Vocabulary Flashcards
Deviate
دی-وی-اِیت
undesirable
predictability
irregular
/ɪˈreɡ.jə.lɚ/
ایی-ری-گُلِر
(of behaviour or actions) not according to usual rules or what is expected:
Releasing the goods without an invoice is most irregular.
affix
verb [ T ] formal
/əˈfɪks/
اَ-فِکس
to fasten or stick one thing to another:
She affixed a stamp to the envelope.
regular
adjective
/ˈreɡ.jə.lɚ/
رِ-گُ-لِر
regular adjective (OFTEN)
B1
happening or doing something often:
a regular customer/churchgoer/reader/user
Professional athletes make regular appearances on TV.
stale
adjective
US /steɪl/
C1
no longer new or fresh, usually as a result of being kept for too long:
The bread/biscuits/cake had gone stale.
The morning after the party, their apartment smelled of stale cigarette smoke.
not fresh and new; boring because too familiar:
stale jokes/news