P201-250 Vocabulary Flashcards
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Officious
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too eager to tell people what to do and having too high an opinion of your own importance
He’s an officious little man and widely disliked in the company.
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Prone
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likely to do something or suffer from something, especially something bad or harmful
Some plants are very prone to disease.
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Afoul
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run/fall afoul of sth/sb
■to experience problems, punishment or harm because you do not obey a rule or disagree with a powerful organization, group or person
*He was fifteen when he first ran afoul of the law.
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Mar
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to make something less attractive or enjoyable
SYN spoil
Their wedding was marred by the death of Jenny’s mother a week earlier.
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Crawl
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to move along on your hands and knees with your body close to the ground
crawl along/across etc
The baby crawled across the floor.
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Precipitate
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to make something serious happen suddenly or more quickly than was expected
SYN hasten:
The tech-heavy NASDAQ is down by almost a third, after poor third-quarter earnings precipitated yet another sell-off.
Precipitate somebody into something
to force someone or something into a particular state or condition:
The drug treatment precipitated him into a depression.
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Solder
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a soft metal that is melted in order to join together pieces of metal so that they stick together when it cools and becomes hard again
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Snowflake
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a small soft flat piece of frozen water that falls as snow
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Municipal
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relating to or belonging to the government of a town or city
such fields include transport, power and municipal utilities.
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Wither
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if plants wither, they become drier and smaller and start to die
The rest of flowers then withers away.
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Nostalgic
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if you feel nostalgic about a time in the past, you feel happy when you remember it, and in some ways you wish that things had not changed:
Seeing those old school photographs has made me feel quite nostalgic.
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Delineate
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- to describe or draw something carefully so that people can understand it:
The document delineates your rights and your obligations. - to make the borders between two areas very clear:
The boundaries of these areas should be clearly delineated.
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Dissuade
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to persuade someone not to do something
OPP persuade
dissuade somebody from (doing) something
a campaign to dissuade young people from smoking
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Tremulous
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If a person’s voice or a part of their body is tremulous, it is shaking slightly
In a tremulous voice she whispered: “Who are you people?”
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Appease
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to make someone less angry or stop them from attacking you by giving them what they want:
They attempted to appease international opposition by promising to hold talks.
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Extort
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to illegally force someone to give you something, especially money, by threatening them ⇨ blackmail
It extorted the protection money from the people it lords over.
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Crest
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- the top or highest point of something such as a hill or a wave
crest of
It took us over an hour to reach the crest of the hill. - a special picture that is used as a sign of a family, town, school, or organization ⇨ coat of arms
school/family crest
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Arthritis
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a disease that causes the joints of your body to become swollen and very painful
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Acting
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acting manager/head teacher/director etc someone who does an important job while the usual person is not there, or until a new person is chosen for the job
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Upswing
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an improvement or increase in the level of something
We also know the upswing in the job growth this year has come in industries with higher wages.
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Delinquency
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illegal or immoral behaviour or actions, especially by young people:
the ever-rising statistics of delinquency and crime / juvenile delinquency
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– Concur
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to happen at the same time
Wealthy and happiness do not always concur.
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Mischief
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bad behaviour, especially by children, that causes trouble or damage, but no serious harm
They’ve got enough toys to keep them out of mischief for a while.
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Lateral
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relating to the sides of an object or to sideways movement
lateral movement
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Eradicate
to completely get rid of something such as a disease or a social problem
**We can eradicate this disease from the world**.
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**Recede**
1. if something you can see or hear recedes, it gets further and further away until it disappears
recede into
**footsteps receding into the distance**
2. if a memory, feeling, or possibility recedes, it gradually goes away:
**The pain in his head gradually receded**.
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**Patron**
someone who supports the activities of an organization, for example by giving money:
**a patron of the arts**
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**Wit**
the ability to say things that are clever and amusing:
**Her sharp wit had them all smiling.**
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Marble
a type of hard rock that becomes smooth when it is polished, and is used for making buildings, statues etc
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**Edifice**
a building, especially a large one:
**Their head office was an imposing edifice**.
▪ **building** ▪ **property**
▪ **premises** the buildings and land that a shop, restaurant, company etc uses: You are not allowed to drink alcohol on the premises. | The bread is baked on the premises.
▪ **complex** a group of buildings, or a large building with many parts, used for a particular purpose: The town has one of the best leisure complexes in the country. | a luxury apartment complex
▪ **development** a group of new buildings that have all been planned and built together on the same piece of land: a new housing development | a huge industrial development
▪ **Facility** *a place or building used for a particular activity or industry: a research facility on campus*
▪ **edifice** a large building, especially one that is tall and impressive - a very formal use: Their head office was an imposing edifice.
▪ **structure** something that has been made to stand upright - used especially when talking about buildings: The stone arch is one of the town’s oldest existing structures. | an immense barn-like structure
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**Facilities**
facilities [plural] rooms, equipment, or services that are provided for a particular purpose
**The hotel has its own pool and leisure facilities**.
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**Premises**
the buildings and land that a shop, restaurant, company etc uses:
**Schools may earn extra money by renting out their premises**.
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**Perishable**
food that is perishable is likely to decay quickly:
**perishable goods such as butter, milk, fruit and fish**
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**Inception**
*the beginning of an organization or official activity*
**Since its inception in 1968, the company has been at the forefront of computer development**.
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Germ
a very small living thing that can make you ill ⇨ bacteria
**Put disinfectant down the toilet to kill any germs**.
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**Succumb**
1. to stop opposing someone or something that is stronger than you, and allow them to take control
SYN *give in*
succumb to
**Succumbing to pressure from the chemical industry, Governor Blakely amended the regulations**.
2. if you succumb to an illness, you become very ill or die of it
succumb to
**About 400,000 Americans succumb each year to smoking-related illnesses**.
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**Hypocritical**
behaving in a way that is different from what you claim to believe – used to show disapproval
OPP sincere
**It’s hypocritical of these universities to call their football players student-athletes**.
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Interface
■to communicate with someone, especially in a work-related situation
**We use email to interface with our customers**.
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**Advisory**
an official warning or notice that gives information about a dangerous situation:
**The State Department issues travel advisories about conditions overseas**.
▪ warning ▪ caution ▪ alert
▪ advisory
▪ caveat a warning that something may not be completely true, effective etc. Also used when pointing out that it is important to remember something
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**Fuse**
1. *to join together physically*, or to make things join together, and become a single thing
**The egg and sperm fuse together as one cell**.
2. to combine different qualities, ideas, or things, or to be combined
SYN merge:
**We intend to fuse the companies into a single organization**.
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**Jumble**
a lot of different things mixed together in an untidy way, without any order
**a jumble of old toys**
to mix things together in an untidy way, without any order
**The photographs were all jumbled up.**
▪ mix ▪ combine ▪ blend
▪ **fuse**
▪ **jumble**
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Veto
a refusal to give official permission for something, or the right to refuse to give such permission
**The head teacher has the right of veto over management-board decisions**.
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**Scent**
1. [countable] a pleasant smell that something has
SYN fragrance
**a yellow rose with a lovely scent**
3. **throw/put somebody off the scent** to give someone false information to prevent them from catching you or discovering something:
**Was he trying to put me off the scent because I had come too close to the truth?**
v. 2. written to suddenly think that something is going to happen or exists:
**We scented danger and decided to leave.**
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**Consort**
to spend time with someone that other people do not approve of:
**a man who regularly consorted with prostitutes**
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**Foremost**
the best or most important
SYN leading, top:
**one of the country’s foremost authorities on chemical warfare**
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**Apprise**
to tell or give someone information about something
SYN inform
**The district chairman was fully apprised of all the details**.
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Clasp
a small metal object for fastening a bag, belt, piece of jewellery etc
**Close the clasp**
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Commonplace
happening or existing in many places, and therefore not special or unusual:
**Car thefts are commonplace in this part of town**.
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**Incense**
a substance that has a pleasant smell when you burn it:
**a church filled with the smell of incense**
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**Sow**
to do something that will cause a bad situation in the future
**repressive laws that are sowing the seeds of future conflicts**
*sow doubt/confusion/dissatisfaction* etc
**an attempt to sow doubt among the jury members**
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**Pulp**
a very soft substance that is almost liquid, made by crushing plants, wood, vegetables etc:
**Mash the bananas to a pulp**
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**Sultry**
*weather that is sultry is hot with air that feels wet*
SYN humid:
**you will keep your shrimp or deviled eggs safe to eat through a sultry afternoon**.
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**Dictate**
2. to tell someone exactly what they must do or how they must behave
dictate to
**The media cannot be allowed to dictate to the government**.
3. to control or influence something
SYN determine
**Funds dictate what we can do**.
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**Skim**
1. to remove something from the surface of a liquid, especially floating fat, solids, or oil
skim something off/from something
**After simmering the meat, skim the fat from the surface.**
2. to read something quickly to find the main facts or ideas in it
SYN scan
**Julie skimmed the sports page**.
3. to move along quickly over a surface, never touching it or not touching it often:
**the ball skimmed across the grass and stopped against the wall**.
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**Startle**
to make someone suddenly surprised or slightly shocked
**Sorry, I didn’t mean to startle you**.
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**Fling**
1. THROW SOMETHING to throw something somewhere using a lot of force
fling something into something
**People cheered and flung their hats into the air.**
2. MOVE SOMETHING to throw or move something roughly and carelessly
**When a baby startled, he/she will fling his or her limbers out and then quickly retract them**.
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Curfew
a rule that everyone must stay at home between particular times, usually at night, especially during a war or a period of political trouble
***a midnight curfew**
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-- **Intern**
to put someone in prison without charging them with a crime, for political reasons or during a war ⇨ internee, internment
**he was interned as an enemy alien at the outbreak of the second world war**.
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**Opaque**
1. opaque glass or liquid is difficult to see through and often thick
OPP transparent:
**a shower with an opaque glass door**
2. formal difficult to understand
SYN obscure:
**Chinese supply chains are complicated and opaque, which can make it difficult to trace certain individual products from Xinjiang to the United states.**
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**Sluggish**
moving or reacting more slowly than normal
**Economic recovery has so far been sluggish**.
▪ slow
▪ gradual
▪ sluggish
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-- **Root**
SEARCH *to search for* something by moving things around
root through/in/amongst something (for something)
**Leila rooted through her handbag for a pen.**
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Bundle
a group of things such as papers, clothes, or sticks that are fastened or tied together
**Bundles of newspaper**
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Incisor
one of the sharp teeth at the front of the mouth which cut food when you bite into it
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**Synthetic**
produced by combining different artificial substances, rather than being naturally produced
OPP natural:
**synthetic chemicals**
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**Hub**
*the central and most important part of an area, system, activity etc, which all the other parts are connected to*
SYN center hub of
**the commercial hub of the region**
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**Smirk**
to smile in an unpleasant way that shows that you are pleased by someone else’s bad luck or think you are better than other people
**The boys tried not to smirk**
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**Scrap** [not=scrape]
1. PAPER/CLOTH [countable] a small piece of paper, cloth etc
scrap of
**He wrote his address on a scrap of paper**.
3. FOOD scraps [plural] *pieces of food that are left after you have finished eating*:
**My mother fed the dog on scraps to save money**.
5. FIGHT [countable] informal a short fight or argument:
**He’s always getting into scraps with other dogs**.
1. [transitive] to decide not to use a plan or system because it is not practical:
**We believe that car tax should be scrapped**.
2. [transitive] *to get rid of an old machine*, vehicle etc, and use its parts in some other way:
**Two aircraft carriers are being scrapped this year.**
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**Till**
to prepare land for growing crops
SYN cultivate
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**Straw**
the dried yellow stems of crops such as wheat , used as food for animals or as a layer on the ground for animals to lie on, and for making traditional objects
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**Frenzy** n.
■(an example of) *uncontrolled and excited behavior or emotion, which is sometimes violent*
***There was a frenzy of activity on the financial markets yesterday**.
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**Trifle**
■a matter or object of little value or importance
**You don’t have to worry about these trifles**.
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**Hail**
to describe someone or something as being very good
hail somebody/something as something
**Lang’s first film was immediately hailed as a masterpiece.**
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**Adept**
good at something that needs care and skill
SYN skillful
**she’s very adept at dealing with the media**.
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Abridged
an abridged book, play etc has been made shorter but keeps its basic structure and meaning:
**The abridged edition was published in 1988**.
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Elm
a type of large tree with broad leaves, or the wood from this tree
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**Forage**
to go around searching for food or other supplies
forage for
**In the summer, the goats forage freely** (=in any place they want to go).
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**Gist**
*the gist* - the main idea and meaning of what someone has said or written
**The gist of his argument is that full employment is impossible**.
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Abbey
a large church with buildings next to it where monks and nuns live or used to live
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**Squabble**
to argue about something unimportant
SYN quarrel
squabble over/about
**They’re always squabbling over money**.
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**Resort**
a place where a lot of people go for holidays
seaside/beach/ski etc resort
**Lagoon Reef is one of the best resort hotels.**
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**Ravine** /re'vin/
a deep narrow valley with steep sides
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**Gorge**
a deep narrow valley with steep sides
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**Paramount**
more important than anything else
**Women’s role as mothers is of paramount importance to society**.
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Para-
beyond
**paranormal**
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Sandal
a light shoe, especially worn in warm weather, consisting of a bottom part held onto the foot by straps
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-- **Cake**
*to be covered with a layer of* something soft or wet that becomes thick and hard when it dries
**Our boots were caked with mud**.
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**Sole**
the bottom surface of your foot, especially the part you walk or stand on
**The soles of his feet were caked in mud**.
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**Emanate**
to come from or out of something
**In fact, all peppers emanated from the Americas, but xxx**.
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**Courtesy of**
■because of
**But courtesy of Columbus’s travels between the New World and Spain in the 1500s**.
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**Mirage**
a dream, hope, or wish that cannot come true
SYN *illusion*:
**But that excruciating feeling on your lips, tongue, and throat is a mirage**.
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**Dwarf**
■If one thing dwarfs another, it makes it seem small by comparison
**The new skyscraper will dwarf all those near it**. / dwarfed by
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Barricade
a temporary wall or fence across a road, door etc that prevents people from going through
**The fans were kept back behind barricades**.
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**Incidental**
happening or existing in connection with something else that is more important
**Now imagine if you could share just one or two bits of your DNA with an unrelated stranger through a handshake or other incidental contact and that stranger inserted your DNA into their genome**.
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-- **Subject**
CITIZEN
someone who was born in a country that has a king or queen, or someone who has a right to live there
**a British subject**
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**Insidious**
gradually and secretly causing harm
**High-blood pressure is an insidious condition which has few symptoms**.
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Remission
*a period when a serious illness improves for a time*
in remission
**The chemotherapy was successful, and she is now in remission.**
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**Ominous**
■suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen
**There was an ominous silence when I asked whether my contract was going to be renewed**.
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**Profess**
to say that you do, are etc something, especially when it is not really true
profess to do/be something
**The government professes to care about the poor**.
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**Grievance**
a belief that you have been treated unfairly, or an unfair situation or event that affects and upsets you:
**Harry, Meghan vent grievances in final Netflix episodes**.
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**Miscarriage**
if a woman who is going to have a baby has a miscarriage, she gives birth before the baby is properly formed and it dies
**I believe my wife suffered a miscarriage because of what the Mail did**.
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**Stillbirth**
a birth in which the baby is born dead
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**Deflect**
1. if someone or something deflects something that is moving, or if it deflects, it turns in a different direction:
**He deflected the ball away from the goal**.
3. to take someone’s attention away from something
**the palace would seek to deflect negative coverage of one royal by issuing a story about another royal**.
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**Sissy**
a boy that other boys dislike because he prefers doing things that girls enjoy:
**He wanted to go to dance classes, but he was afraid the other boys would call him a sissy**.
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**Descend**
* be descended from sb
■to be related to a particular person or group of people who lived in the past
**Her father is descended from Greek royalty**.
* descend into sth
■If a situation descends into a particular state, it becomes worse
**The demonstrations in the capital rapidly descended into anarchy**.
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Descend
* descend on/upon sb/sth
■If a group of people descend on a place or person, they arrive, usually without warning or without being invited
**Sorry to descend on you like this, but we had no time to phone**.
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Contact lens
a small round piece of plastic that you put on your eye to help you see clearly
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**Inapt** [in+apt]
in(not)+apt(appropriate)
an inapt phrase, statement etc is not right for a particular situation
**a very inapt comment**
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**Inept** [in+ept]
in(no)+ept(experience - expert)
not good at doing something
OPP capable, skilful
**He was criticized for his inept handling of the problem**.
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**Blunder**
a careless or stupid mistake:
**A last-minute blunder cost them the match.**
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**Circumspect**
thinking carefully about something before doing it, in order to avoid risk **circum(around)+spect(to look)**
SYN cautious:
**The governor was usually circumspect when dealing with the media**.
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Straw poll
an informal test of several people’s opinions to see what the general feeling about something is
**Elon Musk says he will step down as Twitter chief as soon as “I find someone foolish enough to take the job” after losing a straw poll on the site that asked whether he should quit**.
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**Blatant**
something bad that is blatant is very clear and easy to see, but the person responsible for it does not seem embarrassed or ashamed:
**blatant discrimination**
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**Concession**
1. SOMETHING YOU ALLOW SOMEBODY something that you allow someone to have in order to end an argument or a disagreement ⇨ concede
**The committee has won a number of major concessions from the prison authorities**.
2. A RIGHT
a special right that a particular person or group of people is allowed to have, for example by the government or an employer, or the act of giving or allowing something as a right:
**the ending of tax concessions for home owners**
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Upper hand
control or an advantage over a person or situation have/hold the upper hand: **Government troops have the upper hand in the offensive**.
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-- **Scheme**
a clever plan, especially to do something that is bad or illegal – used in order to show disapproval
**At least 3000 children, mostly teenage boys, have been victims of the schemes that are connected to more than a dozen suicides this year**.
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**Allegedly**
used when reporting something that people say is true, although it has not been proved
**They allegedly doxed him.**
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**Limbo**
a situation in which nothing happens or changes for a long period of time, and it is difficult to make decisions or know what to do, often because you are waiting for something else to happen first
**I’m in limbo now until I know whether I’ve got the job**.
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-- **Package**
a set of ideas or services that are suggested or offered all together as a group
aid/financial/benefits etc package
**Many banks are offering financial packages for students**.
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**Disposition**
a particular type of character which makes someone likely to behave or react in a certain way
SYN temperament
**The film is not suitable for people of a nervous disposition.**
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**Deposition**
REMOVAL uncountable
■when someone important is removed from a powerful position *Crowds **celebrated the dictator's deposition**.
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**Luminary**
a person who is famous and important in a particular area of activity
**He published work by luminaries including XXXXXXX**
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Mockery
when someone laughs at someone or something or shows that they think they are stupid:
**There was a hint of mockery in his voice**.
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**Detractor**
someone who says bad things about someone or something, in order to make them seem less good than they really are
SYN critic
**Even the President’s detractors admit that the decision was the right one**.
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**Posthumous**
happening, printed etc after someone’s death
**a posthumous collection of his articles**
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Encapsulate
to express or show something in a short way
SYN sum up:
**The words of the song neatly encapsulate the mood of the country at that time.**
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**Quip**
to say something clever and amusing:
‘**Giving up smoking is easy,’ he quipped. ‘I’ve done it hundreds of times.’**
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-- **Design**
*have designs on something*
to want something for yourself, especially because it will bring you money
**Several developers have designs on the property**.
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**Purge**
v. ■to get rid of people from an organization because you do not agree with them
**Hard-liners are expected to be purged from the administration**.
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**Tenable**
■(of an opinion or position) able to be defended successfully or held for a particular period of time
**His theory is no longer tenable in light of the recent discoveries**.
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In the light of
in the light of sth
■because of
**In the light of recent incidents, we are asking our customers to take particular care of their personal belongings**.
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**Cork**
the bark (=outer part) of a tree from southern Europe and North Africa, used to make things
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Rubbing alcohol
a type of alcohol used for cleaning wounds or skin
**Fill the remainder of the jar with just enough rubbing alcohol to submerge the corks**.
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Disseminate
■to spread or give out something, especially news, information, ideas, etc., to a lot of people
**One of the organization's aims is to disseminate information about the disease**.
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**Funnel**
v. if you funnel something somewhere, or if it funnels there, *it goes there by passing through a narrow opening*:
**Police at the barriers funneled the crowd into the arena**.
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**Yarn**
a story of adventures, travels etc, usually made more exciting and interesting by adding things that never really happened:
**The old captain would often spin (=tell) us a yarn about life aboard ship**.
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**Rim**
n. ■the outer, often curved or circular, edge of something
**The rim of the cup was chipped and broken.**
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Hoop
the ring that you have to throw the ball through to score points in basketball
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-- **Stunt**[v.]
to stop something or someone from growing to their full size or developing properly:
**Lack of sunlight will stunt the plant’s growth**.
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-- **Simmer**
if you are simmering with anger, or if anger is simmering in you, you feel very angry but do not show your feelings
simmer with
**There are always tensions simmering at some level here**.
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**Acquiesce** /ˌækwiˈes/
*to do what someone else wants, or allow something to happen, even though you do not really agree with it*
acquiesce in/to
**Oil companies have been accused of acquiescing in the pollution of the ocean**.
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**Ensconce**
to settle yourself in a place where you feel comfortable and safe
**You don’t know where I am. My physical body is safely ensconced in a secure, undisclosed location.**
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**Mellow**
■*smooth, soft or develope*d; not too sharp, bright, new or rough
***mellow flavors** *mellow sounds
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**Deplore**
to say or think that s*omething is very ba*d
**He said that he deplored all violenc**e.
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**Rectify**
to *correct something or make something right*
**In order to rectify this, we have to periodically add an extra day to the calendar.**
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**Fume**
be angry about something
**he sat in the car, silently fuming about what he’d said**.
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**Tedium**
■when you feel bored
**Soldiers often say that the worst thing about fighting is not the moments of terror, but all the hours of tedium in between**.
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**Pit**
HOLE
a hole in the ground, especially one made by digging:
**The female digs a pit in which to lay the eggs**.
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Pebble
a small smooth stone found especially on a beach or on the bottom of a river
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**Smuggle**
to take something or someone illegally from one country to another
**The guns were smuggled across the border**.
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**Chide**
to tell someone that you do not approve of something that they have done or said
SYN *scold*
**She chided him for not responding to her Christmas cards.**
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**Tailspin**
*when something starts to fail or lose value and gets more and more out of control*
**Share prices went into a tailspin when the President resigned
The COVID-19 pandemic sent XXX’s daughter into a tailspin**.
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**Relieve**
to provide relief for a bad situation or for people in need
***emergency food aid to help relieve the famine**
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Blackout
a period of darkness caused by a failure of the electricity supply
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**Hunk**
a thick piece of something, especially food, that has been taken from a bigger piece
**A hunk of bread**
▪ piece
▪ bit
▪ lump
▪ scrap
▪ strip
▪ sheet ▪ slice
▪ chunk
▪ hunk
▪ cube a piece that has six square sides – used especially about food: a cube of sugar | **ice cubes**
▪ bar - a block of soap, chocolate, candy, or metal, which has straight sides: a chocolate bar | **a bar of soap**
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**Amble** v.
to walk slowly in a relaxed way
**An old man came out and ambled over for a chat.**
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**Saunter** /ˈsɔːntə $ ˈsɒːntər/
to walk in a slow relaxed way, especially so that you look confident or proud ⇨ stroll
saunter along/around/in etc
**He came sauntering down the road with his hands in his pockets**.
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Auction
a public meeting where land, buildings, paintings etc are sold to the person who offers the most money for them
**The house was sold at auction**
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**Confection** con+fect
a beautifully prepared sweet food
**Consequently, certified executive chef xxx has prepared confections for celebrities, governors, and even xxx**x.
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**Hurdle**
*a problem or difficulty that you must deal with before you can achieve something*
SYN obstacle
**Finding enough money for the project was the first hurdle.**
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**Surmount**
*to succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty*
SYN overcome
**even more rigorous are the hurdles that pastry chefs must surmount to achieve CMPX status**.
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**Clout**
power and influence over other people or events
**The Queen may have privilege, but she has no real political clout**.
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**Ward off**
to do something to try to protect yourself from something bad, such as illness, danger, or attack:
**Wanna ward off the illness feeling? Here are some tips**.
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**Stash** n./v.
*to store something secretly or safely somewhere*
stash something away
**He has money stashed away in the Bahamas**.
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**Hoard**
a collection of things that someone hides somewhere, especially so they can use them later
hoard of
**the discovery of a hoard of gold coins**
v. to collect and save large amounts of food, money etc, especially when it is not necessary to do so
**families who hoarded food during the strike**
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Veil
a thin piece of material that women wear to cover their faces at formal occasions or for religious reasons / religious
**She lifted her veil with both hands**.
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**Indigent**
very poor
**indigent places are often racked with chaos; but somewhat better-off ones are not necessarily more stable.**
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**Knack**
a natural skill or ability ⇨ talent
knack for doing something
**Some people seem to have a knack for making money**.
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Upheaval
■(a) great change, especially *causing or involving much difficulty, activity or trouble*
***It would cause a tremendous upheaval to install a different computer system**.
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**Meander**
WALK
■to walk slowly without any clear direction
**It’s a summer tradition to try to catch the ice cream van as it meanders through the neighborhood**.
NO PURPOSE
■If a text, process or activity meanders, it has no clear direction
***The film meanders along with no particular story line**.
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-- **Coast**
1. if a car or bicycle coasts, it moves without any effort from you or any power from the engine
coast down/around/along etc
**at the top of the hill I just switched off the engine and we just coasted down the other side**.
3. *to be successful at something without much effort*
**walker, who used his athletic fame to coast to the GOP nomination, has sought to portray Warnock as a yes-man for President Biden.**
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Lip balm
a substance used to protect dry lips
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**Mumble**
to say something too quietly or not clearly enough, so that other people cannot understand you ⇨ mutter:
**He bumped into someone and mumbled an apology**.
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**Mutter**
to speak in a low voice, especially because you are annoyed about something, or you do not want people to hear you
**I never want to come here again,’ he muttered to himself**.
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**Avert**
to prevent something unpleasant from happening:
**The report notes that local communities can take steps to help avert drowning deaths.**
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**Impasse** =stalemate
a situation in which it is impossible to continue with a discussion or plan because the people involved cannot agree
at an impasse
**The political process is at an impasse**.
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**Spout**
FLOW
■to flow or send out liquid or flames quickly and with force, in a straight line
**It is not generally advisable to spout a stream of water across a boardroom filled with executives**.
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**Trudge** /trʌdʒ/
to walk with slow heavy steps, especially because you are tired or it is difficult to walk:
**After a seven-year trudge through failed patents and rejections, Johnson finally got hit super soaker to store.**
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**Spin -off**
a product that develops from another more important product
**The research has had spin-offs in the development of medical equipment.**
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**Dismay**
n. the worry, disappointment, or unhappiness you feel when something unpleasant happens
**I found to my dismay that I had left my notes behind**.
V. to make someone feel worried, disappointed, and upset
**Johnson was dismayed when one company ended**
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**Digress**
to talk or write about something that is not your main subject:
**After several long digressions he finally reached the interesting part of the story**.
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-- **put somebody in mind of xx**
put somebody in mind of somebody/something
formal to remind someone of someone or something:
**The girl put me in mind of my own daughter**.
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**Angst**
strong feelings of anxiety and unhappiness because you are worried about your life, your future, or what you should do in a particular situation
**love letters full of angst**
■ the feeling of being worried
▪ worry ▪ anxiety ▪ concern ▪ stress
▪ anguish
▪ angst
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**Dreary**
■boring and making you feel unhappy
***She had spent another dreary day in the office**.
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**Nagging** adj. /ˈnæɡɪŋ/
worring / irritating
making you worry or feel pain slightly all the time
nagging feeling/doubt/suspicion etc
**such lapses might be accompanied by a nagging fear: xx**.
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**Agent**
a chemical or substance that is used for a particular purpose or that has a particular effect:
**Soap is a cleansing agent**.
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**Innocuous**
not offensive, dangerous, or harmful
SYN harmless
**or there could be another innocuous factor at play: XXXXXX**
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**Suffice** v.
to be enough
**A few brief observations will suffice for present purposes.**
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**Harbinger** harbor
a sign that something is going to happen soon
harbinger of
**These birds are considered to be harbingers of doom.**
