IELTS Vocabulary Flashcards
(19 cards)
Succint
Everyone was happy when manager made a succint speech.
Because my students are easily bored, I have to be certain my lessons are succint
Exacting
Requiring and demanding accuracy
Tirade
Rant. His tirade against me got captured in camera
morph
Change shape to become something new.
I was amazed by his ability to morph a shapeless lump of clay into perfect symmetrical vase
drench
I was drenched in sin and guilt
Piece of cotton drenched in hcl
she looked appealing in drenched dress
convene
summon he had convened secret meeting for military personnel
squeamish
easily made nauseous
My husband has a weak stomach and becomes squeamish whenever he sees blood.
Because I am squeamish when it comes to violence, I do not watch boxing on television.
My youngest daughter is extremely squeamish when she has to get a shot
hustle
Why didn’t you just hustle out of town when I told you she was here?
verb: hustle; 3rd person present: hustles; past tense: hustled; past participle: hustled; gerund or present participle: hustling
1.
force (someone) to move hurriedly or unceremoniously in a specified direction.
“they hustled him into the back of a horse-drawn wagon”
push roughly; jostle.
“they were hissed and hustled as they went in”
synonyms: jostle, push, push roughly, bump, knock, shove, nudge, elbow, shoulder; More
hurry; bustle.
“he had to retag second base and hustle back to first”
synonyms: manhandle, push, shove, thrust, frogmarch, bulldoze; More
2.
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
obtain by forceful action or persuasion.
“the brothers headed to New York to try and hustle a record deal”
coerce or pressure someone into doing or choosing something.
“don’t be hustled into anything”
synonyms: coerce, force, compel, pressure, pressurize, badger, pester, hound, harass, nag, harry, urge, goad, prod, spur; More
sell aggressively.
“he hustled his company’s oil around the country”
obtain by illicit action; swindle; cheat.
“Linda hustled money from men she met”
conundrum
a difficult problem that seems to have no solution
Examples of Conundrum in a sentence
Trying to solve this conundrum is really making my head hurt.
The government has spent hundreds of millions of dollars trying to unearth a solution to the fuel conundrum.
Perhaps the answer to the fuel conundrum is mandatory carpooling.
The labor secretary believes outsourcing could be the remedy for our employment conundrum.
There is not a math conundrum that my whiz kid cannot solve. 🔊
Although the mechanic tried to identify the conundrum with the car, he was unable to pinpoint the issue. 🔊
Because she is a puzzle lover, my daughter is going to adore this conundrum book. 🔊
Upset by the conundrum, Janice found it difficult to sleep. 🔊
When I am faced with a conundrum, I often ask my friends for advice. 🔊
The conundrum is that I am stranded in the middle of nowhere without my cell phone.
bamboozled
fool or cheat (someone).
“Tom Sawyer bamboozled the neighborhood boys into doing it for him”
synonyms: trick, deceive, delude, hoodwink, mislead, take in, dupe, fool, double-cross; More
confound or perplex.
“bamboozled by the number of savings plans being offered”
eloquent
fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.
He learned to be eloquent on the right occasion in order to be successful.
He made an eloquent plea for peace.
It was an extraordinary achievement, documented in a highly eloquent way.
clearly expressing or indicating something.
“the touches of fatherliness are eloquent of the real man”
beckon
physical gesture to call someone over to you or appear inviting
The shop window decorations beckoned
pandemonium
wild and noisy disorder or confusion; uproar.
“pandemonium broke out”
synonyms: bedlam, chaos, mayhem, uproar, madness, havoc, turmoil, tumult, commotion, confusion, disorder, anarchy, furor, frenzy, clamor, din, hubbub, hue and cry, babel, rumpus, fracas, hurly-burly, maelstrom; More
sacrosanct
especially of a principle, place, or routine) regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with.
“the individual’s right to work has been upheld as sacrosanct”
synonyms: sacred, hallowed, respected, inviolable, inviolate, unimpeachable, unchallengeable, invulnerable, untouchable, inalienable, set apart, protected, defended, secure, safe, unthreatened
“the rights of parents are sacrosanct for this government”
Flummox
Definition of Flummox
to baffle or make confusing
Examples of Flummox in a sentence
The defense attorney’s questions were designed to flummox the prosecuting witness. 🔊
Because I didn’t study for the final exam, all the questions seemed to flummox me. 🔊
The confusing speech will probably flummox most listeners. 🔊
If you are not familiar with certain technical terms, the engineering article may flummox you. 🔊
The complicated instructions could easily flummox an uneducated person. 🔊
PREV WORD NEXT WORD Other words in the Confused category: Befuddled Rambling Circuitous Disheveled Bemused Discombobulated Mayhem Perplex Flummoxed Bumfuzzle Foggy Snafu Nebulous Jumble Gallimaufry Bewildered Hebetate Perturbed Discomfit Aback
Proliferate
pread rapidly or increase in number
Examples of Proliferate in a sentence
With the popularity of the Zumba craze, health clubs that feature this exercise class have begun to proliferate in most cities. 🔊
After the monsoon rains, insects of all kinds begin to proliferate and you see people constantly swatting and slapping at the air. 🔊
As cell phones become more and more multi-functional, their use continues to proliferate and you see them and hear them just about everywhere you go. 🔊
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As problems with the business continued to proliferate, Edward decided to chuck it all and go into retirement. 🔊
The great writer told the nosy reporter that if it weren’t for the booze, the ideas for his stories would cease to proliferate. 🔊
On cleaning day, Meg gets angry when she sees the way the dust bunnies tend to proliferate if she doesn’t vacuum every single day. 🔊
Rumors of a breakup began to proliferate when Lynn was spotted about town with a different man. 🔊
Although arguments about global warming and climate change continue to proliferate, it’s becoming pretty clear that something is going on with the planet’s weather patterns. 🔊
The U.S. seems to be the top watchdog to ensure that weapons of mass destruction do not proliferate in any nation. 🔊
Once the weeds began to proliferate, Bella began calling her yard the “wildflower garden.” 🔊
PREV WORD NEXT WORD Other words in the Intelligent category: Eidetic Dexterous Interrogative Finesse Profundity Intelligible Record Reasoning Troubleshoot Keen Cognizant Inquire Sensible Dissection Thought Investigate Acquitted Inquisition Concentration Omniscience
Infiltrate
to secretly penetrate, enter or gain access
Examples of Infiltrate in a sentence
After the air conditioning unit malfunctioned, a large amount of debris would infiltrate the air and cause sickness to the household. 🔊
In the science fiction movie, the bad strand of virus did infiltrate society and wipe out many of them. 🔊
Cold air would infiltrate the foyer due to a draft caused by a space under the front door. 🔊
After the small child wiped his nose after shaking his friend’s hand, germs would infiltrate his body and make him very sick. 🔊
The mother-in-law despised her new daughter-in-law who felt had decided to infiltrate the family in order to gain a large inheritance. 🔊
PREV WORD NEXT WORD Other words in the Negative Connotation category: Uproar Racket Narrow-Minded Hysterics Explosion Sloppily Growl Muddle Hustle Preoccupied Violence Thrall Inconsiderate Shipwreck Nastiness Propaganda Deface Rumination Exhaustive Impulse
a deer in (the) headlights
a deer in (the) headlights
Someone caught in a state of paralyzing surprise, fear, or bewilderment. Likened to the tendency of deer to freeze in place in front of an oncoming vehicle. Often used in the phrase “like a deer in the headlights.”
Mary turned into a deer in the headlights when she forgot her lines in the middle of the play.
He froze like a deer in the headlights when I caught him taking money out of the register.
When she asked me to marry her, I could only stand there like a deer in the headlights.
Fit as a fiddle
Fit as a fiddle
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(as) fit as a fiddle
In good health.
Yes, I did have surgery a few months ago, but I’m as fit as a fiddle now.
I just saw Eric recently, and he’s as fit as a fiddle.
See also: fiddle, fit
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved.
fit as a fiddle
Cliché in very good health. (Also: as ~.) You may feel sick now, but after a few days of rest and plenty of liquids, you’ll be fit as a fiddle. Grandson: Are you sure you’ll be able to climb all these stairs? Grandmother: Of course! I feel as fit as a fiddle today.
