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Sight Words17
by Hatice Oncel
slenderthin and delicate, often in a way that is
attractive He put his hands around her slender waist.
snoopHe's such a snoop - he's always
going through my mail.
obstinateunreasonably determined, especially to act in a particular
way and not to change at all, despite what anyone else says He can be very obstinate at times.
unwaveringNever doubted; always steady and
on course +
flamboyantvery confident in behaviour, or intended
to be noticed, especially by being brightly coloured a flamboyant gesture+
gaudyunpleasantly bright in colour or
decoration gaudy plastic flowers
seasonedhaving a lot of experience of doing
something and therefore knowing how to do it well a seasoned traveller
antiquated old-fashioned or unsuitable for modern society antiquated ideas/attitudes/values antiquated laws/machinery/technology
datedold-fashioned Spy thrillers with plots
based on the Cold War look particularly dated nowadays.
scrawnyunpleasantly thin, often with bones showing
He came home after three months at college looking terribly scrawny
svelteattractively thin, graceful and
stylish
toadya person who praises and is artificially
pleasant to people in authority, usually in order to get some advantage from them
grovelto behave with too much respect towards
someone to show them that you are very eager to please them
benevolentlykind and helpful He was a benevolent
old man, he wouldn't hurt a fly.
superiorhigher in rank or social position than
others The soldier was reported to his superior officer for failing in his duties
bummer something that is very annoying or not convenient
"I've left my wallet at home." "What a bummer!" US I locked my keys in the car - bummer!
cheesy clearly of cheap quality or in bad style cheesy hotel music cheesy adverts • UK informal describes a wide smile which is not sincere She gave a
cheesy grin to the cameras.
Ego tripsomething that you do because it makes you feel
important and also shows other people how important you are He was on another one of his ego trips, directing and taking the main part in a film.
geeka person, especially a man, who is boring
and not fashionable He's such a geek.
hardheadzeki
head honchoargo şef, başkan
humongousextremely large Zesto's restaurant
serves humungous burgers
psychedthrilled
radextremely exciting or good a rad
new computer game
to rip offsomething that is not worth what you
pay for it $300 for that shirt? - That's a complete rip-off.
to trashsomething that is of low quality I can't
believe that someone of his intelligence can read such trash!
turkeystupid or silly person What did you
do that for, you turkey?
wicked morally wrong and bad It was a wicked thing to do. Of course, in the end, the wicked witch gets killed.
blabto talk carelessly or too much, often telling
others something you should keep secret Someone blabbed to the press
Chill out to relax completely, or not allow things to upset you
I'm just chilling out in front of the TV. Chill out, Dad. The train doesn't leave for another hour!
to eyeballIf you are eyeball to eyeball with an
enemy or someone you are arguing with, you deal with them in a direct way.
hicka person from the countryside who is
considered to be stupid and without experience
snow joban attempt to persuade someone to do
something, especially by praising them and using charm My boss did a snow-job on me
street smartSomeone who is street smart knows how to deal with
difficult or dangerous situations, especially in big cities. He is street smart and is not afraid of this neighbourhood. = streetwise