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walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh
conditions.
"I trudged up the stairs"
forfeited
intuit
nuance
a slight difference that me be difficult to notice but is fairly important.
discern: Notice,
The pilot was able to eject , but it appears that he has been taken.
pedantic: giving too much importance to details and formal rules, especially of
grammar
pontificating
to give your opinions in a way that shows you think you are definitely right,
especially when this annoys other people
pretentious:
behaving in a way that is intended to impress other people but seems false or too
deliberateIt’s so pretentious of her to greet everyone in
French.pretentiousadjectiveshowing disapprovalpretentiousadjectiveused about
someone’s behaviour or attitudeaused about someone’s behaviour or attitudea
pretentious accentpretentiousadjectiveshowing disapprovalpretentiousadjectiveused
about books, films, and other things that people createbused about books, films,
and other things that people createMost of the songs have such pretentious lyrics.
pull off
eccentric: strange
didn't have anywhere to be just then
Bring this on you.
antagonize
fraternization
amorous
perjured: crime of lying in court.
coercion: force someone to do someting
She might be the bictom of coercion.
You are dismissed for now, please do not leave the building.
under duress: force or threats that make someone do something they do not want
to do.
We are inclined to excuse her perjury, since it wwas clearly under duress.
lenient:
We are inclined to be lenient with murderer.
If a person or system is lenient, they punish someone less severely.
mushy: romintic
proliferate
scapegoat
Trupm:
o win against another card in a game by playing a
trumptrumpverb[transitive]trumpverbto win or to succeed, for example in sports or
business, because you have an advantage that your opponent does not have 2to win or
to succeed, for example in sports or business, because you have an advantage that
your opponent does not have
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ready made_concepts
nirvana
quadrennial
joust
linger
shove off
frantically
baffled:
if a problem, someone behaviour etc baffles you, you cannot understand it or solve
it.
disdain: giveone one unimportant lookdisdain
disdain
he feeling that someone or something is not important and does not deserve any
respect
to think that someone or something is not important and does not deserve any
respectdisdainverb[transitive]formaldisdainverbif you disdain to do something, you
refuse to do it because you think it is unimportant 2if you disdain to do
something, you refuse to do it because you think it is unimportant
reprimand
to tell someone officially and in a serious way that something they have done is
wrong
immersed: gharq
dismissive
contemplation
the process of thinking about something or looking at something for a long timeThey
sat in quiet contemplation.contemplationnoun[uncountable]contemplationnounthe
religious activity of thinking about God 2the religious activity of thinking about
God
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hypochondriac:
a person who worries a lot about their health and thinks that they are ill when
they are not
snag
small problem;
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scorned:
cynical: selfish;
complicit: Shamil
chastity: a way of life that does not include any sexual activity, especially for
religious reasons
contusion: small brus on skin, a blue or purple marck on your skin where you have
been hit
abrasion
an injured area of skin on your body, caused by your skin rubbing hard against
something
troglodyte: an insulting word for someone who is stupid or doesn't know how to
behave correctly in soical situations.
Brag:
to talk about your achievements or possessions in a proud way that annoys other
people
condone: Approve
agonize:
plenary
despotic
skimp
hooligan
hoodlum
chickens come home to roost
apocalyptic
describing or expecting a time when very bad things will happen or the world will
be destroyed
implode:
[intransitive]if something such as an organization or an economic system implodes,
it is completely destroyed by things that are happening within
itimplodeverb[intransitive/transitive]implodeverbto break up violently and fall
inwards, or make something do this 2[intransitive/transitive]to break up violently
and fall inwards, or make something do thisan internal vacuum that caused the
vessel to implode
gnawed:
to keep biting somethingDavid gnawed his lip, obviously worried.
Squander:
if you squander something such as money, time, or an opportunity, you do not use it
in a sensible way
snooty: snooty: thinks they are better then others, and behave rudely towards them.
necrophilia: the wish to have sex with dead bodies
absurd
Tallulah Greive
fidgeting: to keep making small quick movements, with parts of your body becuase
you are bored.
bollock
dwell on
trentte al pesto
damsel:
banquet:
Evocative;
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hollow promises:
peculiar
strange in unpleasent way
hitting it off
wacko crazy
fugitive: someone escaping from police due to his illegal act and trying to avoid
being caught by police.
corner to cut:
formidable: very imperssive in size, power or skill and therfore deserving respect
and often difficult to deal with.
notarized:
seek adulation: great priase or admiration, especially for someone who is famous.
indeloible ink:
out of blue:
ponder: to think carefully about something for a long time before reaching a
decision.
outmodeded:
locus: the particular place or situaion in which something exists or takes place.
fallacy: an idea or belief that is false but that many people thing is true.
platonic: a platonic relationship is one that is friendly but does not involve sex.
shuck: spinawal
condescending: Showing that you think you are more important or more intelligent
than other people
vaguely:
sullen; showing that you are in an unhappy mood, and do not want to talk. a sullen
look
Unspeakable :
rules: something is best, Kabab ruls, its the best in test and aroma.
show down: a meeting argument, fight that will finally settle a disagreement.
way to go: that we use to tell and show our enthusiasm that someone has done
something well.
trouper = expert
Driffted off
pile on:
flabbergasted: very surprised or shocked
daunting: difficult
stack the deck:to arrange something so that the results are unfair
Walk me down.
blabbermouth. Someone who tells people about things that should be kept secret.
lack of tact: this person does not know how to behave or act according to certain
situations. F
invite feverish scrutiny:
He said Sri Lanka's central bank could only supply $125m for fuel purchases, far
less than the $587m needed for its scheduled shipments.
Nine million people have been told to evacuate their homes as Japan is battered by
one of the worst typhoons the country has ever seen.
gall: an attitude towards others people that shows a lack of respect or care fore
their needs