Week 6 Flashcards
1
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to complain (informal)
A
To moan ABOUT sth
2
Q
to grieve the death of sb, faire son deuil
A
To mourn sb
3
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able to be appreciated
A
Appreciable
4
Q
to be aware of
A
To be conscious OF
5
Q
someone who pays a lot of attention to details and likes to do things correctly
A
Conscientious
6
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to believe sth is going to happen soon, before sth, to presume
A
Presumption
7
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a line of people marching, walking
A
Procession (N)
8
Q
zero value
A
Worthless
9
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so valuable
A
Priceless
10
Q
To take action AGAINST sth
A
To take action AGAINST sth
11
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to solve a problem
A
To overcome
12
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personality, sb who doesn’t think about others
A
Inconsiderate (adj)
13
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large number
A
Considerable (adj)
A considerable number of people
14
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with respect
A
Respectfully
15
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now
A
Current
16
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a type of berry
A
Currant (N)
17
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in my opinion
A
As far as I’m concerned
18
Q
to describe a person, situation that you cannot tolerate
A
Intolerable
19
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main, primary
A
Principal (adj)
20
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head of a school
A
A principal (N, p)
21
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values you believe in
A
Principle (n,c)
22
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what’s left over (maths, financial) (le reste dans une division)
A
Remainder (unc)
23
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News coverage
A
News coverage
24
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ambidextre
A
Ambidextrous (adj)
25
unfair preference for sth, sb
Favoritism
26
person who thinks about other people
Considerate (adj)
27
Motorist (N,p)
Motorist (N,p)
28
when you stop working because you're demanding sth, i.e. more money
To go ON strike
There is a public transport, teacher's, police, nurse's strike
29
peak hour
Rush hour
30
used
Second hand
31
often expensive, often to impress other people
(A) flash(y) (car)
32
to be scared, cautious, nervous, usually because of a lack of experience
To be wary OF sth
I am wary of the major roads because I don't have much experience
33
used to describe a person who always tries to cheat people
Deceitful (adj)
34
to abandon your responsibilities, duties
To desert sb
A deserter (N,p)
35
to spend a lot of money
To spend a fortune ON sb, sth
36
Astronomical
- > costs,
- > prices
Astronomical
- > costs,
- > prices
37
to become worse and worse (health, economy)
To deteriorate /ditiriorate/
38
to make sb angry
To infuriate
Furious (adj)
Fury (N)
39
because I can, I have no reason to do it
To do sth for the sake of it
40
To finalise the details
To finalise the details
41
the place where you hunt
Hunting ground
42
the lines man in soccer
Referee
43
worth mentioning
Notable
44
made especially for an individual
A tailor-made
- > trip
- > course
- > suit
- > service
45
designed for consumers, people who want the latest and greatest
Consumer-driven
- > fashion
- > technology
- > design
46
has high moral standards, the bad and the good
A high-minded
- > person
- > ambition
- > reason
- > principle
47
excessively, overly upper-class
High-brow
- > interests
- > lifestyles
48
firmly rooted, established
Entrenched
To dig a trench (tranchée)
49
nurse who specialises in childbirth
Midwife (N,p)
50
a seller (old fashioned)
Peddler (N,p)
51
someone who pretends to be a doctor
Quack (N,p)
52
to appear after
To supervene
53
to appear in the middle; to interrupt
To intervene
54
to get (pour maladies)
To contract
- > a disease
- > an illness
55
adj when you cover all the areas, to have skills in all the areas
All-encompassing (adj)
56
when you realise, come into a lot of information, knowledge
To be enlightened
57
to pull with great force
To heave
58
great, big change, almost chaotic
Upheaval (adj)
The French Revolution caused great upheaval to the monarchy and aristocrats.
59
completely uninjured, undamaged
Unscathed (adj)
Surprisingly, he came out of the car accident unscathed (not even a scratch)
60
designed to hurt and offend
Scathing (adj)
To make a scathing remark, comment
61
passion, energy, excitement
Fervor (N)
62
Slightly
- > tired
- > excited
- > annoyed
- > scared
Slightly
- > tired
- > excited
- > annoyed
- > scared
63
Unbelievably
- > tired
- > excited
- > annoyed
- > scared
Unbelievably
- > tired
- > excited
- > annoyed
- > scared
64
Practically
- > perfect
- > finished
- > impossible
Practically
- > perfect
- > finished
- > impossible
65
Old and rotting
Mouldy
66
Not dangerous
Benign
67
Impossible to go through
Impassable
68
Depressing
Dispiriting
69
Untroubled
Unperturbed
70
Lasting for a short time
Ephemeral
71
Very angry
Incensed
72
Mad
Potty
73
Dead
- > tired
- > serious
- > opposed
Dead
- > tired
- > serious
- > opposed
74
Disgusting
Vile
75
Pretty
Gorgeous, ravishing
76
Embarrassed
Mortified
77
Confused
Bewildered, bemused, baffled
78
Very tired
Exhausted
79
Cold
Freezing
80
Hot
Boiling
81
Scared
Terrified, petrified
82
Surprised
Flabbergasted, astonished (positive), shocked (negative)
83
Old
Ancient
84
Cute
Adorable
85
Bad
Awful, horrible, dreadful, appalling
86
Good
Magnificent, amazing, phenomenal, mind-blowing
87
Big
Huge, enormous, gigantic, ginormous (informal)
88
Small
Tiny
89
Angry
Furious, livid
90
Sad
Devastated
91
Happy
Delightful, ecstatic, euphoric, elated
92
Stupid
Ridiculous
93
Smart
Brilliant
94
Hungry
Starving, ravenous, famished
95
Clean
Spotless, pristine (for natural places)
96
Dirty
Filthy
97
Ugly
Hideous, ghastly
98
the worst possible kind
A heinous (ungradable)
- > crime
- > behaviour
99
Bitterly
- > cold
- > disappointed
- > opposed
- > upset
Bitterly
- > cold
- > disappointed
- > opposed
- > upset
100
Completely
- > different
- > incomprehensible
- > new
- > sure
- > terrified
- > impossible
- > free
- > wrong
- > full
- > empty
Completely
- > different
- > incomprehensible
- > new
- > sure
- > terrified
- > impossible
- > free
- > wrong
- > full
- > empty
101
Deeply
- > ashamed
- > attached
- > divided
- > unhappy
- > emotional
Deeply
- > ashamed
- > attached
- > divided
- > unhappy
- > emotional
102
Entirely
- > beneficial
- > different
- > satisfactory
- > unexpected
- > convinced
- > persuaded
Entirely
- > beneficial
- > different
- > satisfactory
- > unexpected
- > convinced
- > persuaded
103
Heavily
- > armed
- > dependent
- > polluted
Heavily
- > armed
- > dependent
- > polluted
104
Highly
- > contagious
- > critical
- > intelligent
- > likely
- > sensitive
- > valuable
- > plausible
Highly
- > contagious
- > critical
- > intelligent
- > likely
- > sensitive
- > valuable
- > plausible
105
Painfully
- > aware
- > obvious
- > sensitive
- > slow
Painfully
- > aware
- > obvious
- > sensitive
- > slow
106
Perfectly
- > balanced
- > normal
- > safe
- > serious
- > adequate
- > reasonable
- > acceptable
Perfectly
- > balanced
- > normal
- > safe
- > serious
- > adequate
- > reasonable
- > acceptable
107
Seriously
- > damaged
- > hurt
- > rich
- > wealthy
- > worried
Seriously
- > damaged
- > hurt
- > rich
- > wealthy
- > worried
108
Totally
- > harmless
- > inadequate
- > unbelievable
- > unspoilt
- > absurd
- > useful
- > perfect
- > devastated
Totally
- > harmless
- > inadequate
- > unbelievable
- > unspoilt
- > absurd
- > useful
- > perfect
- > devastated
109
Utterly
- > different
- > disastrous
- > impossible
- > useless
- > exhausted
- > devastated
- > ridiculous
Utterly
- > different
- > disastrous
- > impossible
- > useless
- > exhausted
- > devastated
- > ridiculous
110
Widely
- > available
- > held
- > publicised
- > used
Widely
- > available
- > held
- > publicised
- > used
111
cannot hurt you
Harmless
112
Opposite of well-respected
ill-respected
113
all details included, nothing missing (in research)
Comprehensive research
114
To rely ON sth
Reliable
Reliant
To rely ON sth
Reliable
Reliant
115
to be dependent on, you cannot survive without sb/sth
To be reliant ON sb/sth
116
showing
Revealing
117
enlightened
Revelatory
118
impossible to imagine
Unthinkable (doesn't exist without un-)
119
to undergo or show change, typically within ONE process
Varying
120
likely to change
Variable
121
easily becomes excited
Excitable
122
easily becomes irritated
Irritable
123
very blind
As blind as a bat
He is as blind as a bat, so make sure you type in a large front.
124
the object you're cleaning must be able to shine or show a reflection
As clean as a whistle
125
As cool as a cucumber
As cool as a cucumber
126
As easy as pie
As easy as pie
127
sb who is not easily affected by emotional things, typically because of years of experience and difficult life
As hard as nails (clous)
128
As quiet as a mouse
- > low volume
- > timid, shy
As quiet as a mouse
- > low volume
- > timid, shy
129
As sick as a dog
As sick as a dog
130
As happy as Larry
As happy as Larry
131
As busy as a bee
As busy as a bee
132
Between
Inter
Intercontinental, intercity, interview
133
Very big
Super
Superpower
134
Previous
Ex
Ex-wife
135
Small
Mini
Mini-hifi
136
Not
Ab
Abnormal
137
Too much
Over
Overspend
138
Together
Co
Coauthor
139
Main
Arch
Archenemy, archenemesis, archangel
140
Across
Trans
Transcontinental
141
Before
Pre
Preview
142
To warn sb ABOUT the danger OF sth
To warn sb ABOUT the danger OF sth
143
to warn beforehand
To forewarn
144
planned, there was intention (about a murder)
Premeditated murder
145
Omnipotent : power
Omnipotent : power
146
Omniscient : knowledge
Omniscient : knowledge
147
redundant, more than necessary
Superfluous (adj)
148
Fellow
- > victims
- > workers
- > classmates
Fellow
- > victims
- > workers
- > classmates
149
never happened before
Unprecedented
150
a method, solution to fight against a problem
Countermeasure
151
never ending
Interminable
152
cannot be explained
Inexplicable (adj)
| Unexplainable (US)
153
to satisfy one's thirst
To quench one's thirst
| Unquenchable thirst FOR sth
154
impossible to satisfy
Insatiable hunger FOR sth
155
to make sb appear more important than it really is
Overblown
156
decided, determined beforehand
Pre-ordained (adj)
157
cannot be denied, disproved
Irrefutable (adj)
To refute a claim
158
mainly
Predominantly
159
Absolutely
- > enormous
- > furious
- > perfect
- > amazed
- > essential
- > sure
- > necessary
- > fabulous
Absolutely
- > enormous
- > furious
- > perfect
- > amazed
- > essential
- > sure
- > necessary
- > fabulous
160
Quite
- > unremarkable
- > exceptional
- > painful
- > good
- > tasty
Quite
- > unremarkable
- > exceptional
- > painful
- > good
- > tasty
161
Fairly
- > predictable
- > rich
- > important
- > busy
Fairly
- > predictable
- > rich
- > important
- > busy
162
Somewhat
| -> surprised
Somewhat
| -> surprised
163
extremely
- > excited
- > effective
- > important
- > complicated
- > popular
- > hard
extremely
- > excited
- > effective
- > important
- > complicated
- > popular
- > hard
164
rather
- > relieved
- > difficult
- > hot
- > important
- > excited
- > fascinating
rather
- > relieved
- > difficult
- > hot
- > important
- > excited
- > fascinating
165
hugely
- > important
- > entertaining
- > successful
hugely
- > important
- > entertaining
- > successful
166
very
- > different
- > simple
- > disappointed
very
- > different
- > simple
- > disappointed
167
terribly
- > boring
- > tired
- > sorry
terribly
- > boring
- > tired
- > sorry
168
really
- > terrifying
- > awful
- > powerful
really
- > terrifying
- > awful
- > powerful
169
pretty
- > upset
- > hard
- > frightening
- > awful
- > tall
- > quiet
pretty
- > upset
- > hard
- > frightening
- > awful
- > tall
- > quiet
170
virtually
- > identical
- > deserted
- > unchanged
virtually
- > identical
- > deserted
- > unchanged
171
enormously
- > popular
- > powerful
- > satisfying
enormously
- > popular
- > powerful
- > satisfying
172
badly
- > needed
- > hurt
- > damaged
badly
- > needed
- > hurt
- > damaged
