Midterm prep Flashcards
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Egret
a large white bird with long legs that is a type of heron;
Heron
A large bird with long legs
- Samuel Johnson
was an English writer. He was a poet and playwright, among other things, but he is most famous for writing A Dictionary of the English Language, published in 1755.
Scruffy
old and dirty; messy; a scruffy denim jacket; უსუფთაო, ჭუჭყიანი, მოუწესრიგებელი;
Adage
a well-known phrase that say something about life and human experience; e.g. He remembered the old adage “Look before you leap”.
- flip side
the opposite, less good, or less popular side of something; რაიმე მოსაზრების და ა.შ. მეორე / უარყოფითი მხარე;
Roving
Traveling from place to place
Pseudo
pretended and and not real
Rapport
A good understanding of someone in an ability to communicate well with them
Self preservation
Behavior based on the characteristics or feelings that warm people or animals to protect them themselves
Infuse with
To fill someone or something with an emotion or quality
Rigidly
strictly
unpick
to remove the stitches from a line of sewing
Posh
expensive
choosy
picky
haggle
To attempt to decide on a price or conditions that acceptable to the person selling the goods and the person buy
anachronistic
existing out of its time in history
funky
You should describe a salad music usually for dancing with strong Wiz rhythm based on jazz
render
cause something to be in a particular state
obsolete
Replaced by something newer or better or more fashionable
state of the art
very modern
outstrip
to become larger than something else
fringe
the outer or less important part of an area, group, or activity
fad
very popular for a short period of time
