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Vocabulary ep.8.1
3.1
Term | Definition |
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glance | a brief or hurried look at someone or something |
intent | intention or purpose |
chub | a fish of a carp family, can be used to offend a person |
avalanche | a mass of snow, ice and rocks falling rapidly down a mountainside |
hoot | a low musical sound, typical sound of owls (уханье, гудок) |
arse | 1. a person's buttocks (vulgar, slang) 2. a stupid, irritating person (vulgar, slang) |
consolation prize | a prize give to someone who failed to win |
courtship | romance, love affair |
embroider | add fictitious or exaggerated details to make smth more interesting |
predate | anticipate, preexist |
skim | 1. remove, take off 2. glide, slide |
devour | 1. eat hungrily, swallow 2. consume, destroy |
belittle | dismiss something or someone as unimportant, downgrade |
grovel | crawl, creep, fall on your knees |
witter | speak bout trivial unimportant things for a long time |