Session 14. Vocab Flashcards
Bargain
A purchase that cost less than usual
An agreement between two or more people detailing what each should give and/or receive
Pacify
To calm down or bring about peace
Pace
A single step taken when walking or running (n)
The speed of someone’s walking/running (n)
To walk at a steady speed, often without a specific destination (v)
Tasteful
Showing good judgement or appropriate behaviour
Restless
Being unable to rest or relax (usually if you’re bored or worried)
Embody
To give a visible form to something (such as an idea or feeling) - e.g. “the team embodies skill and teamwork”
Enlighten
To give someone a better understanding about a subject or situation
Reap
To gather (a crop)
To receive something as consequence of a previous action (as in the phrase “you reap what you sow”)
Whereabouts
“Approximately where”
Saviour
A person who saves someone/something from a danger or difficult situation
Elector
A person who has the right to vote in an election
Discontent
Not being satisfied with one’s circumstances
Transaction
An instance of buying or selling something.
Accrue
to receive/collect payment (or another benefit) over time
Insular
Lacking contact with other people, or lacking interest in other people/other ideas/other cultures (adj)
