English Vocabulary: movies

10 flashcards · English · by lakesare

1. Name 2 meanings of the word shimmy.

   A nightdress, another term for chemise. A dress hanging straight from the shoulders, popular in the 1920s, a woman's loose-fitting undergarment or nightdress.A dance move where one moves their shoulders quickly. A shimmy is a dance move in which the body is held still, except for the shoulders, which are quickly alternated back and forth.

2. Name 2 meanings of the word chaperon. Or chaperone.

   A form of a hood worn in the Middle Ages A person who for propriety's sake accompanied an unmarried girl in public For both meanings, origin: chaperon is a diminutive of chape, which derives, like the English cap, cape and cope, from the Late Latin cappa, which already could mean cap, cape or hood.

3. Yet, they squandered these opportunities by not working hard enough.

   Waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner. Allow (an opportunity) to pass or be lost.

4. Then the news started pouring in: four bombed trains, dozens of casualties, hundreds of injured.

   A person killed or injured in a war or accident.

5. The little girl wasn't downcast for long, however, and she grabbed Peter's hand.

   (of a person) feeling despondent, (of a person's eyes) looking downwards.

6. Spilt feed, litter and standing water attract wild birds and vermin.

   Nuisance animals that spread diseases or destroy crops or livestock. Russian: вредитель Origin: Middle English (originally denoting animals such as reptiles and snakes): from Old French, based on Latin vermis 'worm'.Warmint is a mid 16th century alteration of vermin.

7. What's this?

   Flask with smelling salts, used for reviving dental patients after a procedure. French, 18th century. Russian: нюхательная сольОсновным компонентом нюхательной соли были, как правило, карбонат аммония или нашатырный спирт, смешанные с ароматическими маслами или духами, чаще всего лавандовыми.

8. Who's a carpetbagger?

   A political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections. originated from the carpet bags (a form of cheap luggage made from carpet fabric) which many of these newcomers carried. In the history of the United States, carpetbagger was a derogatory term applied by Southerners to opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War, who were perceived to be exploiting the local populace for their own financial, political, and/or soci…

9. As a pretty girl from a respectable family, she toys with her beaux - little boys who must play the love game by her rules.

   A boyfriend or male admirer. A rich, fashionable young man; a dandy. Origin: Late 17th century (in beau (sense 2)): from French, literally ‘handsome’, from Latin bellus.Plural: beaux

10. It's what they do, they ________________________. To deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged too much. Schindler's list

    Weather the storm.