personality Flashcards
one cannot but be impressed
one cannot but be impressed
precipitous
Dangerously high or steep.
‘the track skirted a precipitous drop’
precipitous high
fleshpot
Places providing luxurious or hedonistic living.
‘he had lived the life of a roué in the fleshpots of London and Paris’
fleshpots of this world
going to break your leg to go there
))
entanglement
The action or fact of entangling or being entangled.
‘many dolphins die from entanglement in fishing
entangle
Cause to become twisted together with or caught in.
‘fish attempt to swim through the mesh and become entangled’
‘they were suspicious of becoming entangled in a civil war’
stoical
Enduring pain and hardship without showing one’s feelings or complaining.
‘he taught a stoical acceptance of suffering’
flesh out
Add more details to something which only exists in a draft or outline form.
‘the arguments were fleshed out by the minister’
elicit
Evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone.
‘I tried to elicit a smile from Joanna’
‘the work elicited enormous public interest’