Vocabulary Revision. "Poor Things". Part III - "THE SHIP"

to aim to do something = to intend to achieve a particular goal to trap somebody at somewhere = to catch someone in a specific place to disrobe somebody = to undress someone to be on fire = to be in a state of intense excitement

a foredeck = the front part of a ship's deck a romantic jape = a mischievous act done in a romantic context to judge somebody empirically = to evaluate someone based on observation to be out of something = to run out of a particular item

to elicit something = to get a response from someone to yelp happily = to make a short, high-pitched cry of joy to dash somebody into the sea = to forcefully throw someone into the water desperate rationalization = an attempt to justify something hopeless

<p>to take something much to heart = to take something very seriously a cynic = a person who believes in self-interest an astonishment = a feeling of great surprise or amazement elusive = difficult to find or achieve</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>to choose somebody over somebody = to prefer one person to another to throw somebody overboard = to physically throw someone off a boat a wretch = an unfortunate or despicable person it's integral = it is essential or necessary</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>to be indicative of all = to represent a sign of everyone or everything it's a dark view of things = it is a pessimistic perspective let us take the air = let's go outside to get some fresh air to bang around in one's heart = to resonate chaotically in emotions</p> Signup and view all the answers