vocab 16 Flashcards
adjective: showing strong feelings
e. g. an …….. supporter of Manchester United
Ardent
Noun: the feeling of being sorry for something you have done because you feel it was wrong, or the act of showing this.
e. g. He expressed …….. for what he had done
e. g. She cried tears of ……..
Penitence
Adjective : able or likely to make mistakes
e.g. We place our trust in doctors, but they are …….. like everyone else.
fallible
Verb: to (cause to) change from a solid, frozen state to a liquid or soft one, because of an increase in temperature
Allow the meat to …… completely before cooking it.
thaw
Noun the use of machines and computers that can operate without needing human control:
E.g. office/factory ……
……. and robotics have decreased the need for a large, highly skilled work force.
Automation
Adjective: having or containing a lot of knowledge that is known by very few people:
He’s the author of an ……. book on Scottish history.
Erudite
Noun: a small hole, especially one that allows light into a camera
the bell ropes passed through ….. in the ceiling”
Apaerture
Noun: an act of damage or injury against an enemy in reaction to an act of damage or injury done to you:
E.g. Employees didn’t speak out about the company’s pollution for fear of …..
Reprisal
Noun:a person with a high level of knowledge or skill, especially someone who is less able in other ways:
e.g.
There are musical ……… who are very awkward physically - until they sit at the piano.
Savant
