Vocabulary 2 Flashcards
innate ability
a trait that an organism has at birth, not a learned behaviour
punctual
doing sth at the agreed or proper time (dochvilný)
nuisance
a person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance
slump
sit, fall heavily and limply
pour down
to rain heavily
baffle
bewilder or perplex (mást)
immaculate
perfectly clean, neat or tidy
He wore an immaculate white suit as always.
predate
occur or exist at a date earlier than sth
chuck
throw sth carelessly OR give up a job or activity
empower
give someone the authority or power to do sth (zmocnit)
further afield
in places other than the nearest or most obvious ones
(go on) strike
stávka
eminently
to a notable degree, very (neobyčejně)
snap judgement
a hasty decision or opinion
safety margin
sth required to ensure safety
predicament
a difficult or embarrassing situation
rigorous
extremely thorough and careful
The rigorous testing of English students.
steer
řídit
clutter
cover or fill with an untidy collection of things
revenue
income (příjem)
grubby
covered with dirt, grimy (the grubby face of a young boy)
flux
continuous change
designate
to choose someone officially to do a particular job
entitle
to give someone the right to do something
hardened
person who had so many bad experiences that they no longer get upset (police)
incitements
encouraging someone to do sth violent (against the law)
incentive
sth that encourages person to do sth
jitter
slight uncontrolled movement or shaking (electic instruments, jitter on the screen)
livid
extremely angry
rave
to speak in an uncontrolled way, usually because you are upset or angry or ill
relegate
to put someone or something into a lower or less important rank or position
revoke
to say officially that an agreement, permission, a law, etc. is no longer in effect
stipulate
to say exactly how something must be or must done
He stipulated certain conditions before their marriage.
