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English 1

Vocabulary

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Terms

writhe
Amass
pitch into
thwart, forestall
sidekick
token
clipping
deride
untimely demise
mounting
cunning, wily, crafty
trying
glean, deduce
look the part
perks
unduly
harbour
slurp (on)
chomp on
outdo (sbself)
grid
rampart
detached
concoct
akin to "i"
to feign "ei"
nip in the bud
arrondissement
abet (sth, sb)
just shy of
land on your feet, hit feet
impersonate (sb)
the world revolves around you
knocked me on my butt literally overnight
ride out the storm
frayed
unblemished / blemish
fairly sizable mistake
throttle / at full throttle
fete / feted
peg sb as / busybody
swindle / grift (out) / bilk (out)
feckless
grand, petit (petty) larceny
newfound (adj)
to be in a predicament (tight spot)
wit
dim
squabble, boat, tussle
ward off, repel, deflect, fight off, fend off
at any rate
it will sway them to fall in line
hurtle
geld (horse) neuter (dog)
throb(bing) / hearthrob
stick up for myself
vaunt, laud, flatter, crow about/over
gaunt
jostle
wait it out
jive (slang)
butt in
next of kin
a shut-in
to be fresh out of
get hitched
keel over
hog (sth)
deadbeat
leech off (sb)
stop fidgeting with your hair, it reads weak
pull a muscle
cop a plea
skew
nuts and bolts
kibble
busted fémur
hit rock bottom
shingle
grubby
cono helado
tipping point
linger
gauche
egress
tag along
gig
shoal of
perk up
break in my shoes
foot the bill
to be an ingrate
nag (at) (sb) // badger (sb) / ply (sb)
auction (off)
tap into
the bone poked out
flare-up
pamper
clutter
slaw
tot, tyke
hook me up with morphine // walk on by me
educated guess
wishful thinking
stick it up to (sb)
crop / buzz my hair
clingy
stump
famished
set your sights (on) (lower)...
ransack
down the line
ballpark
despond(ent), despair
hard-up
garnish
fiend
void
fledging
reap
peddle
hasty
suffice
give an earful, tell sb off
scrimp / skimp (on)
smear "i"
smudge "a"
adamant
hitch, obstacle, impediment, hurdle
embroider
shack (up)
dole out
lets get down to brass tacks
scuttlebutt
go out on a limb
sign off on (sth)
to be in over sbds head
to be in fine fettle
leek
hassle
imply
buff
let up (on)
clerk
hit it off
heft
slick
soy
to be left holding the bag
clerkship
pilfer
scuffle
plaintiff (law)
barring
prey
baloney
hindsight "ai"
(to be on the) high-end
a tad
plop
yank
dont look a gift horse in the mouth
not in the least
it's like
reversed
stale
attest to (sth)
tune in to
low blow
scathing
wail
cut a deck of cards and shuffled them
folksy
to cheap out (on sth)
skedaddle
catch up
own up to sth
pry
leeway
quirk
rattle - rattle (sb)
out (sb) as (sth)
play up (sth)
go all out
spurious (claim)
no fuss no muss
confer
unhinged
flimsy
tamper with (sth) / meddle in
tamper-proof lock
Stealth
waiver (waive)
ply
make of (sb,sth)
high-tail it (out, in...)
stirring
bog down
bundle
throw in
wind up
sharp / dull pain
inordinate
sham
feasibility
fan out
minute
up and about
mirage
if you expect me to put out on a first date, you can think again
to be put out
stroke of genious / luck
to sit weird
sleep straight through
have a it
a fit of rage
chivalry (ous)
fetch (sth / sb: pick up)
ceño fruncido
correa de perro
gourd
stake out (survaillance)
mettle
showdown
glitch
rind "ai" (peel)
leverage
grit
derelict
stalwart
amenable
stint
wholesale
rube
snare
scrawny
mug shot
ritzy
splurge
retract
stout
wean
compel
contender / contend for
growth spurt
stream
in stitches
hindrance
manure
to wire money
mingle
lousy
cue ball
pan out
fink
get (wrap) your head around
browse
fleece
tainted
cleansing
oust (sb)
refrain (from)
another crack
scare up
estrange "ei" sb
punt, defer
tarp
conk out
moot
unimpeachable
wince, flinch, recoil, cringe, draw back, cower
poach sth/sb
tug-of-war
to be besotted with sth
skulk
loiter, dawdle
prowl
rove
lurk
peril "perol"
snuggle
a lo ancho
(be at an, hit) all-time high
hot on our tail
keep your eyes peeled
disparaging the differently abled
prowess
debase
overhaul
stoke the fire / stoked about sth
slave away
Trait
don't go off the point
Set phrase
Jot sth
Bigotry
Aloft
Double take (n)
Snide (adj)
Tout
Heckle (sb)
Jigsaw
Grovel, crawl, cringe
Mishap