Crashies Vocab

distant

used to describe someone who does not show much emotion and is not friendly

faint

not strong or clear; slight:

secluded

quiet, private, and not near people, roads, or buildings:

prompt

done quickly and without delay, or (of a person) acting quickly or arriving at the arranged time:

be quick to do something

to do something fast, sometimes too fast:

impulsive

showing behaviour in which you do things suddenly without any planning and without considering the effects they may have:

abrupt

sudden and unexpected, and often unpleasant:

lyricism

the beautiful expression of personal thoughts and feelings in writing or music

aristocratic

belonging to a class of people who hold high social rank

disarming

making someone like you, especially when they had not expected to:

privileged

having special rights or advantages that only a small number of people have

inundate

to give someone so much work or so many things that they cannot deal with it all

settle up with

pay back sb

budding

beginning to develop or show signs of future success in a particular area

plead

to make an urgent, emotional statement or request for something

conform to/with

to behave according to the usual standards of behaviour that are expected by a group or society:

withhold (from)

to refuse to give something or to keep back something:

dwindle to

to become smaller in size or amount, or fewer in number:

retard

to make something slower

amalgamate with

to join or unite to form a larger organization or group, or to make separate organizations do this

waver

to lose strength, determination, or purpose, especially temporarily

acclimate

to change to suit different conditions of life, weather, etc., or to make someone or something do this

slip away

If someone's power or the possibility of someone winning or achieving something slips away, it disappears

stow away

to put something in a safe place so that it can be used in the future

irreverent

not showing the expected respect for official, important, or holy things:

home truth

a true but unpleasant fact about yourself that another person tells you

odd jobs

small jobs of different types, especially those that involve repairing or cleaning things

kid glove

used to talk about very polite or kind treatment of someone

clatter

to make continuous loud noises by hitting hard objects against each other, or to cause objects to do this:

sputter

to make several quick explosive sounds:

mutter

to speak quietly and in a low voice that is not easy to hear, often when you are worried or complaining about something:

splutter

to speak in a quick and confused way, producing short, unclear noises because of surprise, anger, etc.: