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IH Advanced Week 2 Random Vocab

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  • A reply we say when we know we are beaten
    touchet
  • to quickly improve an old skill; I need to _____ __ on my Japanese before I visit Tokyo
    brush up
  • when our nearest star comes up to start the day
    sunrise
  • to bring people or groups of people together
    unite
  • to be accepted as something; He ______ ___ a local whilst we were there!
    pass for
  • To have less money that zero; to owe someone
    debt
  • A delicious plant cooked for dessert in the UK
    rhubarb
  • a system of government where leaders are chosen by the people
    democracy
  • to absorb and understand something; I find it hard to ______ __ maths.
    take in
  • to manage to do something with limited resources; We _____ ___ with Mark's limited Italian.
    get by
  • learn a new skill through practise; I _____ __ some Spanish whilst living in Madrid.
    pick up
  • A reply we say when we don't want to listen
    spare me
  • A period of time in European history known for art and philosophy
    Renaissance
  • to think you are better than others, because of your money or job etc...
    snobbery
  • something chosen without a design/plan, a _______ number.
    random
  • Tiny men who live in the garden
    gnomes
  • something that changes easily; The markets are very ______ at the moment.
    fluid
  • to move carefully around; The boat ________ out of the bay
    manoeuvres
  • very confused
    bewildered
  • an old word for 'writers'
    scribes
  • a social taboo; something most people think is wrong; There is a ______ around eating dog in the UK
    stigma
  • when most people agree; There is a _______ that lockdown help with Corona
    consensus
  • an expert in taste; He is a ________ of the arts
    connoiseur