2020-05-24T23:30:19+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true abnormal, aggresively, astonished, blossom, cemetary, charm, cloak, coincidence, compensation, compete, consequences, convert, defiance, deserted, despair, distract, disturb, dived, divide, efforts, emigrate, emperor, envious, equal, escape, exotic, fade, fairy, famine, fled, fortune, gazed, generous, gnaw, grant, guilty , handicap, haste, honesty, ignorant, intention, isolated, journey, knot, lured, machinery, martyr , offer, overthrow, perish, precious, prey, quarral, reign, relief, sensible, shiver, sinister, solemn, submission, sympathy, talisman, timid, tragic, vague, vain, weep, wicked, worthy flashcards
ESLDO: Unit 5: Short Story Study

ESLDO: Unit 5: Short Story Study

  • abnormal
    ADJECTIVE strange or different in some way ; describes something that is not typical
  • aggresively
    ADVERB in a manner resulting from or showing anger and hostility.
  • astonished
    VERB to greatly surprise or impress someone ADJECTIVE describes something surprising or impressive
  • blossom
    NOUN a flower or bunch of flowers
  • cemetary
    NOUN a burial ground or graveyard where people bury their dead
  • charm
    NOUN the power or quality of giving delight or arousing admiration; an object, act, or saying believed to have magic power.
  • cloak
    NOUN a garment to wear outside VERB to dress in an heavy garment; to hide or cover something
  • coincidence
    NOUN a remarkable or surprising occurrence of events or circumstances that are not connected or planned
  • compensation
    NOUN something, usually money, that is award to someone as a way of taking responsibility or injury or death
  • compete
    VERB to try to win something by defeating someone else; to take part in a contest
  • consequences
    NOUN a result or effect on an action, event, or condition
  • convert
    VERB to cause a change in form, character, or function
  • defiance
    NOUN open resistance or bold disobedience
  • deserted
    ADJECTIVE describes a place isolated of people
  • despair
    NOUN the complete loss or absence of hope
  • distract
    VERB to prevent someone from giving full attention to something; to move attention away from something
  • disturb
    VERB to interfere with the normal arrangement of functioning of something; to cause someone to feel anxious or concerned
  • dived
    VERB plunge head first into water
  • divide
    VERB to separate or be separated into parts
  • efforts
    NOUN a vigorous or determined attempt
  • emigrate
    VERB leave one's own country in order to settle permanently in another
  • emperor
    NOUN a sovereign ruler of great power and rank, especially one ruling an empire.
  • envious
    ADJECTIVE feeling or showing dislike because someone has something you want
  • equal
    ADJECTIVE being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value. NOUN a person or thing considered to be the same as another in status or quality VERB be the same as in number or amount.
  • escape
    VERB break free from confinement or control; to run away from a negative situation
  • exotic
    ADJECTIVE originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country.
  • fade
    VERB gradually grow faint and disappear.
  • fairy
    NOUN a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one.
  • famine
    NOUN extreme lack of food.
  • fled
    VERB run away from a place or situation of danger.
  • fortune
    NOUN chance or luck as an external, arbitrary force affecting human affair; a large amount of money or assets.
  • gazed
    VERB to look steadily and intently, especially in admiration, surprise, or thought.
  • generous
    ADJECTIVE (of a person) showing a readiness to give more of something, as money or time, than is strictly necessary or expected; showing kindness toward others.
  • gnaw
    VERB bite at or nibble something persistently; cause persistent and wearing distress or anxiety.
  • grant
    VERB to agree to give or allow (something requested) to.
  • guilty
    ADJECTIVE culpable of or responsible for a specified wrongdoing.
  • handicap
    NOUN a circumstance that makes progress or success difficult. VERBa to ct as an impediment to.
  • haste
    NOUN excessive speed or urgency of movement or action; hurry.
  • honesty
    NOUN the quality of always telling the truth.
  • ignorant
    ADJECTIVE lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated; discourteous or rude; lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about a particular thing.
  • intention
    NOUN a thing planned; an aim or purpose.
  • isolated
    ADJECTIVE far away from other places, buildings, or people; remote; having minimal contact or little in common with others.
  • journey
    NOUN an act of traveling from one place to another; a long and often difficult process of personal change and development. VERB to travel somewhere
  • knot
    NOUN a fastening made by tying a piece of string, rope, or something similar. VERB to tie something tightly
  • lured
    VERB influence (a person or animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward.
  • machinery
    NOUN machines collectively.
  • martyr
    NOUN a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs. VERB kill or harm a person because of their beliefs.
  • offer
    VERB present or proffer (something) for (someone) to accept or reject; provide (access or an opportunity).
  • overthrow
    VERB remove forcibly from power. NOUN a removal from power; a defeat or downfall.
  • perish
    NOUN a removal from power; a defeat or downfall.
  • precious
    ADJECTIVE (of an object, substance, or resource) of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly; greatly loved or treasured by someone.
  • prey
    NOUN an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food. VERB to hunt and kill for food.
  • quarral
    NOUN a heated argument or disagreement, typically about a trivial issue and between people who are usually on good term. VERB to have a heated argument or disagreement.
  • reign
    VERB to hold royal office; rule as king or queen. NOUN the time a king or queens holds power
  • relief
    NOUN a feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress.
  • sensible
    ADJECTIVE (of a statement or course of action) chosen in accordance with wisdom or prudence; likely to be of benefit; (of a person) possessing or displaying wisdom.
  • shiver
    VERB (of a person or animal) shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited. NOUN a momentary shaking movement.
  • sinister
    ADJECTIVE giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen; evil or criminal.
  • solemn
    ADJECTIVE formal and dignified; not cheerful or smiling; serious.
  • submission
    NOUN the act of giving up or surrendering to another person or power; the action of presenting a proposal, application, or other document for consideration or evaluation.
  • sympathy
    NOUN feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.
  • talisman
    NOUN an object, typically an inscribed ring or stone, that is thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.
  • timid
    ADJECTIVE showing a lack of courage or confidence; easily frightened.
  • tragic
    ADJECTIVE causing or characterized by extreme distress or sorrow; suffering extreme distress or sorrow.
  • vague
    ADJECTIVE of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning.
  • vain
    ADJECTIVE having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.
  • weep
    VERB to cry or shed tears.
  • wicked
    ADJECTIVE describes something or someone that is evil or morally wrong.
  • worthy
    ADJECTIVE having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in a specified way; good enough; suitable.