Week 27 Flashcards
confront (kənˈfrənt)
verb - суочити confront, affront - конфронтирати confront
verb
- meet (someone) face to face with hostile or argumentative intent.
meet (someone) face to face with hostile or argumentative intent.
300 policemen confronted an equal number of union supporters
synonyms: challenge, face (up to), come face to face with, meet, accost, stand up to
extent (ikˈstent)
noun
- обим
volume, scope, extent, perimeter, circumference, girth
- степен
degree, level, grade, extent, stage, gradation
- опсег
extent, volume, perimeter, magnitude, latitude, amplitude
- мера
measure, measurement, extent, rate, provision, step
noun
- the area covered by something.
an enclosure ten acres in extent
synonyms: area, size, expanse, length, proportions, dimensions
within reach
adverb
- надохват
within reach, at random
- на дохват руке
rejoicing (riˈjoisiNG)
noun - радост joy, rejoicing, gladness, joyfulness, merriment, jubilance - радовање rejoicing - славље celebration, jubilation, rejoicing
adjective
- радостан
joyful, joyous, glad, rejoicing, merry, jolly
- весео
cheerful, happy, merry, joyful, gay, rejoicing
noun
- great joy; jubilation.
the ban was lifted in 1990 amid general rejoicing
verb
- feel or show great joy or delight.
he rejoiced when he saw his friend alive
synonyms: happiness, pleasure, joy, gladness, delight, elation, jubilation, exuberance
arrival (əˈrīvəl)
noun - долазак arrival, coming, advent - приспеће arrival - стизање arrival
noun
- the action or process of arriving.
Ruth’s arrival in New York
synonyms: coming, appearance, entrance, entry, approach
perk (pərk)
noun
- мотка
pole, stick, sprit, perk, bar, staff
verb - кочоперити се peacock, perk - штрчати jut, jut out, stick out, perk
noun
- money, goods, or other benefit to which one is entitled as an employee or as a shareholder of a company.
many agencies are helping to keep personnel at their jobs by providing perks
synonyms: fringe benefit, additional benefit, benefit, advantage, bonus, extra, plus, freebie, perquisite
verb
- become more cheerful, lively, or interesting.
in the second half, the dance perked up
ignition (igˈniSHən)
adjective - за паљење ignition noun - паљење ignition, light up
noun
- the action of setting something on fire or starting to burn.
three minutes after ignition, the flames were still growing
reliance (riˈlīəns)
noun
- ослањање
reliance
- поверење
trust, confidence, faith, affiance, reliance
- поуздање
self-confidence, reliance, faith, assertiveness
noun
- dependence on or trust in someone or something.
the farmer’s reliance on pesticides
synonyms: dependence, dependency; trust, confidence, faith, belief, conviction
strain (strān)
noun - напор effort, exertion, endeavor, strain, stress, trouble - лоза vine, lineage, family, strain, stem, breeding - истегнуће strain - траг trace, trail, track, mark, wake, strain - црта line, trait, feature, strain, lineament - особина property, trait, characteristic, attribute, strain, mannerism - истезање strain, racking - напрезање strain, straining
verb - процедити strain, percolate, decant, filter - напрезати strain, tense, tauten, tighten - напрегнути strain, brace, flex - затегнути tighten, tense, strain, stretch - напети tense, strain, fray - истегнути stretch, pull, strain, stretch against - напрегнути се strain oneself, spurt, strain
noun
- a force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree.
the usual type of chair puts an enormous strain on the spine
synonyms: tension, tightness, tautness
- a severe or excessive demand on the strength, resources, or abilities of someone or something.
the accusations put a strain on relations between the two countries
synonyms: pressure, demands, burdens, stress, hassle
verb
- force (a part of one’s body or oneself) to make a strenuous or unusually great effort.
I stopped and listened, straining my ears for any sound
