Advanced English Vocabulary 1 -- MPO

highball

A cocktail made from spirit plus soda water etc.

slouched

A couple of boys were ________ over the table reading magazines. to stand, sit or walk with the shoulders hanging forward and the head bent slightly over so that you look tired and bored

interlocutor

Abraham was able to act as interpreter and _________ for our group. someone who is involved in a conversation and who is representing someone else

indolence

After a sudden burst of activity, the team lapsed back into _______. laziness

woodwork

After you've been in a relationship for a while all sorts of little secrets start to come out of the __________ to appear after having been hidden or not active for a long time

far-fetched

All this may sound a bit _________, but companies are already developing 'intelligent' homes. extremely unlikely to be true or to happen

hoi polloi

Anthony will be in the VIP lounge where he doesn't have to mix with the ___ _____ ordinary people

hallowed

Can atheists be buried in _________ ground? holy

gory

Come on, I want to hear all the _____ details. all the details about an unpleasant or interesting event

lambasted

Democrats _______ the President's budget plan for being 'inadequate'. (to criticize someone or something very strongly, usually in public - leszól)

rawboned

Describing a person as being thin and bony, having prominent bones, rugged but not necessarily handsome.

misgivings

Despite her ________ about leaving the baby, she decided to accompany her husband. (a feeling of doubt or fear)

whimsical

Despite his kindly, sometimes _______ air, he was a shrewd observer of people. unusual and strange in a way that might be amusing or annoying

qualms

Despite my _______, I took the job. (a feeling of slight worry or doubt because you are not sure that what you are doing is right)

cursory

Even a ______ glance at the figures will tell you that sales are down. (done very quickly without much attention to details - futó)

wrested

He _______ the letter from my grasp. (to violently pull something away from someone - kicsavarta a kezemből)

seedy

He didn't like the look of the ______ characters who were hanging around outside the bar. looking dirty or in bad condition and likely to be involved in immoral activities

tufts

He had a few _______ of hair on his chin, but you could hardly call it a beard. a number of short pieces of especially hair or grass which closely grow together or are held together near the base

gore

He likes movies with plenty of blood and _______ thick dark blood that has flowed from a wound

rehashed

He simply _________ the same story. (to use the same ideas again in a new form that is not really different or better)

impounded

He sued the police after they ________ his car. confiscate

gored

He was attacked and _______ by a bull. wounded by an animal with its horns or tusks

mowing down

He was sentenced to two years in prison for _______ _____ a nine-year old girl. to kill someone by driving into them fast

overawed

He was totally _______ by his father. to make someone feel respect or fear, so that they are nervous or unable to say or do anything

backlog

He went to work on Saturday to try to work through the ________ of papers on his desk. a large amount of things that you should have done before and must do now

taciturn

He's a reserved, ________ person. (saying little, especially habitually - szűkszavú)

lilt

He's got that lovely Irish ______ in his voice. a gentle and pleasant rising and falling sound in a person's voice

holdover

Her fear of dogs is a _______ from her childhood. an action, feeling, or idea that has continued from the past into the present

precludes from

His contract _________ him ___ discussing his work with anyone outside the company. prevent someone from doing something

exalted

I felt shy in such ________ company. having a very high rank and highly respected

snub

I hope the people we couldn't invite don't see it as a ______. deliberate affront

privy to

I was never _______ ___ conversations between top management. (to be told information that is not told to many people)

cakewalk

I've known this material for a long time, so the test on it should be a ________. something that is easy or simple, or does not present any great challenge

onslaught

It is unlikely that his forces could withstand an allied __________ for very long. (a powerful attack)

shrewd

It was a _____ move to buy your house just before property prices started to rise. well judged and likely to be right

foray into

It will be my first ______ ____ local government. a short attempt at doing a particular job or activity, especially one that is very different from what you usually do

cheapskates

Lindows is an operating system for Microsoft haters and _________. Its flaws make Windows seem like a genuine bargain. someone who spends as little money as possible - used to show disapproval

walk-out.

Members of the Irish delegation staged a __________ an occasion when people stop working or leave a meeting as a protest

sown

Now that you've_______ doubts in my mind, I'll never again be sure I can trust him. to cause a bad emotion or condition to begin somewhere, which will grow or continue

adjunct

On-line instruction is a useful _______ to the real thing. (something that is added or joined to something that is bigger or more important - kiegészítés, tartozék)

sanguine

Other economists are more ________ about the possibility of inflation. happy and hopeful about the future

disservices

Perl and Unix are __________ to the computing world an action which harms something or someone

bland

Pop music these days is so ______. lacking a strong taste or character

spurned

She ______ all offers of help. to refuse to accept something or someone, especially because you are too proud

championed

She _________ the cause of religious freedom. publicly fight for and defend an aim or principle

peruse

She leant forward to _______ the document more closely. to read something, especially in a careful way

riposte

She made a sharp ________ a quick and clever remark, often made in answer to a criticism

blithe

She shows a ______ disregard for danger. happy, without worry

wielding

She was confronted by a man ________ a knife. (to hold a weapon or tool and look as if you are going to use it)

randy

She was feeling very _____ horny

smarmy

She was trying to be friendly, but she just seemed ______ and insincere. polite in an insincere way - used to show disapproval

bugbear

Smoking is a particular _________ of his. a particular thing that annoys or upsets you

abstruse

Stop pestering me with your _______ theories! (difficult to understand)

emetic

The NT interface is great for its ______ properties causing vomiting

indolent

The ______ girl resisted doing her homework. lazy

prolix

The author's ______ style has done nothing to encourage sales of the book. using too many words and therefore boring or difficult to read

sublime

The book contains _______ descriptive passages. (extremely good, beautiful or enjoyable)

scabrous

The book includes some memorably seedy characters and ________ descriptions. offensive or shocking, because describing or showing sex

duress

The confession was obtained under _______. illegal or unfair threats

abating

The fighting in the area shows no sign of _______. (to become less strong)

shrivelled

The lack of rain has _________ the crops. to become dry, smaller and covered with lines as if by crushing or folding, or to make something do this

debased

The large raise that he gave himself _________ his motives for running the charity. to lower the quality or esteem of something

dour

The normally _____ Mr James was photographed smiling and joking with friends. unfriendly, unhappy and very serious

garbled

The papers had some ________ version of the story. very unclear and confusing

mown down

The soldiers were _______ ____ by machine gun fire. to kill large numbers of people at the same time, especially by shooting them

nettlesome

The task of proving Fermat's "last theorem remains _________. hard to deal with

unhinged

The terrible experience seemed to have _________ him slightly. to make someone become very upset or mentally ill

discrete

The twins were identical but their personalities were ______ unconnected, separate

watershed

The year 1969 was a _______ in her life - she changed her career and changed her partner. (an event or period which is important because it represents a big change in how people do or think about something - vízválasztó

smokestack

There's been a steady decline in _________ industries such as shipbuilding and steel. traditional industries that produce large machines and lot of pollution

canny

These salesmen are a _______ lot. (thinking quickly and cleverly, especially in business or financial matters)

rehashed

This issue has been ________ so many times already. to repeat something that was discussed earlier, especially in an annoying way

crackpot

Time will tell whether he is a ________ or a genius for promoting that sort of idea. An eccentric, crazy or foolish person.

ad hoc

We deal with problems on an ___ ____ basis not planned, but arranged or done only when necessary

indiscrete

When things are all jumbled up together, they're said to be ________, which means not separated or sorted

joie de vivre

You kind of lose whatever ____ __ _____ you were supposed to be getting from your runner's high. a feeling of great happiness and enjoyment of life

feral

_______ animals used to live with humans but have become wild

hallowed

________ icons such as Marilyn Monroe and James Dean very respected and praised because of great importance or great age

quaint

a ______ little village in Yorkshire unusual and attractive, especially in an old-fashioned way

cogent

a ________ argument for banning the drug (reasonable and correct; formal - meggyőző, nyomós)

seminal

a ________ study of eighteenth-century France important, and influences the way things develop in the future

latchkey kid

a child who has a key to his or her home and is often alone at home after school has finished for the day because his or her parents are out at work

gasworks

a factory where coal is made into gas for use as fuel for heating and cooking

kingmaker

a person who influences the choice of people for powerful positions within an organization

seascape

a picture of the sea

amity

a spirit of perfect _______ friendship, especially between countries

stipend

an amount of money paid regularly to someone, especially a priest, as a salary or as money to live on (illetmény, javadalmazás, ösztöndíj)

snub nose

describes a nose which is short and turns up at the end

lynches

if a crowd of people _______ someone, they kill them, especially by hanging them, without using the usual legal process (meglincsel)

in situ

in its original position or place

vitreous

made of or looking like glass

vernal

relating to or happening in the spring

lovelorn

sad because the person you love does not love you

rubicund

someone who is _______ is fat and has a red face (pirospozsgás)

greenhorn

someone who lacks experience of something

protean

the _______ talents of this comedian easily and continually (changing; variable)

fetid

the black ______ water of the lake (stinking - bűzös)

plight

the desperate _____ of the flood victims (a very bad situation - nehéz helyzet)

cornball

the usual _______ romantic comedy which lacks new ideas and sincerity, or is too often repeated and therefore not amusing or interesting

exalt

to put someone or something into a high rank or position