Words3 Flashcards
Irate
Very angry (formal)
Bottle
To not do something due to fear
Knuckle down
To start working or studying hard / seriously
Fork out
To spend a lot of money on something reluctantly / unwillingly
Astounded
Very surprised (formal)
Elated
Very happy (formal)
Fatigued
Tired (formal)
Balloon
To increase in size or amount quickly
Dwell on
To spend too much thinking or talking about something negative
Crop up
To appear / occur unexpectedly
Weight in
To give one’s opinion during an argument / discussion
Petrified
Very afraid
Made up
Very happy (informal)
Scared stiff
Very afraid (informal)
Cherish
To feel great affection for. To hold dear
Clamp down on
To take strong action to stop or limit an activity / behaviour
Hinder
To make something difficult to obstruct / be an obstacle to
Shirk
Avoid or neglect (usually responsibilities / duties )
Factor in
To take into account (especially in calculations)
Ramp up
To increase the amount / extent / intensity of something
Flabbergasted
Very surprised (informal)
Thrive
To crow / develop strongly. To flourish be successful
Dread
To fear / worry about something that is going to happen
Paltry
Very small amount (often money)
Iron out
To resolve difficulties or problems
Shelve
To delay / postpone something (usually plans)
Stunning
Very impressive / attractive
Turn out
To prove to be / to have a particular (unexpected) result
Blissfully unaware
Not knowing about something unpleasant and therefore not affected by it emotionally
Drab
Boring. With little colour
Narrow down
To reduce the number of options or possibilities (often in a list)
