11th week. Flashcards
1
Q
inundate
A
to flood
2
Q
fruitless
A
useless
3
Q
poignant
A
moving, painful to the feelings
4
Q
garbled
A
confused, mix up, can’t hear properly
5
Q
sanguine
A
optimistic
6
Q
to feather one’s nest (idiom)
A
grow rich by taking advantage of circumstances inappropriately
7
Q
phlegmatic
A
calm; hard to rouse to action
8
Q
corroborate
A
confirm, support
9
Q
comprehensive
A
thorough
10
Q
zealous
A
enthusiastic
11
Q
coerce
A
to force psychologically
12
Q
fair-weather friends (idiom)
A
unreliable, they fail one in the time of distress
13
Q
elapse
A
to slip/pass by
14
Q
meticulous
A
careful, attention to detail
15
Q
domicile
A
home
