Words Flashcards
AT
At the beginning/end = the very moment of beginning/ending
ON
On time = at the exact time
On arrival/arriving = when arriving
By
By a time/date/period = not later than that time/date/period
In
In the beginning/end = in the early/last stages
Place of arrival; of stay (city, town, village)
From
Indicates a starting point or a point of origin in time or space .
Since
Used for time only and means “from that time on until the time of speaking”
He has been here since 2018.
For
Used for a period of time
During
Used for a period of time as a whole or for some unspecified point/part of time in the period
By
General method of transport/ route
We came here by car.
We went by the M5.
We went by London. = via London
ecstatic
feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement.
“ecstatic fans filled the stadium”
trigger
a small device that releases a spring or catch and so sets off a mechanism, especially in order to fire a gun.
eve
the day or period of time immediately before an event or occasion.
“on the eve of her departure he gave her a little present”
unbridled
uncontrolled; unconstrained.
“a moment of unbridled ambition”
blistering
(of heat) intense.
“the blistering heat of the desert”
to mimic
imitate (someone or their actions or words), especially in order to entertain or ridicule.
she mimicked Marlon’s weird voice”
elated
ecstatically happy.
“after the concert, I felt elated”
bray
the loud, harsh cry of a donkey or mule.
“the mule uttered its insane bray”
unassailable
unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated.
“an unassailable lead”
phenomenal
remarkable or exceptional, especially exceptionally good.
“the town expanded at a phenomenal rate”
trickle
(of a liquid) flow in a small stream.
“a solitary tear trickled down her cheek”
to flit through
to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another.
imminent
about to happen.
“they were in imminent danger of being swept away”
blur
make or become unclear or less distinct.
“tears blurred her vision”
bash
strike hard and violently.
“they bashed him over the head with a blunt object”
shunt
push or pull (a train or part of a train) from the main line to a siding or from one line of rails to another.
“their train had been shunted into a siding”
scoff
speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way.
“Patrick professed to scoff at soppy love scenes in films”
hassle
irritating inconvenience.
“the hassle of child care”
fumble
do or handle something clumsily.
“she fumbled with the lock”
bevy
a large group of people or things of a particular kind.
“a bevy of big-name cameos will keep the adults entertained”
