some cool words Flashcards
None of your sentences are coherent (COHERENT)
logical and consistent
The punctuation is abysmal (ABYSMAL)
extremely bad
Hence
consequently; for this reason
INDISPUTABLE
(I heard for undergraduate level, Oxbridge is the best in the world.
Although in the general ranking Harvard is always the indisputable first)
unable to be challenged or denied
slumber
drijemez
crisp
svjez
relinquish
ostaviti, odreci se
mellowness
mekost
withdrawn (adj.)
not wanting to communicate with other people
halo
aureole
lofty
visok
Admonishing
—warning
Confrontational
—argumentative
Explanatory
—explaining
Scholarly
—intellectual, cerebral
Amusement
—humor
irony
—incongruity
Frequently asked questions include:
■ Author’smood,tone,orattitude? ■ Primarypurposeofpassage? ■ Besttitle? ■ Formandstructureofpassage? ■ Words–in–contextquestions? ■ Statementwithwhichtheauthorwouldbemostlikelytoagreeordis- agree?
elusive
nedostižan
galvanize
- potaknuti
- shock or excite (someone), typically into taking action.
divulge
otkriti, odati tajnu
A simile
is a figure of speech in which a com- parison is made using either like or as, as in “She had lips like cherries.”
Deliberately
Promisljeno
Envy
Zavist
Charismatic
A person who claims divine inspiration
Simile
a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”
Paradox
A paradox is a statement that apparently contradicts itself and yet might be true.
Pinnacle
Vrh, šiljak
Relic
Ostatak, trag
Hunch (up/over)
Zgrbiti se
Weary
Umoran, zamoran [weary smile]
Indifference
Lack of interest
Condemn
Osuditi, prikazati krivim
candid
ruthful and straightforward; frank - iskren, otvoren
ostentatious
razmetljiv, hvalisav
bombastic
high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated
visceral
instinctive, emotional - relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect
visceral vs.
deliberate
deliberate
promisljen
ossified
pretvotiti u kost
ambivalent
equivocal, uncertain, unsure, of two minds
sinister
mracan, zloban, razoran
conceal
tajiti, hide - oppos. of reveal
unsubstantiated
nepotkrijepljen, nedokazan
substantiate
- potkrijepiti
- prove, justify
intrinsic
bitan, svojstven, unutarnji
innate
urodjen, prirodan
render
1 her fury rendered her speechless: make, cause to be/become, leave.
2 he was notified of the incident and drove to the scene to render assistance: give, provide, supply, furnish, contribute; offer, proffer.
3 the invoices rendered by the accountants: send in, present, submit.
4 the jury rendered its verdict: deliver, return, hand down, give, announce.
5 paintings rendered in muted colors: paint, draw, depict, portray, represent, execute; literary limn.
6 she rendered all three verses: perform, sing.
7 the characters are vividly rendered: act, perform, play, depict, interpret.
8 the phrase was rendered into English: translate, put, express, rephrase, reword.
9 the fat can be rendered: melt down, clarify.
distort
unakaziti, izobliciti, narusavati
Aloof—
ravnodušan
Apologetic
—being sorry;
Assertive—
uporan, pouzdan
Cautious—
oprezan
Contrite
- pokajnicki
- remorseful
Cynical—
seeing worst in people
Defensive—
obrambeni
Derisive—
podrugljiv
Empathetic—
having feeling for others
Emphatic—
nedvosmislen
Entreating—
moleći
stipulate
specify, demand
to mend
popraviti, ozdraviti
opt
odabrati, odluciti se za
terminal (adj.)
- incurable (disease)
- final … (paragraph, word,…)
disclose
otkriti, odati
ascertain
utvrditi, doznati
first let’s ascertain when it was that you last saw Vince
distention
- raspad
- the process of coming into peaces
distension
rastegnutost
deflate
ispuhati
apt
prikladno
enigma
mystery, paradox, riddle - zagonetka
paradox
contradiction, statement that contradicts itself