Vocabulary Revision (Week 1) Flashcards
to find oneself doing sth
to be in a situation, often unintentionally
but for sth
except for sth
to be symptomatic ___ sth
to be symptomatic of sth (to be a symptom of sth)
a pet peeve
one’s favourite subject of casual complaint
to reassure sb of sth
to give sb confidence or faith in sth
to form an opinion about sth
to develop a judgment or view on something
to fit in with sth
to blend harmoniously with something
tatty
old, worn out or run down in appearance
hustle
busy and vigorous work
sartorial
related to fine clothing
mediocrity
a quality of being average or lacking excellence
mediocre
of average quality; not good or bad
jaded
lacking enthusiasm/excitement (due to overexposure)
notorious
famous for negative reasons; infamous
to run dry (to go dry)
to be depleted (as resource)
catch-22
a contradictory situation with no clear solution, often in the system
a prerequisite
a requirement
to be a prerequite for sth
be necessary before something can happen
an insistence ___ sth
an insistence on sth
a thirst ___ sth
a thirst for sth
a reason ___ sth
a reason for sth / to do sth
an interpretation ___ sth
an interpretation of sth
a taste ___ sth
a taste in sth
in contrast ___ sth
in contrast with sth
a talent ___ sth
a talent for sth
a dress rehearsal
near-final practice before a performance
to be in the limelight
to be the focus of (public) attention
stage fright
nervousness before a performance
a standing ovation
audience’s applause while standing, expressing great approval
to do sth on cue
to do something when required (even with little/no warning)
emotional recall
reliving past emotions to enhance performance
a curtain call
a performer’s final bow after a show
an understudy
a replacement apprentice performer
to underact/overact
to perform with too little or too much emotion
a playwright
a person who writes plays
a shipwright
a person who builds or repairs ships
a queue
a line or sequence of people waiting
to be in disbelief
to have difficulty accepting something as true
penultimate
second to last in a sequence
antepenultimate
third to last in a sequence
to converge
to come together a single point and become one
an adaptation of sth
a modified version of something (usually across format/platform/language/etc.)
questionable
possibly inappropriate
unprecedented
never done or known before
a precedent
an earlier example that guides future actions
to find sth (adj.)
to view sth to have a quality of (adj.)
to be recognized as sth
socially accepted as sth
to be recognizable as sth
having a familiar or identifiable quality of sth
to adapt to sth
to change oneself to better fit into sth
to adopt sth
to make sth one’s own
to be hard-pressed
to be pressured
to counteract sth
to act against sth (a previous action) to neutralize its effect
a sedentary lifestyle
an inactive lifestyle with little physical activity
to tag along with sb to sth
to accompany sb to sth (often without proper invitation)
to thrive on sth
to be successful or well thanks to sth; to enjoy sth greatly
to be passable as sth
to be adequately or acceptably similar to sth
to retain sth
to keep sth or not lose sth
to hark back to sth
to revisit or refer to sth from the past
to yet to do sth
to not have done something yet
the minute sb does sth / has done sth
as soon as sb does sth / has done sth
