Article - Lost Generation Flashcards
walk around. He {…} off by himself
wander
Wish something and keep it for awhile. {…} the dream
harbour
when dreams come true. Wish {…}
wish-fulfilment
Having seen. Having {…}
witnessed
to represent a quality exactly. Compared to her previous lovers, he {…} a winsome humility, as well he might
embody
cult or adoration. People think their {…} is some key to happiness.
worship
fail to properly appreciate. [принимать как должное/не ценить в должной степени]. I consider him a treasure of the cinema. Some people {…} him for {…}
take for granted
visit (a place) often or habitually. They would be those familiar with Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, and the artists who {…} Stein’s famous salon
frequent
the quality in someone or something that makes him, her, or it attractive or interesting. Owen Wilson is a key to the movie’s {…}.
appeal
having little or no sense, use, or purpose. Speculating like this is a {…} exercise
pointless
in a sarcastic way, without respect. French garage owner {…} told his young employee, “You are all a lost generation
derisively
the quality of being new or original. They wanted to capture the experience of {…} in the world around them
newness
the essential or characteristic customs and conventions of a community. Unstable {…} like drinking, divorce, sex, and different varieties of unconventional self-identities
mores
attractive or appealing in appearance or character. A {…} smile
winsome
a feeling of shame, or awkwardness.
I turned red with {…}
embarrassment
