Week 1 Day 4 Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
to badger
A
- to persuade someone by telling them repeatedly to do something
- to question someone repeatedly
- She has been badgering me into doing some exercise.
- Every time we go into a shop, the kids badger me to buy them sweets.
2
Q
to get off one’s back
A
used to tell someone to stop criticising you or telling you what to do
- Why don’t you get off my back! I’m doing my best!
3
Q
to implore
A
to ask someone to do or not to do something in a very sincere, emotional and determined way
- She implored her parents not to send her away to boarding school.
- She implored him not to leave her.
4
Q
drudgery (n)
A
hard, boring work
- the drudgery of housework
- Cleaning the oven is sheer drudgery.
5
Q
to plead
A
to request for something
- She appeared on television to plead for help in finding her child.
- He was on his knees, pleading for mercy / forgiveness.
6
Q
interminably (adv)
A
in a way that continues for too long and therefore is boring or annoying
- They performed an interminably long set of love songs.
- The investigations dragged on interminably.
7
Q
privilege (n)
A
an advantage that only one person or group of people has
- Cheap air travel is one of the privileges of working for the airline.
- He had no special privileges and was treated just like every other prisoner.
8
Q
to perceive
A
to notice something that is obvious
- Bill perceived a tiny figure in the distance.
- I perceived a note of unhappiness in her voice.
- Perceiving that he was not happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel.
9
Q
to pester
A
to behave in an annoying manner towards someone by doing or asking for something repeatedly
- John has been pestering her to go out with him all month.
- The kids keep pestering me to buy them a new video game.
10
Q
persistently (adv)
A
If someone does something persistently, they do it in a determined but often unreasonable way.
- They have persistently ignored our advice.
- He persistently called at her home, sent letters and made phone calls.
