Week 1 Flashcards
(30 cards)
particular importance or attention that you give to something
EMPHASIS
an integer (number) which can always be divided by two
EVEN NUMBER
a small roll of cotton that a woman puts in her vagina to absorb her monthly flow of blood
TAMPON
not wanting to do something
RELUCTANT
an integer (number) which can’t be divided by two
ODD NUMBER
someone who knows a lot about science or technology, especially computers
GEEK
easy to hurt or attack physically or emotionally
VULNERABLE
very silly
RIDICULOUS
the time when a business, organization, etc stops operating for ever
CLOSURE
the man that she has promised to marry
FIANCE
a performance of pop or rock music
GIG
to give someone official permission to leave
DISMISS
a small tool with two narrow pieces of metal joined at one end, used for picking up or pulling out very small things
TWEEZERS
to communicate information, feelings, or images to someone
CONVEY
easy to use or suiting your plans well
CONVENIENT
in the past, the part of a ship in which passengers with the cheapest tickets travelled
STEERAGE
to remove something quickly, without being careful
RIP
to make a large jump or sudden movement, usually from one place to another
LEAP
the long tube that carries solid waste from the stomach out of the body
BOWEL
to persuade someone or make someone certain
CONVINCE
to call somebody who acts in a strange way
CREEP
brown skin from being in the sun
TAN
to look for a long time at someone or something or in a particular direction
GAZE
to die because you are under water and cannot breathe, or to kill someone in this way
DROWN
