WB 18/09/23

workbook 18/09/23

COMMAND OF sth

your knowledge of sth; your ability to do or use sth, especially a language.

GRUDGINGLY

(adv) in a way that is given or done unwillingly (=reluctantly)

SHAMEFACEDLY

(adv) in a way that shows that you feel ashamed because you have done sth bad or stupid

DISCREETLY

(adv) in a way that is careful not to cause embarrassment or attract too much attention, especially by keeping sth secret. (=tactfully)

APOLOGETICALLY

(adv) in a way that shows that you are sorry for doing sth wrong or for causing a problem.

DIVULGE

(v) to give sb information that is supposed to be secret. (= reveal)

CONCEDE

(v) to admit that sth is true, logical, etc. after first denying it or resisting it.

UNCOVER

(v) to discover sth that was previously hidden or secret

DETOUR

(n) a longer route that you take in order to avoid a problem or to visit a place.

DEVIATION

(n) [+ from sth] the act of moving away from what most people consider normal or acceptable; a difference from what is expected or acceptable.

DIGRESSION

(n) ​an act of talking about sth that is not connected with the main point of what you are saying.

DEPARTURE

• an act of leaving a place.

• an action that is different from what it usual or expected.

HOLD OFF

• (phr v) [of rain or a storm] to not start.

• to not do sth immediately.

• to stop s.o from attacking or defeating you.

WATER DOWN

(phr v) to change a speech, a piece of writing, etc. in order to make it less strong or offensive (= dilute).

CULMINATE

( +in / with sth) to end with a particular result, or at a particular point.

SUCCUMB TO sth

• to not be able to fight an attack, a temptation, etc.

• to die from the effect of a disease or an injury.

ACCOUNT

[usually passive] to have the opinion that sb / sth is a particular thing.

ex: The event was ACCOUNTED a success.

ACCOUNT FOR

(phr v) to be the explanation or cause of sth.

ex: The poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd.

BRING sb ROUND TO sth

to persuade sb to agree to sth

TAKE UP ON

• (phr v) to question sb about sth, because you do not agree with them.

ex: I must take you up on that point.

• to accept an offer, a bet, etc. from sb.

LEAP

• (v) to move or do sth suddenly and quickly.

ex: They leapt into action immediately.

• to increase suddenly and by a large amount.

BILLOW

• [of a sail, skirt, etc.] to fill with air and form a round shape.

ex: The curtains billowed in the breeze.

• if smoke, cloud, etc. _______, it rises and moves in a large mass.

ex: A great cloud of smoke billowed out of the chimney.

RADIATE

• to show an emotion or quality; an emotion or quality to be shown or felt.

ex: Enthusiasm was radiating from her.

• to produce heat / light; (of heat or light) to be produced.

ex: A single beam of light radiated from the lighthouse.

BULGE

• (V) phồng lên

• to be completely full of sth.

FRUITFUL

(a) producing many useful results.

ex: a fruitful source of information.

UNSCATHED

/ʌnˈskeɪðd/ (a) not hurt, unharmed.

INTACT

(a) complete and not damaged (= undamaged)

ex: Most of the house remains intact even after two hundred years.

WELL-PRESERVED

(a) kept in good condition.

GRANT

ex: to grant permission / a loan.

• to admit to sb that sth is true.

TAKINGS

(n)​ the amount of money that a shop, theatre, etc. receives from selling goods or tickets over a particular period of time.

RESIDUAL

(a) remaining after most of something has gone.

SUPERFLUOUS

(a) unnecessary or more than you need or want.

ex: The report was marred by a mass of superfluous detail.

RIGIDLY

The speed limit must be _____ enforced.

STIFFLY

• (a) in a way that is formal, and not friendly or relaxed.

• ​in a way that is hard and difficult to bend or move.

ex: The key turned stiffly in the lock.

TAUTLY

• in a way that is stretched tightly.

• ​in a way that shows tight control, with no unnecessary parts in it.

ex: tautly constructed/structured/written/argued

sb’s heart misses

= skips a beat (idiom)

GO TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

(Idiom) to do everything possible, even if it is difficult, in order to get or achieve sth.

FIT

a short period of very strong feeling.

ex: a fit of anger / rage / temper / etc.

RASHER

a ____ of bacon

LUMP

• a ______ of coal / cheese / wood

• a heavy, lazy or stupid person

STIFLE

• (v) to prevent sth from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed.

• to feel unable to breathe, or to make sb unable to breathe, because it is too hot and/or there is no fresh air.

HOT ON sb’s HEELS

(idiom) very close behind sb.

PULL STRINGS FOR sb

(idiom) to use your influence in order to get an advantage for sb.

ALUDE TO

(phr v) to mention sth in an indirect way.

LAY INTO

(phr v) to attack sb violently with hard hits or words.

MAKE A BEELINE FOR sb/sth

(idiom) to go straight towards sb/sth as quickly as you can.

MOD CON

(n) any of the things in a house or flat that make living there easier and more comfortable.

BREAK THE MOLD OF sth

(idiom) to change what people expect from a situation, especially by acting in a dramatic and original way.