Kai Flashcards
Intimidate (v)
To threaten or make someone feel scared
Impose (v)
To make someone do something
Apprehensive (a)
Nervous, a bit scared
Reinstate (v)
To bring someone back into position
Innovative (a)
A new and imaginative way of doing something
Redeem (v)
To get something in exchange (often for money)
Implausible (a)
Unbelievable
Moult (v)
To shed fur or skin (animals)
Annex (n)
A small building added to the side of another one
Adjourn (v)
To delay something until later
Suspend (v)
To hang something or to delay something
Commiserate (v)
To feel someone’s pain, to comfort them
Dejected (a)
To feel miserable and disappointed
Chastise (v)
To tell off
Commend (v)
To praise
Minute (a) (not time)
Tiny, very small, miniature
Inconsequential (a)
Not very important
Paramount (a)
Very important
Onerous, taxing (a)
Hard going, difficult
Scrutinise (v)
To look at something very closely
Resourceful, ingenious (a)
Using something in a clever way
Haughty (a)
Stuck up or posh
Preoccupied (a)
Worried, concerned, unable to concentrate
Riveting, engrossing (a)
Fascinating, you can’t tear yourself away from them
Frail (a)
Weak, fragile
Hearty (a)
Strong and healthy
Overbearing (a)
Bossy, scary
Reckless (a)
Careless, stupidly dangerous
Courteous (a)
Super-polite
Aloof (a)
Cold, unfriendly
Warily, gingerly (adv)
Cautiously
Captivated (a)
Fascinated by
Wane (v)
To get less or smaller
Zealous (a)
Super-keen, enthusiastic
Decrepit (a)
Getting old and falling apart
Infirm (a)
Ill, not healthy
Enclosure (n)
Closed space outside
Mangle (v)
Squash out of shape
Uniform (a)
All the same
Essence (n)
The very heart if something
Garb (n)
Costume or disguise