Set6 Monday Flashcards
Hollow
Having empty space inside
They won, but it was a hollow victory.
Stare
To look at sth or s.one for a long time without mıving your eyes.
What are you staring at?
Persist
To continue to do sth, although this is difficult, or other people oppose it.
She persisted with her studies in spite of financial problems.
She persisted in asking the question.
Pan
A round metal container that you use for cooking. Syn: saucepan
Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling water.
Gentle (adj)
Kind and careful in the way you behave or do things. Opp:rough
Dominate
To control s.one or sth or to have more importance than other people or things.
The industry is dominated by five multinational companies.
Her laud voice totally dominated the conversation.
Bribe
To illegally give s.one, especially a public official, money or a gift in order to persuade them to do sth for you.
The only way we could get into the country was by bribing the border officials.
Sam wouldn’t do her homework until I bribed her with ice cream.
Gap
A space between two objects or two parts of an object, especially because sth is missing. Syn:hole
Basis
Syn: foundation, cornerstone
Vertical
Pointing up in a line that forms an angle of 90o with a flat surface.
Dikey
Relief
A feeling of comfort when sth frigthening, worrying or painful has ended or has not happened.
Rahatlama
Stiff
İf someone or a part of their body is stiff, their muscles hurt and it is difficult for them to move. Syn:painful
Her legs were stiff from kneeling.
Difficult to do or deal with
Graduates face stiff competition in getting jobs
A third party
Üçüncü şahıs
Downward
Moving or pointing towards a lower position.
Moving to a lower level.
Cultivate
To prepare and use land for growing crops and plants.
To work hard to develop particular skill, attitude or quality
