Session 18. Vocab Flashcards
Acquire
To buy or get something for yourself
To learn of develop (a skill)
Obtuse
To be deliberately slow to understand something
Obscure
Something that is not important or not well known (like a random fact)
Stupor
A state of near-unconsciousness
Suitor
A prospective buyer of a business
A man who pursues a relationship with a women, with the hope of marriage
Sector
An specific area that is distinct from other areas (i.e. a geographical subdivision)
Crucible
A ceramic or metal container used to contain other substances that are being melted
Dyed
Past tense of “dye” - to add or change the colour of something
Attentive
Paying close attention to something (adj)
Frenzy
A state of uncontrolled excitement or wild behaviour
Communal
Describes something that is shared between people (e.g. a communal bathroom, for use by everyone in the house)
Shareholder
Someone who owns shares in a company (i.e. owns a part of a company)
Shares
A proportion of ownership of a company
Ladle
A large long-handled spoon with a cup-shaped bowl, used for serving soup or sauce
Dishevelled
Untidy and disordered (used to describe someone’s appearance)
Unfounded
Having no factual basis (e.g. a fear of ghosts may be unfounded - it’s not like you evidence that ghosts exist)
Unfailing
Without fault or error
Reliable
Disjointed
Not having a clear sequence or connection (e.g. a detective trying to piece together disjointed fragments of information to solve a case)
Giddy
A sensation of excitable disorientation
Folly
Foolishness
Huffy
Annoyed or irritated by minor things (adj)
Misbelief
A wrong or false belief or opinion
Devote
To give most of your time and energy to a particular activity
Coupon
A voucher that gives you a discount on a particular product
Jargon
Specialist words or expressions used by a professional group that most people won’t understand. (E.g. medical jargon = medical words that nurses and doctors may understand but most people won’t)
Prang
To crash (v) or a crash(n) involving a vehicle or aircraft
Twang
A ringing sound made by plucking a string of a musical instrument
Kindred
Your family and relations (n)
Describing things/people that are similar (adj)
Afflict
To cause pain or trouble (to someone or something)
Spirited
Full of energy and enthusiasm
Stoop
To bend your head or body forwards and downwards
Tend
To look after / care for (someone or something) (v)
