Vocab Ch 81-85 Flashcards
(41 cards)
jot down
write something down to remember (inf.)
typescript
an author’s text that has not yet been published
to run off
to print out
typeface
font
a sentence that is indented
begins away from the normal margin
superscript
uppered^ characters
to have got a thing about
to like or dislike
as things are
as the situation is
umpteen
lot of
'’I gather’’
'’I’ve heared it from someone’’
incidentally
used to introduce new subject
present company excepted
not including you or me
in excess of
more than
smattering
small proportion
dash/smidgen
very small quantity
dollop
small amount (can also be used as large …)
'’or words to that effect’’
'’or similar words expressing the same meaning’’
to mutter
to mumble (negative)
to murmer
to mumble (positive)
to shriek
to shout load and very high-pitched
to be nagging (at)
criticising fault or duties not done
to be bickering over
arguing in an irritated way usually about something petty
to be slagging off
to be criticising in an insulting way
to wind someone up
to tease / to fool
