Test 18 Flashcards
chronometer (N)
a very accurate clock, especially one used at sea
cataclysm (n) /ˈkætəklɪzəm/
to survive the cataclysm of the Black Death
(adj): cataclysmic /ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk/ = catastrophic
a sudden disaster or a violent event that causes change
(the) populace (n)
The populace at large is/are opposed to sudden change.
all the ordinary people of a particular country or area
henchman (n)
(tay sai)
a helper or support of a powerful person, for example a political leader or criminal, who is prepared to use violence or become involved in illegal activites to help that person
entreaty (n)
Despite his entreaties, she left.
(v): entreat: beg, implore
a serious and often emotional request
loam (n)
A moist loam is ideal for growing currant bushes.
good quality soil containing sand, clay and decayed vegetable matter
outpost (n)
a remote outpost
a small town or group of buildings in a lonely part of a country
recrudesce = recur (v)
/ˌriːkruːˈdes/
(especially of sth bad) to happen again
convalesce=recuperate (v)
She ís convalescing at home after her operation.
(n): convalescence/convalescent | (adj): convalescent/recuperative
spend time getting your health and strength back after an illness
chancery (n)
an office where public records are kept; the offices where the official representative of a country works, in a another country
obstetrics (n)
sản khoa
the branch of medicine that deals with the birth of children
cipher/cypher (n)
1) a message in cipher
2) To her employers she was a mere cipher, with no human feelings at all.
- a secret way of writing, especially one in which a set of letters or symbols is used to represent others (= code)
- a person or thing of no importance
galvanise (v)
(adj): **galvanic **
The urgency of his voice galvanised them into action.
make sb take action by shocking or by making them excited
chasm (n)
1) Suddenly a huge chasm opened in the earth.
2) the yawning chasm of the generation gap.
- a deep opening or break in the ground
- a very big difference between two people for groups, for example because they have different attitudes (=gulf)
the Occident (n)
(adj): occidental
the western part of the world, especially Europe and America
deport (v)
(n): deportation
The government refused to grant them refugee status and deported them.
force sb to leave a country, usually because they have broken the law or they have no legal right to be there
deportment (n)
lessons in deportment and etiquette
the way in which a person stands, moves, or behaves
misdeed=wrongdoing (n)
a bad or evil act
rote (n)
You cannot fully understand a subject through rote learning.
repetition of words or sounds as a means of learning them, with slight attention
confederate=accomplice (n)
a person who helps sb, especially to do sth illegal or secret
