October. Part 2 Flashcards
(40 cards)
feeling confident and positive about the future; giving your opinions in a powerful and confident way:
I’m not so _____ about the future of my education.
I’m not really in a ____ mood. Life seems to only get worse.
Bullish
causing, or connected with, an increase in the price of shares;
There is a _____ mood on Wall Street.
With growing demand for telecommunication equipment, the market is very _____ on these types of stocks.
Bullish
that is the reason or explanation for: thus; therefore;
from this time:
A better working environment improves people’s performance, and ____ productivity.
It is not a central aspect of perception and _______ need not have such a primary role in psychological inquiry.
The project should be completed by next March, six months ______.
The true consequences will only be known several years ______.
Hence
to disapprove of something:
Homophobia should be _______ but excessive amount of people still support anti-gay laws.
Smoking is ________ in many societies.
I ______ stupidity.
Frown on/upon
Have a similar appearance to or qualities in common with (someone or something); look or seem like.
‘they ________ each other closely’
So many hotels resemble each other.
I don’t ____ my biological parents at all.
After the earthquake, the city _____ a battlefield.
Resemble
that shows a lack of care, thought, or effort;
‘Meticulous on the one hand, but unbelievably _______ and careless on the other.’
_____ thinking
‘If the life of God were as _____ and sentimental and subjective as our own, we could never count on him to be consistent in anything.’
Sloppy
(informal) romantic in a silly or embarrassing way; expressing feelings of love in a way that is silly or embarrassing: weakly or foolishly sentimental.
“lovers of _____ romance”
I believe I’m a ____ lover.
A ______ love song.
Sloppy
(of clothes) loose and without much shape; ____ clothes are large, loose, and do not look neat:
‘I normally wear big _____ shirts to disguise my figure, but I cannot go to the beach because it is so obvious that I am fat’
At home I tend to wear big _____ sweaters and jeans.
Sloppy
very wet or liquid, often in a way that is unpleasant:
The dough was a bit _____ so I added some more flour.
She covered her face with _____ kisses.
I hate _____ socks.
Sloppy
to reach or maintain the required standard
I had to explain to the applicants why they didn’t _________.
I’m afraid of not _______ for Ivy league.
Make the cut
an amount of goods that is sent somewhere:
“a __________ of drugs”
The special warm gloves are now being delivered in large ________.
We are investigating the cause of the complaints about the flavor of some ________ and have replaced them from other stocks.
Consignment
If goods are __ ___________, the person or company that has them pays for them only after selling them.
He refuses to ship goods __ _________.
Some stores prefer to hold goods __________ rather than take the risk that they will remain unsold.
On consignment
an original idea, plan, or invention:
The project was the _____ of one of the students.
Of course, many such projects were the _______ of the former director of the regionally managed services department—a man who had a penchant for privatization.
Perhaps he would put up a strong defense of his grandfather’s _______.
Brainchild
(old-fashioned) to care for something or someone:
He carefully ______ his garden all summer.
I ______ my books like my cats.
The nurse gently ______ the patient’s cuts and bruises.
Tend
a central part of something from which other parts can develop or grow, or which forms a support
flower _____
Carmen broke off a long ______ of grass and poked it in her mouth.
Stem
to persuade somebody to do something by making it easier for them and making them believe it is a good thing to do
Banks actively __________ people to borrow money.
Speaking your mind is highly ______ at these sessions.
They’ve always ___________ me in everything I’ve wanted to do.
Encourage
to give somebody something that they can use, or some work, task or responsibility; to send someone somewhere to do a job:
We have been ______ the two large classrooms.
Have you _________ a day for the interviews yet?
She was __________ to the newspaper’s Berlin office.
They’ve ______ their best man to the job.
Assign
used after a negative phrase to add emphasis to the idea that is being expressed: no, nothing, none, etc. not at all; not of any kind
He has no respect for authority ______.
Here, social cohesion and peaceful co-existence are regarded as similar terms which do not presuppose the absence of any conflict _________.
‘Is there any doubt about it?’ ‘None _________.’
Whatsoever
a situation in which someone pretends to believe something that they do not really believe, or that is the opposite of what they do or say at another time:
Another interesting aspect of this situation is the fluidity of these identity formations and the level of __________ involved.
The biggest _______ in sports are owners who yell about players’ salaries.
It’s ___________ for him to criticize her for doing the same things that he does.
Hypocrisy/hypocrite/hypocritical
to suffer something difficult, unpleasant, or painful without giving up:
We had to _______ a nine-hour delay at the airport.
He can’t ______ to be/being defeated.
a love that _______ all things and never fails
Endure
to continue to exist for a long time:
The political system established in 1400 _______ until about 1650.
Everyone situated in a community of interests has an interest in that community existing and _____.
Endure
to start something that will last for a long time, or to create or set something in a particular way:
The brewery was ________ in 1822.
Once we ______ the price, we can begin to market the product.
Establish
to reduce or remove the effect of something unwanted by producing an opposite effect:
The tax must be adjusted upward to ___________ inflation.
These new energy technologies are aimed at _______ the effects of global warming.
Counteract
to give attention to or deal with a matter or problem:
Airports are trying to _____ security concerns without causing inconvenience to passengers.
The issue of funding has yet to be ______.
Address
