Week 12

 0    20 tarjetas    asiakuc
descargar mp3 imprimir jugar test de práctica
 
término English definición English
DIATRIBE
He launched into a long diatribe against the government's policies.
empezar lección
bitter criticism
INHIBITION
After a couple of drinks he lost his inhibition and started talking and laughing loudly.
empezar lección
restraint
FORTUITOUS
The timing of the meeting is certainly fortuitous.
empezar lección
accidental
INCOHERENT
The talk she gave was incoherent and badly prepared.
empezar lección
disjoined, out there, garbled
ILK
The worst of her criticism was reserved for journalists, photographers and others of their ilk.
empezar lección
kind, sort
PRESTIGIOUS
a prestigious literary award
empezar lección
illustrious
PLACARD
Demonstrators marched past holding/waving placards that said, 'Send food, not missiles'.
empezar lección
poster
INTEGRAL
He's an integral part of the team and we can't do without him.
empezar lección
essential
REMUNERATION
They demanded adequate remuneration for their work.
empezar lección
reward, pay
NOMINAL
She's the nominal head of our college - the real work is done by her deputy.
empezar lección
slight
EXPUNGE
His name has been expunged from the list of members.
empezar lección
erase
FLAMBOYANT
The writer's flamboyant lifestyle was well known.
empezar lección
showy, colorful
ANATHEMA
Credit controls are anathema to the government.
empezar lección
something greatly detested
SCHISM
a schism in/within the Church
empezar lección
split
UTOPIA
empezar lección
place of perfection
TIMOROUS
empezar lección
fearful, shy
TRUNCATED
Television coverage of the match was truncated by a technical fault.
empezar lección
cut short
JAUNTY
When he came back his hat was at a jaunty angle and he was smiling.
empezar lección
sprightly, gay
FRACTIOUS
a fractious child
empezar lección
quarrelsome
OSTENTATIOUS
They criticized the ostentatious lifestyle of their leaders.
empezar lección
showy

Debes iniciar sesión para poder comentar.