Snow Queen - Introduction Flashcards
Fashion v.
to make or shape something, especially with your hands v.
Ex.: She fashioned a pot from/out of the clay.
Ex.2: She fashioned the clay into a pot.
Ex.3: It was fashioned by him.
to make or shape something, especially with your hands v.
Fashion v.
Ex.: She fashioned a pot from the clay.
Ex.2: She fashioned the clay into a pot.
Ex.3: It was fashioned by him.
splinter v. /ˈsplɪntər/
(of wood, glass, stone, etc.) to break, or to make something break, into small, thin, sharp pieces; shatter v.
Ex.: The mirror cracked but did not splinter.
Ex.2: The vase splintered into a thousand pieces.
Ex.3: The impact splintered the wood.
Ex.4: She could hear the talons shredding and splintering the wood.
(of wood, glass, stone, etc.) to break, or to make something break, into small, thin, sharp pieces; shatter v.
splinter v. /ˈsplɪntər/
Ex.: The mirror cracked but did not splinter.
Ex.2: The vase splintered into a thousand pieces.
Ex.3: The impact splintered the wood.
Ex.4: She could hear the talons shredding and splintering the wood.
lump n. /lʌmp/
a piece of st hard or solid, usually without a particular shape n.
Ex.: a lump of coal/cheese/wood
Ex.2: This sauce has lumps in it.
a piece of st hard or solid, usually without a particular shape n.
lump n. /lʌmp/
Ex.: a lump of coal/cheese/wood
Ex.2: This sauce has lumps in it.
lodge v.
to become fixed or stuck somewhere; to make st become fixed or stuck somewhere v.
Ex.: One of the bullets lodged in his chest.
Ex.2: She lodged the number firmly in her mind.
Ex.3: The letter was safely lodged in his inside pocket.
to become fixed or stuck somewhere; to make st become fixed or stuck somewhere v.
lodge v.
Ex.: One of the bullets lodged in his chest.
Ex.2: She lodged the number firmly in her mind.
Ex.3: The letter was safely lodged in his inside pocket.
disdainful a. /dɪsˈdeɪnfl/
showing the feeling that sb/st is not good enough to deserve your respect or attention a.
Ex.: She’s always been disdainful of people who haven’t been to college.
showing the feeling that sb/st is not good enough to deserve your respect or attention a.
disdainful a. /dɪsˈdeɪnfl/
Ex.: She’s always been disdainful of people who haven’t been to college.
numb v.
to make sb unable to react or to show emotion, often because of an extreme shock; entorpecer v.
Ex.: a nation numbed by political scandal
to make sb unable to react or to show emotion, often because of an extreme shock; entorpecer v.
numb v.
Ex.: a nation numbed by political scandal
set the stage for st i.
to make it possible for st to happen; to make st likely to happen
to create the conditions in which something is likely to happen i.
Ex.: The drivers’ demands were rejected, setting the stage for a prolonged transport strike.
Ex.2: Family problems in childhood can set the stage for stress in adult life.
Ex.3: The thrilling semi-finals set the stage for what should be a great game.
to make it possible for st to happen; to make st likely to happen i.
set the stage for st i.
Ex.: Family problems in childhood can set the stage for stress in adult life.
Ex.2: The thrilling semi-finals set the stage for what should be a great game.
that most people consider to be morally fair and reasonable; fair a.
just a.
Ex.: a just decision/law/society
just a.
that most people consider to be morally fair and reasonable; fair a.
Ex.: a just decision/law/society
not friendly; frosty a.
wintry a.
Ex.: a wintry smile
wintry a.
not friendly; frosty a.
Ex.: a wintry smile
the place and time at which the action of a play, novel, etc. takes place; cenário, ambiente n.
setting n.
Ex.: short stories with a contemporary setting
Ex.2: New York City is the setting of his new novel.
Ex.3: London has been used as the setting for many films.
Ex.4: The Scottish Highlands provide the settings for many of his stories.
setting n.
the place and time at which the action of a play, novel, etc. takes place; cenário, ambiente n.
Ex.: short stories with a contemporary setting
Ex.2: New York City is the setting of his new novel.
Ex.3: London has been used as the setting for many films.
Ex.4: The Scottish Highlands provide the settings for many of his stories.
Am. backdrop / Br. backcloth n.
everything that can be seen around an event or scene; pano de fundo, entorno n.
Ex.: The mountains provided a dramatic backdrop for our picnic.
everything that can be seen around an event or scene; pano de fundo, entorno n.
Am. backdrop / Br. backcloth n.
Ex.: The mountains provided a dramatic backdrop for our picnic.
personification n.
the practice of representing objects, qualities, etc. as humans, in art and literature; an object, quality, etc. that is represented in this way n.
Ex.: the personification of autumn in Keats’s poem
the practice of representing objects, qualities, etc. as humans, in art and literature; an object, quality, etc. that is represented in this way n.
personification n.
Ex.: the personification of autumn in Keats’s poem
