8 Dec Flashcards
(34 cards)
botched
to do something badly; to make a mess of something
bereaved
1.
having lost a relative or close friend who has recently died
marquee
A marquee is a large tent which is used at a fair, garden party, or other outdoor event, usually for eating and drinking in. 2. countable noun. A marquee is a cover over the entrance of a building, for example a hotel or a theatre
alacrity
great willingness, eagerness or enthusiasm
slothful
lazy
sluice
a type of gate that you can open or close to control the flow of water out of or into a canal, etc.
herculean
requiring great strength or effort,arduous
empirical
based on experiments and practical experience, not on ideas
fray
if cloth, etc. frays or becomes frayed, some of the threads at the end start to come apart,
if a person’s nerves, etc. fray or become frayed, he/she starts to get annoyed
adroitly
in a clever or skilful way.
foment
to cause trouble or violence and make people fight each other or the governme
impunity
Impunity means “exemption from punishment or loss or escape from fines”. In the international law of human rights, it refers to the failure to bring perpetrators of human rights violations to justice and, as such, itself constitutes a denial of the victims’ right to justice and redress
anguish
great mental pain or suffering
reek
to smell strongly of something unpleasant
perfidies
he state of being deceitful and untrustworthy, treachery
emphatic
said or expressed in a strong way
prodigal
spending money freely and rather wastefully,very generous
exalt
to make somebody rise to a higher rank or position,to praise somebody/something a lot
beckon
to show somebody with a movement of your finger or hand that you want him/her to come closer
emanate
to produce or show something
cordon
a line or ring of police or soldiers that prevents people from entering an area
satyr
one of a class of lustful, drunken woodland gods. In Greek art they were represented as a man with a horse’s ears and tail, but in Roman representations as a man with a goat’s ears, tail, legs, and horns
swanky
expensive and fashionable in a way that impresses people
dismal
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causing or showing sadness; depressing,of low quality; poor
