Session 15. More Vocab Flashcards
Deprive
To prevent someone from having or using something
Stowaway
Someone who hides on a vehicle (e.g. a train/boat) to travel secretly or without paying for a ticket
Sentiment
A view or opinion that is held or expressed
Steel
To mentally prepare yourself to do something difficult (v)
A metal that is mostly made of iron, with a few other elements mixed in
Brace
A device fitted to give support
To prepare yourself to do something difficult
Defiant
Showing resistance or disobedience
Opulent
Luxurious
Overbook
To accept more reservations that there is actually room for (e.g. selling more plane tickets that there are seats on the plane)
Enterprise
A project (usually a complex one)
A business or company
Relent
To finally accept a request
Hob
A cooking appliance (the top part of a cooker)
Encroach
To intrude
Entreaty
A humble request
Yield
To surrender, or accept a demand
The amount produced of an industrial or agricultural product
Lob
To throw (usually high in the air)
Underplay
To say something is less important than it really is
Entrench
To establish something firmly so it is difficult to change
Tonic
A medicine that is taken to make you feel well or energised
Redolent
Strongly suggestive of (something)
Receptor
Something that responds to stimulation by something else
Affirm
To declare support for, or defend, something
Aspiration
The hope or ambition of achieving something
Interplay
The way in which two things interact with each other
Reproof
An expression of blame or disapproval
Unearth
To uncover (e.g. a secret)
To find something in the ground by digging
Aspersion
An accusation that attacks someones reputation
Gloat
To be smug about your own success or someone else’s misfortune
Sugarcoat
To make something seem acceptable or attractive (when it may not be)
To coat something in sugar
Waylay
To stop or interrupt someone and engage them in conversation
Restorative
Having the ability to improve/repair health or strength (adj)
Distend
To swell or increase in size
