THE OPEN WINDOW Flashcards
(23 cards)
1 Self-possessed
able to remain calm and confident in a difficult situation
2 To endeavour
to try very hard to do something
3 Duly
in the correct or expected manner
4 To retreat
to move away from a place or an enemy because you are in danger or because you have been defeated to move away or back
5 To mope
to spend your time doing nothing and feeling sorry for yourself
6 Moor a high open area of land that is not used for
a high open area of land that is not used for farming especially an area covered with rough grass and heather
7 To engulf
to surround or to cover somebody/something completely
8 Treacherous
that cannot be trusted intending to harm you
dangerous especially when seeming safe
9 Faltering
becoming weaker or less effective
10 To shudder
to shake because you are cold or frightened or because of a strong feeling to sheke very hard
11 Briskly
quickly in a practical and confident way; in a away that shows a desire to get things done quickly
12 To rattle on
to talk continuously about something that is not important or interesting especially in an annoying way
13 Prospect
the possibility that something will happen
14 Ghastly
very frightening and unpleasant because it involves pain, death etc.
15 Delusion
a false belief or opinion about yourself or your situation
16 Ailment
an illness that is not very serious
17 Infirmity
weakness or illness over a long period
18 Hoarse When one’s voice sounds rough and
When one’s voice sounds rough and unpleasant especially because of a sore throat
19 Dimly
not very brightly or clearly
20 Imminent
likely to happen very soon
21 Collision an accident in which two vehicles or
an accident in which two vehicles or people crash into each other
a collision between two opposing points of view
22 To snarl
to show the teeth and make a deep angry noise in the throat
23 Scarcity
When there is not enough of something and it is difficult to obtain it
