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