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“anthropomorphism” in British English
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anthropomorphism
noun [ U ] UK /ˌæn.θrə.pəˈmɔː.fɪ.zəm/ US /ˌæn.θrə.pəˈmɔːr.fɪ.zəm/
the showing or treating of animals, gods, and objects as if they are human in appearance, character, or behaviour:
The books “Alice in Wonderland”, “Peter Rabbit”, and “Winnie-the-Pooh” are classic examples of anthropomorphism.
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“prescient” in British English
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prescient
adjective UK /ˈpres.i.ənt/ US /ˈpres.i.ənt/ formal
knowing or suggesting correctly what will happen in the future:
a prescient warning
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Predicting things and intuition
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“tacit” in British English
See all translations tacit adjective UK /ˈtæs.ɪt/ US /ˈtæs.ɪt/ understood without being expressed directly: tacit agreement/approval/support Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Digressing and being indirect or evasive
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“obsequious” in British English
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obsequious
adjective UK /əbˈsiː.kwi.əs/ US /əbˈsiː.kwi.əs/ formal disapproving
too eager to praise or obey someone:
She is embarrassingly obsequious to anyone in authority.
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tenuous
adjective UK /ˈten.ju.əs/ US /ˈten.ju.əs/
A tenuous connection, idea, or situation is weak and possibly does not exist:
The police have only found a tenuous connection between the two robberies.
literary thin, weak, and easily broken
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“conflate” in British English
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conflate
verb [ T ] UK /kənˈfleɪt/ US /kənˈfleɪt/
to combine two or more separate things, especially pieces of text, to form a whole:
She conflated the three plays to produce a fresh new work.
Moot
moot
verb [ T ] UK /muːt/ US /muːt/ formal
to suggest something for discussion:
The idea was first mooted as long ago as the 1840s.
His name was mooted as a possible successor.
moot
adjective UK /muːt/ US /muːt/
moot adjective (QUESTION)
often discussed or argued about but having no definite answer:
It’s a moot point whether building more roads reduces traffic congestion.
not important or not relevant, therefore not worth discussing:
We don’t have enough money to go, so it’s all moot anyway.
moot adjective (IN LAW)
mainly us specialized law If a legal question is moot, it does not need to be dealt with, because something has happened that solves the issue:
The court’s decision became moot when the defendant was found dead.
mainly us specialized law imagined or invented as an example, and so without any legal importance:
a moot case
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“indictment” in British English
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indictment
noun UK /ɪnˈdaɪt.mənt/ US /ɪnˈdaɪt.mənt/
[ C usually singular ] a sign that a policy, system, society, etc. is bad or wrong:
This seems to me to be a damning indictment of the government’s education policy.
[ C ] specialized law a formal statement of accusing someone:
The charges on the indictment include murder and attempted murder.
Sanguine
sanguine
adjective UK /ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn/ US /ˈsæŋ.ɡwɪn/ formal
(of someone or someone’s character) positive and hoping for good things:
They are less sanguine about the prospects for peace.
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optimistic
Vitriolic
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Paradigm
paradigm
noun [ C ] UK /ˈpær.ə.daɪm/ US /ˈper.ə.daɪm/ formal
C2 a model of something, or a very clear and typical example of something:
Some of these educators are hoping to produce a change in the current cultural paradigm.
incompetence, his supporters see an outsider taking on a sclerotic system that needs to be dismantled. That’s precisely what
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Oxymoron
oxymoron
noun [ C ] UK /ˌɒk.sɪˈmɔː.rɒn/ US /ˌɑːk.sɪˈmɔːr.ɑːn/
two words used together that have, or seem to have, opposite meanings
Satir. Affordable. Housing.
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burgeoning
adjective UK /ˈbɜː.dʒən.ɪŋ/ US /ˈbɝː.dʒən.ɪŋ/
developing quickly:
The company hoped to profit from the burgeoning communications industry.
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Prosaic
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