Vocabulary Unit 8 Flashcards
Accelerate
To happen or make something happen at a faster rate
• I started to feel nervous as the car accelerated
Approach
- to move closer to someone or something
• As we approached the airport, we put our seat bells on. - to speak to someone about something for the first time, especially in order to ask for help or make an offer
•I decided to approach Dr Wilson for advice - a particular way of thinking about or dealing with something
•She has an interesting approach to teaching - the fact of coming closer in time or in distance
•With the approach of holidays, we all begin to dream of summer places
Ascend
To climb a mountain, stairs, etc
•As we began to ascend the mountain, the weather got worse
Bounce
- if a ball or other object bounces, or if you bounce it, it hits a surface then immediately moves away from it
•Stop bouncing that ball against the wall - noun
Clamber
To climb something with difficulty, using your hands and feet
•We quickly clambered up the rocks
To clench
If you clench a part of your body such as your hand or your mouth, or if it clenches, you close it tightly, especially because you are angry or upset
•Matt clenched his teeth but didn’t say anything
To clutch
To hold someone or something firmly, for example because you are afraid or in pain, or do not want to lose them
•I clutched my passport as we made our way through the busy airport
Creep
If someone creeps somewhere, they move there quietly and slowly
•The burglar crept along the corridor
Dash
To run or go somewhere very quickly because you are in a hurry
•I must just dash to the post office
Descend
To go down a mountain or slope, or to go downstairs
•We descended the mountain slowly
Drift
- to be pushed along very slowly by the movement of air or water
•The boat must have been drifting for a long time - a slow and gradual change from one situation or opinion to another
•There‘s been a drift in public opinion away from supporting the policy
Float
To rest or move slowly on the surface of a liquid and not sink
•I was floating in the sea when a wave came over my head
A flow
The continuous movement of a liquid in one direction
•the flow of water was so powerful that it knocked me off my feet
Not whithstanding
Ungeachtet
Fumble
To try to hold, move or find something using your hands in a way that is not skillful or graceful
•She fumbled in her bag and finally found a pen
Glide
To move in a smooth and easy way with no noise
•The dancer seemed to glide across the floor
Grasp
To take and hold something or someone very tightly •she grasped my hands
Hop
Jump on one foot
Leap
- to jump over something
•he leapt over the table and punched me in the face - a jump, especially a long or high one
•I‘ll take a big leap to get over the streamingm
