Vocab 4 Flashcards
Hubris
- excessive pride or self-confidence.
Vanity
noun
1. excessive pride in or admiration of one’s own appearance or achievements.
“it flattered his vanity to think I was in love with him”
- the quality of being worthless or futile.
“the vanity of human wishes” - a dressing table.
truant
a student who stays away from school without leave or explanation; hooky (playing hooky)
South Central
situated in the southern part of a centrally located area in some geographical region
derrière
a euphemistic term for a buttocks
brew
- a cup or mug of tea or coffee.
“she took a sip of the hot reviving brew” - a mixture of events, people, or things which interact to form a more potent whole.
“a dangerous brew of political turmoil and violent conflict”
lifer
- a person who spends their life in a particular career. Or a life sentence in prison.
cognac
a high-quality brandy, properly that distilled in Cognac in western France.
mousseux
(of wine) sparkling; frizzante
uncouth
lacking good manners, refinement, sophistication or grace.
tang
- a strong taste, flavor, or smell.
“the clean salty tang of the sea” - a characteristic quality.
double dutch
- unintelligible or garbled speech or language
- the game where 2 skipping ropes whip in opposite directions
dentadent
dental abscess
abscess
An abscess is a collection of pus in any part of the body. In most cases, the area around an abscess is swollen and inflamed.
white collar
noun
1. denoting nonviolent crime committed by white-collar workers, especially fraud.
- relating to the work done or those who work in an office or other professional environment
trife
- consistently being embarrassing or unfortunate.
- A trivial matter or matters
- the poor living standards and the illicit activities one does to avoid this standard of living
gallardo
Lamborghini
Hammurabi’s Code
A Babylonian (Arab, Iraq) set of crude laws.
eg. Cut hands off for stealing
(try to memorize some of it)
Grampian Smile
A smile of courtesy used to greet and assure. Not one heartfelt. It comes from the British mountain region, Grampian.
disposition
- a person’s inherent qualities of mind and character.
“your sunny disposition has a way of rubbing off on those around you” - the way in which something is placed or arranged, especially in relation to other things.
“the plan need not be accurate so long as it shows the disposition of the rooms” - the power to deal with something as one pleases.
“if Napoleon had had railroads at his disposition, he would have been invincible”
Tilikum
A Marine Land orca iconic for its wry fin.
Moped
Pronounced “Mow-ped”. A lightweight, motorized bicycle.
(The funky pizza bikes!)
straddle
- sit or stand with one leg on either side of:
“he turned the chair round and straddled it” - manspread
bygone
a thing dating from an earlier time.
“the museum consists of a fascinating collection of rural bygones”
phrase:
let bygones be bygones — forget past offenses or causes of conflict and be reconciled.
caddy
- a small storage container, typically one with divisions.
- a person who carries a golfer’s clubs and provides other assistance during a match.
prone
- lying flat, especially face downwards:
“I was lying prone on a foam mattress” - likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable:
“farmed fish are prone to disease”
Retribution
punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act:
Icicle
- slang for a person who is emotionally cold, like the icicle of a friend who ignores you when you need some moral support.
- The white decoration on christmas trees. (google it. can’t explain)
- Ice formed from dripping water
