March Flashcards
(20 cards)
to make something slightly wet or to become slightly wet:
Each towel was _____ with 30 g of water.
_______ the cloth before using it to clean glass.
Moisten
feelings of great unhappiness and loss of hope:
There is widespread ___ and doom about the company’s future.
His face was _______ing.
Gloom
darkness or near darkness:
Up ahead they could see lights in the ___.
During ____ nobody is allowed to leave the colony on Vertumna.
Gloom
to twist or be twisted together, or to be connected so as to be difficult to separate:
The town’s prosperity is inextricably _______ with the fortunes of the factory.
When people describe themselves and what is important to them, these aspects are commonly ____ in their descriptions.
Intetrwine
a person of low rank and little authority who works for someone more important; subordinate:
She surrounded herself with _______ who were too afraid of her to answer back.
Are these ______ to go on being punished when their chief is released, or are we to expect a general amnesty?
Underling
to make someone understand that they are not as important or special as they thought:
The world champion was ______ (= unexpectedly defeated) by an unknown outsider in last night’s race.
The tsundere antagonist was _______ by the affectionate protagonist, aka her future wife.
Humble
likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, especially by getting worse:
It was a _____ situation, and the police handled it well.
The negotiation was ________ but we ended up singing the peace treaty.
Volatile
to begin to understand a situation or fact:
I’d only just ________ __ to the fact that they were in a relationship.
“you’re full of sensational ideas, but other people may be slow to ______ __”
Cotton on
to realize, understand one’s true nature, or discover something:
The Government has ____ that middle-class parents are better at getting their children into good schools.
Surely she realizes that I’ve ____ her?
Suss (out)
not in the intended way:
Anything that goes ____ (= goes wrong) in the office is blamed on Pete.
There are too many people involved, and something is bound to go ____.
However, there is something even more seriously ____ here.
Awry
the start of a period of time or the beginning of something new:: the period in the day when light from the sun begins to appear in the sky;
We woke at ___.
We left as ___ was breaking (= starting).
We left at the break of ____.
The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the ___ of a new era in European history.
Dawn
to meet someone unexpectedly:
On their way home they _____ a woman selling flowers.
“what do we know about the people we _____ in our daily lives?”
During my daily stroll I _____ my ex crush.
Encounter
to experience something, especially something unpleasant:
When did you first _____ these difficulties?
The army is reported to be ______ing considerable resistance.
Encounter
very happy and excited:
The new president was greeted by an ____ crowd.
I get _______ every time I see her.
A wave of dissonant but ________ chords passes through the massed voices, sounding like some monumental mantra.
Ecstatic
unnecessary words or information added to a speech or piece of writing:
It could have been an interesting essay, but there was too much _____.
_____ is the reason why I don’t enjoy myriads of novels.
Padding
to try to make somebody feel confident and ready to do something difficult; urge; encourage;
I have to spend a little time on my own before I give a speech, ___ myself __.
“we had to ______ ourselves __ for the race”
Psych somebody up
accent prejudice; a term used to describe any situation in which a person feels as though they have been unfairly treated, judged or commented on because of the way they speak, write and communicate.
_________ often reflects camouflaged prejudices.
The regional __________ that secretly affects job prospects
Accentism
gather into a crowd or mass.
A crowd ________ around the entrance to the theatre, hoping to catch a glimpse of the stars of the show.
These settings are briefly described to indicate where the residents _______ and where social interaction occurred.
Congregate
to accept or allow behavior that is wrong:
Whereas this conduct might be ________ for men, it did not suit decent women.
In the former case, it may not be clear whether the official is _______ the behavior or simply tolerating it.
I’m not __________ what they do by any means.
Condone
the manner in which a person behaves, especially in a particular place or situation; the manner in which an organization or activity is managed or directed.
The club has a strict code (= set of rules) of _____.
“the ________ of the elections”
Conduct
