Flashcards
Unit 2 vocabulary
Flashcards do conjunto (12)
- 1earshot /ˈɪər·ʃɑt/def.: the range in which you can be heard or hear what someone is saying.
e.g.: I think i was in the earshot of my enemy while planning his downfall. - 2draws /drɔs/def.: to remove something
e.g.: Each turn the player has to draw a card from the pack. - 3to get swept up /swept/def.: involved in something through happenstance or proximity.
e.g.: He's going to get swept up in some shady stuff just by being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
- 4jump the queue /kjuː/def.: to unfairly go to the front of a queue
e.g.: There should be a fine for anyone that jups the queue
- 5keep your word /kiːp/def.: a promise
e.g.: I said I'd visit him and I will keep my word.
- 6make (up) an excuse /ɪkˈskjuːs/def.: to create a reason for something
e.g.: I made up an excuse, so I didn’t have to go to the meeting.
- 7be keen on /kiːn/def.: very interested or wanting to do something very much
e.g.: He's rather keen on a girl in his school
- 8profusely /prəˈfjuːs/def.: produced or given in large amounts
e.g.: He was bleeding/sweating profusely.
- 9to bring sth into question /ˈkwes.tʃən/def.: to cause doubts about something
e.g.: The fact that he plagiarized brings into question the authenticity of his earlier writings.
- 10to set the scene /siːn/def.: to make something possible or likely to happen
e.g.: His resignation set the scene for a company crisis.
- 11fiercely /fɪəs/def.: showing strong feeling or energetic activity
e.g.: He excelled in the competition in a fiercely manner
- 12bitterly /ˈbɪt.ə.li/def.: in a way that shows strong negative emotion such as anger or disappointment
e.g.: She wept bitterly at the news.
