Vocab 4 Flashcards
Noun : a cream or liquid that makes dry or sore skin softer or less painful
Emollient
Adjective : expressing your opinions or feelings in a loud and confident way
a ……… critic of the president’s stance
Vociferous
Noun : the quality of being very generous with money
I thanked them for their …….
Munificence
Noun
a large number of people or things
The city has a …….. of problems, from homelessness to drugs and murder.
Multitude
Adjective: needing a lot of time and effort
A …… task
Laborious
Verb: to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat:
The town finally …… last week after being pounded with heavy artillery for more than two months.
Succumb
Adjective: If behaviour or beliefs, etc. are ………, they are very unpleasant, causing a feeling of disgust:
a ……. smell
I find your attitude towards these women quite ……..
The idea of cheating in an exam is morally ……… to me.
Repugnant
Noun : a strip of cloth that is part of the front of a jacket or coat. It is joined to the collar and folded back onto the chest:
E.g. A flower was pinned to/in her ….
Lapel
Adjective: officially having the named position:
The …….. president faces problems which began many years before he took office.
Incumbent
Adjective: having or based on a clear understanding and good judgment of a situation, resulting in an advantage:
[ + to infinitive ] He was ……. enough not to take the job when there was the possibility of getting a better one a few months later.
She is a ………. politician who wants to avoid offending the electorate unnecessarily.
It was a …….. move to buy your house just before property prices started to rise.
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