D_05/04/21(RC: 108 - 155:5lb) Flashcards

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not pull your punches

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to speak very honestly and directly about something even if it upsets people He had never lied to me in the past and he didn't pull his punches now. He told me that in his opinion, Robin would be dead in nine months.

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criticizing someone or something in a severe and unkind way: scathing criticism He was very scathing about the report, saying it was inaccurate. ADJECTIVE If you say that someone is being scathing about something, you mean that they are being very critical of it. His report was scathing about all terror groups. [+ about] He then launched a scathing attack on previous leaders. Synonyms: critical, cutting, biting, harsh

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the main force of something unpleasant: The infantry has taken/borne the brunt of the missile attacks. Small companies are feeling the full brunt of the recession. : the main force or effect of (something harmful or dangerous) Cities on the coast felt/bore the brunt of the storm. His troops took the brunt of the enemy attack. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN [with singular or plural verb] Infantry are soldiers who fight on foot rather than in tanks or on horses. The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge. The enemy infantry was hiding. ...an infantry division. ...regiments of infantry. Synonyms: infantrymen, foot soldiers

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ADVERB [ADVERB after verb] If you repeat something verbatim, you use exactly the same words as were used originally. The President's speeches are regularly reproduced verbatim in the state-run newspapers. Synonyms: exactly, to the letter, word for word, closely

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COUNTABLE NOUN In psychology, your psyche is your mind and your deepest feelings and attitudes. [technical] 'It probably shows up a deeply immature part of my psyche,' he confesses. His exploration of the myth brings insight into the American psyche. Synonyms: soul, mind, self, spirit

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ADJECTIVE If you say that a person or society is decadent, you think that they have low moral standards and are interested mainly in pleasure. [disapproval] ...restrictions on the number of decadent western films that were allowed to be shown. ...the excesses and stresses of their decadent rock 'n' roll lifestyles. Synonyms: degenerate, abandoned, corrupt, degraded

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ADJECTIVE [ADJECTIVE noun] You use erstwhile to describe someone that used to be the type of person indicated, but no longer is. [formal] Erstwhile workers may have become managers. He fled to America with Phyllis Burton, an erstwhile friend of his wife's. Synonyms: former, old, late, previous

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``` COUNTABLE NOUN The protégé of an older and more experienced person is a young person who is helped and guided by them over a period of time. He had been a protégé of Captain James. ...Klimt's young protégé, Egon Schiele. Synonyms: charge, student, pupil, ward ```

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1. COUNTABLE NOUN Someone who is a protagonist of an idea or movement is a supporter of it. [formal] ...the main protagonists of their countries' integration into the world market. [+ of] 2. COUNTABLE NOUN A protagonist in a play, novel, or real event is one of the main people in it. [formal] ...the protagonist of J. D. Salinger's novel 'The Catcher in the Rye'. [+ of] Synonyms: leading character, lead, principal, central character

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1. COUNTABLE NOUN A pool is the same as a swimming pool. ...a heated indoor pool. During winter, many people swim and the pool is crowded. Synonyms: swimming pool, lido, swimming bath(s) [British], bathing pool [archaic] More Synonyms of pool 2. COUNTABLE NOUN A pool is a fairly small area of still water. The pool had dried up and was full of bracken and reeds. ...beautiful gardens filled with pools, fountains and rare birds. Synonyms: pond, lake, mere, tarn More Synonyms of pool 3. See also rock pool 4. COUNTABLE NOUN A pool of liquid or light is a small area of it on the ground or on a surface. She was found lying in a pool of blood. [+ of] It was raining quietly and steadily and there were little pools of water on the gravel drive. The lamps on the side-tables threw warm pools of light on the polished wood. [+ of] Synonyms: puddle, drop, patch, splash More Synonyms of pool 5. COUNTABLE NOUN A pool of people, money, or things is a quantity or number of them that is available for an organization or group to use. The available pool of healthy manpower was not as large as military officials had expected. The new proposal would create a reserve pool of cash. [+ of] 6. See also car pool 7. VERB If a group of people or organizations pool their money, knowledge, or equipment, they share it or put it together so that it can be used for a particular purpose. We pooled ideas and information. [VERB noun] Philip and I pooled our savings to start up my business. [VERB noun] Synonyms: combine, share, merge, put together More Synonyms of pool 8. UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Pool is a game played on a large table covered with a cloth. Players use a long stick called a cue to hit a white ball across the table so that it knocks coloured balls with numbers on them into six holes around the edge of the table. We played pool together and were good mates. He was shooting pool with two other men. 9. PLURAL NOUN If you do the pools, you take part in a gambling competition in which people try to win money by guessing correctly the results of football matches. [British] The odds of winning the pools are about one in 20 million.

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ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Sizeable means fairly large. Harry inherited the house and a sizeable chunk of land. Savers with a sizeable chunk of cash would do better to leave their money elsewhere. Synonyms: large, considerable, substantial, goodly

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ADJECTIVE [ADJECTIVE noun] Bilateral negotiations, meetings, or agreements involve only the two groups or countries that are directly concerned. [formal] ...bilateral talks between Britain and America.

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ADJECTIVE | consisting of two letters

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VERB If something dwindles, it becomes smaller, weaker, or less in number. The factory's workforce has dwindled from over 4,000 to a few hundred. [VERB] Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling. [VERB] He is struggling to come to terms with his dwindling authority. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: lessen, fall, decline, contract

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of a system of local government in the UK in which official power is given to one organization that deals with all matters in a local area instead of to several organizations that each deal with only a few matters: Wales will be divided into 21 unitary authorities instead of eight counties and 37 districts.

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a condition of the brain that causes a person to become unconscious for short periods or to move in a violent and uncontrolled way: She can't drive because she suffers from/has epilepsy.

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1. VERB If something obliterates an object or place, it destroys it completely. Their warheads are enough to obliterate the world several times over. [VERB noun] Whole villages were obliterated by fire. [VERB noun] Synonyms: destroy, eliminate, devastate, waste More Synonyms of obliterate obliteration (əblɪtəreɪʃən) UNCOUNTABLE NOUN ...the obliteration of three isolated rainforests. [+ of] Synonyms: wiping out, elimination, eradication, blotting out More Synonyms of obliterate Synonyms: destruction, ruin, wiping out, elimination More Synonyms of obliterate 2. VERB If you obliterate something such as a memory, emotion, or thought, you remove it completely from your mind. [literary] There was time enough to obliterate memories of how things once were for him. [VERB noun]

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very angry to press something such as soil or tobacco down firmly

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COUNTABLE NOUN A bailout of an organization or individual that has financial problems is the act of helping them by giving them money. [business] ...one of the biggest government bailouts of a private company in years. [+ of]

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1. VERB If you gauge the speed or strength of something, or if you gauge an amount, you measure or calculate it, often by using a device of some kind. He gauged the wind at over thirty knots. [VERB noun] Distance is gauged by journey time rather than miles. [VERB noun] Synonyms: measure, calculate, evaluate, value More Synonyms of gauge 2. COUNTABLE NOUN [oft noun NOUN] A gauge is a device that measures the amount or quantity of something and shows the amount measured. ...temperature gauges. ...pressure gauges. 3. VERB If you gauge people's actions, feelings, or intentions in a particular situation, you carefully consider and judge them. ...as he gauged possible enemy moves and his own responses. [VERB noun] His mood can be gauged by his reaction to the most trivial of incidents. [VERB noun] 4. SINGULAR NOUN A gauge of someone's feelings or a situation is a fact or event that can be used to judge them. The index is the government's chief gauge of future economic activity. [+ of] Synonyms: indicator, test, rule, standard More Synonyms of gauge 5. COUNTABLE NOUN [usually noun NOUN] A gauge is the distance between the two rails on a railway line. ...a narrow gauge railway. 6. COUNTABLE NOUN A gauge is the thickness of something, especially metal or wire.

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1. VERB If an idea, feeling, or attitude permeates a system or permeates society, it affects every part of it or is present throughout it. Bias against women permeates every level of the judicial system. [VERB noun] An obvious change of attitude at the top will permeate through the system. [VERB + through] Synonyms: infiltrate, fill, pass through, pervade More Synonyms of permeate 2. VERB If something permeates a place, it spreads throughout it. The smell of roast chicken permeated the air. [VERB noun] Eventually, the water will permeate through the surrounding concrete. [VERB + through] Synonyms: pervade, saturate, charge, fill

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COUNTABLE NOUN An artefact is an ornament, tool, or other object that is made by a human being, especially one that is historically or culturally interesting. Synonyms: item, thing, article, object

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1. COUNTABLE NOUN If you refer to something or someone as a relic of an earlier period, you mean that they belonged to that period but have survived into the present. The tower is a relic of grim days when big houses had to be fortified against invaders. ...an old lady in her eighties, always dressed in black - a relic of a past age. [+ of] He found himself thinking of the man as a relic from the past. Synonyms: remnant, vestige, memento, trace More Synonyms of relic 2. COUNTABLE NOUN A relic is something which was made or used a long time ago and which is kept for its historical significance. ...a museum of war relics. ...ancient Egyptian relics. 3. COUNTABLE NOUN A relic is the body of a saint or something else associated with a saint, which some peopleregard as holy.

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COUNTABLE NOUN [usually singular] If you say that someone or something is a nuisance, you mean that they annoy you or cause you a lot of problems. He could be a bit of a nuisance when he was drunk. Sorry to be a nuisance.

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COUNTABLE NOUN A phonograph is a record player. [US, also British, old-fashioned] ...old phonograph records.

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UNCOUNTABLE NOUN | Bluegrass is a style of fast folk music that began in the Southern United States.

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1. VERB If you postulate something, you suggest it as the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation, or assume that it is the basis. [formal] ...arguments postulating differing standards for human rights in different cultures. [VERB noun] Freud postulated that we all have a death instinct as well as a life instinct. [VERB that] Synonyms: presuppose, suppose, advance, propose More Synonyms of postulate 2. COUNTABLE NOUN [oft NOUN of noun, NOUN that] A postulate is an idea that is suggested as or assumed to be the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation. [formal] Offe also challenges the postulate of an 'organized capitalism'.

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COUNTABLE NOUN [usually singular] A benchmark is something whose quality or quantity is known and which can therefore be used as a standard with which other things can be compared. The truck industry is a benchmark for the economy. [+ for] Synonyms: reference point, gauge, yardstick, measure

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1. VERB If a light or flame flickers, it shines unsteadily. Fluorescent lights flickered, and then the room was brilliantly, blindingly bright. [VERB] A television flickered in the corner. [VERB] Flicker is also a noun. Looking through the cabin window I saw the flicker of flames. 2. COUNTABLE NOUN [usually singular] If you experience a flicker of emotion, you feel that emotion only for a very short time, and not very strongly. He felt a flicker of regret. [+ of] He looked at me, a flicker of amusement in his cold eyes. [+ of] Synonyms: trace, drop, breath, spark More Synonyms of flicker 3. VERB If an expression flickers across your face, it appears very briefly. [written] A smile flickered across Vincent's grey features. [V across/over n] ...a shadow of disquiet flickering over his face. [V across/over n] 4. VERB If someone's eyes flicker towards something, they look at it quickly. [written] Dirk's eyes flickered towards the pistol. [VERB preposition/adverb] His dark eyes flickered over her face. [VERB preposition/adverb] 5. VERB If something flickers, it makes very slight, quick movements. In a moment her eyelids flickered, then opened. [VERB] A few moments later Mrs Tenney's eyelids flickered open. [VERB adjective]

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1. a state, position, or opportunity affording superiority or advantage 2. superiority or benefit accruing from such a position, state, etc 3. tennis short for advantage 1. COUNTABLE NOUN The vintage of a good quality wine is the year and place that it was made before being stored to improve it. You can also use vintage to refer to the wine that was made in a certain year. ... the Spanish vintage of 2008. This wine is from one of the two best vintages of the decade in this region. The heatwave-affected 2003 vintage gave exceptionally ripe flavours. Synonyms: harvest, year, crop, yield More Synonyms of vintage 2. ADJECTIVE [ADJECTIVE noun] Vintage wine is good quality wine that has been stored for several years in order to improve its quality. If you can buy only one case at auction, it should be vintage port. ...a vintage bottle of wine. 3. ADJECTIVE [ADJECTIVE noun] Vintage cars or aeroplanes are old but are admired because they are considered to be the best of their kind. The museum will have a permanent exhibition of 60 vintage cars. 4. ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You can use vintage to describe something which is the best and most typical of its kind. At the press conference, James is on vintage form. This is vintage comedy at its best. Synonyms: classic, old, veteran, historic

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1. COUNTABLE NOUN [oft with poss] In the theatre or in a musical performance, a performer's cue is something another performer says or does that is a signal for them to begin speaking, playing, or doing something. The actors not performing sit at the side of the stage in full view, waiting for their cues. I had never known him miss a cue. 2. VERB If one performer cues another, they say or do something which is a signal for the second performer to begin speaking, playing, or doing something. He read the scene, with Seaton cueing him. [VERB noun] 3. COUNTABLE NOUN [NOUN to-infinitive] If you say that something that happens is a cue for an action, you mean that people start doing that action when it happens. That was the cue for several months of intense bargaining. [+ for] That was Nicholas's cue to ask for another chocolate chip cookie. 4. COUNTABLE NOUN A cue is a long, thin wooden stick that is used to hit the ball in games such as snooker, billiards, and pool. Their youngest brother was nine when he picked up a cue for the first time.

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ADJECTIVE [ADJECTIVE after verb, ADJECTIVE noun, verb-link ADJECTIVE] If something moves or happens unimpeded, it continues without being stopped or interrupted by anything. [formal] We drove, unimpeded by anyone, to Arras. He promised to allow justice to run its course unimpeded. U.N. aid convoys have unimpeded access to the city. Synonyms: unhindered, open, free, unchecked

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1. VERB If something recedes from you, it moves away. Luke's footsteps receded into the night. [VERB preposition] As she receded he waved goodbye. [VERB] ...the receding lights of the car. [VERB-ing] Synonyms: fall back, withdraw, retreat, draw back More Synonyms of recede 2. VERB When something such as a quality, problem, or illness recedes, it becomes weaker, smaller, or less intense. Just as I started to think that I was never going to get well, the illness began to recede. [VERB] Dealers grew concerned over the sliding dollar and receding prospects for economic recovery. [VERB-ing] [Also VERB preposition] 3. VERB If someone's hair starts to recede, it no longer grows on the front of their head. ...a youngish man with dark hair just beginning to recede. [VERB] [Also V at/from n] Synonyms: thin More Synonyms of recede 4. VERB If someone's gums start to recede, they begin to cover less of their teeth, usually as the result of an infection. If untreated, the gums recede, become swollen and bleed. [VERB] Receding gums can be the result of disease or simply incorrect brushing. [VERB-ing]

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a pattern or design: We chose curtains with a flower motif. ART, LITERATURE, MUSIC A motif is also an idea that appears repeatedly in the work of an artist or in a piece of writing or music.

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COUNTABLE NOUN An odyssey is a long exciting journey on which a lot of things happen. [literary] The march to Travnik was the final stretch of a 16-hour odyssey.

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1. COUNTABLE NOUN You can refer to the political issues which are important at a particular time as an agenda. Does television set the agenda on foreign policy? [+ on] Many of the coalition members could have their own political agendas. The Danish president will put environmental issues high on the agenda. 2. See also hidden agenda 3. COUNTABLE NOUN An agenda is a list of the items that have to be discussed at a meeting. This is sure to be an item on the agenda next week. Synonyms: programme, list, plan, schedule

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hinder,stop,pevent people or species of animals live there residants

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ADJECTIVE Something that is cohesive consists of parts that fit together well and form a united whole. It takes an enormous amount of work to make a cohesive album. Huston had assembled a remarkably cohesive and sympathetic cast.

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1. VERB If you formulate something such as a plan or proposal, you invent it, thinking about the details carefully. Little by little, he formulated his plan for escape. [VERB noun] Synonyms: devise, plan, develop, prepare More Synonyms of formulate 2. VERB If you formulate a thought, opinion, or idea, you express it or describe it using particular words. I was impressed by the way he could formulate his ideas. [VERB noun] Synonyms: express, detail, frame, define

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1. VARIABLE NOUN A doctrine is a set of principles or beliefs, especially religious ones. ...the Marxist doctrine of perpetual revolution. [+ of] I disagree with the doctrine that the writer's life and intention have no bearing on his texts. Synonyms: teaching, principle, belief, opinion More Synonyms of doctrine 2. COUNTABLE NOUN A doctrine is a statement of official government policy, especially foreign policy. [US] Following World War II, the first U.S. commitment to Europe came in the form of the 1947 Truman Doctrine.

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1. VERB If one thing incorporates another thing, it includes the other thing. [formal] The new cars will incorporate a number of major improvements. [VERB noun] Synonyms: include, contain, take in, embrace More Synonyms of incorporate 2. VERB If someone or something is incorporated into a large group, system, or area, they become a part of it. [formal] The agreement would allow the rebels to be incorporated into a new national police force. [be VERB-ed + into] The party vowed to incorporate environmental considerations into all its policies. [VERB noun + into] Synonyms: integrate, include, absorb, unite

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ADVERB [ADVERB after verb] If you do something anew, you do it again, often in a different way from before. [written] She's ready to start anew. He began his work anew. Synonyms: again, once again, once more, over again

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1. VERB To infuse a quality into someone or something, or to infuse them with a quality, means to fill them with it. [formal] Many of the girls seemed to be infused with excitement on seeing the snow. [be VERB-ed + with] A union would infuse unnecessary conflict into the company's employee relations. [VERB noun + into] [Also VERB noun + with] 2. VERB If a quality infuses something, every part of that thing has that quality. [literary] A strange spirit infused the place. [VERB noun] Synonyms: fill, charge, inspire, pervade to fill someone or something with an emotion or quality: The pulling down of the Berlin Wall infused the world with optimism. The arrival of a group of friends on Saturday infused new life into the weekend.

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to represent a quality or an idea exactly: She embodied good sportsmanship on the playing field. to include as part of something: Kennett embodied in one man an unusual range of science, music, and religion.The proposal has been embodied in a draft resolution. [be V-ed + in/by] U.K. employment law embodies arbitration mechanisms to settle industrial disputes. [VERB noun] ...In the British system the executive is supposedly embodied by the Crown and the legislative by Parliament [VERB-ed] Synonyms: incorporate, include, contain, combine

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ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun] The inherent qualities of something are the necessary and natural parts of it. Stress is an inherent part of dieting. ...the dangers inherent in an outbreak of war. [+ in] Synonyms: intrinsic, natural, basic, central

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ADJECTIVE [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If a surface such as paper or wood is embossed with a design, the design stands up slightly from the surface. The paper on the walls was pale gold, embossed with swirling leaf designs. [+ with]

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ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Something that is peerless is so beautiful or wonderful that you feel that nothing can equal it. [formal] ...two days of clear sunshine under peerless blue skies. Synonyms: unequalled, excellent, unique, outstanding

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1. ADJECTIVE [ADJECTIVE noun] An apparent situation, quality, or feeling seems to exist, although you cannot be certain that it does exist. I was a bit depressed by our apparent lack of progress. There is at last an apparent end to the destructive price war. Synonyms: seeming, supposed, alleged, outward More Synonyms of apparent 2. ADJECTIVE [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If something is apparent to you, it is clear and obvious to you. It has been apparent that in other areas standards have held up well. The presence of a star is already apparent in the early film. Synonyms: obvious, marked, clear, plain

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ADVERB Decidedly means to a great extent and in a way that is very obvious. Sometimes he is decidedly uncomfortable at what he sees on the screen. Representatives of the other branches adopted a decidedly different view. It soon became clear that authors were decidedly in the majority. Synonyms: definitely, clearly, certainly, absolutely

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1. VERB If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are wrong or evil. The letter called for civil rights, but did not openly denounce the regime. [VERB noun] German leaders denounced the attacks and pleaded for tolerance. [VERB noun] Some 25,000 demonstrators denounced him as a traitor. [VERB noun + as] 2. VERB If you denounce someone who has broken a rule or law, you report them to the authorities. ...informers who might denounce you at any moment. [VERB noun] [Also VERB noun + to] Synonyms: report, expose, betray, accuse

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used after a negative phrase to add emphasis to the idea that is being expressed: He has no respect for authority whatsoever. I can honestly say that I have no interest whatsoever in the royal family. There is no evidence whatever to show that this is in fact the case. "Did you have any idea what was happening at the time?" "None whatsoever."

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1. VARIABLE NOUN Foreboding is a strong feeling that something terrible is going to happen. His triumph was overshadowed by an uneasy sense of foreboding. 2. GRADED ADJECTIVE If you describe something as foreboding, you mean that it makes you feel that something terrible is going to happen. Prisons like Strangeways, built more than 100 years ago, were intended to look grim and foreboding places.

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1. VERB If a plan or project backfires, it has the opposite result to the one that was intended. The President's tactics could backfire. [VERB] It all backfired on me! [V + on/against] Synonyms: fail, founder, flop [informal], rebound More Synonyms of backfire 2. VERB When a motor vehicle or its engine backfires, it produces an explosion in the exhaust pipe. The car backfired. [VERB] Synonyms: misfire

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VARIABLE NOUN Someone's lineage is the series of families from which they are directly descended. [formal] They can trace their lineage directly back to the 18th century. ...a respectable family of ancient lineage. Synonyms: descent, family, line, succession

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COUNTABLE NOUN A tycoon is a person who is successful in business and so has become rich and powerful. ...a self-made Irish property tycoon. Synonyms: magnate, capitalist, baron, industrialist

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COUNTABLE NOUN A financier is a person, company, or government that provides money for projects or businesses. [business] Synonyms: investor, banker, capitalist, tycoon

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1. COUNTABLE NOUN A vista is a view from a particular place, especially a beautiful view from a high place. [written] From my bedroom window I looked out on a crowded vista of hills and rooftops. [+ of] ...an endless fascinating vista of snow peaks and shadowed valleys. Synonyms: view, scene, prospect, landscape More Synonyms of vista 2. COUNTABLE NOUN A vista is a vision of a situation or of a range of possibilities. [formal] These uprisings come from desperation and a vista of a future without hope. [+ of] ...a vista of future business that was blinding in its promised magnificence.

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1. VERB If soldiers or the police subdue a group of people, they defeat them or bring them under control by using force. Senior government officials admit they have not been able to subdue the rebels. [VERB noun] Synonyms: overcome, defeat, master, break More Synonyms of subdue 2. VERB To subdue feelings means to make them less strong. He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears. [VERB noun] Synonyms: moderate, control, check, suppress

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ADJECTIVE If something is gaudy, it is very brightly-coloured and showy. [disapproval] ...her gaudy orange-and-purple floral hat. Synonyms: garish, bright, glaring, vulgar

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1. ADJECTIVE If you describe someone as fickle, you disapprove of them because they keep changing their mind about what they like or want. [disapproval] The group has been notoriously fickle in the past. fickleness UNCOUNTABLE NOUN ...the fickleness of businessmen and politicians. [+ of] Synonyms: inconstancy, volatility, unpredictability, unfaithfulness More Synonyms of fickle 2. ADJECTIVE If you say that something is fickle, you mean that it often changes and is unreliable. Orta's weather can be fickle.

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1. ADJECTIVE If someone is somber, they are serious or sad. Spencer cried as she described the somber mood of her co-workers. 2. ADJECTIVE Somber colors and places are dark and dull. His room is somber and dark. 1. ADJECTIVE [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] When you are sober, you are not drunk. When Dad was sober he was a good father. 2. ADJECTIVE A sober person is serious and thoughtful. We are now far more sober and realistic. It was a room filled with sad, sober faces. The euphoria is giving way to a more sober assessment of the situation. Synonyms: serious, practical, realistic, sound More Synonyms of sober soberly ADVERB [usually ADVERB with verb] 'There's a new development,' he said soberly. 3. ADJECTIVE Sober colours and clothes are plain and rather dull. He dresses in sober grey suits. ...sober-suited middle-aged men. Synonyms: plain, dark, sombre, quiet

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1. ADJECTIVE Someone who is restrained is very calm and unemotional. In the circumstances he felt he'd been very restrained. Livy thought Caroline's greeting seemed a little restrained. Synonyms: controlled, reasonable, moderate, self-controlled More Synonyms of restrained 2. ADJECTIVE If you describe someone's clothes or the decorations in a house as restrained, you mean that you like them because they are simple and not too brightly-coloured. [approval] Her black suit was restrained and expensive. Synonyms: unobtrusive, subtle, muted, discreet

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UNCOUNTABLE NOUN Minimalism is a style in which a small number of very simple things are used to create a particular effect. In her own home, she replaced austere minimalism with cosy warmth and colour.

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the belief that your ideals can be achieved, often when this does not seem likely to others: She never lost her youthful idealism and campaigned for just causes all her life.

D_05/04/21(RC: 108 - 155:5lb) Flashcards

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