9 Dec Flashcards
(14 cards)
blaze
a large and often dangerous fire,
a very bright show of light or colour
milieu
the social environment that you live or work in
stasis
a slowing or stoppage of the normal flow of a bodily fluid or semifluid: such as. a : slowing of the current of circulating blood.
antagonism
a feeling of hate and of being against somebody/something
dormant
not active for some time
bated breath
in a nervous and excited state anticipating what will happen They waited for the answer on their application with bated breath
lethality
the capacity to cause death or serious harm or damage
augur
(of an event or circumstance) portend a good or bad outcom
palpable
that is easily felt by the senses or the mind,that can be handled or touched
astutely
accurately assessing situations or people; perceptively
beget
(especially of a man) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction.
cause; bring about.
colloquial
(used about words, phrases, etc.) used in spoken conversation, not in formal situations
parlance
a way of expressing yourself or a style of using words of a particular group of people
mirage
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a hope or wish that cannot be achieved,
an image you think you see in very hot weather, for example water in a desert, but which does not really exist