Week Fourteen Flashcards
(54 cards)
Aspire
V: to want something very much or hope to achieve something or be successful
Example:
-aspire to sth: Most of his students aspired to a career in business.
-aspire to do sth: We aspire to become full-service providers to our clients.
Fleet
N: a group of ships, or all of the ships in a country’s navy
Example:
-fleet of a fleet of 20 sailing ships
-a fishing fleet
Inveigh against someone/ something
Phrasal verb: to strongly criticize something or someone
Example:
There were politicians who inveighed against immigrants to get votes.
Nettle
V: to make someone annoyed or slightly angry
Example:
She looked up at me sharply, clearly nettled by the interruption.
Overt
Adj: done or shown publicly or in an obvious way and not secret
Example:
-overt criticism
-overt racism
-He shows no overt signs of his unhappiness.
Relegate
V: to put someone or something into a lower or less important rank or position
Example:
-She resigned when she was relegated to a desk job.
-The story was relegated to the middle pages of the paper.
Quip
N: a humorous and clever remark
Example:
It was Oscar Wilde who made the famous quip about life mimicking art.
Parole
N: permission for a prisoner to be released before their period in prison is finished, with the agreement that they will behave well
Example:
-He’s been released on parole.
-She hopes to be eligible for parole in three years.
Eligible
Adj: having the necessary qualities or satisfying the necessary conditions
Example:
-eligible for:Are you eligible for early retirement/maternity leave?
-You might be eligible for a grant.
-eligible to: Only people over 18 are eligible to vote.
Furious
Adj: extremely angry
Example:
-furious with: I was late and he was furious with me.
-furious about: He’s furious about the way he’s been treated.
-furious at:She is furious at how budget cuts have reduced facilities to a minimum.
We had a furious debate about the death penalty.
Hatchet
N: a small axe (= tool with a blade that cuts when you hit things with it)
Spin
V: to (cause to) turn around and around, especially fast
Example:
-The earth spins on its axis.
-spin around/round: The roulette players silently watched the wheel spin around/round.
Supine
Adj: (lying) flat on your back, looking up
Example:
We walked along the beach, past the rows of supine bodies soaking up the sun.
Mammoth
Adj: extremely large
Example:
-Cleaning up the city-wide mess is going to be a mammoth task.
-It’s a mammoth undertaking - are you sure you have the resources to cope?
Repulse
V: to push someone or something back or away, esp. to successfully stop an attack
Example:
The enemy attack was quickly repulsed.
Havoc
N: confusion and lack of order that result in damage or trouble; ruin
Example:
The storm created complete havoc in the park.
Ammunition
N:
1.objects that can be shot from a weapon, such as bullets or bombs
Example:
-a good supply of ammunition
-a shortage of ammunition
2.facts that can be used to support an argument
Example:
His bad behaviour provided plenty of ammunition for his opponents.
Raze
V: to completely destroy a city, building, etc.
Example:
The town was razed to the ground in the bombing raid - not a building was left standing.
Dungeon
N: an underground prison, especially in a castle
Virulent
Adj:
- A virulent disease or poison is dangerous and spreads or affects people very quickly
Example:
-A particularly virulent strain of flu has recently claimed a number of lives in the region.
-The virulent plague caused havoc among the populace.
2.full of hate and violent opposition
Example:
She is a virulent critic of US energy policy.
The populace
N: the ordinary people who live in a particular country or place
Example:
Some studies show that workers in the nuclear industry are more likely than the general populace to get cancer.
Heroism
N: great courage
Example:
an act of heroism
Lethal
Adj: able to cause or causing death; extremely dangerous
Example:
-Three minutes after the fire started, the house was full of lethal fumes.
-In the car the police found guns, knives, and other lethal weapons (= weapons that can kill).
Credit someone with something
Phrasal verb:
1.to consider that someone has a particular quality
Example:
I had credited them with more integrity than they showed.
2to say that someone is responsible for something good
Example:
She is credited with making the business a success.
