Set 7 Flashcards
transgress
—transgression noun
transgress
—transgression noun
accretion
ac‧cre‧tion
/əˈkriːʃən/
1 a layer of a substance which slowly forms on something.
2 a gradual process by which new things are added and something gradually changes or gets bigger.
> accretion (1600-1700) Latin accretio, from accrescere, from ad- “to” + crescere “to grow”
> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Oxford Dictionary of English
irrevocable
ir‧rev‧o‧ca‧ble
/ɪˈrevəkəbəl/
If a decision, action, or change is irrevocable, it cannot be changed or reversed.
> late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin irrevocabilis, from in- ‘not’ + revocabilis ‘able to be revoked’ (from the verb revocare: re- ‘back’ + vocare ‘to call’).
> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Collins English Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary of English
schlock
schlock
/ʃlɒk $ ʃlɑːk/
noun [uncountable] INFORMAL, DISAPPROVAL
things that are cheap and of poor quality.
…The gift store sells both tasteful gifts and cheap schlock.
> From Yiddish שלאַק (shlak), related to German Schlag (“blow”).
> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Wiktionary
get into a groove
get into a groove
“Getting into the groove” is an informal phrase used to mean “in (or into) the groove informal performing consistently well or confidently.”¹ It might take someone a couple of tries to get back into the groove if they haven’t done something in a while¹.
The phrase comes from dance and live music and implies finding the beat and rhythm of music being played and moving to it¹. It can also mean “indulging in relaxed and spontaneous enjoyment, especially dancing.”¹
Here’s an example: If someone hasn’t played basketball in a while, it might take them a few games to get back into the groove of things and start playing well again¹.
Source: Conversation with Bing, 4/17/2023(1) meaning - Getting into the Groove - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange. https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/32131/getting-into-the-groove Accessed 4/17/2023.
(2) Get in the groove - Idioms by The Free Dictionary. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/get+in+the+groove Accessed 4/17/2023.
(3) BE/GET IN THE GROOVE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/be-get-in-the-groove Accessed 4/17/2023.
antidote
antidote
tide sb over (sth)
to help someone through a difficult period, especially by lending them money; If you do something for someone to tide them over, you help them through a period when they are having difficulties, especially by lending them money: SUSTAIN, keep someone going, keep someone’s head above water, see someone through; HELP OUT, assist, aid
…Could you lend me £10 to tide me over till next week?
…Can you lend me some money to tide me over till next month?
…Have another piece of cake. It’ll tide you over till supper.
…The banks were prepared to put up 50 million euros to tide over the company.
> The earliest use of the “tide over” was recorded by Captain John Smith, the famous English Captain who settled the first permanent North American settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. Its original use was meant to allow the ship to “float with the tide” during a period of calm wind until the next tide allowed them to move on. This description is recorded in his manual A Sea Grammar, published in 1627, stating, “To Tide ouer to a place, is to goe ouer with the Tide of ebbe or flood, and stop the contrary by anchoring till the next Tide.” Although “tiding” over was literally what sailors were doing, the word “tide” became synonymous with “time” to describe the time it took until the next tide. This use is still seen in words such as Yuletide or good tidings to mean Christmas time or good times, respectively. The idea of “tiding over” for a period of time until the literal tide rose or fell was somehow superseded by our more modern use of the phrase: to provide a short-term solution to help cope with a problem of some sort. ~ Grammarist
> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Cambridge Dictionary, Collins English Dictionary, Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus
fender-bender
ˈfender-ˌbender
pass the buck
pass the buck
drop-in
drop-in
insipid
insipid
be hard pressed to do something
be hard pressed to do something
plastered
plastered
gnash
gnash
vapid
vapid
clobber
clobber
abash
abash
reciprocate
reciprocate
willy-nilly
willy-nilly
heft
heft
ordnance
ordnance
cahoots
cahoots
distraught
distraught
namby-pamby
namby-pamby
higgledy-piggledy
higgledy-piggledy
wheeze
wheeze
galling
galling
upshot
upshot
helter-skelter
helter-skelter
conflagration
conflagration
be wedded to sth
be wedded to sth
flourish
flourish
leer
leer
pernicious
pernicious
jump the gun
jump the gun
1 (sports) to begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.
2 to do something too soon, especially without thinking carefully about it.
…They’ve only just met - isn’t it jumping the gun to be talking about marriage already?
> Cambridge English Dictionary, Wiktionary
stave off
stave off
put sb on the spot
put sb on the spot
malleable
malleable
cacophony
cacophony
elope
elope
the fold
the fold
tart
tart
squalid
squalid
disdain
disdain
drudge
drudge
innocuous
innocuous
heyday
heyday
talk through one’s hat
talk through one’s hat
dominion
dominion
indisposed
indisposed
squirm
squirm
apathetic
apathetic
convulsion
convulsion
loath
loath
/ləʊθ $ loʊθ/
also loth
→ be loath to do sth
FORMAL
to be unwilling to do something: RELUCTANT, unwilling, disinclined, ill-disposed
…She is loath to give up her hard-earned liberty.
…The new finance minister seems loath to cut income tax.
> From Middle English lōth (“loath; averse, hateful”),
> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Collins English Dictionary, Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus, Wiktionary
put in a word for sb
put in a good word for sb
put in a word for sb
to try to help someone get or achieve something by saying good things about them to someone else
…I got the job because Paul put in a good word for me.
…I really need a job and I was hoping you might put in a good word for me with your boss.
…I’ll put in a good word with Lord Vader. Come with me. ~ Perception, Season 2, Episode 2
> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Cambridge English Dictionary
harrow
har‧row
/ˈhærəʊ $ -roʊ/
noun
a farming machine with sharp metal blades, used to break up the earth before planting crops
verb
1 draw a harrow over (land)
…They ploughed and harrowed the heavy clay.
2 cause distress to: DISTRESS, TORMENT, VEX, trouble, afflict, grieve
…Todd could take it, whereas I’m harrowed by it.
> of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish harv, Swedish harf; related to Middle Dutch harke rake
> Oxford Dictionary of English, Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus, Collins English Dictionary
eat humble pie
eat humble pie
to make a humble apology and accept humiliation.
…He will have to eat humble pie at training after being sent off for punching.
…He had to eat humble pie and publicly admit his error.
…The Queen’s Press secretary resigned over his personal attack on the duchess. He was forced to eat humble pie and publicly apologize to the duchess.
> Oxford Dictionary of English, Collins English Dictionary
squeal
squeal
slip up
slip up
remiss
remiss
huffy
huffy
shirk
shirk
scamper
scamper
impertinence
impertinence
lavish
lavish
disprove
disprove
crank sth out
crank sth out
artisan
artisan
crotchety
crotchety
purview
purview
furnace
furnace
symbiotic
symbiotic
advocate
advocate
