0413 Flashcards
(10 cards)
unwavering
She was unwavering in the face of danger.
an unwavering attitude, belief, expression etc does not change
blockade
There could be five hundred rioters with a blocakde of burning tires on the main road.
1 [usually singular] the surrounding of an area by soldiers or ships to stop people or supplies entering or leaving
talk smack
There were times I could talk smack to my mom– this was not one of them.
American English informal to criticize someone or something in an unpleasant way
crony
Another guy, his crony, got out of the passenger side.
one of a group of people who spend a lot of time with each other – used to show disapproval
harangue
In addition to being violent gansters, South African minbus drivers are nortorious for aomplaining and haranguing passengers as they drive.
to speak in a loud angry way, often for a long time, in order to criticize someone or to persuade them that you are right
ingrained
The stereotypes of ZUlu and Xhosa women were as ingrained as those of men.
1 ingrained attitudes or behaviour are firmly established and therefore difficult to change
ingrained in
The idea of doing our duty is deeply ingrained in most people.
promiscuous
Xhosa women were promiscuous and unfaithful.
1 having many sexual partners
gazelle
Like the gazelle runs from the lion, I ran.
adrenaline
I still didn’t know why any of this had happened; I’d been running on pure adrenalin.
a chemical produced by your body when you are afraid, angry, or excited, which makes your heart beat faster
subjugate
To impose white rule, the Dutch colonists went to war with the natives, ultimately developing a set og laws to subjugate and enslave them.
to defeat a person or group and make them obey you
Her own needs had been subjugated to (=not considered as important as) the needs of her family.
