Private_2nd Level Flashcards
Latchkey child
A child who is at home alone after school because both parents are at work
Bump into _ phrasal verb
To meet somebody by chance
I bumped into Simon this morning.
Child-friendly
Suitable for or aimed at children.
We can’t take Sophie there. It’s not a very child-friendly restaurant
Apprentice
A young person who works for an employer for a fixed period time in order to learn the particular skills needed in their job.
They were apprenticed to workhorses
Brutal adj
Brutalism noun
Brutality adv.
Violent and cruel or direct and clear about something unpleasant;not thinking of people’s feelings
With brutal honesty she told him she did not love him.
Minimal adj
Very small in size or amount; as small as possible
The work was carried out at minimal cost.
Non-existent adj
Not existing or not real
How’s your social life? Non-existent, I’m afraid
Infancy (uncountable noun)
The time when a child is a baby or very young
To die in infancy
Medieval=Mediaeval (adj)
Connected with the middle ages (about AD 1000 to AD 1450)
The literature of the late medieval period
For instance
Instance (N) a particular example or case of something
For example
What would you do,for instance, if you found a member of staff stealing?
Sinful adi = immoral
Morally wrong or evil
Sinful thoughts
It Sinful to lie
Purify verb
To make something pure by removing substances that are dirty,harmful or not wanted
-One tablet will purify a litre of water.
-The extract was purified by chromatography.
Scrape verb
To remove something from a surface by moving something sharp and hard like a knife across it.
-She scraped the mud off her boots.
-We scraped away the top layer of wallpaper.
Scrape up phrasal verb
To obtain or collect together something, but with difficulty
-They managed to scrape up $50,000 from supporters
Chimney sweep (N)
A person whose job is to clean the inside of chimneys
Chimney: a structure through which smoke or steam is carried up away from a fire, and through the roof of a building ,the part of this that is above the roof
Soot
Black powder that is produced when wood,coal is burnt
The fireplace was blackened with soot
Crawl into (v)
To move forward on your hands and knees or with your body close to the ground
Our baby is just starting to crawl
Occur to Phrasal verb
Of an idea or a thought
To come into your mind
The idea occurred to him in a dream
Influential adj
Having a lot of influence on somebody or something
She is one of the most influential figures in local politics
Innocent (adj)
Not guilty of s crime, not having done something wrong
They have imprisoned an innocent man
Slate (n)
A type of dark grey stone that splits easily into thin flat layers
The sea was the colour of slate
Expand on (Phrasal verb)
To say more about something and add some details
Could you expand on that point,please?
Thrust (v)
To push something or somebody suddenly or violently
He thrust the baby into my arms and ran off
Guarantee verb
To promise to do something
To promise something will happen
We guarantee to deliver your goods within a week
