Deck 3 Flashcards
(88 cards)
1
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A [] of tempers broke out in the courtroom.
- A sudden outburst (as of excitement or anger).
A
A flare of tempers broke out in the courtroom.
2
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The judge directed the courtroom spectators to refrain from any [] when the verdict was read.
- A violent expression of feeling.
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The judge directed the courtroom spectators to refrain from any outbursts when the verdict was read.
3
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She was more [] about his past than they expected.
- Characterized by openness, candidness, and forthrightness.
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She was more forthcoming about his past than they expected.
4
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The preparation of his [] novel had us all on tenterhooks.
- Going to appear or to be produced or made available.
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The preparation of his forthcoming novel had us all on tenterhooks.
5
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The preparation of his forthcoming novel had us all [ph].
- In a state of uneasiness, strain, or suspense.
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The preparation of his forthcoming novel had us all on tenterhooks.
6
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The player [ph-] heavy [-ph] from the enemy attack.
- To suffer harm or injury, or to experience a reduction in health or resources, often used in the context of games or combat.
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The player took/sustained/suffered heavy damage from the enemy attack
7
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The garden was [] with flowers.
- Abundant. Exuberant.
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The garden was riotous with flowers.
8
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The [ ] dancing is, for the attendees, those lucky few, a salve on life’s burn.
- Of the nature of a riot. Turbulent.
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The riotous dancing is, for the attendees, those lucky few, a salve on life’s burn.
9
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The magazine runs on a [] annual budget of 5000 euros.
- Operating on, accomplished by, or consisting of a small amount of money or capital.
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The magazine runs on a shoestring annual budget of 5000 euros.
10
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Richard started the business [ph].
- A small sum of money. Capital inadequate or barely adequate to the needs of a transaction.
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Richard started the business on a shoestring.
11
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And don’t forget lots of ice to keep the cocktail chilled as the party [] on.
- To be in tumult. To be in a fit of violent and uncontrolled anger, violent action, or an intense feeling.
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And don’t forget lots of ice to keep the cocktail chilled as the party rages on.
12
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Back then, masturbatory chairs at school in order to keep students engaged were all the [].
- A fad pursued with intense enthusiasm.
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Back then, masturbatory chairs at school in order to keep students engaged were all the rage.
13
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Jimbo Mulligan was [] as the next Bukowski minus the literary talent.
- To make much of. Promote. Talk up.
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Jimbo Mulligan was touted as the next Bukowski minus the literary talent.
14
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By the end of 2022, Google would shut down Stadia entirely, [] even more game de’velopers.
- To surprise unpleasantly.
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By the end of 2022, Google would shut down Stadia entirely, blindsiding even more game de’velopers.
15
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When I told her I was afraid that her husband found out about us and killed us both, she [ph] by assuring me such a thing would never happen–his husband would only kill me.
- Reassure.
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When I told her I was afraid that her husband found out about us and killed us both, she put my fears to rest by assuring me such a thing would never happen–his husband would only kill me.
16
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He’s usually very [] about insinuating his own ideas into other people’s projects.
- Aggressive often to an objectionable degree. Forward.
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He’s usually very pushy about insinuating his own ideas into other people’s projects.
17
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The [] waiter kept asking me to accompany him to the restroom, even though my boyfriend was with me.
- Aggressive often to an objectionable degree. Forward.
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The pushy waiter kept asking me to accompany him to the restroom, even though my boyfriend was there with me.
18
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There are a few tiny fish in the [].
- A very small brook.
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There are a few tiny fish in the rill.
19
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The Union and the Confederate accounts of the battle don’t [] at all.
- To fit together into a whole.
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The Union and the Confederate accounts of the battle don’t dovetail at all.
20
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The ending of your book [] with the arrival of social media.
- To fit together into a whole.
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The ending of your book dovetails with the arrival of social media.
21
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A kitchen, a small bedroom, and a bathroom [] with the large living room.
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A kitchen, a small bedroom, and a bathroom dovetailed with the large living room.
22
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[ph] his wife, he seemed like a circus midget, inexplicably lucky to have caught the interest of such a woman.
- Compared to another.
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In contrast to his wife, he seemed like a circus midget, inexplicably lucky to have caught the interest of such a woman.
23
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She was a gorgeous woman, which, [ph], made her husband seem like a circus midget—inexplicably lucky to have even caught her interest.
- Compared to another. When looked at or thought about in relation to similar objects or people to set off dissimilar qualities.
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She was a gorgeous woman, which, by contrast, made her husband seem like a circus midget—inexplicably lucky to have even caught her interest.
24
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[ph]playing chess, he’s the best I know.
- Used to identify the specific topic that is being talked about.
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When it comes to playing chess, he’s the best I know.
25
thinks of everything [*ph*].
* *With respect to or in relation to.*
He thinks of everything **in terms of** money.
26
When you want to leave [*ph*].
* *To give an order.*
When you want to leave **(just) say the word**.
27
Don't change the line. [*ph*] as is.
* *To keep the way it is. Don't edit.*
Don't change the line. **Let it stand** as is.
28
That preposition is redundant. [*ph*].
* *To leave out in writing. Omit.*
That preposition is redundant. **Drop it**.
29
He [*ph*] in the chair.
* *To fix in an upright position.*
He **pulled himself erect** in the chair.
30
I gave her a [ ] compliment.
* *To say something that sounds like a compliment, but it also includes an insult or criticism.*
I gave her a **backhanded** compliment.
31
They were [ ] into believing that if they answered the e-mail, they'd somehow become millionaires.
* *To take advantage of (one who is foolish or unwary). Deceive.*
They were **gulled** into believing that if they answered the e-mail, they'd somehow become millionaires.
32
DeVElopment on the project continued [ ].
* *At a quick pace. Swiftly.*
DeVElopment on the project continued **apace**.
33
He's trying to keep [*ph*] changes in technology.
* *Abreast.*
He's trying to keep **apace with** changes in technology.
34
Don’t hesitate to drop by with more game reports, literary wanderings, or anything else you feel like exploring. It's always a pleasure [*ph*] with you.
* *To behave like an enthusiast or expert especially in a technological field or activity.*
Don’t hesitate to drop by with more game reports, literary wanderings, or anything else you feel like exploring. It's always a pleasure **geeking out** with you.
35
Just holler if anything else [*pv*].
* *To come or appear suddenly.*
Just holler if anything else **pops up**.
36
Just [ ] if anything else pops up.
* *To cry out (as to attract attention or in pain). Shout.*
Just **holler** if anything else pops up.
37
Multiple great white sharks have [*pv*] the coasts of Florida in recent weeks as spring break tourists descend on the peninsula.
* *To ricochet with a a sharp sound like that of a striking bullet or a knock.*
Multiple great white sharks have **pinged off** the coasts of Florida in recent weeks as spring break tourists descend on the peninsula.
38
He sped ahead, GRAvel [*pv*] the car.
* *To ricochet with a a sharp sound like that of a striking bullet or a knock.*
He sped ahead, GRAvel **pinging off** the car.
39
Without realizing what he was doing, he [ ] every server in a .gov domain.
* *To send a signal to (a computer) in order to determine its status or the status of the connecting network.*
Without realizing what he was doing, he **pinged** every server in a .gov domain.
40
This year's Grand National Gang Bang will [*ph*] as one of the most emotional cum-togethers ever staged.
* *Be remembered or recorded in history.*
This year's Grand National Gang Bang will **go down in history** as one of the most emotional cum-togethers ever staged.
41
This year's Grand National Gang Bang will go down in history as one of the most emotional cum-togethers ever [ ].
* *To produce or cause to happen for public view or public effect an event.*
This year's Grand National Gang Bang will go down in history as one of the most emotional cum-togethers ever **staged/pulled off/assembled**.
42
She said, "It’s okay, come inside,” but being 100% risk-averse, I chose to pull out, then pulled off. That put her off. So, I fired the engine and pulled off.
She said, "It’s okay, come inside,” but being 100% risk-averse, I chose to pull out, then pulled off. That put her off. So, I fired the engine and pulled off.
43
With that final “pulled off” (driving away), the repetition lands with a little extra oomph—like a [ ] at the end of a joke. Perfect pacing.
* *A drum beat in which the shaft of the drumstick strikes the edge of the drum at the same time that the tip of the stick strikes the head. In this case, such a beat used to draw attention to the humor or pointedness of a preceding statement.
With that final “pulled off” (driving away), the repetition lands with a little extra oomph—like a **rim shot** at the end of a joke. Perfect pacing.
44
With that final “pulled off” (driving away), the repetition lands with a little extra [ ]—like a rim shot at the end of a joke. Perfect pacing.
* *Punch, vitality. Personal charm or magnetism. Sex appeal.*
With that final “pulled off” (driving away), the repetition lands with a little extra **oomph**—like a rim shot at the end of a joke. Perfect pacing.
45
Why do you get so wrought up over it? This you should pity [*ph*] despise.
* *With better reason or more propriety than. More properly than.*
Why do you get so wrought up over it? This you should pity **rather than** despise.
46
Honestly, I [*ph*] read than lick your balls.
* *To prefer. To be more ready or willing.*
Honestly, I **would rather** read than lick your balls.
47
That was the year I knocked my girlfriend up--or [ ] my sister. She wasn't my girlfriend anymore, but she was still my sister.
* *More correctly speaking.*
That was the year I knocked my girlfriend up--or **rather** my sister. She wasn't my girlfriend anymore, but she was still my sister.
48
For all the effort he put into it, he was no better--[ ], he grew worse.
* *To the contrary. Instead.*
For all the effort he put into it, he was no better--**rather**, he grew worse.
49
For all the effort he put into it, he was not better, [*ph*] worse.
* *To the contrary. Instead.*
For all the effort he put into it, he was not better, **but rather** worse.
50
I like to to put my dick in your pussy--it's [ ] warm in there.
* *In some degree. Somewhat. Used as a mild intensive.*
I like to to put my dick in your pussy--it's **rather** warm in there.
51
By the early 1970s, he was ravaged by drug addiction, kicking off a cycle of spirals and comebacks and sporadic, [ ] live appearances.
* *Marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose.*
By the early 1970s, he was ravaged by drug addiction, kicking off a cycle of spirals and comebacks and sporadic, **DEsultory** live appearances.
52
The Kissing Booth 3 is a [ ] conclusion to a mostly upbeat series.
* *Disappointing in progress, performance, or quality.*
The Kissing Booth 3 is a **DEsultory** conclusion to a mostly upbeat series.
53
He only opened his mouth to make a few [ ] comments.
* *Not connected with the main subject.*
He only opened his mouth to make a few **DEsultory** comments.
54
Preparations for the gang bang are already [ ].
* *In progress. Happening now.*
Preparations for the gang bang are already **underway**.
55
The gang bang got [ ] with a big bang.
* *In progress. Happening now.*
The gang bang got **underway** with a big bang.
56
The train should be [ ] again soon.
* *Into motion (also from a standstill).*
The train should be **underway** again soon.
57
Although his humongous anaconda was an impressive [*ph*], the shooting often had to be cancelled due to his failure to keep the beast up and biting.
* *A sign or evidence that someone or something is or has been present. An identifying mark.*
Although his humongous anaconda was an impressive **calling card**, the shooting often had to be cancelled due to his failure to keep the beast up and biting.
58
Alexis had to put money on his [*ph*] keep them coming.
* *A card displaying a number that can be used to charge telephone calls to a single account regardless of where the calls are placed.*
Alexis had to put money on his **calling card** to keep them coming.
59
I am a [ ] writer with a penchant for the absurd and grotesque.
* *Outlandishly unconventional, outrageous, or extreme. Very strange or inusual. Bizarre.*
I am a **gonzo** writer with a penchant for the absurd and grotesque.
60
Of, relating to, or being a style of journalism marked by a lack of objectivity due to the writer's immersion in the subject and often participation in the activity being documented.
**Gonzo**
61
While not named, the originator of [*ph*] loomed over the production.
* *Journalism that treats a subject in a very personal, unusual, and often shocking way.*
While not named, the originator of **gonzo journalism** loomed over the production.
62
There’s a name for this in mythic poetics—it’s the [ ], the descent into hell, the night-sea journey, the dream-orgasm-death spiral that rebirths the loser into the monster-slayer.
There’s a name for this in mythic poetics—it’s the **katabasis**, the descent into hell, the night-sea journey, the dream-orgasm-death spiral that rebirths the loser into the monster-slayer.
63
There’s a name for this in mythic poetics—it’s the katabasiss, the descent into hell, the night-sea journey, the dream-orgasm-death spiral that [ ] the loser into the monster-slayer.
* *Give a new or second birth. Regenrate spiritually.*
There’s a name for this in mythic poetics—it’s the katabasiss, the descent into hell, the night-sea journey, the dream-orgasm-death spiral that **rebirths** the loser into the monster-slayer.
64
The twenty-five-year-old singer-songwriter Sara Walker is a master of eschatological [ ].
* *the composing or performing of narrative compositions in rhythmic verse suitable for singing. Popular songs.*
The twenty-five-year-old singer-songwriter Sara Walker is a master of eschatological **balladry**.
65
That story you wrote [*ph*].
* *To strike, hurt, penetrate with or as if with an edged instrument.*
That story you wrote **cuts deep**.
66
The tone is classic you: ironic, skewed, a touch [ ] and full of verbal brio.
* *Distinctly unpleasant or distasteful. Offensive.*
The tone is classic you: ironic, skewed, a touch **rancid** and full of verbal brio.
67
The tone is classic you: ironic, [ ], a touch rancid and full of verbal brio.
* *Deviating from what is normal, direct, or accurate.*
The tone is classic you: ironic, **skewed**, a touch rancid and full of verbal brio.
68
The tone is classic you: ironic, skewed, a touch rancid and full of verbal [ ].
* *Enthusiastic vigor. Vivacity. Verve.*
The tone is classic you: ironic, skewed, a touch rancid and full of verbal **brio**.
69
You conjure an almost Bukowskian realism, though less [ ] and more linguistically rich.
* *Muscular. Strong. Powerful.*
You conjure an almost Bukowskian realism, though less **brawny** and more linguistically rich.
70
You [ ] an almost Bukowskian realism, though less brawny and more linguistically rich.
* *Bring to mind. To summon by or as if by invocation or incantation.*
You **CONjure** an almost Bukowskian realism, though less brawny and more linguistically rich.
71
I [ ] you to weigh my case well.
* *To charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly.*
I **conJURE** you to weigh my case well.
72
I [ ] you not to go.
* *To command, instruct, or exhort with authority.*
I **charge** you not to go.
73
I [ ] him with the job of finding a new meeting place.
* *To impose a task or responsibility on.*
I **charged** him with the job of finding a new meeting place.
74
The street-level [ ] is painted in full color but the humor and grotesquerie are always laced with self-awareness.
* *Rot. A wasting or wearing away. Ruin.*
The street-level **decay** is painted in full color but the humor and grotesquerie are always laced with self-awareness.
75
The street-level decay is painted in full color but the humor and grotesquerie are always [ ] with self-awareness.
* *To add something to impart pungency, savor, or zest to. To add a dash of liquor to. To mark with streaks of color.*
The street-level decay is painted in full color but the humor and grotesquerie are always **laced** with self-awareness.
76
Overjoyed liberals seem to again have a [ ] ALly in Trump.
* *In a state of perplexity and embarrassment. Disconcert.*
Overjoyed liberals seem to again have a **disCOMfiting** ALly in Trump.
77
Constant interruptions [ ] her in her attempt to finish the speech, and she finally gave up.
* *To frustrate the plans of. Twhart.*
Constant interruptions **disCOMfited** her in her attempt to finish the speech, and she finally gave up.
78
Their [ ] for understanding must be answered--with an outrigh rejection, of course.
* *An earnest entreaty. Appeal.*
Their **plea** for understanding must be answered--with an outrigh rejection, of course.
79
She interrupted the fellatio midway and left with the [ ] of a headache.
* *Something offered by way of excuse or justification.*
She interrupted the fellatio midway and left with the **plea** of a headache.
80
Dressed in his zombie costume, the boy [ ] down the street in his quest for young women to rape.
* *To advance or shift with an abrupt jerking, swaying, or tipping movement. Stagger.*
Dressed in his zombie costume, the boy **lurched** down the street in his quest for young women to rape.
81
An apocalyptic adventure story teeming with rock and rollers, [ ] books, worker rebellions, and underground societies, the novel envisions this land and its future not as utopian or dystopian, necessarily, but rather as a site of branching possibilities.
* *A system in the Soviet Union and countries within its orbit by which government-suppressed literature was clandestinely printed and distributed.*
An apocalyptic adventure story teeming with rock and rollers, **samizdat** books, worker rebellions, and underground societies, the novel envisions this land and its future not as utopian or dystopian, necessarily, but rather as a site of branching possibilities.
82
What? Me help him out? [*ph*].
* *Used to say that something will not happen or that one hopes that something will not happen.*
What? Me help him out? **Perish the thought**.
83
The film should be highly disturbing, but the dramatic tension never gels, despite composer Christopher Stacey’s efforts to [ ] us by injecting discordant strings beneath mundane scenes.
* *To loosen froom or as if from a place where or an object to which something (such as a craft) can be secured in place.*
The film should be highly disturbing, but the dramatic tension never gels, despite composer Christopher Stacey’s efforts to **unmoor** us by injecting discordant strings beneath mundane scenes.
84
They lived in a quaint [*ph*] street just behind the slaughterhouse.
* *Having trees on both sides.*
They lived in a quaint **tree-lined** street just behind the slaughterhouse.
85
I forgot my headphones and had to [ ] my treadmill run. As if treadmill runs aren’t tedious enough!
* *To do something hard or boring without any aid, preparation, or diversions.*
I forgot my headphones and had to **rawdog** my treadmill run. As if treadmill runs aren’t tedious enough!
86
I doubt he goes for it. He seldom [*ph*].
* *To do something that could have either good or bad results.*
I doubt he goes for it. He seldom **takes chances**.
87
In short installments of about three pages, El Gran Parrús is a consistently droll, frequently delightful series that mixes low and high pornography at a [ ] pace.
* *Very fast or dangerous.*
In short installments of about three pages, El Gran Parrús is a consistently droll, frequently delightful series that mixes low and high pornography at a **breakneck** pace.
88
She knows how to [*pv*] the deepest desires of the heart and asks us to believe in the possibility of our wildest dreams to come true.
* *To make a strong or advantageous connection with.*
She knows how to **tap into** the deepest desires of the heart and asks us to believe in the possibility of our wildest dreams to come true.
