0330 Flashcards
(9 cards)
surrogate
His mom treats him with a certain level of respect as the dad’s surrogate.
a surrogate person or thing is one that takes the place of someone or something else
cower
My mom would go down and cower, groveling in the dirt like she was worshipping a deity.
to bend low and move back because you are frightened
grovel
1 [intransitive] to praise someone a lot or behave with a lot of respect towards them because you think that they are important and will be able to help you in some way – used to show disapproval SYN crawl
grovel to
I had to really grovel to the bank manager to get a loan.
2 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move along the ground on your hands and knees
I saw him grovelling in the road for his hat.
diety
a god or goddess
the deities of ancient Greece
loudmouth
a culture whose women were thought of as particularly loudmouthed and promiscuous.
someone who talks too much and says offensive or stupid things
promiscuous
1 having many sexual partners
defiant
Ever defiant, my mother would take minibuses to get to church.
clearly refusing to do what someone tells you to do
pothead
Looking back, I almost miss his pothead days because the weed mellowed him out.
a person who smokes marijuana, especially habitually.
mellow somebody out
1 if someone mellows or is mellowed, they become gentler and more sympathetic
