Deck 'Everything' Vol.11 Flashcards
(16 cards)
ire /ahyuhr/ (meaning)
intense anger, wrath
eg. get the blame and the ire when things go wrong
Ditto (meaning)
same here
incisor teeth (meaning)
the middlemost four teeth on the upper and lower jaws.
flabbergast (meaning)
surprise greatly
eg. be flabbergasted by his own recorded speech
stilted (meaning)
self-conscious or unnatural
e.g a new patter in a stilted, overly correct manner
heedless (meaning)
showing a reckless lack of care or attention
eg. You have no idea how heedless and selfish some passengers are
vociferous /voh-sif-er-uhs/ (meaning)
crying out noisely
eg. She is oblivious and vociferous in denial
A colloquial expression that is often used to describe the precise or exact center or location of something.
smack dab
A phrasal verb meaning reduce something gradually, such as voice volume (r* d*)
rachet down
chum (한글뜻)
물고기 떡밥을 주다 (고기를 유인하다)
eg. a fishing boat chummed the water
dismay (meaning)
cause to feel concern and distress
eg. Even parents were dismayed as Jonathan spent whole days alone
mote (meaning)
a tiny piece of a substance.
eg. Breakfast Flock was a faint cloud of dust motes
intone (한글 뜻)
읖조리다
eg. The solemn voice intoned.
scrabble (meaning)
grope around with one’s fingers to hold onto something
eg. Birds scrabbled after fish heads.
jagged (meaning)
with sharp points protruding
eg. a jagged shoreline