Percy Jackson 1 - The Lightning Thief Flashcards
(Am.) vaporize (Br.) vaporise v. /ˈveɪpəraɪz/
(specialist) to turn into gas; to make something turn into gas v.
(specialist) to turn into gas; to make something turn into gas v.
(Am.) vaporize (Br.) vaporise v. /ˈveɪpəraɪz/
algebra n. pron.
/ˈældʒɪbrə/
lead v.
to have a particular type of life v.
Ex.: We led a very quiet life.
Ex.2: to lead a life of luxury/a miserable existence
Ex.3: I tried to lead as normal a life as possible.
to have a particular type of life v.
lead v.
Ex.: We led a very quiet life.
Ex.2: to lead a life of luxury/a miserable existence
Ex.3: I tried to lead as normal a life as possible.
nasty a. /ˈnæsti/
1. very bad or unpleasant a.
- dangerous or serious a.
Ex.1: He had a nasty accident.
Ex.1: The news gave me a nasty shock.
Ex.1: I got a nasty surprise when I opened the door and saw who was there.
Ex.1: I had a nasty feeling that he would follow me.
Ex.1: This coffee has a nasty taste.
Ex.1: Don’t buy that coat—it looks cheap and nasty.
Ex.2: a nasty bend (= dangerous for cars going fast)
Ex.2: a nasty injury
Ex.2: gang warfare of a thoroughly nasty kind
1. very bad or unpleasant a.
- dangerous or serious a.
nasty a. /ˈnæsti/
Ex.1: He had a nasty accident.
Ex.1: The news gave me a nasty shock.
Ex.1: I got a nasty surprise when I opened the door and saw who was there.
Ex.1: I had a nasty feeling that he would follow me.
Ex.1: This coffee has a nasty taste.
Ex.1: Don’t buy that coat—it looks cheap and nasty.
Ex.2: a nasty bend (= dangerous for cars going fast)
Ex.2: a nasty injury
Ex.2: gang warfare of a thoroughly nasty kind
- to make somebody excited or make them feel something strongly / provocar, estimular, agitar, excitar v.
- (of a feeling or a mood) to begin to be felt / atiçar, suscitar, incitar v.
stir v. /stɜːr/
Ex.1: It’s a book that really stirs the imagination.
Ex.1: She was stirred by his sad story.
Ex.1: The preachers were stirred to new zeal.
Ex.2: A feeling of guilt began to stir in her.
Ex.2: New optimism was stirring throughout the country.
stir v. /stɜːr/
- to make somebody excited or make them feel something strongly / provocar, estimular, agitar, excitar v.
- (of a feeling or a mood) to begin to be felt / atiçar, suscitar, incitar v.
Ex.1: It’s a book that really stirs the imagination.
Ex.1: She was stirred by his sad story.
Ex.1: The preachers were stirred to new zeal.
Ex.2: A feeling of guilt began to stir in her.
Ex.2: New optimism was stirring throughout the country.
upstate a. /ˌʌpˈsteɪt/
[only before noun] (Am.) in a part of a state that is far from its main cities, especially a northern part
Ex.: upstate New York
[only before noun] (Am.) in a part of a state that is far from its main cities, especially a northern part a.
upstate a. /ˌʌpˈsteɪt/
Ex.: upstate New York
field trip n.
a journey made by a group of people, often students, to study something in its natural environment n.
Ex.: We went on a geology field trip.
Ex.2: Delegates at the conference were taken on field trips to see the devastation.
a journey made by a group of people, often students, to study something in its natural environment n.
field trip n.
Ex.: We went on a geology field trip.
Ex.2: Delegates at the conference were taken on field trips to see the devastation.
mental case n.
a crazy person n.
Ex.: That guy is a complete mental case.
a crazy person n.
mental case n.
Ex.: That guy is a complete mental case.
