Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
99 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
deliberately
|
on purpose
|
|
|
approximately
|
roughly
|
|
|
fraudulent
|
deceitful;
tricky; treacherous |
|
|
anxiety
|
fear
|
|
|
exhaustive
|
thoroughly
|
|
|
to dismiss s.o.
|
to send s.o. away;
to fire s.o. |
|
|
defective
|
imperfect;
faulty; damaged |
|
|
destructive
|
deadly;
fatal |
|
|
normal
|
average;
ordinary |
|
|
appropriate
|
fitting
|
|
|
to worsen
|
to aggravate
|
|
|
directives
|
instuctions
|
|
|
to hestitate
|
to be reluctant
|
|
|
to depend on
|
contingent on s.th. or s.b.
|
|
|
to humiliate
|
to degrade
|
|
|
not to be good enough
|
to leave a lot to be be desired
|
|
|
to know all the answers
|
to know the ropes;
to be in the know |
|
|
to invade
|
to conquer
|
|
|
to habbit
|
to settle
|
|
|
proclaim
|
declare
|
|
|
scare
|
frighten
|
|
|
honest
|
sincere
|
|
|
uproar
|
tumult
|
|
|
aberration
|
abnormality
|
|
|
to abrogate
|
to annul
|
|
|
adherent
|
follower
|
|
|
baton
|
truncheon
|
|
|
befitting
|
suited to
|
|
|
blur
|
fuzz
|
|
|
bouncer
|
doorman
|
|
|
chilly
|
cold
|
|
|
choice
|
selection
|
|
|
clip
|
grip
|
|
|
coincidence
|
accident
|
|
|
dated
|
old-fashioned
|
|
|
dawn
|
daybreak
|
|
|
decent
|
proper
|
|
|
to embark
|
to begin
|
|
|
emphasis
|
stress
|
|
|
firm
|
decisive
|
|
|
to flash
|
tobeam
|
|
|
gangway
|
aisle
|
|
|
heap
|
mound
|
|
|
hefty
|
substantial
|
|
|
inanimate
|
lifeless
|
|
|
infrastructure
|
base
|
|
|
jagged
|
ragged
|
|
|
kitbag
|
long canvas bag
|
|
|
to knife
|
to stab
|
|
|
to litter
|
to clutter
|
|
|
liquidate
|
exterminate
|
|
|
measure
|
gauge
|
|
|
mistreat
|
ill-treat
|
|
|
to nullify
|
to cancel out
|
|
|
numb
|
deaden
|
|
|
pass on
|
hand on
|
|
|
peak
|
maximum
|
|
|
ratify
|
confirm
|
|
|
reach
|
get to
|
|
|
safe
|
secure
|
|
|
to sack
|
to fire
|
|
|
sanitary
|
hygienic
|
|
|
insufficient
|
deficient
|
|
|
ceased
|
ended
|
|
|
fatal
|
deadly
|
|
|
feasible
|
possible
|
|
|
to make a fuss
|
to cause a lot of problems
|
|
|
immaculate
|
perfect
|
|
|
fed up with waiting
|
not hungry any more
|
|
|
touchstone
|
criterion
|
|
|
it occurs to me
|
it comes to my mind
|
|
|
enraged
|
angry
|
|
|
wrangler
|
cowboy
|
|
|
withdrew
|
left
|
|
|
marvels
|
wonders
|
|
|
second to none
|
the best
|
|
|
negotiable
|
altered
|
|
|
affluent
|
wealthy
|
|
|
to attempt
|
to try
|
|
|
lay on
|
provide
|
|
|
peculiar
|
courios
|
|
|
hasty
|
unkind
|
|
|
posses
|
own
|
|
|
to donate
|
to give
|
|
|
to endure
|
to bear
|
|
|
detest
|
hate
|
|
|
yearned
|
longed
|
|
|
infamous
|
notorius
|
|
|
mended
|
repaired
|
|
|
preceding
|
one immediately before
|
|
|
to decay
|
to rot
|
|
|
owe anything to him
|
have to pay anything
|
|
|
purchased
|
to buy
|
|
|
merged
|
unified
|
|
|
evolved
|
developed
|
|
|
blend
|
mixture
|
|
|
to ease
|
to lessen
|
|
|
deserted
|
abandoned
|
|
|
bloom
|
peak
|
