TRICKY "EASY" Flashcards
stem
v. to hold back - to limit flow/growth of something ex. you can ____ the bleeding by applying pressure to the wound.
blinkered
adj. to have limited outlook/understanding ex. if you blink a lot, you are likely to miss something and your perception will be affected.
check
n./v. to stop growth or progress; to limit ex. In basketball, when you check someone, the movement of the ball is STOPPED by the other player and returned back to you when you inbound the ball.
checkered
adj. marked by unfavorable events ex. a _____ past of political candidate A prevented his re-election.
raft
n. inflatable boat n. large number of something ex. a raft of rafts
involved
adj. complicated / difficult to comprehend ex. The advanced physics lecture became so ______ that the undergrad’s eyes glazed over.
retiring
adj. to be shy - to be inclined to retract from company - anti-social
expansive
adj. communicative - prone to talking in a sociable manner ex. A social person is ________.
moment
n. significant + important ex. momentous occasion
base
adj. lowest ex. lower class of social hierarchy
imbibe
v. to INTAKE a lot - to drink a lot ex. Quarter system kids ____ information in a short amount of time.
inundate
v. to be flooded / overwhelmed by too many people or things
scintillating
adj. a brilliant and lively person ex. “something gives off SPARKS”
benighted
adj. when a group of people falls in a state of IGNORANCE ex. beNIGHTed –> becomes night –> darkness –> i can’t see it so I don’t need to know it is there –> ignorance is bliss
galvanize
v. to excite into action or spur on - to motivate ex. scientific sense of the work involves GOLD = money = a source of motivation
hedge
n. shrubs v. equivocating = to avoid making direct statements = vague - to limit or qualify something = to make it LESS definite
flush
adj. to turn red - to send down the toilet - to be in ABUNDANCE (of poop!) - to drive out of hiding
fell
adj. to cut down a tree - past tense of fall - evil ex. An evil person who cuts down trees and then falls when he trips on something. (3)
arch
adj. chief /principal ex. archbishop
beg
v. to evade a question - to form a question based on assumption - to ask question that leads to assumptions
tender
v. to offer up / to give ex. The school should _____(give) more money to me for financial aid.
intimate
v. to suggest something subtly
wanting
adj. lacking ex. “The wanted” changed to “The wanting” ==> “the LACKING” - when you want something, it is because you are lacking it.
becoming
adj. appropriate; matches nicely
start
v. to suddenly move or dart in a particular direction ex. startle
fleece
v. to deceive ex. The big bad wolf wore a sheep’s fleece and cried to lure the Mary towards him.
telling
adj. significant; revealing of something
wax
v. to increase ex. A waxing moon becomes bigger until it becomes a full moon
qualify
v. to limit (negative), to make less defined ex. “I love LA, but there is too much traffic”
v. to hold back - to limit flow/growth of something ex. you can ____ the bleeding by applying pressure to the wound.
stem
adj. to have limited outlook/understanding ex. if you blink a lot, you are likely to miss something and your perception will be affected.
blinkered
n./v. to stop growth or progress; to limit ex. In basketball, when you check someone, the movement of the ball is STOPPED by the other player and returned back to you when you inbound the ball.
check
adj. marked by unfavorable events ex. a _____ past of political candidate A prevented his re-election.
checkered
n. inflatable boat n. large number of something ex. a raft of rafts
raft
adj. complicated / difficult to comprehend ex. The advanced physics lecture became so ______ that the undergrad’s eyes glazed over.
involved
adj. to be shy - to be inclined to retract from company - anti-social
retiring
adj. communicative - prone to talking in a sociable manner ex. A social person is ________.
expansive
n. significant + important ex. momentous occasion
moment
adj. lowest ex. lower class of social hierarchy
base
v. to INTAKE a lot - to drink a lot ex. Quarter system kids ____ information in a short amount of time.
imbibe
v. to be flooded / overwhelmed by too many people or things
inundate
adj. a brilliant and lively person ex. “something gives off SPARKS”
scintillating
adj. when a group of people falls in a state of IGNORANCE ex. beNIGHTed –> becomes night –> darkness –> i can’t see it so I don’t need to know it is there –> ignorance is bliss
benighted
v. to excite into action or spur on - to motivate ex. scientific sense of the work involves GOLD = money = a source of motivation
galvanize
n. shrubs v. equivocating = to avoid making direct statements = vague - to limit or qualify something = to make it LESS definite
hedge
adj. to turn red - to send down the toilet - to be in ABUNDANCE (of poop!) - to drive out of hiding
flush
adj. to cut down a tree - past tense of fall - evil ex. An evil person who cuts down trees and then falls when he trips on something. (3)
fell
adj. chief /principal ex. archbishop
arch
v. to evade a question - to form a question based on assumption - to ask question that leads to assumptions
beg
v. to offer up / to give ex. The school should _____(give) more money to me for financial aid.
tender
v. to suggest something subtly
intimate
adj. lacking ex. “The wanted” changed to “The wanting” ==> “the LACKING” - when you want something, it is because you are lacking it.
wanting
adj. appropriate; matches nicely
becoming
v. to suddenly move or dart in a particular direction ex. startle
start
v. to deceive ex. The big bad wolf wore a sheep’s fleece and cried to lure the Mary towards him.
fleece
adj. significant; revealing of something
telling
v. to increase ex. A waxing moon becomes bigger until it becomes a full moon
wax
v. to limit (negative), to make less defined ex. “I love LA, but there is too much traffic”
qualify
