of Kells is Trinity College’s greatest ______ 3 [singular] informal someone who is very useful or important to you Our housekeeper is a real _______
treasure1 /ˈtreʒə $ -ər/
