Vocabulary for Advanced English
Advanced Vocabulary from eflnet
Advanced Vocabulary from eflnet
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| Cartes-fiches | 178 |
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| Langue | English |
| Catégorie | Anglais |
| Niveau | Université |
| Crée / Actualisé | 16.05.2017 / 08.03.2020 |
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frugal
Thrifty; economical.
You don't have to have a lot of money to travel if you are frugal.
to impair
To weaken; to affect negatively.
mercenary
A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army.
The war was fought mostly by ______.
naive
Lacking experience.
It was _____ of me to think that the governor actually cared about the people living in his state.
stringent
Strict; restrictive; rigid; severe.
Mary has been on a _____ diet for months.
adverse
Unfavorable; harmful.
_____ weather conditions will not stop Max from going fishing.
advocate
A person who publicly supports something or someone.
Max is an _____ for animal rights.
to diminish
To make smaller or less or to cause to appear so.
Max laughed at Mary's award and tried to _____ the award's importance.
donor
One who contributes to a cause or fund.
The Red Cross sent a letter of gratitude to all of the _____.
exempt
Free from a duty or obligation.
Most churches are _____ from paying taxes.
to query
To ask, inquire.
The police officer ____ the drivers involved in the accident.
patron
A customer
Some of the _____ complained to the waiter about the quality of the food.
to savour [säivor]
To enjoy or appreciate the taste or smell of something.
Homer _____ every bite of the chocolate donut.
vocation
Employment; occupation; avocation; calling; business; trade
It is important to choose a _____ that you enjoy.
adroit
Dexterous; deft. geschickt
He became more ____ in such matters in later campaigns.
bogus
Not true; fake.
The politician's allegations against the prime minister were completely ____.
to impede
To retard or obstruct the progress of. behindern
Beginning in the early 1960s, a series of serious bottlenecks [Engpässe] began to ____ development.
to loathe
To hate, detest, revile.
Yeah you probably right, but the hypocrisy and deceit [Täuschung ] of the Republicans which Americans ____ is simply unmatched!
to revere
To regard with awe, deference, and devotion. verehren
In his current column at Politico, the oh-so-funny Mike Allen asks: Do reporters ____ Senator Clinton?
rudimentary
Being in the earliest stages of development; incipient.
They were introduced in ____ fashion in Second Edition and became a full-fledged system in Third Edition.
skirmish
A minor or preliminary conflict or dispute:
There was a _____ over the rules before the debate even began.
terse
Brief, concise, to the point.
Ms. Diallo's lawyers received what one of them called a _____ letter Friday inviting her to meet with prosecutors at 3 p.m. to discuss what will happen in court Tuesday.
trivial
Ordinary; commonplace. belanglos
Mr. Weinberg noted that the core inflation rate, which strips out volatile prices, is just 0.9 per cent on an annual basis, which he calls _____.
consecutive
Marked by logical sequence. aufeinanderfolgend
Richard Byrd, 40, will serve the term ______ to a sentence in a Peoria County drug case.
detain
Obsolete To retain or withhold (payment or property, for example). zurückbehalten/festhalten
Max was ______ by the police for more than 3 hours at the airport.
to disclose
To make known (something heretofore kept secret). enthüllen
Failure to _____is one of the first things they warn you about when you become a senator; it comes right after they give you the key to the Senate elevator.
to disrobe
To remove the clothing or covering from.
The nurse asked the patient to _____ and wait for the doctor in the exam room.
to distort
To twist out of a proper or natural relation of parts; misshape. verzerren
Every word has a specific meaning that will be twisted to _____ from the true menaing and intent or to veil it in a shroud of uncertainty.
to flout
Openly disregard. missachten
The OED’s first attestation [Bescheinigung] of flaunt [prunken] to mean ____ is in 1923, so apparently once the error appeared, it took off like gangbusters [äusserst erfolgreich sein].
hostile
Unfriendly; Antagonistic feindlich
"As soon as we see them start moving towards the east, then they have what we call hostile intent, then we can target them," he said.
to lubricate
To apply a lube to.
To keep your bicycle going smoothly, you should _____ all of the moving parts.
to malign
To speak bad about someone.
Please do not ____ Mary. She is a very good person.
to meander
To follow a winding course; to wander. schlendern
Max arrived late to school everyday because instead of walking straight to school he’d first ____ through the park hunting insects for his collection.
to provoke
To incite [antreiben] to anger or resentment [Feindseligkeit].
Let them, as far as I am concerned, but it may short term ____ more counterreaction.
to recede
To move back or away from a limit, point, or mark: zurückgehen, schwinden
They waited for the floodwaters to _____.
to revoke
To take back by reversing; to cancel the validity of something.
The judge said that he would _____ my driver's license if I got another speeding ticket.
to ridicule
To expose to mockery; make fun of.
His ideas were ____ by his colleagues.
subterfuge
Ausrede
He came up with a good ____ why he was late.
to detect
To discern (something hidden or subtle):
We _____ a note of sarcasm in the remark.
to dominate
To control, govern, or rule by superior authority or power:
Successful leaders ____ events rather than react to them.
