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Vocabulary ep. 10
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| clubhouse | a building with facilities for the member of the club (a bar, a lounge area for ex.) |
| hiatus | a break or a pause in continuity in a sequence of activity (syn. pause, break. interval) |
| knob | 1. a round button for controlling the machine ( syn. button, switch, handle) 2. a stupid or contemptible man (British, vulgar slang) (syn. dick) |
| twat | 1. a stupid or obnoxious person (British, vulgar slang) 2. hit or punch someone |
| turnip | a plant of the cabbage family (репа) |
| shrew | a small animal resembling a mouse, but with longer snout (nose) and tiny eyes (землеройка) |
| todger | another way to say "men's penis" (informal) |
| empower | give someone or something the authority or power to do something (syn. allow) |
| stun | astonish or shock someone so that they are temporarily unable to react |
| toss | throw something somewhere lightly or casually |
| leak | 1. an action when something (liquid or gas, for ex.) accidentally gets out through a hole or a crack (syn. drip) 2. intentionally reveal something private or a secret to the public |
| lace up | to fasten your shoe laces |
| stomp away | to leave somewhere in an angry way |
| wicked | evil or morally wrong |
| crucial | essentially important |
| out of wedlock | when the parents are not married to each other |
| legit | 1.legal, conforming the rules 2. extremely good (American) |
| hostile | unfriendly (place or audience) |
| tremendous | huge, colossal, giant (in amount, scale, intensity ) |