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;
15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
- 3rd side (hint)
|
getaway.n |
an occasion when someone leaves a place quickly, usually after committing a crime: |
The two masked men made their getaway in a stolen van. a getaway car. |
|
|
damp. adj |
slightly wet, especially in a way that is not pleasant or comfortable: |
The grass is still damp. This shirt still feels a bit damp. It was a damp, misty morning. |
|
|
dusk. N |
the time before night when it is not yet dark: |
As dusk fell, bats began to fly between the trees. |
|
|
beware. V |
used to warn someone to be very careful about something or someone: |
Beware salespeople who promise offers that seem too good to be true. You should beware of undercooked food when staying in hot countries. |
|
|
niggling. Adj |
used to describe a slight feeling of worry or pain that does not go away. |
She had niggling doubts about their relationship. a series of niggling injuries |
|
|
urgent. Adj |
needing attention very soon, especially before anything else, because important: |
The most urgent thing in a fire is to make sure everyone is out of the building. Many people are in urgent need of food and water. |
|
|
bare. adj |
without any clothes or not covered by anything: |
Don't walk around outside in your bare feet. There's no carpet in the room, just bare floorboards. |
|
|
waterfall. N |
water, especially from a river or stream, dropping from a higher to a lower point, sometimes from a great height. |
She watched the magnificent waterfall cascade down the mountainside. The waterfall fell about twenty feet to swirling rapids. |
|
|
lay smt out. Pv |
to arrange something on a flat surface: |
Most of Manhattan is laid out in/on a grid pattern. We laid the pieces of the dress pattern out on the floor. |
|
|
tear. V |
to pull or be pulled apart, or to pull pieces off: |
You have to be very careful with books this old because the paper tends to tear very easily. I tore my skirt on the chair as I stood up. |
|
|
spare. Adj |
If something is spare, it is available to use because it is extra: |
Have you got a spare pen? We've got a spare room if you want to stay overnight with us. |
|
|
stock. N |
a supply of something for use or sale: |
It is now halfway through winter and food stocks are already low. The |
|
|
breath. N |
the air that goes into and out of your lungs: |
Her breath smelled of garlic. She |
|
|
ladder. N |
a piece of equipment used for climbing up and down, which consists of two vertical bars or pieces of rope joined to each other by a set of horizontal steps: |
She was up a ladder, cleaning the window. |
|
|
skim. Pv |
to read or consider something quickly in order to understand the main points, without studying it in detail: |
I've only skimmed (through/over) his letter; I haven't read it carefully yet. We've only skimmed the surface of (= considered a small part of) the problem. |
