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121 Cards in this Set
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Moratorium |
(N)= Embargo; a temporary prohibition of an activity. Moratorium on eviction |
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Decimate (v) |
=Kill/ destroy Stem the spread of the disease decimated the labor market |
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Espionage |
The practice of spying Being held on espionage charges |
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repatriate (v) |
Repatriate (send) money to their home country |
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Largesse (n) |
Generosity |
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desist from sth |
=stop doing something (e.g.Desist from illegal and wrongful activities ) =refrain from |
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Retract false/ misleading statements |
Taking back |
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Better still |
=what’s better is XXX |
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Gambit (n) |
A course of action/ tactic/ plan E.g. trump’s gambit to defer payroll taxes is turning into a logistical challenge |
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Beleaguer |
Beleaguered economy (Beset with difficulties) |
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Estuary |
River mouth |
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bulp / hiccup |
Sound after you had dinner |
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Run afoul of |
Into conflict or difficulty with If you keep parking illegally you’ll run afoul of the police |
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Impale (v) |
= pierce = transfix (With a sharp instrument to torture or execute someone) |
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Jubilant (adj) |
Feel great happiness or triumph |
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Qualm (n) |
an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear |
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xxx roil the society |
Annoy/ irritate |
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Pliable |
Easily influenced |
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Repercussions (n) |
Consequence ( usually an unwelcome one) |
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Keep your equilibrium |
a calm state of mind. |
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Lay the foundation |
And others followed |
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Snuggle (v) |
settle or move into a warm, comfortable position. |
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Preemptive |
Forestall or preempt - prevent Sth by taking advanced actions |
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Malignant (adj) |
-Very infectious ( disease) -malevolent (harmful/ not kind) |
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Placate (v) |
Make someone less angry or hostile |
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In hindsight |
the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened |
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Lion share |
A lion shared credit for having avoided the war -the major share |
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Capitulate (v) |
= Surrender |
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Oust (v) |
Deprive someone from possession of something To oust Trump in the next election |
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Hideous face |
Ugly / extremely unpleasant |
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In a XXX fashion |
= in a XXX way |
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Oracle (n) |
person or agency considered to provide wise and insightful counsel or prophetic predictions |
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Aftermath (n) |
the consequences or aftereffects of a significant unpleasant event. |
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Disengenuous (adj) |
not candid or sincere |
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Ingenious (adj) |
= clever and original |
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Pent-up (adj) |
=repressed / suppressed The children were full of pent-up energy after the long car ride. |
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Spawn a crusade |
medieval military expedition |
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They want us to speak the language of violence |
— you are either with us or against us |
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Barrage (v) |
Bombard with sth E.g. The administration barraged the public |
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Interrogate (v) |
Ask questions closely and aggressively |
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Collateral damage |
any death, injury, or other damage inflicted that is an unintended result of military operations |
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Beat the drum of/ for sth |
-to say or write things that strongly support sth. E.g. US media beat the drums of war |
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Inexorable (adj) |
Impossible to stop or prevent |
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Dubious (adj) |
Hesitating or doubting |
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Teeter (v) |
Sway back and forth; move or balance unsteadily E.g. To this day, Iraq teeters on the edge of civil war. |
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Benign (adj) |
=kind |
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Incarcerate |
= imprison (v) |
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Annexation (n) |
Add as an extra or subordinate part |
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Unabashed (adj) |
Not embarrassed by something that happened |
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Streak (n) |
=element an element of a specified kind in someone's character |
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Tilt (v) |
Move or cause to move into a sloping position E.g. tilt the balance of power on the high sea |
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Drive me nuts |
Get annoyed |
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Shanty (adj) house |
Small crude shelter used as a dwelling |
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Visionary (n/ adj) |
a person with original ideas about what the future will or could be like |
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Farming clan |
Farming family , especially a large one |
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Smack of |
show or seem to have a characteristic or quality =involve E.g. That suggestion smacks of hypocrisy. |
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quintessential |
= typical |
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Right up alley |
In one’s taste The job is right up my alley |
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Geek out on |
= enthuse about a specific thing |
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Pescatarian |
Eat fish but not meat |
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Flare up |
A sudden outburst of something The Covid virus flares up again |
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Incredulous (adj) |
= unconvinced. unwilling or unable to believe something |
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woe (n) |
Misery/ trouble Adding to the woes, mounting tensions between the US and China are posing a new threat |
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reciprocate (v) |
Do the same (in return) |
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Buckle down |
Tackle a task with determination You need to buckle down if you want good grades |
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Spooky (adj) |
Ghostly |
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Grotesque (adj) |
Repulsively ugly or distorted |
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Pithy (adj) |
Brief, meaningful but thoughtful |
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Derision |
Contemptuous mockery |
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Perverse (adj) |
Behaving unacceptable |
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Bald-faced (adj) |
Shameless |
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Feigned (adj) |
Insincere and pretended |
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Spring from |
= come from a specific situation |
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Woe (n) |
Great sorrow or distress |
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Disingenuous (adj) |
Not candid or sincere |
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In thrall to something |
In a state of being controlled or strongly influenced by someone E.g. in thrall to that perennially-convenient bogeyman - foreign interference |
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Bogeyman (n) |
an imaginary evil spirit or being, used to frighten children. |
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Sedition |
Conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority |
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(Can’t) wrap your head around |
Understand (something difficult) |
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Get the hang of sth |
Begin to understand how to do it/ become familiar with something |
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Grin and bear it |
Accept sth that’s difficult without complaining about it |
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Cooped up |
To be restricted to a small space E.g. we’ve been cooped up in the house for weeks |
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Going stir crazy |
Feeling anxious, restless |
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Climbing the walls |
Feeling anxious / bored |
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At the end of my rope |
You reached the end of your energy - something exasperate you |
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Count your blessings |
Take a moment to feel grateful |
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A light at the end of the tunnel |
:) |
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Alleyway (n) |
narrow lane of the street |
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In the realm of |
= in terms of |
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Slammed |
= busy |
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Livid |
= very mad |
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Phenomenal |
= exceptional / very good |
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Filthy |
= very dirty |
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Spotless |
= very clean |
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Gorgeous |
= very beautiful |
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Hideous |
= very ugly |
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Intriguing / compelling |
= interesting |
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Back to square one |
To start over on the beginning |
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Back to the drawing board |
Start over again and develop. New plan |
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To keep someone up to speed |
To give someone all the latest info about sth |
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Get down to business |
Focus on what needs to be done |
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A long shot |
A little chance of succeeding |
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To get the ball rolling |
To make something begin or happen |
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Bring something to the table |
To offer sth useful |
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Precious little |
E.g. there’s precious little evidence of the pandemic slowing down |
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ladle; stove ; pot lid; faucet ; colander ; skillet ; cabinet ; cutting board ; measuring cup; tongs; freezer ; spatula ; whisk ; can opener; grater ; funnel ; hood ; baggie ; plastic wrap ; hot pad; trivet; spices |
Kitchen words |
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Kick the can down the road |
Decide later |
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Chip away |
To make it weaker. The South Africa variant chip away the 95% efficacy of covid vaccine |
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Meager |
= Inadequate |
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Loose end to tie up |
A detail that’s not yet explained |
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Recoup (v) |
Regain something spent or lost
Recoup $$ |
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Outdo (v) |
Try to be more successful than |
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iteration (n) |
Repetition of a process in order to generate an outcome |
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Instigate (v) |
Bring about or initiate something |
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Marauding (adj) |
Going about in search of things to steal or people to attack E.g. marauding goldfish |
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Hardened criminal |
Dosent have remorse , doesn’t feel bad |
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In over your head |
A situation that’s Too complicated to handle |
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get Roped into Sth |
You agree to do sth that you didn’t want to do |
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Belly up |
An organization/ business goes bankrupt |
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Let me clue you in |
Let me help you understand sth that you don’t |
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up to your knees |
Really involved in sth or busy with sth |
