Session #02 Flashcards
Turnaround
(n) : 1. the amount of time it takes to unload a ship or plane at the end of one journey and load it again for the next one
2. the amount of time it takes to do a piece of work that you have been given and return it
3. a situation in which sth changes from bad to good
4. a complete change in sb’s opinion, behaviour, etc.
e.g. a turnaround in the economy
Crafting
(n) : the activity or hobby of making decorative articles by hand
e. g. crafting has emerged as a fashionable form of self-expression
Craft
(v) : exercise skill in making (an object), typically by hand
e. g. he crafted the chair lovingly
Precise
(adj) : clear and accurate
e. g. can you give me a more precise definition of the word?
Reconcile
(v) : 1. to find and acceptable way of dealing with two or more ideas, needs, etc. that seem to be opposed to each other
2. to make people become friends again after an argument or a disagreement
e. g. 1. an attempt to reconcile the need for industrial development with concern for the environment
2. the pair were reconciled after Jackson made a public apology
3. it’s sometimes difficult to reconcile science and religion
Disparate
(adj) : 1. (of two or more things) so different from each other that they cannot be compared or cannot work together
2. made up of parts or people that are different from each other
e.g. a disparate group of individuals
Inhibit
(v): to prevent sth from happening or make it happen more slowly or less frequently than normal
e. g. 1. a lack of oxygen may inhibit brain development in the unborn child
2. they inhibit disparate worlds of thoughts
Voice box
(n): an organ that contains the muscles that move to create the voice
culprit
(n) : 1. a person who has done sth wrong or against the law
2. a person or thing responsible for causing a problem
e.g. the main culprit in the current crisis seems to be modern farming techniques
Medieval
(n): related to middle ages
Scholar
(n): a person who studies a subject in great detail, especially at a university
Render
(v) : 1. to express something in a different language
2. (formal) to cause sb/sth to be in a particular state or condition
3. (formal) to present sth, especially when it is done officially = furnish
e. g. 1. it’s a concept that is difficult to render it into English
2. hundreds of people were rendered homeless by the earthquake
3. the committee was asked to render a report on the housing situation
Deficiency
(n) : a lack or shortage
e. g. deficiencies in material resources
Avert
(v) : 1. turn away (one’s eyes or thoughts)
2. to prevent sth bad or dangerous from happening
e.g. talks failed to avert a rail strike
Exposure
(n): the state of having to protection from something harmful
Markedly
(adv): to an extent which is clearly noticeable; significantly
Bleacher
(n): a cheap bench seat at a sport ground typically in an outdoor uncovered stand
Resentment
(n): feelings of anger because you think you have been treated unfairly or because you have been forced to accept something that you don’t like
Weeping
crying tears
Backlog
(n): accumulation of uncompleted matters that you should have dealt with before and must now do
Heroine
(n): a woman admired for her courage, outstanding achievements or noble qualities
Stereotypical
(adj): relating to a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
Frustration
(n): the feeling of being upset or annoyed as a result of being unable to change or achieve anything
Unveil
(v): show or announce publicly for the first time
= reveal, present, divulge
Steer
(v): guide or control the movement of (a vehicle, vessel or aircraft) for example by turning a wheel or operating a rudder
steering wheel
Dispense
(v): manage without or get rid of
= drop, forgo, leave out
e.g. let’s dispense with the formalities, shall we?
Impact
(v) : come into forcible contact with another object = hit, strike
(n) : the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another = crash, collision, smash
Ascribe
(v) : regard something as being due to (a cause)
e. g. he ascribed Jane’s short temper to her upset stomach
