English Flashcards
(57 cards)
Livid
Furiously angry
Rancid
Smell or taste bad as result of being old or stale
Horrendous
Extremely unpleasant, horrifying or terrible
Sheer
Nothing other than
Conspicuous
Standing out, as to be clearly visible.
Holistic
Characterised by the comprehension of the parts of something, as intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole
Knee jerk reaction or patellar reaction
an immediate unthinking emotional reaction produced by an event or statement to which the reacting person is highly sensitive; - in persons with strong feelings on a topic, it may be very predictable.
Waddle
Walk in short steps clumsy or swaying motion
Contiguity
The sequential occurrence or proximity of stimulus and response, causing their association in the mind
Dust bunnies
Dust bunnies (or dustbunnies), also called dust mice, are small clumps of dust that form under furniture and in corners that are not cleaned regularly. They are made of hair, lint, dead skin, spider webs, dust, and sometimes light rubbish and debris, and are held together by static electricity and felt-like entanglement.[citation needed] They can house dust mites or other parasites, and can lower the efficiency of dust filters by clogging.[1] The movement of a single large particle can start the formation of a dust bunny.[2]
Horrid
Very unpleasant or causing horror
Pervasive
Spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people
Prevail
Prove more powerful than opposing forces, be victorious.
To spread over a wide area at a particular point in time
Prevail-upon : to persuade someone to do something
Extrapolate
Extend the application of (a method or a conclusion especially on that is based on statistic) to an unknown situation by assuming that similar trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable.
Yearn
Have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically that one has once lost or been separated from
Plethora
A large or excessive amount of something
Obnoxious
Extremely unpleasant
Cloy
Disgust or sicken someone with excess of sweetness
Hearth
The area in front of a fireplace
Blight
An ugly , neglected condition of Alan urban area
Verb: to spoil, harm , ruin.
The scandal blighted the careers of leading politicians
Rotter
A cruel, stingy or unkind person
Cram
Verb: force people or things into a container or space that is too small to accommodate them
Study intensively over a short period of time just before exam
Streak
An element of a specified kind in someone’s character eg: there is a streak of insanity in the family.
A long, thin line of different colour or substance from its surroundings
Creek
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