Vocab Flashcards
jammed
stuck accidentally
adj
sew
soʊ
attach by stitching
verb
embrace
accept
hug
They embraced his apologize
mout
trench around castle
fur
animal hair
avert
turn away
avoid
appease
avoid conflict
calm
verb
fare
passenger, food and drink/
get on
noun/verb
slamming
close violently
sore
pain
adj
bid
to command
to say as greeting
to offer
outburst
a sudden and violently expression
an outburst of tears
a public outburst
work out
to achieve by effort
to find out by reasoning
throng
a great number of people/
to fill with or as if with a crowd
noun/verb
A huge crowd thronged downtown to protest his visit.
auction
public sale
rash
acting quickly without thinking/
numerous occurences of sth
verb/noun
uplifting
inspirational/
to lift up, raise
adj/verb
syn: enlightenment
enlight
to illuminate
steer
to follow; direct the course
verb
He steered the car around the wreck on the road
spew
to throw violently; to vomit
outbreak
sudden occurence or appearance
brood
offspring
overreach
to go beyond
lump
a piece of solid, usually with no particular shape
g
gleam
to produce or reflect a small bright light
leap
to make a large jump or sudden movement
atonement
something that you do to show that you are sorry for something bad that you did
halt
to (cause to) stop moving or doing something or happening:
“Halt!” called the guard. “You can’t go any further without a permit.”
Security forces halted the demonstrators by blocking the road.
strive
to try very hard to do something or to make something happen, especially for a long time or against difficulties:
In her writing she strove for a balance between innovation and familiar prose forms
withstand
to be strong enough, or not be changed by something, or to oppose a person or thing successfully
settler
a person who arrives, especially from another country, in a new place in order to live there and use the land
appraisal
the act of examining someone or something in order to judge their or its qualities, success, or needs
suffrage
the right to vote in an election, especially to vote for representatives in a government
bolstering
to support or improve something or make it stronger
sprawling
covered with buildings across a large area, often ones that have been added gradually over a period of time
foster
to encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings
strife
violent or angry disagreement:
momentum
gather speed
manifold
many and of several different types
tease
to irritate, bother, or anger (someone or an animal) with jokes, playful words or actions, or other annoyances
tantalize/
a person who teases
tantalize
to torment (someone) with, or as if with, the sight of something desirable but out of reach;
to tease (someone) by raising hopes that cannot be met
tantalized her with dreams of a promotion
hide
put or keep out of sight / leather
harsh
uncomfortable or irritating to the body or to the sense / severe
flaw
defect, imperfection
idle
adj
how sth is not doing work, or is not being used / describe workers who are not working
idleness (n)
crave
to long for;
desire eagerly
craves honor and fame more than money
wrack
damage or destruction
wrack and ruin
cherish
to regard as valuable or precious
bent
crooked
doblado
basin
an area of land where the surface water all flows into a particular river or lake
valley
molten
molten rock, metal or glass is in a liquid state because of great heat
smelted, fused
tremor
a sudden, violent movement of the earth’s surface / involuntary body’s shaking due to nerves, fear or being ill
syn: vibration, shiver (body’s shake)
revolve
(around)
something turning or spinning around a central point / for someone or something to be the most important subject
outgoing
friendly
blissful
extremely happy
strenuous
energic, vigorous
crevice
a small gap or space in the surface of a rock / general gaps or spaces / deep wrinkle
syn: fissure, chasm
seldom
rarely
bemused
confused
wearily
in a tired way
outcome
results
undergo
to experience a process of change / to experience things which are not pleasant, but necessary
upcycle
recycle
withstand
to endure, be strong enough so that you are not harmed by sth
outskirts
surrounding areas
outlying
sth far from main towns and cities, far from the centre of a place
sparsely
for sth to be done in a small amount, or be large distance apart from each other
syn: faintly, slightly, mildly
envision
to picture in the mind, esp. some future event or events;
imagine happening
He envisioned a shopping mall taking over the park.
sturdiness
strong
Seize (si:z)
To take hold with force / grasp / to grasp with the mind, understand
retreat
to go to a quiet and safe place, away from more difficult or dangeroues places
indulge
to yield to the wishes of (someone) / permissive / to allow (oneself ) to follow one’s will (usually fol. by in)
to indulge oneself reckless spending
reckless
completely unconcerned about the consequences or results of one’s actions;
rash;
careless:
outweigh
predominate
labor pool
workforce / personnel
burden
a serious or difficutl responsibilitu you have to deal with (noun) / to create a serious or difficult responsibility for someone to deal with (verb)
concern, difficulty, hardship (n), bother, hinder, hamper (verb)
burdensome
adj
relating to something being a serious or diffcult responsibility
surge (n/v)
deluge, outpouring, swell (n) /
flow, stream, swell (v)
contempt
a strong feeling of not liking sth, sb or sth is not important and doesn’t deserve any respect
dwell
reside / to live or stay as a permanent resident
muzzle
to hold back from or prevent speech or the expression of opinion (v) / a device, usually an arrangement of straps or wires, placed over an animal’s mouth to prevent the animal from biting, etc (n)
reeve
local judge
ingrained
relates to certain beliefs that are so strongly held that they are unlikely to change
implanted, deep-fixed
hail
to greet or welcome / to approve enthusiastically
famine
extreme and general lack or scarceness of food, esp. within a large geographical area
turmoil
a state of commotion, disorder, or disturbance
greedy
excessively or overly desiring wealth, possessions, etc.; avaricious
sturdy
/stɜːrdi/
strong, and not easliy hurt or damaged / opposite of delicate
bulky, powerful
stale
hardened or dyr, not fresh
brag
to boast / to say or declare sth in a proud way
smear
a dirty mark made on sth, usually by rubbing and spreading a liquid substance (n) / to rub and spread a liquid substance (v)
besmirch, dab, smudge
undermine
to gradually make someone or something less effective, powerful, or succesful
pertain
for sth to be directly related to sth
relate, refer
wistful
nostalgic
