pop culture icons - unit 2

shaken (shaken up)

shocked/upset

to stir

to mix a substance

hard-drinking

person who drinks excessively

snob

sb who judges other based on their material/social status

to aspire

to want to be sth

pissed

drunk/upest

arse

ass as a body part/stupid person

satelite dish

round satelite thingy

liberal

in generous way

to down

to drink fast

turbot

flat fish

to lunch

to eat lunch

violent

agressive/extreme

made it so/this far

come a long way despite circumstances

calvados

strong apple-based alcoholic drink

womanising

having intimate rels with women

hardly

almost not/certainly not

regimen

set of strict rules

escapism 

avoiding/running away from reality

let alone

not to mention

certainty 

without a doubt 

appeal

a positive quality/allure (also used in court for refusal)

reasonable

with reason

reliance

sth one can depend on

enduring

lasting for a long time

modernising

making sth more modern

eminently

very obviously

guise (under the guise)

deceitful apperance

non-smoking

person who doesn't smoke

reinvention

change/update

promiscuous

having a lot of sexual partners

plastic

flexible/malleable

the establishment

important ppl leading the country or organisation

crossover figure

person who chanages or combines different styles

constant

stable/always present

at/from the onset

at/from the beginning

to realise

to make sth real

self-contained

having everything to live or work fully independently

pared-down

reduced to simple form/lack of distinctive features

bleakness

hopless quality

spare

not profuse/additional

to capture

to present a view (photograph, text etc)

to project

to make other ppl feel the way u do

to reflect

to show/be a sign

commentator

reporter

disposable income

money left after paying for utilities and food

stylish

a high quality in apperance, fashion

exotic

foreign/mysterious

ski resort

luxury leisure spot for skiers

desirable

sth wanted

to set the standard

to perform an activity in a way that other aim to

a child of sth

sb who has been heavily influenced by sth as a kid

collumnist

sb who writes collumns in a paper

parvenu

(derogatory) rich person from lower class

rapidly 

fast/sudden

crucial

necessary/extremely important

eruption

sudden act of violence

hot/close/hard on the heels of sth

close behind or soon after something

particularly

specifically

snobbish

like a snob

a guide to sth

book or piece of information that gives advice or help on how to do or understand something

new wave

new movement

contemptuous (contemptibly, contemptuously)

manifesting, feeling, or expressing deep hatred or disapproval

to cling

to hold tightly to sb or to one’s beliefs

to adopt

to start behaving in a particular way

unquestioningly

without doubting or asking questions

switch

a sudden or complete change

to shift

to change/move

masculine

having qualities that are traditionally thought to be typical of or suitable for men

anti-establishment

opposed or hostile to the social, economic, and political principles of a ruling class

shift

a change in position or direction

working-class

class of working ppl (blue collar)

defiance

behaviour in which you refuse to obey sb/sth

femininity

a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with women and girls

frightened

feeling fear or worry

to grow up

to mature

touch

a small amount

read (noun)

act or reading

glitzy

having a fashionable appearance intended to attract attention

galore

in great amounts or numbers (after noun!)

humorous

funny, or making you laugh

macho

behaving forcefully or showing no emotion in a way traditionally thought to be typical of a man

liberated

free

closet

quality kept private

sadomasochistic

getting sexual pleasure from sadism (= hurting people) and from masochism (= being hurt)

risqué

slightly rude or shocking, especially because of being about sex

to feminize

to give a feminine quality to sb/sth

focus group

a group of people brought together to discuss what they think about sth

committee

representative group

institution

a custom or practice that has existed for a long time and is accepted as an important part of a society

to revamp

to change or arrange something again, in order to improve it

trend

fashion

misogynistic

hatred of or prejudice against women

in essence

gist/most important feature

ultimate

last

evolutionary

involving a gradual process of change and development

suitability

the fact of being acceptable or right for sth/sb

to be possessed of

to own something or have something as a quality

indicator

something that shows what a situation is like

fitness

how suitable someone or something is