Unit6-C1 Flashcards
(81 cards)
Intelligence
cleverness
Quotient
measure, amount
Impulse
A sudden urge or desire to do something without thinking carefully first.
Audience
spectators, viewers
Stability
steadiness, constancy
Foundation
basis
Grant
An amount of money that is given to someone by a government, a company, etc., to be used for a particular purpose (such as scientific research)
Donor
A person or group that gives something (such as money, food, or clothes) in order to help a person or organization
Marshmallow
A soft, white, sweet food made of sugar and eggs
Errand
A short journey that you take to do or get something
Rest
lie, lean, put, place
Diagnostic
analytical, analytic
Dozen
A group of 12 people or things.
Track down
pursue, follow
Adolescent
teenage
Gratification
satisfaction, pleasure
Competent
skilled, well-qualified
Go to pieces
to break down
Freeze
immobilize, stop
Regress
To return to an earlier and usually worse or less developed condition or state. (antonym: progress)
Rattle
To upset especially to the point of loss of poise and composure.
Embrace
accept, welcome
Self-reliant
Confident in your own abilities and able to do things for yourself.
Stubborn
Refusing to change your ideas or to stop doing something