GKV 13 Flashcards
Cards 261 - 290; Finesse - Hapless (30 cards)
finesse
(fin NES)
技巧
n. skillful manuevering; subtlety; craftiness
flagrant
(FLAY grunt)
明目张胆
adj. glaringly bad; notorious; scandalous
flaunt
(flawnt)
标榜
v. to show off; to display ostentatiously
flout
(flowt)
蔑视
v. to disregard something out of disrespect
foible
(FOY bul)
怪癖
n. a minor character flaw
foment
(foh MENT)
罨
v. to stir up; to instigate
forbear
(for BAYR)
忍耐
v. to refrain from; to abstain
forego
(for GOH)
放弃
v. to go without; to forbear
forsake
(for SAYK)
背叛
v. to abandon; to renounce; to relinquish
fortuitous
(for TOO uh tus)
偶然
adj. accidental; occurring by chance
founder
(FOWN dur)
创始人
v. to fail; to collapse; to sink
fraternal
(fruh TUR nul)
兄弟
adj. like brothers
frenetic
(fruh NET ik)
狂热的
adj. frantic; frenzied
frugal
(FROO gul)
节俭
adj. economical; penny-pinching
furtive
(FUR tiv)
鬼鬼祟祟
adj. secretive; sly
futile
(FYOOT ul)
徒劳的
adj. useless; hopeless
garrulous
(GAR uh lus)
贫嘴
adj. talkative; chatty
gauche
(gohsh)
左撇子
adj. unskillful; awkward; maladroit
genre
(ZHAWN ruh)
类型
n. a type or category, especially of art or writing
genteel
(jen TEEL)
文雅的
adj. refined; polite; aristocratic; affecting refinement
gesticulate
(jes TIK yuh layt)
指手画脚
v. to make gestures, especially when speaking or in place of speaking
glut
(glut)
过剩
n. surplus; an overabundance
grandiloquent
(gran DIL uh kwunt)
豪言壮语
adj. pompous; using a lot of big, fancy words in an attempt to sound impressive
grandiose
(GRAN dee ohs)
宏伟的
adj. absurdly exaggerated