1100 Words You Need To Know Flashcards
(33 cards)
Implacable[adj]
Very determined to continue opposing someone or something
Example:
Implacable enemies
The government faces implacable opposition on the issue of nuclear waste
Indigent [adj]
Formal
Very poor,needy
Jurisdiction
The right to use an official power to make legal decisions, or the area where this right exists
Example
The committee has jurisdiction over all tax measures
Reverberate
If a loud sound reverberates,it is heard many times as it is sent back from different surfaces;echo
Example
The bang reverberated through the house
Flagrant
A flagrant action is shocking because it is done in a way that is easily noticed and shows no respect for laws,truth etc
Example
Flagrant violations of human rights
Excruciating
Extremely painful
Example
When i bend my arm,the pain is excruciating
Synonymous
Agonizing
Cognizant
Formal
If someone is cognizant of something,they know about it and understand it
Quell[v]
Formal
To end a situation in which people are behaving violently or protesting,especially by using force
Example
Police used live ammunition to quell the disturbance
Quell the violence/riot etc
Sally [n]
Formal
A sudden quick attack and return to a position of defense
Paroxysm [n]
A sudden ,short attack of pain, coughing,shaking etc
Harass[v]
To make someone’s life unpleasant,for example by frequently saying offensive things to then or threatening them
Example
A number of black youths have complained of being harassed by the police
Torment[n][v]
Sever mental or physical suffering
Example
She lay awake all night in torment .
The journey must have been a torment for them.
Seth was tormented by feelings of guilt.
Inexorable [adj]
Formal
An inexorable process cannot be stopped
Example
The inexorable decline of Britain’s manufacturing industry.
The detective was inexorable in his search for the murder weapon
Disdain [n][v]
Formal
A complete lack of respect that you shoe for someone or something because you think they are not important or good enough
Example
She watched me with disdain.
A look of complete disdain.
His disdain for capitalism
[v] childcare was seen as women’s work,and men disdain it.
Ubiquitous [adj]
Formal
Seeming to be everywhere- sometimes used humorously
Example
Coffee shops are ubiquitous these days
Malignant [adj]
Medical
A malignant disease is one such as cancer,which can be develop in an uncontrolled way and is likely to cause someone’s death
Example
She developed a malignant tumor in her breast
Sanctuary [n]
An area for birds or animals where they are protected and cannot be hunted
Example
The park is the largest wildlife sanctuary in the US
Stymie [v]
Informal
To prevent someone from doing what they have planned or want to do
Syn: thwart
Example
Investigators have been stymied by uncooperative witnesses.
Thwart [v]
Formal
To prevent someone from doing what they are trying to do
Example
Fierce opposition thwarted the government’s plans
Thwarted ambition
Hinder [v]
To make it difficult for something to develop or succeed
Example
His career has been hindered by injury.
Policies that will hinder rather than help families
Impede[v]
To make it difficult for someone or something to move forward or to make progress
Example
Storms at sea impeded our progress.
Masticate[v]
Formal
To chew food
Respite [n]
A short time when something bad stops happening,so that the situation is temporarily better
Example
The trip was a welcome respite from the pressures of work
The pain went on without respite
Ascend[v]
Formal
To move up through the air
Example
The plane ascended rapidly
