Session 7. Vocab Flashcards
Gall
bold and impudent behaviour
Repercussions
Consequences of an action
Ignite
Catch fire
Bestow
To present someone with something (e.g. a gift)
Inhospitable
(a place that is ) difficult to live in / (someone who is) unwelcoming
Terrain
An area of land
Composed
to have your feelings under control (calm) / composed of = (something that is) made out of (something else)
Gruelling
Exhausting / tiring
Negotiate
To reach an agreement through compromise
Affection
A feeling of fondness or liking
Ambush
A surprise attack
Demolish
Destroy / knock down
Evade
Avoid / escape
Linger
To spend a long time over (Something)
Trade
The action of buying and selling things
Beady
(of someone’s eyes) small, round and gleaming / observant
Heady
Having a strong and “happy” effect (often used to describe a strong alcoholic drink)
Persist
To continue to exist
Perish
To die
Solicitor
Lawyer (a type of lawyer, anyway)
Sorcerer
A wizard / someone who has magic powers
Species
A group of living things that are similar
Allude
To suggest / hint at
Fret
Worry
Derisory
Ridiculously small / inadequate
Oratory
the action of speaking formally in public / a small chapel (place to pray)
Recollection
A memory
Tardy
Late
Compress
Squash
Constitute
(things that) combine to form (a larger thing)
