Words Flashcards
“The potency of her words changed many minds in the audience that night.”
What does Potency mean?
Power, Strength, Influence or effectiveness of smth.
“They expressed repentence for their actions.”
What does repentance mean?
feel or express sincere regret or remorse about one’s wrongdoing or sin; تەوبە
“The people he helps range from triple amputees to cancer sufferers.”
What does Amputee or Triple Amputee mean?
Amputee - a person who has lost a limb.
double-amputee - a person who has lost two of their limbs.
triple amputee - a person who has lost three of their limbs.
v. amputate
“There was another colored porter on this, and he was very polite and affable.”
What does affable mean?
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affable - friendly; cordial; easy to talk to
“Throughout his illness, he showed great fortitude.”
“The soldiers showed great fortitude to defend their country.”
What does fortitude mean?
fortitude - bravery, courage (usually when dealing with pain or difficulty esp. over a long period)
“My sickness abated after I drank some tea with lemon and ginger.”
What does abate mean?
abate - to become less severe
“Our situation is precarious, you know the money’s gone.”
precarious - dangerous or unsafe
“I felt terribly jaded after working all weekend.”
“It was a meal to tempt even the most jaded palate”
what does Jaded mean?
jaded - bored
“Emma’s motivation to learn French is sporadic. Some days she spends hours studying, and the other days she does nothing.”
sporadic - happening randomly with no pattern
“She was shrewd enough to guess the motive behind his gesture.”
What does shrewd mean?
shrewd - having or showing sharp powers judgement; astute
“The candle’s lit in the hall so that everyone can see the written notes.” —Overall, the sentence effectively conveys the idea that the candle is providing illumination in the hall to allow people to see the written notes.
What does illumination mean?
illumination - lighting or light
illuminate - make (something) visible or bright by shining light on it; light up.
This is Jeff Walton, our VP of Finance.
What does VP mean?
vice president - the person who has the position immediately below the president in some countries, and who is responsible for the president’s duties if he or she is unable to do them
“A hawk hovered in the sky, waiting to swoop down on its prey.”
“I heard the noise of a helicopter hovering overhead.”
What does Hover mean?
hover - to stay in one place in the air
“I believe that sooner or later good must triumph over evil.”
“The Democrats once again triumphed in recent elections.”
What does Triumph mean?
triumph - win, success, victory
“A visit to your old elementary school may flood your brain with reminiscences”
“His reminiscences of his early days in Parliament”
What does Reminiscence mean?
reminiscence - memory
“compulsive gambling”
“compulsive eating”
What does compulsive mean?
compulsive - irresistible, uncontrollable
having a very strong desire to do something repeatedly
“one eye on my ops, two eyes on my bredren.”
What does Bredren mean
bredren - a friend or comrade
“He was a benevolent old man and wouldn’t hurt a fly.”
What does benevolent mean?
benevolent - kind, generous
“She felt rejuvenated by her fortnight in the Bahamas.”
What does rejuvenate mean?
rejuvenate - refresh
“It is mandatory for all employees to wear eye protection in our factory.”
What does Mandatory mean?
mandatory - required
“Jerry’s business acumen enabled him to become the CEO of a successful marketing film.”
“Because of his mathematical acumen, Lary was able to figure out in minutes problems that took other students hours.”
What does Acumen mean?
acumen - intelligence, wisdom, astuteness, shrewdness; keen insight
“It is hoped that a compromise will be reached in today’s talks.”
“The cops offered Jake a compromise: only two years if he gave up the name of the top boss.”
What does Compromise mean?
(B2) compromise - a deal or agreement
“We would never compromise the safety of our passengers.”
What does compromise mean?
(C2) compromise - to risk
“Sales of newspapers have dwindled since people started reading news online.”
What does Dwindle mean?
dwindle - to decrease in size, strength, number or amount gradually
“The answers to these questions remain as elusive as ever.”
“success will become ever more elusive.”
What does Elusive mean?
elusive - difficult to describe, find, catch, achieve, or remember
“Inside the temple, worshippers were kneeling in supplication.”
What does Temple mean?
temple - a building used for religious worshiping
temple is also a part of the head.
“it is permissible to edit and rephrase the statement.”
“There are certain topics of conversation that are impermissible in polite society.”
What does Permissible mean?
permissible - permitted; allowed
“Their love for each other was ineffable, a bond so deep and profound that it defied explanation.”
“The ancient temple, with its intricate carvings and sacred atmosphere, exuded an ineffable sense of spirituality.”
What does Ineffable mean?
ineffable - indescribable, inexpressible; too great or extreme to be described in words.
“She just exudes confidence.”
“The flowers in the garden exude a delightful fragrance that fills the air.”
“Despite his calm demeanor, he couldn’t hide the nervousness that exuded from his body language.”
What does Exude mean?
exude - to have a lot of smth
“The car’s front nearside door had been smashed in but the culprits had fled.”
“Police hope the public will help them to find the culprits.”
What does Culprit mean?
culprit - a person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed; criminal
misdeed - a wicked or illegal act.
“Inwardly seething, he did as he was told.”
“His seething resentment finally reached boiling point.”
“A feeling of seething resentment led to angry exchanges between the teams.”
What does Inwardly and Seething mean?
inwardly - within the mind
seething - filled with or characterized by intense but unexpressed anger.
“Two of the directors filed a lawsuit against their former employer.”
“They were fined as a result of the lawsuit.”
What does Lawsuit mean?
lawsuit - a dispute brought to a court ; a problem taken to a law court by an ordinary person or an organization rather than the police in order to obtain a legal decision
“He claims that prejudice against homosexuals would cease overnight if all the gay stars in the country were honest about their sexuality.”
“Prejudice against people from different backgrounds.”
d.1: prejudice literally means “judging before”
d.2: Prejudice is an assumption or an opinion about someone simply based on that person’s membership to a particular group. For example, people can be prejudiced against someone else of a different ethnicity, gender, or religion.
d.3: preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
“The players were disconsolate after losing what should have been an easy game.”
“disconsolate serpent”
What does Disconsolate mean?
disconsolate - sad
serpent - a snake
“They are raising bilingual children.”
“He is bilingual in Mandarin and English.”
“She works as a bilingual secretary for an insurance company.”
What does Bilingual mean?
bilingual - a person who speaks two languages fluently
secretary - someone who works in an office, writing letters, making phone calls, and arranging meetings for a person or for an organization; سکرتێر
“He was staring unabashedly at her.”
“Geeks are people who are unabashedly enthusiastic about uncool things.”
What does Unabashedly mean?
unabashedly - without embarrassment or shame
“He was tall and had a quirky, off-beat sense of humor.”
“To me, what makes a quirky person so lovable is that they’re unabashedly who they are like they just love all the things that they love to me the idea of living quirky is embracing all of who you are.”
quirky - unusual, peculiar, strange eccentric, unconventional
“They earnestly hope to come back in the summer.”
“She nodded earnestly and took notes.”
earnestly - seriously, solemnly
“We recognized each other as kindred spirits as soon as we met.”
“We may pity them, but there can only be sympathy where there is a kindred spirit.”
“I longed to find a kindred spirit.”
kindred spirit - a person who has the same opinions, feelings, and interests as you:
“She cried like that to elicit sympathy from Yuichi.”
“I tried to elicit a smile from Joanna.”
elicit - evoke, obtain, get or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact) from someone.
“You wouldn’t think you’d meet that caliber of a man at a place like that, right?”
“If teaching paid more it might attract people of (a) higher caliber.”
caliber - the quality of someone’s character or the level of their ability.
“Your first club experience to look for a guy was a total bust, right?”
What does bust mean in this context?
in this context, “bust” means a failure or disappointment. So when someone says, “your first club experience to look for a guy was a total bust, right?” they’re saying that the person’s first attempt at going to a club to meet guys didn’t turn out well or wasn’t successful
“It’s a tough issue to parse.”
“These days, children aren’t taught how to parse a sentence.”
“Before version 3.0, a stream was converted to a string before being parsed.”
parse - to analyze or understand
(specialized) (language) parse - to separate a sentence into grammatical parts, such as subject, verb, etc.
(specialized) (computer) to examine computer data and change it into a form that can be easily read or understood
“We had one doozy of a contest.”
“There was a doozy of an accident at the corner of Vine and Maple this morning.”
The term “doozy” is an informal expression that is typically used to describe something that is extraordinary, remarkable, or unusual in some way. It is often used to refer to something that is particularly difficult, challenging, or surprising. It can also imply that something is exceptional or outstanding, either in a positive or negative sense. Overall, “doozy” is an idiomatic way to convey that something is remarkable or noteworthy in its own right.
something special or unusual, especially something unusually bad:
“Kokorogi Yutori engaged in compensated dating in junior high.”
Translated from the Japanese word, 「援助交際 」or “Enjo-kōsai.” Compensated Dating is a term used to describe young women going on dates with older men in exchange for money or gifts. These dates often end in sexual activities. It is a form of prostitution, however most women who participate in Enjo-kōsai do not view themselves as prostitutes.
Although this term originated in Japan, compensated dating has spread to other East Asian countries and has even stretched to the USA under the phrases sugar daddy and sugar baby.
See enjo kosai.
Friend A: You’re doing compensated dating? Isn’t that really horrible and shady?!
Friend B: What does it matter? These older men are giving me a shit ton of money.
“Don’t get uptight about the exam - just do your best.”
“I was really uptight about the interview, but it went fine.”
(informal) uptight - nervous, anxious, or worried
“Maybe I’m a jinx.”
“There must be a jinx on our team – four of our best players were injured yesterday.”
“I thought we would win, but I didn’t say so – I didn’t want to jinx it.”
(n.) jinx - a person or thing that is believed to bring bad luck
(v.) jinx - to cause a person or group to experience bad luck
“Ray is dumbfounded at the questions.”
“He was utterly dumbfounded.”
dumbfounded - greatly astonished, shocked that you cannot speak
“He fell to his knees in supplication.”
“It ends with a simple supplication: “God bless America.”
“Muslims have supplications they can make to Allah for every occasion, from the time they wake up until the time they go to sleep at night.”
What does supplication mean?
supplication - the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly.
(also known as petitioning) it’s a form of prayer
