3k lhp part 9 (copy)

SENSE

• SENSUALITY = CARNALITY (the expression or suggestion of physical, especially sexual, pleasure or satisfaction)

• sensationalism // SENSATIONALIZE

• SENSORY // SENSORIAL

• EXTRA-SENSORY

• INSENSATE

• SENSUOUS

• SENSUALLY

• DESENSITIZATION

• INSENSITIVE

• senseless

• SENSIBILITY // INSENSIBLE

• Hypersensitive

• HYPERSENSITIZE

• SUPERSENSITIVITY

• ULTRA-SENSITIVE

• NO-NONSENSE

• NONSENSICAL

suckle

out of the mouths of babes (and sucklings): used when a small child has just said something that seems very wise or clever

SOFT

• SOFTLY-SOFTLY : If you take a softly-softly approach, you try to solve a problem in a quiet and reasonable way.

• SOFTENED

• SOFT-CENTRED

• SOFT-BOILED

• SOFT-SOAP

• SOFTHEAD = a silly or stupid person.

WISE

• WORDLY-WISE : experienced in the ways in which people behave and able to deal with most situations

• WISDOM

• WISECRACK

• EDUCATION-WISE

• BUDGET-WISE

• WISEACRE = SMART ALEC

extricate: free sb from a crime

inextricable

bridge

unbridgeable: (of a gap or difference) not able to be bridged or made less significant

join

unjoined

paring

cheeseparing

tight

tightwad: a person who is not willing to spend money

tightfist

skin

skinflint: a person who is unwilling to spend money

body

disembody: (of a sound) lacking any obvious physical source

unify

disunity

freak

freakishly: very unusual, strange, or unexpected

idiom

idiosyncratic:

CONGRUENT

incongruously: in a way that is not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something

ball

oddball: (of behaviour ) unusual and strange

odd

odds-on: thought most likely to happen, succeed, or do a particular thing

spoil

spoilsport: a person who behaves in a way that spoils others' pleasure, especially by not joining in an activity

sack

sad-sack: boring and never likely to be successful

joy

killjoys

beat

offbeat: unusual and strange and therefore surprising or noticeable

single

singularity

fosil

fosillation

foul

foul-up: a mistake

precise

imprecision

miscue

mistake

misstep

a clumsy or badly judged step

oversight

an unintentional failure to notice or do something

pose

malapropism: the mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with an amusing effect (e.g. ‘dance a flamingo’ instead of flamenco).

boy

schoolboy error: basic error

robe

wardrobe malfunction: an instance of a person accidentally exposing an intimate part of their body as a result of an article of clothing slipping out of position

own

self-own: to say or do something that makes you unintentionally embarrass yourself or harm yourself in some way

hang

low-hanging fruit: something that is easy to obtain, achieve, or take advantage of

user

user-friendliness

rare

rarefied: distant from the lives and concerns of ordinary people; esoteric

push

pushover: something that is easy to do or to win, or someone who is easily persuaded or influenced or defeated

idiot

idiot-proof

fool

foolhardy: recklessly bold or rash

easy

easy-breezy

easy

Easy-care clothes do not need special treatment when they are washed.

cake

cakewalk: an absurdly or surprisingly easy task

convert

unconverted: not having adopted a different religion, belief, or practice

flow

free-flowing: able to move without anything stopping it/ happening or done in a continuous and natural way

solicit

indifference: insouciance

lay

laid-back: relaxed and easy-going

nerve

nerve-racking: causing stress or anxiety

unnerving: causing one to lose courage or confidence; disconcerting

nail

nail-biting situation: very exciting or worrying because you do not know how it will end

frigid

sangfroid

possess

self-possessed: calm, confident, and in control of one's feelings; composed

flap

unflappable: having or showing calmness in a crisis

ruffle

unruffled: calm

grotto

grotesque

bend

hell-bent: Stubbornly and often recklessly determined or intent

militant

super-militant: extremely active and determined, and often too willing to use force or appear violent

smash

smashmouth: characterized by brute force without finesse

will

self-willed: determined to do what you want without caring about other people

CALCANEUS

recalcitrant: disobedient

recalcitrance

doubt

redoubtable: formidable

strong

headstrong: cứng đầu

boil

hardboiled: used to describe a typical character from this style of story, who is strong and determined and shows little emotion:

wool

dyed-in-the-wool: someone has very strong beliefs that are unlikely to change

adamant

adamantine: utterly unyielding or firm in attitude or opinion

sit

insidiously

grain

ingrained

computer

computer-illiterate

computation

rate

prorate: Calculate or distribute something proportionately

number

number-cruncher: a person or computer that performs mathematical work involving large amounts of information or numbers

commute

non-commutativity: doesnt give the same answers

grid

multigrid (method)

on

always-on

fragment

defragment

drop

dropdown menu: a list of choices on a computer screen that is hidden until you choose to look at it

finger

fat-fingered: type (something) inaccurately

used to refer to clumsy or inaccurate typing

hack

hacktivism: the activity of getting into computer systems without permission in order to achieve political aims

cottage

telecottaging: the activity of working from a telecottage(an office, usually in a village, provided with computers and electronic communications equipmen)

type

touch-type: type using 10 fingers

touch

touchstone: an established standard or principle by which something is judged.

touch-sensitive: Devices (such as phones or computer screens) that allow instructions to be given by touching areas on them

touchless: controlled by movement or sound

up

one-upmanship: the art or practice of outdoing or keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor

trick

one-trick pony: someone or something that is only good for one particular purpose, or at doing one particular thing

one

one-time

super

insuperable: impossible to overcome

plan

open-plan: has few or no walls inside, so it is not divided into smaller rooms

truth

post-truth: relating to a situation in which people are more likely to accept an argument based on their emotions and beliefs, rather than one based on facts

cognition

cognoscenti: sb who is well-informed in one area