Session 15. Vocab Flashcards
Subdued
Quiet and reflective (describing a person)
Soft (describing colour or lighting)
Crank
To turn (a handle) to start something (like an engine)
To increase the intensity of something (e.g. crank up the volume)
An odd person (n), especially someone who is obsessed with a particular subject and has unusual views on that subject
Dank
Unpleasantly damp and cold
Lank
Long, flat and straight (describing hair)
Lanky - tall and thin (describing a person)
Sleuth
Someone who investigates crimes
Angler
Fisherman
Obligation
Something that someone has to do (because they are morally or legally required to do so)
Nude
Naked
Tearaway
A person who acts recklessly
Rebuke
To express extreme disapproval of someone because of some bad behaviour or action
Replete
Well-stocked (with something)
Nauseous
Feeling like you want to vomit
Erroneous
Incorrect
Bounteous
Generous / large in quantity
Beauteous
Beautiful
Refine
To make minor improvements
Beholden
Owing thanks to someone (in return for help)
Sneer
A mocking smile or remark
Backpedal
Moving backwards hastily
Changing one’s mind
Garbled
Unclear or muddled (describing a message or sound)
Disarming
Having the effect of being likable (e.g. a disarming smile)
Induce
To success in persuading someone to do something
Backbite
To talk badly about someone who is not there
Distraught
Very upset
Backdrop
Background
The painted cloth that is hung at the back of a theatre stage as part of the scenery
Scorn
Feeling or expressing contempt for someone or something
Contempt = feeling a person/thing is worthless and “beneath” you
Distinctive
A characteristic of a person or thing that makes it different (adj) - e.g. ginger has a distinctive flavour
Indebted
Owing money or a favour to someone
Snare
a trap (n) or to trap (v)
Queasy
feeling sick (like you want to vomit)
