November 2015 Flashcards
(200 cards)
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Define the bolded word.
Approbation
(ˌæp.rəʊˈbeɪ.ʃən)
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(n.) approval or agreement, often given by an official group; praise.
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Accrue
(əˈkruː)
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(v.) to increase in number or amount over a period of time.
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Reimburse
(ˌriː.ɪmˈbɜːs)
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(v.) to pay back money to someone who has spent it for you or lost it because of you; repay.
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Define the bolded word.
Verbatim
(vɜːˈbeɪ.tɪm)
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(adv.) (adj.) in exactly the same words as were used originally.
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Intemperate
(ɪnˈtem.pər.ət)
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(adj.) having or showing a lack of self-control; immoderate.
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Capitulate
(kəˈpɪtjʊleɪt)
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(v.) to stop disagreeing or fighting with someone and agree to what they want.
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Reprehensible
(ˌrep.rɪˈhent.sə.b|əl)
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(adj.) deserving censure or condemnation.
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Define the bolded word.
Exuberant
(ɪɡˈzjuː.bər.ənt)
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(adj. ) full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness;
(adj. ) characterised by a vigorously imaginative artistic style.
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Define the bolded word.
Subterfuge
(ˈsʌb.tə.fjuːdʒ)
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(n.) deceit used in order to achieve one’s goal.
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Enfeeble
(ɪnˈfiː.bəl)
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(v.) make weak or feeble; weaken.
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Define the bolded word.
Acquiesce
(ˌæk.wiˈes)
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(v.) accept something reluctantly but without protest.
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Define the bolded word.
Capricious
(kəˈprɪʃ.əs)
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(adj. ) given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour;
(adj. ) changing according to no discernible rules; unpredictable.
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Define the bolded word.
Blaspheme
(ˌblæsˈfiːm)
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(v.) to use offensive words or make statements that show no respect for God or religion.
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Rusticate
(ˈrʌs.tɪ|.keɪt)
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(v.) to go to, live in, or spend time in the countryside.
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Reprieve
(rɪˈpriːv)
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(v.) [(n.) an official order] to stop or delay the punishment, especially by execution, of a prisoner.
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Pernicious
(pəˈnɪʃ.əs)
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(adj.) having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
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Inter Alia
(ˌɪn.tərˈeɪ.li.ə)
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(adv.) among other things.
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Define the bolded word.
Deprecate
(ˈdep.rə|.keɪt)
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(v.) to express earnest disapproval of…
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Define the bolded word.
Proselytise
(ˈprɒs.əl.ɪ.taɪz)
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(v. ) convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another;
(v. ) advocate or promote (a belief or course of action)
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Define the bolded word.
Propitious
(prəˈpɪʃəs)
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(adj.) giving or indicating a good chance of success; favourable
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Equidistant
(ˌiːkwɪˈdɪst(ə)nt)
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(adj.) at equal distances.
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Juxtapose
(ˌdʒʌk.stəˈpəʊz)
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(adj.) to put things that are not similar next to each other.
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Defaecate
(ˈdef.ə|.keɪt)
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(v.) discharge faeces from the body.
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Define the bolded word.
Assuage
(əˈsweɪdʒ)
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(v.) make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense; satisfy (an appetite or desire).
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Fallacious
| (fəˈleɪ.ʃəs)
(adj.) based on a mistaken belief.
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Acquiescence
| (ˌakwɪˈɛsns)
(n.) the reluctant acceptance of something without protest.
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Retrograde
| (ˈret.rəʊ.ɡreɪd)
(v.) returning to older and worse conditions, methods, ideas, etc.
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Fastidious
| (fæsˈtɪd.i.əs)
(adj. ) very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail;
(adj. )
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Ambivalent
| (æmˈbɪv.ə.lənt)
(adj.) having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
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Commiserate
| (kəˈmɪz.ər.eɪt)
(v.) express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathise.
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Epistle
| (ɪˈpɪs.əl)
(n. ) a letter;
(n. ) a poem or other literary work in the form of a letter or series of letters.
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Laborious
(adj. ) requiring considerable time and effort.
(adj. ) (of speech or writing style) showing obvious signs of effort and lacking in fluency.
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Pedantic
(adj.) excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous.
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Renegade
| (ˈren.ɪ.ɡeɪd)
(n. ) a person who deserts and betrays an organisation, country, or set of principles.
(n. ) a person who behaves in a rebelliously unconventional manner.
(adj. ) having treacherously changed allegiance.
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Scrupulous
| (ˈskruː.pjə.ləs)
(adj. ) (of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
(adj. ) very concerned to avoid doing wrong.
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Incredulous
| (ɪnˈkredʒ.ə.ləs)
(adj.) (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.
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Enervate
| (ˈen.ə.veɪt)
(v. ) make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality.
(adj. ) lacking in energy or vitality.
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Vivacious
| (vɪˈveɪ.ʃəs)
(adj.) (especially of a woman) attractively lively and animated.
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Vicarious
| (vɪˈkeə.ri.əs)
(adj. ) experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person.
(adj. )
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Digress
(v.) to start talking about something that is not related to what you were talking about before.
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Inexorable
| (ɪˈnek.sər.ə.bl̩)
(adj. ) impossible to stop or prevent.
(adj. ) (of a person) impossible to persuade; unrelenting.
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Commiserate
| (kəˈmɪzəreɪt)
(v.) to express sympathy to someone who is sad or has had bad luck.
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Inculcate
| (ˈɪŋ.kʌl.keɪt)
(v.) to fix beliefs or ideas in someone's mind, especially by repeating them often.
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Tantamount to
| (ˈtæn.tə.maʊnt tuː)
(adj.) equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.
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Cavalier
| (ˌkævəlˈɪər)
(adj.) showing a lack of proper concern; offhand.
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Attire
| (əˈtʌɪə)
(n.) clothes, especially fine or formal one.
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Exorcise
| (ˈek.sɔː.saɪz)
(v. ) to force an evil spirit to leave a person or place by using prayers or magic.
(v. ) to remove the bad effects of a frightening or upsetting event.
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Extort
| (ɪkˈstɔːt)
(v.) obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.
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Constabulary
| (kənˈstæb.jʊ.lə.ri)
(n. ) a police force covering a particular area or city.
(adj. ) relating to a constabulary.
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Piquant
| (ˈpiː.kənt)
(adj. ) interesting and exciting, especially because of being mysterious.
(adj. ) having a pleasant sharp or spicy taste.
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Profuse
| (prəˈfjuːs)
(adj.) (especially of something offered or discharged) very plentiful; abundant.
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Brazier
| (ˈbreɪ.zi.ər)
(n.) a metal container for burning coal, wood, etc., used outside, to give warmth or to cook on.
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Myopia
| (maɪˈəʊ.pi.ə)
(n.) a condition in which someone **cannot clearly see things that are far away**.
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Pipette
| (pɪˈpet)
(n. ) a slender tube attached to or incorporating a bulb, for transferring or measuring out small quantities of liquid, especially in a laboratory.
(v. ) pour, convey, or draw off using a pipette.
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Melancholia
| (ˌmɛlənˈkəʊlɪə)
(n.) a feeling of deep sadness; melancholy.
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Hospice
| (ˈhɒs.pɪs)
(n.) a home providing care for the sick or terminally ill.
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Repartee
| (ˌrep.ɑːˈtiː)
(n.) quick and usually funny answers and remarks in conversation.
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Condescend
| (ˌkɒndɪˈsend)
(v.) to agree to do something even though you think you are too important to do it.
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Posthumous
| (ˈpɒs.tjʊ.məs)
(adj.) happening after a person's death.
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Consign
| (kənˈsaɪn)
(v. ) to deliver (something) to a person's keeping.
(v. ) to send (goods) by a public carrier.
(v. ) (xxx someone/thing to) put someone or something in (a place) in order to be rid of it or them.
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Tenuous
| (ˈtenjuəs)
(adj.) a xxx connection, idea, or situation is weak and possibly does not exist.
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Atrocious
| (əˈtrəʊʃəs)
(adj. ) horrifyingly wicked.
(adj. ) of a very poor quality; extremely bad or unpleasant.
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Androgynous
| (ænˈdrɒdʒ.ɪ.nəs)
(adj. ) not clearly male or female.
(adj. ) having both male and female features.
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Extravaganza
| (ɪkˌstravəˈganzə)
(n.) a large, exciting, and expensive event or entertainment.
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Fiendish
| (ˈfiːn.dɪʃ)
(adj. ) evil and cruel.
(adj) clever and difficult, sometimes in a bad way.
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Promiscuous
| (prəˈmɪskjuəs)
(adj. ) having or characterised by many transient sexual relationships.
(adj. ) demonstrating or implying an unselective approach; indiscriminate or casual.
(adj. ) consisting of a wide range of different things.
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Ardent
| (ˈɑː.dənt)
(adj.) very enthusiastic or passionate.
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Repugnant
| (rɪˈpʌɡnənt)
(adj. ) extremely distasteful; unacceptable.
(adj. ) (xxx + to) in conflict or incompatible with.
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Console
| (kənˈsəʊl)
(v.) comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment.
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Revile
| (rɪˈvʌɪl)
(v.) to criticise in an abusive or angrily insulting manner.
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Bigoted
| (ˈbɪgətɪd)
(adj.) having or revealing an obstinate belief in the superiority of one's own opinions and a prejudiced intolerance of the opinions of others.
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Ubiquitous
| (juːˈbɪkwɪtəs)
(adj.) present, appearing, or found everywhere.
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Apathetic
| (apəˈθɛtɪk)
(adj.) showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
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Habituate
| (həˈbɪtʃʊeɪt)
(v.) make or become accustomed or used to something; inure.
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Aesthete
| (ˈiːsθiːt)
(n.) a person who is appreciative of and sensitive to art and beauty; a connoisseur.
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Fornicate
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Gallimaufry
| (ˌɡæl.ɪˈmɔː.fri)
(n.) a confused jumble or medley of things.
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Suppressant
| (səˈpres.ənt)
(n.) a drug or other substance which acts to suppress or restrain something.
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Contingent
| ()
(adj. ) subject to chance.
(adj. ) [+ on/upon] occurring or existing only if (certain circumstances) are the case; dependent on.
(adj. ) true by virtue of the way things in fact are, and not by logical necessity.
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Impinge [+ on/upon]
| (ɪmˈpɪndʒ)
(v. ) have an effect, especially a negative one.
(v. ) advance over an area belonging to someone or something else; encroach.
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Eclectic
| (ɪˈklek.tɪk)
(adj.) Methods, beliefs, ideas, etc. that are eclectic combine whatever seem the best or most useful things from many different areas or systems, rather than following a single system.
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Indefatigable
| (ˌɪn.dɪˈfæt.ɪ.ɡə.bl̩)
(adj.) always determined and energetic in trying to achieve something and never willing to admit defeat.
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Convene
| (kənˈviːn)
(v.) to bring together a group of people for a meeting, or to meet for a meeting.
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Custodian
| (kʌsˈtəʊ.di.ən)
(n. ) a person with responsibility for protecting or taking careof something or keeping something in good condition.
(n. ) someone who tries to protect particular ideas or principles.
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Amalgam
| (əˈmæl.ɡəm)
(n.) a mixture or blend.
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Bout [+of]
| (baʊt)
(n.) a short period of: intense activity of a specified kind; an attack of illness or strong emotion; a wrestling or boxing match.
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Attest
| (əˈtest)
(v.) to show something or to say or prove that something is true.
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Ostensible
| (ɒsˈten.sɪ.bl̩)
(adj.) appearing or claiming to be one thing when it is really something else.
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Fatuous
| (ˈfæt.ju.əs)
(adj.) stupid, not correct, or not carefully thought about.
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Aberrant
| (æbˈer.ənt)
(adj.) departing from an accepted standard.
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Compartmentalise
| (ˌkɒm.pɑːtˈmen.təl.aɪz)
(v.) divide into discrete sections or categories.
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Congruence
| (ˈkɒŋgrʊəns)
(n.) agreement or harmony; compatibility.
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Prophetic
| (prəˈfɛtɪk)
(adj. ) accurately predicting what will happen in the future.
(adj. ) relating to or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy.
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Nascent
| (ˈneɪ.sənt)
(adj.) (especially of a process or organisation) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.
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Stringent
| (ˈstrɪn.dʒənt)
(adj.) (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting.
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Financial aid is being provided to the country **under the _auspices_ of** the International Monetary Fund.
(ˈɔː.spɪ.sɪz)
(n.) with the protection or support of someone or something, especially an organisation.
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Government officials were prepared to **_connive_ in** impeding the course of justice.
(kəˈnʌɪv)
(v.) secretly allow (something immoral, illegal, or harmful) to occur.
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China has to work with an often **erratic**, bellicose, and reckless North Korea.
(ɪˈratɪk)
(adj.) not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.
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China has to work with an often erratic, **bellicose**, and reckless North Korea.
(ˈbɛlɪkəʊs)
(adj.) demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
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North Korea **chastise**d China for being submissive to the West.
(tʃaˈstʌɪz)
(v.) to criticise someone severely.
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(n.) approval or agreement, often given by an official group; praise.
Approbation
| (ˌæp.rəʊˈbeɪ.ʃən)
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(v.) to increase in number or amount over a period of time.
Accrue
| (əˈkruː)
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(v.) to pay back money to someone who has spent it for you or lost it because of you; repay.
Reimburse
| (ˌriː.ɪmˈbɜːs)
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(adv.) (adj.) in exactly the same words as were used originally.
Verbatim
| (vɜːˈbeɪ.tɪm)
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(adj.) having or showing a lack of self-control; immoderate.
Intemperate
| (ɪnˈtem.pər.ət)
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(v.) to stop disagreeing or fighting with someone and agree to what they want.
Capitulate
| (kəˈpɪtjʊleɪt)
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(adj.) deserving censure or condemnation.
Reprehensible
| (ˌrep.rɪˈhent.sə.b|əl)
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(adj. ) full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness;
(adj. ) characterised by a vigorously imaginative artistic style.
Exuberant
| (ɪɡˈzjuː.bər.ənt)
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(n.) deceit used in order to achieve one's goal.
Subterfuge
| (ˈsʌb.tə.fjuːdʒ)
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(v.) make weak or feeble; weaken.
Enfeeble
| (ɪnˈfiː.bəl)
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(v.) accept something reluctantly but without protest.
Acquiesce
| (ˌæk.wiˈes)
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(adj. ) given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour;
(adj. ) changing according to no discernible rules; unpredictable.
Capricious
| (kəˈprɪʃ.əs)
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(v.) to use offensive words or make statements that show no respect for God or religion.
Blaspheme
| (ˌblæsˈfiːm)
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(v.) to go to, live in, or spend time in the countryside.
Rusticate
| (ˈrʌs.tɪ|.keɪt)
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(v.) [(n.) an official order] to stop or delay the punishment, especially by execution, of a prisoner.
Reprieve
| (rɪˈpriːv)
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(adj.) having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
Pernicious
| (pəˈnɪʃ.əs)
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(adv.) among other things.
Inter Alia
| (ˌɪn.tərˈeɪ.li.ə)
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(v.) to express earnest disapproval of...
Deprecate
| (ˈdep.rə|.keɪt)
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(v. ) convert or attempt to convert (someone) from one religion, belief, or opinion to another;
(v. ) advocate or promote (a belief or course of action)
Proselytise
| (ˈprɒs.əl.ɪ.taɪz)
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(adj.) giving or indicating a good chance of success; favourable
Propitious
| (prəˈpɪʃəs)
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(adj.) at equal distances.
Equidistant
| (ˌiːkwɪˈdɪst(ə)nt)
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(adj.) to put things that are not similar next to each other.
Juxtapose
| (ˌdʒʌk.stəˈpəʊz)
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(v.) discharge faeces from the body.
Defaecate
| (ˈdef.ə|.keɪt)
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(v.) make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense; satisfy (an appetite or desire).
Assuage
| (əˈsweɪdʒ)
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(adj.) based on a mistaken belief.
Fallacious
| (fəˈleɪ.ʃəs)
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(n.) the reluctant acceptance of something without protest.
Acquiescence
| (ˌakwɪˈɛsns)
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(v.) returning to older and worse conditions, methods, ideas, etc.
Retrograde
| (ˈret.rəʊ.ɡreɪd)
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(adj. ) very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail;
(adj. )
Fastidious
| (fæsˈtɪd.i.əs)
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(adj.) having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
Ambivalent
| (æmˈbɪv.ə.lənt)
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(v.) express or feel sympathy or pity; sympathise.
Commiserate
| (kəˈmɪz.ər.eɪt)
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(n. ) a letter;
(n. ) a poem or other literary work in the form of a letter or series of letters.
Epistle
| (ɪˈpɪs.əl)
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(adj. ) requiring considerable time and effort.
(adj. ) (of speech or writing style) showing obvious signs of effort and lacking in fluency.
Laborious
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(adj.) excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous.
Pedantic
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(n. ) a person who deserts and betrays an organisation, country, or set of principles.
(n. ) a person who behaves in a rebelliously unconventional manner.
(adj. ) having treacherously changed allegiance.
Renegade
| (ˈren.ɪ.ɡeɪd)
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(adj. ) (of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details.
(adj. ) very concerned to avoid doing wrong.
Scrupulous
| (ˈskruː.pjə.ləs)
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(adj.) (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something.
Incredulous
| (ɪnˈkredʒ.ə.ləs)
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(v. ) make (someone) feel drained of energy or vitality.
(adj. ) lacking in energy or vitality.
Enervate
| (ˈen.ə.veɪt)
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(adj.) (especially of a woman) attractively lively and animated.
Vivacious
| (vɪˈveɪ.ʃəs)
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(adj. ) experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person.
(adj. )
Vicarious
| (vɪˈkeə.ri.əs)
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(v.) to start talking about something that is not related to what you were talking about before.
Digress
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(adj. ) impossible to stop or prevent.
(adj. ) (of a person) impossible to persuade; unrelenting.
Inexorable
| (ɪˈnek.sər.ə.bl̩)
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(v.) to express sympathy to someone who is sad or has had bad luck.
Commiserate
| (kəˈmɪzəreɪt)
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(v.) to fix beliefs or ideas in someone's mind, especially by repeating them often.
Inculcate
| (ˈɪŋ.kʌl.keɪt)
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(adj.) equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as.
Tantamount to
| (ˈtæn.tə.maʊnt tuː)
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(adj.) showing a lack of proper concern; offhand.
Cavalier
| (ˌkævəlˈɪər)
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(n.) clothes, especially fine or formal one.
Attire
| (əˈtʌɪə)
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(v. ) to force an evil spirit to leave a person or place by using prayers or magic.
(v. ) to remove the bad effects of a frightening or upsetting event.
Exorcise
| (ˈek.sɔː.saɪz)
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(v.) obtain (something) by force, threats, or other unfair means.
Extort
| (ɪkˈstɔːt)
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(n. ) a police force covering a particular area or city.
(adj. ) relating to a constabulary.
Constabulary
| (kənˈstæb.jʊ.lə.ri)
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(adj. ) interesting and exciting, especially because of being mysterious.
(adj. ) having a pleasant sharp or spicy taste.
Piquant
| (ˈpiː.kənt)
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(adj.) (especially of something offered or discharged) very plentiful; abundant.
Profuse
| (prəˈfjuːs)
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(n.) a metal container for burning coal, wood, etc., used outside, to give warmth or to cook on.
Brazier
| (ˈbreɪ.zi.ər)
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(n.) a condition in which someone **cannot clearly see things that are far away**.
Myopia
| (maɪˈəʊ.pi.ə)
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(n. ) a slender tube attached to or incorporating a bulb, for transferring or measuring out small quantities of liquid, especially in a laboratory.
(v. ) pour, convey, or draw off using a pipette.
Pipette
| (pɪˈpet)
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(n.) a feeling of deep sadness; melancholy.
Melancholia
| (ˌmɛlənˈkəʊlɪə)
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(n.) a home providing care for the sick or terminally ill.
Hospice
| (ˈhɒs.pɪs)
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(n.) quick and usually funny answers and remarks in conversation.
Repartee
| (ˌrep.ɑːˈtiː)
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(v.) to agree to do something even though you think you are too important to do it.
Condescend
| (ˌkɒndɪˈsend)
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(adj.) happening after a person's death.
Posthumous
| (ˈpɒs.tjʊ.məs)
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(v. ) to deliver (something) to a person's keeping.
(v. ) to send (goods) by a public carrier.
(v. ) (xxx someone/thing to) put someone or something in (a place) in order to be rid of it or them.
Consign
| (kənˈsaɪn)
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(adj.) a xxx connection, idea, or situation is weak and possibly does not exist.
Tenuous
| (ˈtenjuəs)
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(adj. ) horrifyingly wicked.
(adj. ) of a very poor quality; extremely bad or unpleasant.
Atrocious
| (əˈtrəʊʃəs)
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(adj. ) not clearly male or female.
(adj. ) having both male and female features.
Androgynous
| (ænˈdrɒdʒ.ɪ.nəs)
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(n.) a large, exciting, and expensive event or entertainment.
Extravaganza
| (ɪkˌstravəˈganzə)
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(adj. ) evil and cruel.
(adj) clever and difficult, sometimes in a bad way.
Fiendish
| (ˈfiːn.dɪʃ)
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(adj. ) having or characterised by many transient sexual relationships.
(adj. ) demonstrating or implying an unselective approach; indiscriminate or casual.
(adj. ) consisting of a wide range of different things.
Promiscuous
| (prəˈmɪskjuəs)
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(adj.) very enthusiastic or passionate.
Ardent
| (ˈɑː.dənt)
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(adj. ) extremely distasteful; unacceptable.
(adj. ) (xxx + to) in conflict or incompatible with.
Repugnant
| (rɪˈpʌɡnənt)
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(v.) comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment.
Console
| (kənˈsəʊl)
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(v.) to criticise in an abusive or angrily insulting manner.
Revile
| (rɪˈvʌɪl)
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(adj.) having or revealing an obstinate belief in the superiority of one's own opinions and a prejudiced intolerance of the opinions of others.
Bigoted
| (ˈbɪgətɪd)
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(adj.) present, appearing, or found everywhere.
Ubiquitous
| (juːˈbɪkwɪtəs)
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(adj.) showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
Apathetic
| (apəˈθɛtɪk)
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(v.) make or become accustomed or used to something; inure.
Habituate
| (həˈbɪtʃʊeɪt)
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(n.) a person who is appreciative of and sensitive to art and beauty; a connoisseur.
Aesthete
| (ˈiːsθiːt)
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Fornicate
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(n.) a confused jumble or medley of things.
Gallimaufry
| (ˌɡæl.ɪˈmɔː.fri)
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(n.) a drug or other substance which acts to suppress or restrain something.
Suppressant
| (səˈpres.ənt)
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(adj. ) subject to chance.
(adj. ) [+ on/upon] occurring or existing only if (certain circumstances) are the case; dependent on.
(adj. ) true by virtue of the way things in fact are, and not by logical necessity.
Contingent
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(v. ) have an effect, especially a negative one.
(v. ) advance over an area belonging to someone or something else; encroach.
Impinge [+ on/upon]
| (ɪmˈpɪndʒ)
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(adj.) Methods, beliefs, ideas, etc. that are eclectic combine whatever seem the best or most useful things from many different areas or systems, rather than following a single system.
Eclectic
| (ɪˈklek.tɪk)
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(adj.) always determined and energetic in trying to achieve something and never willing to admit defeat.
Indefatigable
| (ˌɪn.dɪˈfæt.ɪ.ɡə.bl̩)
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(v.) to bring together a group of people for a meeting, or to meet for a meeting.
Convene
| (kənˈviːn)
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(n. ) a person with responsibility for protecting or taking careof something or keeping something in good condition.
(n. ) someone who tries to protect particular ideas or principles.
Custodian
| (kʌsˈtəʊ.di.ən)
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(n.) a mixture or blend.
Amalgam
| (əˈmæl.ɡəm)
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(n.) a short period of: intense activity of a specified kind; an attack of illness or strong emotion; a wrestling or boxing match.
Bout [+of]
| (baʊt)
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(v.) to show something or to say or prove that something is true.
Attest
| (əˈtest)
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(adj.) appearing or claiming to be one thing when it is really something else.
Ostensible
| (ɒsˈten.sɪ.bl̩)
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(adj.) stupid, not correct, or not carefully thought about.
Fatuous
| (ˈfæt.ju.əs)
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(adj.) departing from an accepted standard.
Aberrant
| (æbˈer.ənt)
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(v.) divide into discrete sections or categories.
Compartmentalise
| (ˌkɒm.pɑːtˈmen.təl.aɪz)
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(n.) agreement or harmony; compatibility.
Congruence
| (ˈkɒŋgrʊəns)
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(adj. ) accurately predicting what will happen in the future.
(adj. ) relating to or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy.
Prophetic
| (prəˈfɛtɪk)
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(adj.) (especially of a process or organisation) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.
Nascent
| (ˈneɪ.sənt)
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(adj.) (of regulations, requirements, or conditions) strict, precise, and exacting.
Stringent
| (ˈstrɪn.dʒənt)
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(n.) with the protection or support of someone or something, especially an organisation.
Financial aid is being provided to the country **under the _auspices_ of** the International Monetary Fund.
(ˈɔː.spɪ.sɪz)
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(v.) secretly allow (something immoral, illegal, or harmful) to occur.
Government officials were prepared to **_connive_ in** impeding the course of justice.
(kəˈnʌɪv)
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(adj.) not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.
China has to work with an often **erratic**, bellicose, and reckless North Korea.
(ɪˈratɪk)
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(adj.) demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
China has to work with an often erratic, **bellicose**, and reckless North Korea.
(ˈbɛlɪkəʊs)
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(v.) to criticise someone severely.
North Korea **chastise**d China for being submissive to the West.
(tʃaˈstʌɪz)
