Unit 3 - New Words (10th grade)

a connection between two ideas, facts etc, especially when one may be the cause of the other

correlation

to pay attention to someone or something, so that you know where they are or what is happening to them, or to fail to do this

keep track of somebody/something

to clean sth carefully and completely, including the parts you do not usually clean

spring-clean

to have the latest information or knowledge about something

be/keep/stay in touch (with something)

to meet someone by chance

run into

to develop or create a relationship of trust with somebody

bond (with somebody)

if you have met so a few times but do not know them very well

acquainted

to start to become friendly with someone, to start talking to them, etc

strike up a friendship/relationship/conversation etc

if a relationship gradually ends

drift apart

to have a quarrel

fall out

to completely spoil something so that it cannot continue in a successful way

wreck

not generous, especially with money

stingy

making someone look or seem bad or unattractive

unflattering

angry and sad because you think you have been unfairly treated

aggrieved

if you cannot understand or explain sth at all

baffle

feeling extremely happy and excited

ecstatic

extremely happy and excited, especially because of something that has happened or is going to happen

elated

very surprised or shocked

gobsmacked

very shocked or disappointed

gutted

not affected or influenced by something and seeming not to notice it

impervious

to make someone feel very angry and shocked

outrage

confused and worried by something that you do not understand

perplexed

worried about something that has happened or will happen

perturbed

too surprised or shocked to speak

stunned

to have known each other for a long time

go back a long way

if two people like each other as soon as they meet

hit it off (with sb)

to be very familiar with somebody/something

know sb/sth inside out

to have the same opinions and feelings as someone else

be on the same wavelength

to quickly have a very friendly relationship

get on/along like a house on fire

completely different from each other

chalk and cheese

if two people agree with each other

see eye to eye

in spite of any difficulties or problems

through thick and thin

to continue to like someone even when they do not behave well

have a soft spot for sb

to make someone feel suddenly and strongly attracted to you in a romantic way

sweep sb off their feet

to love or suddenly start to love someone very much

be/fall head over heels in love

a relationship or business that is having a lot of problems and is likely to fail soon

be on the rocks

to end a relationship with someone

dump

to try to stop arguing with somebody and be friends again

patch something/somebody up

If you do not succeed in getting what you want

to/of no avail

to get married

tie the knot

a drink intended to have a special or magical effect on the person who drinks it, or which is intended to poison them

potion

a member of a religious group of Catholic men, who travelled around in the past teaching about Christianity and who were very poor

friar

using words in a clever and amusing way

witty

to think about an idea or possibility, usually for a short time and not very seriously

toy with somebody/something

to persuade someone to do something

talk somebody into something

to get out of a bad situation or dangerous place, or to make someone or something do this

pull somebody/something out

to suddenly start being successful

take off

a very important event in the development of something

milestone

to start a relationship badly

get off on the wrong foot

to stop employing someone because there is no work for them to do

lay somebody off

someone who works on a farm

farmhand

a fight using guns

shoot-out

if speech, writing, or an idea can be easily understood

intelligible

exactly the same in appearance, behaviour etc

like two peas in a pod

having a lot of problems for a long time

a bumpy ride

to be very easy to do or achieve

be plain sailing

if people do not think independently, but follow what everyone else does or thinks

like sheep

unable to see well – used humorously

as blind as a bat

extremely dry

as dry as a bone

very calm or very calmly, especially when this is surprising

(as) cool as a cucumber

very light

as light as a feather

to be the perfect size and shape for someone

fit like a glove

to always eat a lot of food

eat like a horse

to sleep very well

sleep like a log

very quiet

as quiet as a mouse

a relationship between people or organizations that depend on each other equally

symbiosis

frightening in a way that makes you feel less confident

daunting

a small brightly coloured sea animal that sticks onto rocks and looks like a flower

sea anemone

a plant with red, white, or blue flowers

anemone

extremely small

minuscule

a young insect with a soft tube-shaped body, which will later become an insect with wings

larva

to move quickly to avoid someone or something

dodge

very easy to notice

conspicuous

one of the long thin parts of a sea creature such as an octopus which it uses for holding things

tentacle

a thick liquid produced in parts of your body such as your nose

mucus

a voice or sound that is very high

high-pitched

to stop someone from doing something, by making them realize it will be difficult or have bad results

deter

to move suddenly and quickly in a particular direction

dart

activity that is fast and not very organized.

frenetic

to admit that something is true or correct, although you wish it were not true

concede

relating to selling goods to a particular small group of people who have similar needs, interests etc

niche

a seriousness of manner that people respect

gravitas

when someone or something is dependent on someone or something else

reliance

a tendency to think or behave in a particular way

inclination

unkind laughter or remarks that are intended to make someone or something seem stupid

ridicule

small

diminutive

a girl who likes playing the same games as boys

tomboy

a reason for doing something that you deliberately hide in order to get an advantage for yourself

ulterior motive/purpose etc

to think that something is likely to happen in the future

envisage

a person who helps someone such as a criminal to do something wrong

accomplice

an attack by criminals on a building where they believe they can steal money or drugs

raid

an artist, writer etc that produces many works of art, books etc

prolific

if an agreement, law, or rule must be done

stipulate

completely deaf

as deaf as a post

if someone look very angry

a face like thunder

very busy

as busy as a bee

something that helps a process to develop more quickly or more strongly

stimulus