Ho-Re Flashcards
Hoard
N: cache, pile; a stock or store of money or valued objects,
“he came back to rescue his little hoard of gold”
V: amass/gather (money or valued objects) and hide or store away.
“thousands of antiques hoarded by a compulsive collector”
Legitimate
A: legal, lawful; conforming to the law or to rules.
“his claims to legitimate authority”
discreet
A: tactful; careful and circumspect in one’s speech or actions,
“we made some discreet inquiries”
feign
V: simulate, fake; pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury).
“she feigned nervousness”
fallow
A: leave farmland unsown as farming technique
2. inactive, dormant.
“incentives for farmers to let the land lie fallow in order to reduce grain surpluses”
2. “long fallow periods when nothing seems to happen”
V/N: leave (land) fallow.
2. a piece of fallow or uncultivated land.
“fallow the ground for a week or so after digging”
opaque
A: not able to be seen through; not transparent; hazy, muddy
2. (especially of language) hard or impossible to understand; unfathomable.
“the windows were opaque with steam”
2. “technical jargon that was opaque to her”
N: an opaque object
homely
A: (of a person) unattractive in appearance; fugly
2. unsophisticated and unpretentious.朴实无华
“we all thought he was fugly”
2. homely pleasures
lenient
A: merciful, tolerant, forgiving
“judges were far too lenient with petty criminals”
ignoble
A: dishonorable, despicable
“ignoble feelings of intense jealousy”
- of humble origin or social status.
sumptuous
A: luxurious, lavish, opulent; splendid and expensive-looking.
“the banquet was a sumptuous, luxurious meal”
ostentatiously
AV: in a pretentious or showy way designed to impress.
“she was known for dressing ostentatiously in designer clothes”
opulent
A: ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish.
“the opulent comfort of a limousine”
