Caleam Flashcards
Plateau
toreachaparticularleveland thenstaythe same:
I’d beenlosingabout apoundaweekon mydiet, butrecentlyI’ve plateaued and haven’tlostanounce.
Distinct
clearlyseparateand different:
The twolanguagesarequitedistinct from each other.
Fleshed out
toaddmoredetailsorinformationto something:
Theseplansneed to be fleshed outwithsome morefigures.
Concept
aprincipleoridea:
The conceptoffreespeechisunknownto them.
Percept
anideaof what something is like that you get fromyoursenses:
Pain is acomplexpercept.
Theeyeprovidingthe morestablepercept is then, bydefinition, thedominanteye.
Sneak up on someone
toapproachsomeonequietlyandsurprisethatperson:
Overton sneaked up behindBrownandknockedtheballout ofbounds
Gaze upon ,at
tolookat something or someone for alongtime,especiallyinsurpriseoradmiration, or because you arethinkingabout somethingelse:
Annette gazedadmiringlyatWarren as hespoke.
Cramp
a sudden painful tightening in a muscle, often after a lot of exercise, that limits movement:
Several runners needed treatment for cramp (US cramps) and exhaustion.
I’ve got cramp in my foot.
stomach cramps
Dissaprove
to think that something is wrong, or to have a bad opinion about someone:
Some people disapproved of the School Board’s decision to have students wear uniforms.
Knock up
To get someone pregnant.
Man, I really should’ve used a condom with her… I knocked her up!
Wack
be of low or dubious quality. Origin: comes from ‘whacky’, which evolved to ‘whacked’ or ‘whacked out’. Eventually shortened to ‘wack’. The ‘h’ is usually dropped to differentiate the meaning from ‘whack’, which is to hit something hard or, kill (old wise guy terminology).
Yo, my dog, those shoes are wack
Wacky
A word that means ‘crazy’, as in weird, different from others, silly or funny.
1. You are so wacky!
2. Have you heard of that wacky website
Stich up
to join the two sides of something with stitches, for example torn clothing or a deep cut, or to treat someone who has a deep cut by doing this:
I’ve ripped my trousers - can you stitch them up for me?
Stiched up
to make (an innocent person) appear to be guilty of a crime : frame. They stitched him up for murder.
Lim
A lim female means sweet cute and innocent. If someone says you’re lim, you are normally a woman or a girl. It also means you are attractive since most men like sweet women.
That girl Layla is so lim! She’s the sweetest in the world.
Disclose
to make something known publicly, or to show something that was hidden:
The company has disclosed profits of over £200 million. Расскрыть
Reveal
Lure
to persuade someone to do something or go somewhere by offering them something exciting:
She was lured into the job by the offer of a high salary.
Trick someone into doing something
Swirl
to move quickly with a twisting, circular movement, or to make something do this:
The fog swirled thickly around us.
Кружится
Deminish
to reduce or be reduced in size or importance:
I don’t want to diminish her achievements, but she did have a lot of help.
Host
a person who introduces guests and performers, especially on television or radio:
Our host for tonight’s show is Jimmy Fallon
to be the host for guests or for a special event:
Which country is hosting the next Olympics?
Организовать организатор
Alleviate
to make something bad such as pain or problems less severe:
The drugs did nothing to alleviate her pain/suffering.
Reduce relieve
Huddle
to come close together in a group, for example because it is cold:
Employees huddled round television sets at the company headquarters.
to sit or stand in a bent position with your arms and legs close to your body, especially because of cold or fear:
Sophie was so frightened by the noise of the fireworks that she huddled (up) in a corner of the room.
Obscure
not clear and difficult to understand or see:
Official policy has changed, for reasons that remain obscure.
to prevent something from being seen or heard:
Two new skyscrapers had sprung up, obscuring the view from her window.
The sun was obscured by clouds.
Distortion
a change to the intended or true meaning of something:
a gross distortion of the facts