The List 003 Flashcards
(20 cards)
slug
to hit someone with your fist
havoc
a very confused and possibly dangerous situation
laborious
Requiring much physical effort
tedious
boring; ex:The trouble is I find most forms of exercise so tedious.
defunct
No longer living, existing; ex: the now defunct communist part
ponder
to think carefully, especially for a period of time
hapless
very unlucky
outrageous
Shocking, immoral
hindsight
a realisation or understanding of an event that have occured; ex In hindsight, that could have perhaps been done a little better
concede
to admint often unwiliingly that sth is true; ex: The Government has conceded that the new tax policy has been a disaster.
articulate
adj. able to express feeling or thought clearly and effectively ex: an intelligent and articulate boy
gutted
adj. extremely dissapointed
refute
v. to prove to be false, to deny a truth ex: She refutes any suggestions of exploitation
slapper
n. a woman of loose moral (very offensive)
hanker after/for sth
v. to have a strong wish for sth, especially when you cannot or should not have it
swerve
to change direction especially suddenly, ex: he never swerves an inch in his duty
drivel
n. nonsense information, ex: you do not believe the drivel on radio, drivelling (adj), ex drivelling man
grotesque
strange or unpleasant esplly in silly or frightening way ex comestic surgery makes her face grotesque
slime
a sticky liquid substance which is unpleasant to touch, such as the liquid produced by fish and snails and the greenish brown substance found near water
factoid
an interesting piece of information, ex:
I remember coming across that striking little factoid somewhere during the research
