English Vocabulary 9

Front 1

Succumb

Back 1

1. Yield,give in

e.g. She ....ed to temptation and ordered a glass of wine.

2. Fall ill , fall ill and die

e.g. He remembered the pain of watching his mother .... to cancer.

Front 2

Nondescript

Back 2

Dull , Uninteresting

e.g. The soup had a rather ..... taste: neither salty nor spicy nor bland, and very hard to describe.

Front 3

Tangible

Back 3

Clear and definite, real

e.g. The students have made .... progress this year.

Front 4

Laudably

Back 4

In a way that deserves praise

e.g. They performed ..... last night. It was a laudable performance.

Front 5

Rigorously

Back 5

Strictly,harshly

e.g. Capital spending is .... controlled.

Front 6

Acutely

Back 6

Extremely , very

e.g. memories that were .... painful

Front 7

Outline

Back 7

1. line showing the outer edge of something

e.g. The faint .... of the island

2. a brief description

e.g. Our teacher suggests making a brief ... before we begin to write a composition.

Front 8

Equation

Back 8

Εξίσωση

e.g.

Front 9

Grounds

Back 9

Reasons or Justifications for doing something

e.g. There do seem to be some ..... for their complaints.

Front 10

Stem (from something)

Back 10

Come from

e.g. Many of her problems ..... her family.

Front 11

Flee

Back 11

Escape, Run away

e.g. Earthquake victims have been forced to .... their homes.

Front 12

Quandary

Back 12

Be in a state of not being able to decide what to do

e.g. I was in a ..... about whether to tell him or not.

Front 13

Violation

Back 13

Break or go against something (law,principle)

e.g. Several students left the class early,in .... of school rules.

Front 14

Transition

Back 14

Be in a state of changing from one thing into another thing

e.g. Adolescents are in ....... between childhood and adulthood.

Front 15

Offhand (adj)

Back 15

Offhanded => (of remarks or behavior) so casual or unconcerned as to appear rude or cold

e.g. An ..... remark

Front 16

Squeak

Back 16

Make a short, high-pitched cry

e.g. The door ....ed open.

Front 17

Twinkle

Back 17

Shine with a light that changes constantly from bright to faint

e.g. Her beautiful eyes ...d with amusement.

Front 18

Giggle

Back 18

Laugh lightly in a nervous or silly way

e.g. The child .....d with delight when the puppy licked her face.

Front 19

Wince

Back 19

Show pain or discomfort by moving suddenly or making a strange expression

e.g. The child ....d in pain when the doctor injected her.

Front 20

Officiate

Back 20

Perform the duties of an office or position

e.g. The priest who ....d in their wedding.

Front 21

Subordinate

Back 21

Person who is lower in rank or position

e.g. ..... officers

Front 22

Accentuate

Back 22

Emphasize,stress

e.g. Make-up ....s the facial characteristics.

Front 23

Pronounce

Back 23

Announce formally or officially

e.g. The judge ....d her innocent of all charges.

Front 24

Renounce

Back 24

Reject or stop following something that somebody once believed in

e.g. A man will .... any pleasures you like but he will not give up his suffering. - George Gurdjieff

Front 25

Incompatible

Back 25

Unable to live together in harmony

e.g.

Front 26

On firm ground

Back 26

Be ... => Be well prepared and sure about what one is going to say

e.g. I spent a week researching all the possibilities to insure that I would be .... .

Front 27

On edge

Back 27

Be ..... => Be nervous or anxious

e.g. Spongebob Squarepants was .... about whether the krabby patty would taste good or not.

Front 28

On the rocks

Back 28

Be ... => Be in a state of crisis

e.g. His marriage was known to be ..... .

Front 29

On all fours

Back 29

Be (down) ..... => Be down on one's hands and knees

e.g. When the children came home, their mother was down ..... washing the kitchen floor.

Front 30

Dislocated

Back 30

Out of position

e.g. ..... finger

Front 31

Disposed

Back 31

Be favorably/ill .... to sb/sth

=> Be inclined to approve/disapprove of sb/sth

e.g. favorably .... to working overtime

Front 32

Puffy

Back 32

Slightly swollen

e.g. .... eyes

Front 33

Husky

Back 33

1. (of people and their bodies) strong and sturdily built

e.g. The construction worker was tall and .... .

2. (of the voice) dry, low-pitched

e.g. Have you got a sore throat? Your voice sounds .... .