2015.01.20-[SGRE14]-6 Flashcards
(27 cards)
exculpate
verb [T]
/ˈek.skəl.peɪt/
formal
› to remove blame from someone; to clear from a charge of guilt:
The pilot of the aircraft will surely be e-ed when all the facts are known.
finical
/ˈfɪn•ɪ•ki/
also finicky
adjective
› excessively particular or fastidious; too fussy about food clothing etc.
Today, Bank of America became the first major f-l institution to initiate analyst coverage of Bitcoin.
His conversation, though somewhat precise and f-l on the first impression, was rich in knowledge.
colander
noun [C]
/ˈkɒl.ən.dər/
/ˈkɑː.lən.dɚ/
› a bowl with small holes in it, used for washing food or for emptying food into when it has been cooked in water; bowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain off water:
After four minutes, pour the pasta into a c-r to drain.
glib
adjective
/ɡlɪb/
› easy and confident in speech, with little thought or sincerity; ready and smooth but not sincere:
He’s not flashy, and he doesn’t know how to be g-b.
A hiring manager might think you’re being glib, or slick and insincere, if you say you’ve led a successful multinational corporation when you were actually in charge of flipping burgers for a fast-food restaurant chain.
bequest
noun [C]
/bɪˈkwest/
› the money or property belonging to someone that they say that, after their death, they wish to be given to other people; arrangement to give something at death:
Her will included small b-ts to her family, while most of her fortune went to charity.
chicanery
noun [U]
/ʃɪˈkeɪ•nə•ri/
/tʃɪˈkeɪ•nə•ri/
› dishonest but attractive talk or behavior that is used to deceive people; legal trickery or false argument:
The investigation has revealed political c-y and corruption at the highest levels.
obtuse
Adjective
/əbˈtus, ɑb-/
› blunt or stupid; slow on the uptake:
He yielded: “Don’t be so o-e, get with the program!”
› [geometry] (of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°, or (of a triangle) containing an angle of more than 90° and less than 180°
lionize
verb [T]
UK usually lionise
/ˈlaɪ.ə.naɪz/
› to make someone famous, or to treat someone as if they were famous:
Republicans continue to l-e Ronald Reagan as their ultimate hero.
glut
noun [C]
verb
/ɡlʌt/
› a supply of something that is much greater than can be sold or is needed or wanted:
The fall in demand for coffee could cause a g-t on/in the market.
The current g-t of graduates means that many of them will not be able to find jobs.
Higher mortgage rates and over-building left some markets g-tted with unsold houses.
forestall
verb [T]
/fɔrˈstɔl/
/foʊrˈstɔl/
› to prevent something from happening by acting first; preempt:
Many doctors prescribe aspirin to f-l second heart attacks.
dynamo
noun [C]
/ˈdɑɪ•nəˌmoʊ/
plural dynamos
› a device that changes energy of movement into electrical energy; a generator something that produces electric current:
[figurative] She’s a real dynamo (= energetic force).
nonplused
adj
› filled with bewilderment; greatly surprised:
The older man stood for a moment, appearing n-d, as the crowd watched.
He seems n-d by Google’s apparent head start in the new era.
loll
verb
[I always + adv/prep]
/lɑl/
› to lie or sit in a relaxed, informal way, or (esp. of the tongue) to hang loosely:
She l-led in an armchair.
The patient lay with her mouth open, her tongue l-ling out.
petrous
adjective
/ˈpe.trəs/
specialized
› relating to the very hard section of bone surrounding the inner ear:
the p-s bone
The inner ear is a closed system surrounded and protected by the p-s portion of the temporal bone.
› like a rock, hard, stony.
sere
/sɪə/ or sear adj verb noun
› withered; dry; make hard and without feeling:
s-e vegetation at the edge of the desert
He was 25 that summer, but he felt old, s-e and without hope.
Intransigent
adjective /ɪnˈtræn.zɪ.dʒənt/ /ɪnˈtrɑːn.zɪ.dʒənt/ formal disapproving
› refusing to change your opinions or behavior; unwillingness to compromise, stubbornness, intractability:
Unions claim that the management continues to maintain an i-t position.
malinger
verb [I] /məˈlɪŋ.ɡər/ /məˈlɪŋ.ɡɚ/ disapproving ---------- malingerer
/ məˈlɪŋ.ɡər ər/
/ məˈlɪŋ.ɡɚɚ/
noun [C]
› to pretend to be ill in order to avoid having to work; to fake illness or injury in order to shirk a duty:
One who pretends to be ill in order to avoid having to work:
I’m sure she thinks I’m a m-r.
aseptic
adjective
/ˌeɪˈsep.tɪk/
› medically clean or without infection; surgically clean:
an a-c wound
an a-c dressing
an a-c bandage
Emote
/ɪˈməʊt/
verb
› to display exaggerated emotion, as in acting; behave theatrically; stir up, excite:
If an actor doesn’t e-e, the audience can’t tell how he’s supposed to be feeling in a scene.
We wanted to bring to life this idea of adoption and to e-e in a genuine and authentic way.
tonic
noun [C]
/ˈtɑn•ɪk/
› Anything that makes you feel better; something giving strength or energy:
Seeing his grandchildren was the perfect t-c for him.
› a liquid medicine intended to make you feel better generally rather than treating a particular health problem.
rarefy
/ˈrɛərɪˌfaɪ/
verb
› to make or become thin to make less dense; to purify or refine:
We imagine our societal failings as r-fied abstracts, because they allow us to deny responsibility.
Now she has reached r-fied levels of society, first as a Harvard Law School professor and now as a senator.
incursion
noun [C]
/ɪnˈkɜr•ʒən/
› a sudden and unwanted entrance to a place or area controlled by others, esp. in a military attack; a raid, a sudden attack:
Moscow denies involvement with the rebels and its Security Service said the i-n report was untrue.
As we know, the i-n was an evanescent success that quickly disintegrated into sectarian violence.
desuetude
/dɪˈsjuːɪ•tjuːd/
/ˈdɛs•wɪ•tjuːd/
noun
› the condition of not being in use or practice; disuse; cessation of use:
Those ceremonies had fallen into d-e.
protracted
adjective
/proʊˈtræk•tɪd/
› lasting for a long time, or made to continue longer than necessary; prolonged:
Their p-d legal battle may soon be resolved.
