May 31'st
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moribund :-
(especially of an organization or business) not active or successful:
How can the Trade Department be revived from its present moribund state?
witless:-
› stupid or showing no intelligence:
The novel centres around a witless father who is continually being conned by his three children.
naive:-
too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth, that people's intentions in general are good, or that life is simple and fair.
People are often naive because they are young and/or have not had much experience of life:
She was very naive to believe that he'd stay with her. They make the naive assumption that because it's popular it must be good.
It was a little naive of you to think that they would listen to your suggestions. naively (also naïvely)
I, perhaps naively, believed he was telling the truth
absurd:-
B2 stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way:
What an absurd thing to say! Don't be so absurd! Of course I want you to come.
It's an absurd situation - neither of them will talk to the other.
Do I look absurd in this hat? the absurd
› things that happen that are stupid or unreasonable:
The whole situation borders on the absurd.
She has a keen sense of the absurd. absurdly
adverb › You're behaving absurdly. It was absurdly expensive.
hag:-
an ugly old woman
immutable:-
not changing, or unable to be changed:
an immutable law Some people regard grammar as an immutable set of rules.
reckon:-
to think or believe:
I reckon it's going to rain. [+ (that)] How much do you reckon (that) it's going to cost? "Can you fix my car today?" "I reckon not/so (= probably not/probably)."
aisle:-
a long, narrow space between rows of seats in an aircraft, cinema, or church:
Would you like an aisle seat or would you prefer to be by the window?
› a long, narrow space between the rows of shelves in a large shop:
You'll find the shampoo and the soap in the fourth aisle along from the entrance.
bloke:-
a man, often one who is considered to be ordinary:
Paul's a really good bloke (= I like him a lot).
He's a funny (sort of) bloke (= slightly strange).
bandy:-
(of legs) bending out at the knees:
I couldn't help laughing at his bandy legs.
errand:-
a short journey either to take a message or to take or collect something:
I'll meet you at six, I've got some errands to do/run first.
squiffy:-
› slightly drunk:
"I've only had one glass of sherry and I feel squiffy already," she said.
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moribund :-
(especially of an organization or business) not active or successful:
How can the Trade Department be revived from its present moribund state?
witless:-
› stupid or showing no intelligence:
The novel centres around a witless father who is continually being conned by his three children.
naive:-
too willing to believe that someone is telling the truth, that people's intentions in general are good, or that life is simple and fair.
People are often naive because they are young and/or have not had much experience of life:
She was very naive to believe that he'd stay with her. They make the naive assumption that because it's popular it must be good.
It was a little naive of you to think that they would listen to your suggestions. naively (also naïvely)
I, perhaps naively, believed he was telling the truth
absurd:-
B2 stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way:
What an absurd thing to say! Don't be so absurd! Of course I want you to come.
It's an absurd situation - neither of them will talk to the other.
Do I look absurd in this hat? the absurd
› things that happen that are stupid or unreasonable:
The whole situation borders on the absurd.
She has a keen sense of the absurd. absurdly
adverb › You're behaving absurdly. It was absurdly expensive.
hag:-
an ugly old woman
immutable:-
not changing, or unable to be changed:
an immutable law Some people regard grammar as an immutable set of rules.
reckon:-
to think or believe:
I reckon it's going to rain. [+ (that)] How much do you reckon (that) it's going to cost? "Can you fix my car today?" "I reckon not/so (= probably not/probably)."
aisle:-
a long, narrow space between rows of seats in an aircraft, cinema, or church:
Would you like an aisle seat or would you prefer to be by the window?
› a long, narrow space between the rows of shelves in a large shop:
You'll find the shampoo and the soap in the fourth aisle along from the entrance.
bloke:-
a man, often one who is considered to be ordinary:
Paul's a really good bloke (= I like him a lot).
He's a funny (sort of) bloke (= slightly strange).
bandy:-
(of legs) bending out at the knees:
I couldn't help laughing at his bandy legs.
errand:-
a short journey either to take a message or to take or collect something:
I'll meet you at six, I've got some errands to do/run first.
squiffy:-
› slightly drunk:
"I've only had one glass of sherry and I feel squiffy already," she said.
