10 Jan Flashcards
defer
put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone.
tweak
twist or pull (something) sharply.
improve (a mechanism or system) by making fine adjustments to it.
baffling
impossible to understand; perplexing.
divest
to strip or deprive (someone or something), especially of property or rights; dispossess. to rid of or free from: He divested himself of all responsibility for the decision. Law. to take away or alienate (property, rights, etc.). Commerce. to sell off: to divest holdings.
relinquish
voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.
expediency
the quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral; convenience.
; advantage;usefull
ex officio
as a result of one’s status or position.
voice in the wilderness
Voice in the Wilderness or a lone voice in the wilderness is an English idiom for someone who expresses an idea or opinion that is not popular or that the individual is the sole person expressing that particular opinion with the suggestion that the opinion is then ignored
pre-eminence
the fact of surpassing all others; superiority.
omnibus
a volume containing several books previously published separately.
a bus;comprising several items.
faltering
losing strength or momentum.
speaking hesitantly.
moving unsteadily or hesitantly.
inter alia
among other things.
infallibility
the quality of being infallible; the inability to be wrong.
tenable
able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
(of an office, position, scholarship, etc.) able to be held or used.
gherao
prevent (someone) from leaving a place of work until certain demands are met.
proxy
the authority to represent someone else, especially in voting.
a figure that can be used to represent the value of something in a calculation.
crude
in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined.
constructed in a rudimentary or makeshift way.;primitive;simple
unwind
relax after a period of work or tension.
surfeit
an excessive amount of something.
cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess.
transvestism
Transvestism is the practice of dressing in a manner traditionally associated with the opposite sex. In some cultures, transvestism is practiced for religious, traditional, or ceremonial reasons. The term is considered outdated in Western cultures, especially when used to describe a transgender or gender-fluid person
abject
adjective. utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched: abject poverty. contemptible; despicable; base-spirited: an abject coward
emphatic
expressing something forcibly and clearly.
(of a word or syllable) bearing the stress.
vehement
callous
showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
heartless
classicism
the following of ancient Greek or Roman principles and style in art and literature, generally associated with harmony, restraint, and adherence to recognized standards of form and craftsmanship, especially from the Renaissance to the 18th century.