River Road Flashcards
(12 cards)
Gripping (Adjective)
/ˈɡrɪpɪŋ/
very exciting and interesting
Linger (Verb)
/ˈlɪŋɡə(r)/Word Forms
to stay somewhere longer than is necessary, or to spend longer doing something than is necessary, because it is enjoyable or helpful to you
grief (Noun)
/ɡriːf/
a strong feeling of sadness, usually because someone has died
An extraordinary outpouring of grief followed the death of the princess.
grief at/over: the family’s grief at the loss of their child
Steal out/across/into/up
to move somewhere quietly and secretly
Doe (Noun)
/dəʊ/
a female deer, or the female of some other animals such as a rabbit. The male of these animals is called a buck.
A young deer is called fawn /fɔːn/
unravel
/ʌnˈræv(ə)l/
[INTRANSITIVE/TRANSITIVE] if a piece of clothing unravels, or if you unravel it, its fibres become separated from each other
[TRANSITIVE] to understand something complicated by thinking about it for a long time
Police are trying to unravel the mystery of their sudden disappearance. To understand something:understand, know, work out…
weirdly ADVERB
ADJECTIVE
/wɪə(r)dly/
Unusual in a strange way:strange, funny, weird…
Get a grip
Take it easy
To begin to understand a difficult situation and start to find a way of dealing with it
We need to get a grip on how dangerous this situation is.
Ditch (Noun)
/dɪtʃ/
a long narrow hole dug along the side of a road or field, usually so that water can run into it
leap (Verb)
/liːp/
[INTRANSITIVE] to move somewhere suddenly and quickly
She leapt to her feet (=suddenly stood up) when she saw me.
Take up Something
Take up something to accept an offer or a challenge (=an offer to fight or compete) that someone has made to you
Cringe (Verb)
/krɪndʒ/
to feel embarrassed or ashamed about something
