Vocabulary (7) Flashcards
Ravage (T verb generally used as passive)
Causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness
Bewildering (adjective)
Confusing and difficult to understand, esp. because you don’t know what to decide
Unwind (verb)
To relax after a period of work and anxiety
Convey (formal verb)
To communicate an idea, information, or thought to people so that it’s understandable.
Tactful (adjective)
Someone who avoids saying or doing things that could upset someone
Heighten (verb)
To increase or make something increase, especially an emotion or effect:
Lengthen (verb)
To become longer or broader.
Ensure (verb)
To make something certain to happen
Undergo (verb)
To experience something unpleasant or something that involves a change.
Outsell (verb)
(Of a product) to be sold in greater numbers that other products.
Outperform (verb)
To something better that someone or something.
Outlive (verb)
To live for a longer period of time than someone or something.
Outnumber (verb)
To be greater in number than something or someone.
Foresee (verb)
To know about something before it happens
Forlorn (adjective)
Alone and unhappy; left alone and not cared for:
Sheer (adjective)
To express the degree of importance of a quality or thing: nothing except
Hindrance (noun of hinder)
The act of slowing or interfering with the development or growth of something; something that slows or interferes with the development or growth of something
Soften (verb)
To make something softer or weaker
All too (collocation)
Too much; more than is desirable
Topical (adjective)
Referring to the topics of the day or place : of local or temporary interest
Carefree (adjective 2)
(1) Having troubles or worries (2) Irresponsible
Outline (noun and verb)
noun- the border or limit edge or a figure or thing; verb- to give the main facts about something
Reluctant (adjective)
Not willing to do it or doing it slowly, begrudgingly.
Implication (noun used with for)
The effect that an action or decision will have on something else in the future
