Week 11 Flashcards
HOLLOW (adj)
having a hole or empty space inside
HARDSHIP (n)
a problem or situation that makes you suffer a lot, especially because you are very poor
STIFF (adj)
hard and difficult to bend
THIRD PARTY (n)
someone who is not one of the two main people or groups that are involved in a situation
DOWNWARDS (adv)
towards a lower place or level
DIALECT (n)
a form of a language that people speak in a particular part of a country
CULTIVATE (v)
- grow
2. develop
FOUNDATION (n)
- the idea or principle that sth is based on
2. starting/organization
EXPENSE (n)
at the expense of sth.
- the money that you spend on sth
2. if you do one thing at the expense of another, doing the first thing harms the second thing
STIR (v)
mix
TERMINATE (v)
if sth terminates, it ends, and if you terminate sth, you make it end
CONSISTENT (adj)
always behaving or happening in a similar, usually positive way
PLOUGH INTO STH.
to hit sth with great force
ROUGH (adj)
a rough surface is not smooth
BEAR (v)
to accept someone or sth unpleasant
SLIGHT (adj)
small and not important
SCOPE (n)
how much a subject or situation relates to
RATIO (n)
the relationship between two things expressed in numbers to show how much bigger one is than the other
SUPERIOR (adj)
better than other things
EXECUTIVE (adj)
relating to making decisions and managing businesses
BID (n)
an attempt to achieve sth
RECALL (v)
to remember sth
ASSESS (v)
to make a judgment about the quality, size, value, etc of sth.
VAGUE (adj)
not clear or certain
DERIVE (sth) from sth
to come from or be developed from sth
COMPRISE (v)
to consist of particular parts of members
MAXIMIZE (v)
to increase sth as much as you can
FEAST (n)
a large meal, especially to celebrate sth special
