Unit 11.2 Flashcards
be blind to sth
to not be conscious of something or to refuse to notice something that is obvious to others:
She seems blind to his faults.
tasteless
likely to upset someone:
tasteless jokes
dish (sth) up
to make or serve a meal:
Come to the table everybody - I’m ready to dish (supper) up.
What’s the canteen dishing up for us today?
windswept
(of places) open to and not protected from strong winds:
We drove down to the windswept Atlantic coast of Portugal.
having hair that is untidy because it has been blown in different directions by the wind:
She was looking a bit windswept.
windswept hair
insane
extremely unreasonable or stupid:
It would be insane not to take advantage of this opportunity.
empty
not sincere or without any real meaning:
empty threats/rhetoric
They’re just empty promises.
impossible
An impossible person behaves very badly or is extremely difficult to deal with:
I had to leave the job because my boss was impossible.
My niece is impossible when she’s tired - you can’t do anything to please her.
virtue
a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being morally good:
Patience is a virtue.
tenacity
the determination to continue what you are doing
detest
to hate someone or something very much:
I detest any kind of cruelty.
bullish
giving your opinions in a powerful and confident way:
She’s being very bullish about the firm’s future.
the crux
the most important or serious part of a matter, problem, or argument:
The crux of the country’s economic problems is its foreign debt.
The issue of an arms embargo will be at the crux of the negotiations in Geneva.
empowering
Something that is empowering makes you more confident and makes you feel that you are in control of your life:
For me, learning to drive was an empowering experience.
gimmick
something that is not serious or of real value that is used to attract people’s attention or interest temporarily, especially to make them buy something:
a publicity gimmick
They give away free gifts with children’s meals as a sales/marketing gimmick
somewhat
to some degree:
The resort has changed somewhat over the last few years.
She’s somewhat more confident than she used to be.
We were somewhat tired after our long walk.
slightly
a little:
She’s slightly taller than her sister.
I’m slightly upset she forgot my birthday.
remarkably
used for emphasizing how surprising or unusual something is:
It is a remarkably noisy and crowded city.
Remarkably, she wasn’t hurt in the crash.
laid-back
relaxed in manner and character; not usually worried about other people’s behaviour or things that need to be done:
I’ve never seen her worried or anxious in any way - she’s so laid-back.
awful
I don’t know an awful lot (= very much) about art, but I’m learning.
Fortunately it won’t make an awful lot of difference if I don’t pass the test.
It was an awful risk to take.
entirely
completely:
I admit it was entirely my fault.
The company is run almost entirely by middle-aged men.
immensely
extremely:
He was immensely popular in his day.
She’s an immensely talented young athlete.
cheerful
happy and positive:
He’s usually fairly cheerful.
You’re in a cheerful mood this morning.
chirpy
happy and active:
She seemed quite chirpy this morning.
extremely unhappy:
She was broken-hearted when her boyfriend left her.
extremely unhappy:
She was broken-hearted when her boyfriend left her.
