0319 Flashcards
(10 cards)
tuck shop
I can make some money by opening a tuck shop at Evergreengreen elementary school.
(British English) (old-fashioned) cakes, sweets etc – used especially by schoolchildren
bootleg
As the son of pirates, Bolo did the same thing– he started selling bootleg PlayStation games around school.
bootleg alcohol, software, or recordings are made and sold illegally
lean (verb)
to move or bend your body in a particular direction;
lean years;
1 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move or bend your body in a particular direction
lean forward/back/over etc
They were leaning forward, facing each other.
Lean back and enjoy the ride.
She leant towards him and listened.
2 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to support yourself in a sloping position against a wall or other surface
lean against/on
He was leaning on the bridge, watching the boats go by.
3 [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put something in a sloping position where it is supported, or to be in that position
lean (something) against/on something
A huge mirror was leaning against the wall.
He leant his bicycle against the fence.
4 [intransitive] to slope or bend from an upright position
trees leaning in the wind
adj
1 thin in a healthy and attractive way
He was lean, tall, and muscular.
2 lean meat does not have much fat on it OPP fatty
3 a lean organization, company etc uses only as much money and as many people as it needs, so that nothing is wasted
4 a lean period is a very difficult time because there is not enough money, business etc
His wife was a source of constant support during the lean years.
matriculate
…and then as he was about to matriculate he decided to quit the game.
to officially begin studying at a university or, in the US, at a school or college
bequeath
I don’t want to bequeath anything to my children.
to officially arrange for someone to have something that you own after your death;
to pass knowledge, customs etc to people who come after you or live after you
lore (not lure)
According to local lore, this house is goast haunted.
knowledge or information about a subject, for example nature or magic, that is not written down but is passed from person to person
lore
• They evoke romantic images of humming orchard hives and summer sweetness, presided over by veiled eccentrics steeped in arcane lore.
• He inhales desert lore and data all his waking hours.
• Felicity still looked rather piqued at his assumption of her ignorance of drink lore.
• Want a glimpse of frontier lore without the commercialism and crowds?
• There is plenty of lore and legend from Whitehall and Westminster to buttress the case for an imperious premiership.
• He certainly had no intention of allowing the old lore concerning herbs to die out.
• Snap, Crackle and Pop lore, Kellogg screen savers, etc.
• Chicken soup had the lore of being healthful, a strength builder.
Origin lore Old English lar “teaching, lesson”
mythical mythology
mystical mysticism
mysterious
Dragon is a mythical creature. 1 existing only in an ancient story a mythical creature like the Minotaur 2 imagined or invented all these mythical job prospects he keeps talking about
my‧thol‧o‧gy /mɪˈθɒlədʒi $ -ˈθɑː-/ ●○○ noun (plural mythologies) [countable, uncountable]
1 set of ancient myths
characters from classical mythology
mythology of
the mythology of the Persians
2 ideas or opinions that many people have, but that are wrong or not true
According to popular mythology, school days are the best days of your life.
mys‧tic‧al /ˈmɪstɪkəl/ ●○○ (also mystic) adjective [usually before noun]
1 involving religious, spiritual, or magical powers that people cannot understand
music’s spiritual and mystical powers
2 relating to mysticism
a mystic ritual
mys‧ti‧cis‧m /ˈmɪstɪsɪzəm/ noun [uncountable]
a religious practice in which people try to get knowledge of truth and to become united with God through prayer and meditation 通灵论
salvage
sal‧vage1 /ˈsælvɪdʒ/ verb [transitive]
1 to save something from an accident or bad situation in which other things have already been damaged, destroyed, or lost
Divers hope to salvage some of the ship’s cargo.
salvage something from something
They managed to salvage only a few of their belongings from the fire.
2 to make sure that you do not lose something completely, or to make sure that something does not fail completely SYN save
He fought to salvage the company’s reputation.
salvage2 noun [uncountable]
1 when you save things from a situation in which other things have already been damaged, destroyed, or lost
a massive salvage operation
2 things that have been saved from an accident, especially when a ship has sunk
Origin salvage2 (1600-1700) French Old French salver; → SAVE1
They managed to salvage only a few of their belongings from the fire.
He fought to salvage the company’s reputation.
a massive salvage operation
ball
By matric, I was balling, making 500 rand a week.
(also ball up) to make something form a small round shape
aerial
aer‧i‧al1 /ˈeəriəl $ ˈer-/ ●○○ adjective [only before noun]
1 from a plane
an aerial attack
aerial photographs
an aerial view of the Three Gorges Dam project
2 in or moving through the air
aerial2 noun [countable]
1 a piece of equipment for receiving or sending radio or television signals, usually consisting of a piece of metal or wire SYN antenna American English
2 → aerials
I was that dude walking dwn the street holding a giant phone to my ear with the aerial fully extended, talking to my friend.
an aerial attach
