english from Adler's course Flashcards
(of time) to go past
to elapse
to cause someone or something to be in a particular state
to change words into a different language or form
to render
not certain or confident
tentative
in a correct and suitable amount compared to something else
commensurate
coming before a more important action or event, especially introducing or preparing for it
preliminary
to follow someone or something, usually to try to catch him, her, or it
to pursue
to stop fighting and admit defeat
to surrender
to include something as part of something larger
to incorporate
happening after something else, following it
subsequent
a word, especially with reference to form rather than meaning
a vocable
to add something to the end of a piece of writing
to append
denoting any case other than the nominative or vocative.
not explicit or done in a direct way.
oblique
to explain something or make something clear
to elucidate
(especially of a word, phrase, etc.) unnecessary because it is more than is needed
redundant
the process of getting something
acquisition
to pay someone for work or services
to remunerate
to die, especially in an accident or by being killed, or to be destroyed
to perish
the form of a language that a particular group of speakers use naturally, especially in informal situations
the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region
vernacular
a difference between two things that should be the same
discrepancy
a situation in which things or events happen or exist at the same time
concurrence
a piece of clothing
garment
to lean or lie back with the upper part of your body in a nearly horizontal position
to recline
