Vocab Ch 76-80 Flashcards
promise someone the earth/moon
promise someone a great deal
put on oath/under oath
promise not to lie
cannot swear to it
not sure
to turn over a new leaf
to change your behavior for the better
going back on your word
breaking a promise
having a flutter
having a small bet
to be reminiscing about
thinking about pleasant things that happened in the past
to rue
to rue (the day / the fact that)
to lament
to feel sad that time passes
to tally with
to match or agree with
to concur with
to share/agree with an idea/opinion
to find in accord with
to be in complete agreement with
to coinside with
to be the same as
to conform to
to fit in with
to meet with someone’s approval
to be liked by that person
dissent
opposition to the accepted way of thinking
to advocate
to argue in favour
to deduce
to reach a conclusion by thinking carefully about the known facts
empirical
based on what is observed, rather than theory
ambiguous
open to different interpetations
arbitrary
based on chance or personal choice
to append
to add (at the end)
to denote
to be a sign of / to stand for
to negate
to make useless / to wipe out
