Mrsleggenglish



2922270-8890Flaw – something wrong/not perfectFugitives – people who have run away (normally from a crime) Garb - dressGlint – a tiny. Quick flash of lightIll-assorted – badly matched/incompatibleImpressive – something to be admiredInaction – not doing anythingInfernal – extremely troubling and annoyingInvoluntary – not be someone’s own choiceIrregular – not conforming to rulesKeen – sharp/piercingLaunch – a boat that carries passengersLoath – unwilling/reluctantLogic – reason or sound judgementMalodorous – smelling unpleasant/offensiveMariner – a sailor Masterful – dominating/having powerMeek – patient/tameMerits – claims to respect or praiseMethodical – slow and carefulMorose – a gloomy mood00Flaw – something wrong/not perfectFugitives – people who have run away (normally from a crime) Garb - dressGlint – a tiny. Quick flash of lightIll-assorted – badly matched/incompatibleImpressive – something to be admiredInaction – not doing anythingInfernal – extremely troubling and annoyingInvoluntary – not be someone’s own choiceIrregular – not conforming to rulesKeen – sharp/piercingLaunch – a boat that carries passengersLoath – unwilling/reluctantLogic – reason or sound judgementMalodorous – smelling unpleasant/offensiveMariner – a sailor Masterful – dominating/having powerMeek – patient/tameMerits – claims to respect or praiseMethodical – slow and carefulMorose – a gloomy mood-684530-3810Abstruse – hard to understandAlibi – the defence that says someone was somewhere else at the time of a crimeAllusion – mention/passing referenceAtrocious – shocking and cruelAuthoritative – suggesting they are in chargeBearing – how a person behavesBalked – refuse to proceed/go furtherBlunder – mistakeBowed - bentBrusque – abrupt/bluntChafing – annoyed/irritatedClad - dressedConfidential – privacy or secrecyConsuming – taking overConventional – the normal way of doing thingsCredit – pride or honourCudgel – a short thick stickCulprits – people guilty of an offenceDejected - depressed/low-spiritedDespondent – showing hopelessness or gloomEfficiently – satisfactorily/properlyEvident – plain or clear00Abstruse – hard to understandAlibi – the defence that says someone was somewhere else at the time of a crimeAllusion – mention/passing referenceAtrocious – shocking and cruelAuthoritative – suggesting they are in chargeBearing – how a person behavesBalked – refuse to proceed/go furtherBlunder – mistakeBowed - bentBrusque – abrupt/bluntChafing – annoyed/irritatedClad - dressedConfidential – privacy or secrecyConsuming – taking overConventional – the normal way of doing thingsCredit – pride or honourCudgel – a short thick stickCulprits – people guilty of an offenceDejected - depressed/low-spiritedDespondent – showing hopelessness or gloomEfficiently – satisfactorily/properlyEvident – plain or clear1057737-581372Chapter 9 - Glossary00Chapter 9 - Glossary2992120-139065Suppressing – withholding from mentioningTrivial – of little value/insignificantUnfounded – not based on factVentured – to risk to do somethingWeary – physically or mentally exhaustedWink - deliberately ignore it00Suppressing – withholding from mentioningTrivial – of little value/insignificantUnfounded – not based on factVentured – to risk to do somethingWeary – physically or mentally exhaustedWink - deliberately ignore it-699770-139065Nimble - quickObliged - requiredObstinacy - stubbornnessOmissions – things that are left outOutré – outside what is considered usual or properOver-refinement – excessive refinementPetulant – sudden annoyanceProspered – been successfulProvoking – annoyingRadical – extreme/majorRecompense – repay/rewardRetorts – sharp argumentsRogue – dishonest person/scoundrelSagacity - clever and with good judgementScuttled – sinking a boatSelf-deception – deceiving oneself/lying to oneselfSpeculative – theories rather than physical evidenceSpirit – what a person is likeStairhead – the top landing of a staircaseStaunch - strongStereotyped – conventional/always happens00Nimble - quickObliged - requiredObstinacy - stubbornnessOmissions – things that are left outOutré – outside what is considered usual or properOver-refinement – excessive refinementPetulant – sudden annoyanceProspered – been successfulProvoking – annoyingRadical – extreme/majorRecompense – repay/rewardRetorts – sharp argumentsRogue – dishonest person/scoundrelSagacity - clever and with good judgementScuttled – sinking a boatSelf-deception – deceiving oneself/lying to oneselfSpeculative – theories rather than physical evidenceSpirit – what a person is likeStairhead – the top landing of a staircaseStaunch - strongStereotyped – conventional/always happens ................
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