Sword of Damocles Sword of Damocles If you have a sword of Damocles hanging over you/your head, something bad seems very likely to happen to you, something that threatens to cause imminent disaster, a bad and disastrous event that might occur anytime: The treaty hung like a sword of Damocles over the French politics. Fre: …
Reticent 1100 Words You Need Reticent 1100 Words You Need /ˈret.ɪ.sənt/ US /ˈreţ.ə-/ (adj) Reticent definition unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings, quiet, restrained, uncommunicative, taciturn, silent, reserved: Example Most of the students were reticent about answering questions. Antonyms talkative, verbose, voluble Parts of speech Noun: reticence Adverb: reticently
Accost 1100 Words You Need Accost 1100 Words You Need /əˈkɒst/ US /-ˈkɑːst/ (verb) to approach or stop and speak to someone in a threatening way, approach, stop, confront, detain, buttonhole, hound: I’m usually accosted by beggars and drunks as I walk to the station. Fre: accoster Fa: نزدیک شدن
Intrepid 1100 Words You Need Intrepid 1100 Words You Need /ɪnˈtrep.ɪd/ (adj) extremely brave and showing no fear of dangerous situations, audacious, fearless, bold, courageous, valiant, heroic, daring, gallant, plucky, dauntless: a team of intrepid explorers Antonym: cowardly Noun: intrepidity Noun: intrepidness Adverb: intrepidly
Throng 1100 Words You Need Throng 1100 Words You Need /θrɒŋ/ US /θrɑːŋ/ (noun & verb) a large group or crowd of people, multitude, horde, swarm, mob, host, mass, flock, cram, flood: The poor little child was lost in the throng. Fre: foule Fa: ازدحام
Laconic 1100 Words You Need Laconic 1100 Words You Need /ləˈkɒn.ɪk/ US /-ˈkɑː.nɪk/ (adj) using only few words to express what you mean, terse, brief, concise, curt, to the point, short, succinct, economical: His laconic style in speech made his presentation curt and to the point. antonym: talkative, long-winded, verbose, voluble, prolix Fre: laconique Fa:…
Pour Oil on Troubled Waters Pour Oil on Troubled Waters to make peace among people or stop a quarrel, reconcile, put people back on friendly terms, end conflict between people, calm someone down, settle down, quiet down, conciliate, pacify, appease, mollify, placate, soothe, resolve: There was such hostility between the two political parties that no…
Perceive 1100 Words You Need Perceive 1100 Words You Need /pəˈsiːv/ US /pɚ-/ (verb) to see something or someone, or to become aware of something that is obvious, to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something, notice, observe, distinguish, take in, recognize, identify, sense, comprehend, become aware of, realize: Bill…
Interminable 1100 Words You need Interminable 1100 Words You need /ɪnˈtɜː.mɪ.nə.bļ/ US /-ˈtɝː-/ (adj) continuing for too long and therefore boring or annoying, endless, ceaseless, incessant, everlasting, perpetual, never-ending: We had to listen to another of his interminable stories of his days as a soldier. Fre: interminable Fa: تمام نشدنی، بی پایان
Drudgery 1100 Words You Need Drudgery 1100 Words You Need /ˈdrʌdʒ.ər.i/ US /-ɚ-/ (noun) exhausting and boring work, hard work, unpleasant work, labor, toil, chore, graft, slog: I really detest the drudgery of doing the dishes. Fre: corvée Fa: خر حمالی، کار پر زحمت