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Renegade
a person who has changed their feelings of support and duty from one political, religious, national, etc. group to a new one:
A band of renegades had captured the prince and were holding him to ransom.
To desert one’s cause, or change one’s loyalties; to commit betrayal. quotations ▼
Tamper
to touch or make changes to something that you should not, usually without enough knowledge of how it works or when you are trying to damage it:
I could see immediately that the lock had been tampered with.
Turn it inside out
change something utterly.
“it is not so easy to turn your whole life inside out”
Excerpt
a short part taken from a speech, book, film, etc.:
An excerpt from her new thriller will appear in this weekend’s magazine.
to take a small part from a speech, book, film, etc. in order to publish it separately:
This passage has been excerpted from her latest novel.
Proponent
a person who speaks publicly in support of a particular idea or plan of action:
He is one of the leading proponents of capital punishment.
Instance
a particular situation, event, or fact, especially an example of something that happens generally:
There have been several instances of violence at the school.
Kneel
to go down into, or stay in, a position where one or both knees are on the ground:
She knelt (down) beside the child.
Float
to stay on the surface of a liquid and not sink:
An empty bottle will float.
to (cause to) move easily through, or along the surface of a liquid, or to (cause to) move easily through air:
We spent a lazy afternoon floating down/along the river.
Superficial
of a person) never thinking about things that are serious or important:
He’s fun to be with, but he’s very superficial.
Renaisannce
a new growth of activity or interest in something, especially art, literature, or music:
Opera is enjoying a long-awaited renaissance.
Seam
a line where two things join, especially a line of sewing joining two pieces of cloth or leather:
The bags we sell have very strong seams, so they will last for years.
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Flatter
to praise someone in order to make them feel attractive or important, sometimes in a way that is not sincere:
I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money.
Herd
to make animals move together as a group:
An old woman was herding the goats.
Stand a chance
to have a chance of success:
He doesn’t stand much of a chance in the election.
Hind
at the back of an animal’s body:
a hind leg
Cut loose
to behave in an uncontrolled, wild way:
Don’t be too hard on them - they’re just kids and they need to cut loose sometimes.
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Cut loose
to free yourself from someone or something, or their influence
cut yourself loose (from something)
He cut himself loose from the constraints of family life.
Ruthless
not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others; cruel:
ruthless ambition
Derail
to prevent a plan or process from succeeding:
Renewed fighting threatens to derail the peace talks.
to cause a train to run off the tracks:
fig. Renewed fighting threatens to derail the peace talks (= stop them from continuing).
Worship
to have or show a strong feeling of respect and admiration for God or a god:
On the island the people worshipped different gods.
Custody
the legal right or duty to care for someone or something, especially a child after its parents have separated or died:
The court awarded/granted/gave custody of the child to the father.
Solitary
A solitary person or thing is the only person or thing in a place:
On the hill, a solitary figure was busy chopping down trees
Blackball
to vote against allowing someone to be a member of an organization or group:
He was initially blackballed because of a dispute he once had with a couple of the committee members.
Snog
a long, sexual kiss between two people who are holding each other:
He caught us having a snog.
