Session 27. Vocab 2 Flashcards
Surcharge
An additional charge or payment
Girdle
A belt
Corral
To gather together (a group of people or things)
Corset
A tight undergarment that goes around the abdomen, used to support a weak/injured back or to maintain body shape
Cortex
The outer layer of the brain
Odious
extremely unpleasant; repulsive
Detestable
Deserving to be extremely disliked
Nomadic
Wandering from place to place (adj)
Minion
A follower of a powerful person, who may act as a servant
Underling
A person of lower rank or status
Replica
An exact copy or model of something
Paradox
A statement which simultaneously seems to be both true and not true
Contrition
To state the feeling of remorse
Contradiction
A combination of statements/ideas that are directly opposing each other
Antipathy
A strong feeling of dislike (noun)
Deplorable
Deserving of strong dislike (adj)
Untenable
Unable to be maintained or defended (adj) e.g. after losing the cup final, the manager’s position was untenable
Bedraggled
Dishevelled / untidy
Testy
Easily irritated
Peripheral
Being on the edge of something (physically), or being relatively unimportant (e.g. peripheral vision, or being on the periphery of a friendship group)
Lament
A passionate expression of grief or sorrow
Serrated
A saw-like edge (e.g. describing a knife blade)
Dubious
Doubtful or unreliable
Appertain
“concerns”/”relates to” (e.g. these figures appertain to last year’s sales)
Belligerent
Hostile and aggressive
Malodorous
Smelling very unpleasant (adj)
Construe
To interpret (a word/action) in a particular way. (E.g. his words could not be construed as an apology)
