News Flashcards
(36 cards)
Placate
make (someone) less angry or hostile.
“they attempted to placate the students with promises”
- 安抚
- 抚慰
Berate
scold or criticize (someone) angrily.
“his mother came out and berated me for raising my voice”
Foment
instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action).
“they accused him of fomenting political unrest”
Lament
a passionate expression of grief or sorrow.
“his mother’s night-long laments for his father”
Conjecture
an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.
“conjectures about the newcomer were many and varied”
Unconscionable
not right or reasonable.
“the unconscionable conduct of his son”
Grift
engage in petty or small-scale swindling.
“how long have you been grifting?”
a petty or small-scale swindle.
“a Sixth Avenue palmistry grift”
Condescending
having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority.
“she thought the teachers were arrogant and condescending”
Hijack
to take control of or use something that does not belong to you for your own advantage:
He resents the way his ideas have been hijacked by others in the department.
Evenkeeled
Of a boat or ship: having a horizontal or level keel, typically ensuring smooth or stable sailing. Also (and in earliest use) figurative and in figurative contexts: calm, steady, unwavering; emotionally or mentally stable.
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Repudiate
refuse to accept or be associated with.
“she has repudiated policies associated with previous party leaders”
deny the truth or validity of.
“the minister repudiated allegations of human rights abuses”
In tatters
torn in many places; in shreds.
“wallpaper hung in tatters”
destroyed; ruined.
“the ceasefire was in tatters within hours”
Loathe
feel intense dislike or disgust for.
“she loathed him on sight”
Divorced from reality
showing no connection to what is real or true
a theory that is completely divorced from reality
Discount
regard (a possibility, fact, or person) as being unworthy of consideration because it lacks credibility.
“I’d heard rumors, but discounted them”
Demonize
to try to make someone or a group of people seem as if they are evil:
The Nazis used racist propaganda in an attempt to demonize the Jews.
Fuel
anything that keeps people’s ideas or feelings active, or makes them stronger:
Reports in today’s newspapers have added fuel to the controversy (= made it worse).
Spectacle
a visually striking performance or display.
“the acrobatic feats make a good spectacle”
an event or scene regarded in terms of its visual impact.
“the spectacle of a city’s mass grief”
Revere
feel deep respect or admiration for (something).
“Cézanne’s still lifes were revered by his contemporaries”
- 尊敬
- 敬仰
Fanatic
a person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause.
“religious fanatics”
Overreach
to do more than your authority allows:
Some U. N. officials charged that the investigators had overreached their authority.
It was a warning to the Florida court not to overreach its powers.
Frame
To establish the context for and terminology regarding (a subject of discussion or debate), especially so as to exclude an unwanted point of view: The question was framed to draw only one answer.
4.
a. To put into words; formulate: frame a reply.
b. To form (words) silently with the lips.
5.
a. To make up evidence or contrive events so as to incriminate (a person) falsely.
b. To prearrange (a contest) so as to ensure a desired fraudulent outcome; fix: frame a prizefight.
Scrupulous
of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
“the research has been carried out with scrupulous attention to detail”
very concerned to avoid doing wrong.
“she’s too scrupulous to have an affair with a married man”
Culpable
deserving blame.
“sometimes you’re just as culpable when you watch something as when you actually participate”
