curiously french complaint, utter devastation + coursebook vocab Flashcards
(133 cards)
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to feel shivery
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to feel cold and shake slightly
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to sandpaper
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to rub sth with a sandpaper
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to feel a bit ropey
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to feel slightly sick
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severe
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extremely bad, serious (His injuries are severe)
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mild
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not very serious
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to prescribe (of a doctor)
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to tell somebody to take a particular medicine or have a particular treatment
( Valium is usually prescribed to treat anxiety.)
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prescription
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an official piece of paper on which a doctor writes the type of medicine you should have
(Antibiotics are only available on prescription.)
(Doctor wrote me the prescription out)
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an appointment
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a formal arrangement to meet or visit somebody at a particular time
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referral
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sending somebody who needs professional help to a person or place that can provide it (After misbehaving in class, George was given a referral for disrupting class and sent to the office.)
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pulmonary disease
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illness connected with the lungs
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GP
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general practitioner, a doctor who is trained in general medicine
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consulting room
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a room where a doctor talks to and examines patients
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diagnosis
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discovering the exact cause of problem or illness
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cold
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having a lower body temperature than usual
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hypochondriac
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worried all the time about your health and believing that you are ill/sick when there is nothing wrong with you
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ailing
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having problems and getting weaker
She looked after her ailing father
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to feel grotty
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to feel unpleasant
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to feel congested
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can’t breathe because nose is blocked
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to splutter
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to spit as you speak
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to snivel
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to have a running nose
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to wean sb/sth off sth
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to make somebody stop doing or using something
The doctor tried to wean her off sleeping pills.
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handkerchief
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tissue
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to console
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to comfort sb
Nothing could console him when his wife died.
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orifice
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a hole in body like mouth
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to be susceptible to sth
very likely to be influenced, harmed or affected by sth
| He's highly susceptible to flattery.
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malady
an illness
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to be immune to sth
not affected by something
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remedy for sth
a treatment or medicine to cure a disease or reduce pain that is not very serious
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limbs
arms, legs
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to feel lethargic
to be without any energy or enthusiasm
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to contract a disease
to overcome a disease
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delirious
not able to think or speak clearly, usually because of fever
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lump
a swelling under the skin, sometimes a sign of serious illness
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leprosy
an infectionous disease which makes your body rot
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to collide
to crash (Two trains collided head-on.)
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sliver
a small piece of sth
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to drip
to fall in drops
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icicle
a long pointed stick of ice
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to lean against sth
to rest on or against something for support
| She walked slowly, leaning on her son's arm.
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to flicker
to shine with a light that's sometimes bright, sometimes weak (The lights flickered and went out.)
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sinister
seeming evil or dangerous; making you think something bad will happen
(There was something cold and sinister about him.)
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to rap
to knock
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to bow over
to lean over
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a twig
a small branch of a tree or bush
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trunk
main part of a tree
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a litany of sth
a long list of sth
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to shatter
to suddenly break (sth) into small pieces
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to topple over
to fall down
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wood stove
a piece of equipment that is used to heat up a place
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to doze
to sleep lightly for a short time
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frigid
very cold
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utter devastation
extreme, complete destruction
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to sag
to drop under pressure
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rooster
a cock
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to crow
noise that cock makes
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to dodge
to move quickly and suddenly to one side in order to avoid somebody/something
(He ran across the road, dodging the traffic.)
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refugees
ppl who escape from their country because of war
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an excavator
machine that is used for digging up the ground
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stoic
not affected by feelings
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taciturn
tending not to speak much
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flux
continuous movement and change
| Our society is in a state of flux.
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literate
able to read and write
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to come across as
to make a particular impression
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pretentious
pretending to be sm better
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clumsy
doing thing in an akward way
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to wind sb up
to irritate sm
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to fade away
to slowly disappear
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inflection
a change in the form of a word
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obtrusive
noticeable in an unpleasant way
| The sofa would be less obtrusive in a paler colour.
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to revel in sth
to enjoy sth
| Some people seem to revel in annoying others.
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To get message over
to make sth clear to sb
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To get through to sb
To make sb understand sth
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to bring up
To mention
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To crop up
to come up
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To talk sb out of sth
To persuade sm not to do sth
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to talk over
To discuss
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to speak up
to speak louder
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to talk business
to talk about sth directly
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to speak ones mind
To say exactly what you think in a direct way
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to say for certain
without doubt
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to speak on behalf of sb
To speak as sm's representative
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to talk some sense into sb
To persuade sb to stop behaving stupidly
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to stop being on speaking terms with sb
to stop talking to sb
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to make a small talk
to make a polite conversation about unimportant subjects
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to get a word in edgeways
to get a chance to say sth
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to miss the point
to fail to understand sth
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to make head or tail out of sth
to be able to understand sth
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to get the wrong end of the stick
to misunderstand sth
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to have a go at sb
to criticize or complain about sb
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to go on about sth
to talk about sth for a long time
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to drop hints
to show somebody, in an indirect way, what you are thinking
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to take the words right out sb's mouth
to say what somebody else was going to say
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A means to an end
a thing or action that is not interesting or important in itself but is a way of achieving something else
(He doesn't particularly like the work but he sees it as a means to an end.)
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from scratch
without any previous preparation or knowledge
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inadequate
not enough
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incentive
something that encourages you to do something
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to narrow sth down
to reduce the number of possibilities or choices
| We have narrowed down the list to four candidates.
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payoff
a payment of money to somebody so that they will not cause you any trouble or to make them keep a secret
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stuck in a rut
to be stuck in a boring way of life that does not change
| I gave up my job because I felt I was stuck in a rut.
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to switch
to change or make something change from one thing to another
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time on your hands
a period when you have nothing you must do
| Now that she was retired, Mary found that she had a lot of time on her hands
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to dawn on
[no passive] if something dawns on you, you begin to realize it for the first time
(Suddenly it dawned on me that they couldn't possibly have met before)
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to detail
to give all the info about sth
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Ato dream up
to have an idea, especially a very unusual or silly one
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eminently
very, extremely
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to flash
to shine brightly for a short time
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freak
a person with a very strong interest in a particular subject or a weird person
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to mull sth over
to spend time thinking about sth
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snap judgment
impeteous decision
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needles to say
as you would expect
| Needless to say, he'll be off work for a while.
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livid
infuriated
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to be in two minds
to be confused, unable to decide about sth
| I was in two minds whether or not to come this morning
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to weigh sb up
to form an opinion of somebody by watching or talking to them
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thoroughly
entirely
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to be stranded
to be unable to leave a place
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to well up
to burst into tears
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to wind sb up
to irritate sb
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patience wear thin
to become less acceptable
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Grouchy
bad-tempered and often complaining
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to cheer up
to become more cheerful
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to be in high spirits
to be in a very good mood
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to be out of sorts
Ill/sick or upset
| Are you feeling all right? You look a bit out of sorts.
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to lose your cool
to become angry or excited
| I lost my cool and shouted at them.
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to brood over
to worry anxiously about sth or sm
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To snap at sb
to speak or say something in an impatient, usually angry, voice
(He snapped a reply)
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ratty
Irritable
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to get beside oneself
unable to control yourself because of the strength of emotion you are feeling
(He was beside himself with rage when I told him what I had done.)
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To make a scene
To make a public disturbance
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to pull oneself together
to take control of your feelings and behave in a calm way
| Stop crying and pull yourself together!
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To calm down
To become calm
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To keep your head
to remain calm in a difficult situation
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To be seething with indignation
to be extremely angry about something that you think is unfair or unreasonable
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to get your point across
To communicate sn idea
