us elections vocabulary Flashcards
(30 cards)
Dishonest
Crooked
going down (adverb)
downhill
said or done so many times that becomes uninteresting
stale
sudden and great increase
surge
trying very hard to achieve something
to strive (to/for)
to supply or produce something positive, such as profit
yield
to waste money, time etc in a stupid or careless way
to squander
intimação
summon
careful
wary
inside
inner
move in a particular direction (boat, car etc)
steer
to reduce a number
to streamline
an angry disagreement
quarrel
descartar
to dismiss
to rise very quickly
to soar
feeling of losing all hope
despair
to trust somebody
to bind
desgastar
to erode
ask something in a very serious way
to plead
point of view about something specific
outlook
to get rid
to cast off
degradar
to degrade
to not be able to fight an attack, temptation etc
to succumb
a sum of money you save to use in the future
nest egg