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Part 2 Flashcards

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acumen

[ ˈækjəmən ]

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Acumen is the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions.
His sharp business acumen meant he quickly rose to the top.
skeptics might argue that older people are already on a downward cognitive trajectory, so their improvement with brain games is not actual enhancement so much as a slowing in the decline of mental acumen..

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vie
[ vaɪ ]
be vying for

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If one person or thing is vying with another for something, the people or things are competing for it.
California is vying with other states to capture a piece of the growing communications market…

The children were vying for the teacher’s attention.

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prowess

[ ˈpraʊɪs ]

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Someone’s prowess is their great skill at doing something.

The best and the brightest pupils competed to demonstrate their intellectual prowess.

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be slated to

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If something is slated to happen, it is planned to happen at a particular time or on a particular occasion.
Chu arrived in Washington earlier this morning Taiwan time - where he is slated to meet U-S officials and think tank scholars.

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think tank

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智囊團

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prosecutor

[ ˈprɑ:sɪkju:tə(r) ]

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In some countries, a prosecutor is a lawyer or official who brings charges against someone or tries to prove in a trial that they are guilty.
According to prosecutors, they are investigating a taxi driver after evidence surfaced showing his fingerprints were a six-point match to those of the main suspect in the case.

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surface

[ ˈsɜ:rfɪs ]

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When something such as a piece of news, a feeling, or a problem surfaces, it becomes known or becomes obvious.
they are investigating a taxi driver after evidence surfaced showing his fingerprints were a six-point match to those of the main suspect in the case

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de facto

[ ˌdeɪ ˈfæktoʊ ]

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De facto is used to indicate that something is a particular thing, even though it was not planned or intended to be that thing.
The A-U chairwoman says such facilities “will become de-facto detention centers”
This might be interpreted as a de facto recognition of the republic’s independence.

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detention

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Detention is when someone is arrested or put into prison, especially for political reasons.
The A-U chairwoman says such facilities “will become de-facto detention centers”
They have been held in detention since the end of June…

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motion

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A motion is a formal proposal or statement in a meeting, debate, or trial, which is discussed and then voted on or decided on.
He is eligible now to file a motion for a new trial.
Spain’s Constitutional Court has suspended a motion passed in the Catalan parliament earlier this week

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resolution

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A resolution is a formal decision taken at a meeting by means of a vote.
He replied that the UN had passed two major resolutions calling for a complete withdrawal.
The resolution passed Monday called on the Catalan regional assembly to aim for independence within 18 months.

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call on

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If you call on someone to do something or call upon them to do it, you say publicly that you want them to do it.
The resolution passed Monday called on the Catalan regional assembly to aim for independence within 18 months.

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slam

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To slam someone or something means to criticize them very severely.
The famed film-maker slammed the claims as ‘an outrageous lie’…
Britain has been slammed by the United Nations for having one of the worst race relations records in the world.

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settlement

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A settlement is a place where people have come to live and have built homes.
The village is a settlement of just fifty houses.

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allegation

[ ˌælɪˈɡeʃən ]

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An allegation is a statement saying that someone has done something wrong.
Allegations of brutality and theft have been levelled at the army.
The United Nations says it is investigating new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by U-N peace keepers in the Central African Republic.

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be levelled at

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If an accusation or criticism is levelled at someone, they are accused of doing wrong or they are criticized for something they have done.
Allegations of corruption were levelled at him and his family…

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to be level with

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If you level with someone, you tell them the truth and do not keep anything secret.
He has leveled with the American people about his role in the affair.

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exploit
exploitation
[ ˌɛksplɔɪˈteʃən ]

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If you say that someone is exploiting you, you think that they are treating you unfairly by using your work or ideas and giving you very little in return.
The United Nations says it is investigating new allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by U-N peace keepers in the Central African Republic.

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set aside for

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If you set something aside for a special use or purpose, you keep it available for that use or purpose.
Countries from around the world have agreed to set aside radio frequencies to allow civil aircraft to be tracked by satellite
Some doctors advise setting aside a certain hour each day for worry…
£130 million would be set aside for repairs to schools.

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to spiral

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If an amount or level spirals, it rises quickly and at an increasing rate.
…a spiralling trend of violence…
The divorce rate is spiralling upwards.
Production costs began to spiral.
violence there threatens to spiral into an ethnic conflict

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phlegm

[ flɛm ]

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Phlegm is the thick yellowish substance that develops in your throat and at the back of your nose when you have a cold.
His throat congested with phlegm.
When did you first notice blood in your phlegm?

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fray

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If your nerves or your temper fray, or if something frays them, you become nervous or easily annoyed because of mental strain and anxiety.
The Narrative Frays for Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes
Tempers began to fray as the two teams failed to score…
This kind of living was beginning to fray her nerves.

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amass

[ əˈmæs ]

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If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.

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accolade

[ ˈækəˌled, -ˌlɑd ]

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If someone is given an accolade, something is done or said about them which shows how much people admire them.

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bestow

[ bɪˈstoʊ ]

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To bestow something on someone means to give or present it to them.

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rapturous

[ ˈræptʃərəs ]

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A rapturous feeling or reaction is one of extreme happiness or enthusiasm.

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anoint

[ əˈnɔɪnt ]

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If a person in a position of authority anoints someone, they choose them to do a particular important job.

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prick

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If you prick something or prick holes in it, you make small holes in it with a sharp object such as a pin.

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disruptive

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To be disruptive means to prevent something from continuing or operating in a normal way.

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proprietary

[ prəˈpraɪəteri ]

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Proprietary substances or products are sold under a trade name.
If someone has a proprietary attitude towards something, they act as though they own it.

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gyrate

[ ˈdʒaɪreɪt ]

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If you gyrate, you dance or move your body quickly with circular movements.

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herpes

[ ˈhɜ:rpi:z ]

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Herpes is a disease which causes painful red spots to appear on the skin.

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clearance to

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If you get clearance to do or have something, you get official approval or permission to do or have it.

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venous

[ ˈvinəs ]

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Venous is used to describe something which is related to veins.

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in thrall to

[ θrɔl ]

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If you say that someone is in thrall to a person or thing, you mean that they are completely in their power or are greatly influenced by them.
He is not in thrall to the media…

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effusive

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If you describe someone as effusive, you mean that they express pleasure, gratitude, or approval in a very enthusiastic way.

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laudable

[ ˈlɔdəbəl ]

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Something that is laudable deserves to be praised or admired.

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lofty 1

[ ˈlɔ:fti ]

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A lofty ideal or ambition is noble, important, and admirable

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lofty 2

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If you say that someone behaves in a lofty way, you are critical of them for behaving in a proud and rather unpleasant way, as if they think they are very important.
…the lofty disdain he often expresses for his profession.

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deluge

[ ˈdɛljudʒ ]

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If a place or person is deluged with things, a large number of them arrive or happen at the same time.

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upend

[ ʌpˈɛnd ]

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If you upend something, you turn it upside down.

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ossify

[ ˈɑ:sɪfaɪ ]

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If an idea, system, or organization ossifies or if something ossifies it, it becomes fixed and difficult to change.
It is easy for the mind to ossify.

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underway

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currently in progress

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hurdle

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A hurdle is a problem, difficulty, or part of a process that may prevent you from achieving something.

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premium

[ ˈprimiəm ]

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A premium is a sum of money that you have to pay for something in addition to the normal cost.

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stealthy

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Stealthy actions or movements are performed quietly and carefully, so that no one will notice what you are doing.

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be subject to

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受…支配的;服从于…的
If someone is subject to a particular set of rules or laws, they have to obey those rules or laws.
The tribunal is unique because Mr Jones is not subject to the normal police discipline code.

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to subject to

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使经受;使遭受
If you subject someone to something unpleasant, you make them experience it.
..the man who had subjected her to four years of beatings and abuse…

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to subject to

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取决于;视…而定
If an event will take place subject to a condition, it will take place only if that thing happens.
They denied a report that Egypt had agreed to a summit, subject to certain conditions.

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tribunal

[ traɪˈbjunəl, trɪ- ]

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A tribunal is a special court or committee that is appointed to deal with particular problems.

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screening

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When an organization screens people who apply to join it, it investigates them to make sure that they are not likely to cause problems.
They will screen all their candidates.
…screening procedures for the regiment.
According to a draft bill that passed the first screening in the Legislature Thursday…

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regimen

[ ˈrɛdʒəmən, -ˌmɛn ]

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A regimen is a set of rules about food and exercise that some people follow in order to stay healthy.
Whatever regimen has been prescribed should be rigorously followed.

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regiment

[ ˈrɛdʒəmənt ]

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A regiment is a large group of soldiers that is commanded by a colonel.
A regiment of people is a large number of them.
…robust food, good enough to satisfy a regiment of hungry customers.

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scrap

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If you scrap something, you get rid of it or cancel it.
However, the tax reduction can only be claimed if the old vehicle has been scrapped or sold for export.
President Hussein called on all countries in the Middle East to scrap nuclear or chemical weapons..

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residue

[ ˈrezɪdu: ]

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A residue of something is a small amount that remains after most of it has gone.
Always using the same shampoo means that a residue can build up on the hair.
Greenpeace says while amount of pesticide found in the produce does not exceed maximum residue levels…

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breach

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If you breach an agreement, a law, or a promise, you break it.
they were indicted by prosecutors in August of last year on charges of breaching the Classified National Security Information Protection Act

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indict

[ ɪnˈdaɪt ]

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If someone is indicted for a crime, they are officially charged with it.
She has been indicted for possessing cocaine…
they were indicted by prosecutors in August of last year on charges of breaching the Classified National Security Information Protection Act

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purport

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If you say that someone or something purports to do or be a particular thing, you mean that they claim to do or be that thing, although you may not always believe that claim.
Many of the messages were written in simplified Chinese characters - and purported to come from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
…a book that purports to tell the whole truth.

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tout

[ taʊt ]

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If someone touts something, they try to sell it or convince people that it is good.
The government is continuing to tout the significance of last weekend’s meeting in Singapore…
It has the trappings of an election campaign in the United States, with slick television ads touting the candidates.
…a popular advertising industry practice of using performers to tout products…
He was being touted as the most interesting thing in pop…
The product is touted as being completely natural.

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jurisdiction

[ ˌdʒʊrɪsˈdɪkʃn ]

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A jurisdiction is a state or other area in which a particular court and system of laws has authority.
the meeting also highlights the principle of mutual non-recognition of sovereignty and mutual non-denial of jurisdiction between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait…

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landmark

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You can refer to an important stage in the development of something as a landmark .
The baby was one of the big landmarks in our relationship.
The premier went on to say the summit marked a landmark development in cross-strait relations.

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head

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If you head a department, company, or organization, you are the person in charge of it.
He is slated to head the Ma administration’s negotiation team at the talks…

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a spell of a particular type of weather

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A spell of a particular type of weather or a particular activity is a short period of time during which this type of weather or activity occurs.
There has been a long spell of dry weather…
..sunny spells.
According to the weather bureau, the warm spell is due to weakening seasonal winds.

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mercury

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temperature measured by a mercury thermometer
That night the mercury fell to thirty degrees below zero.
the mercury is forecast to drop by four degrees

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upbeat

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If people or their opinions are upbeat, they are cheerful and hopeful about a situation.
Du’s forecast echoes similar upbeat forecasts about the economy.

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fare

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verb)
If you say that someone or something fares well or badly, you are referring to the degree of success they achieve in a particular situation or activity.
Cathay Financial Holdings earlier this week said domestic economic fundamentals are likely to fare better quarter-by-quarter in 2016.

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contract

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When something contracts or when something contracts it, it becomes smaller or shorter.
The island’s economy contracted 1.01-percent from a year earlier in the third quarter of this year.

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by any means

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in any way necessary

Acer will not by any means exit from the market..

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detonate

[ ˈdɛtn:ˌet ]

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If someone detonates a device such as a bomb, or if it detonates, it explodes.
Officials say the suicide bombers detonated the explosives on a busy street in a southern suburb

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surge

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A surge is a sudden large increase in something that has previously been steady, or has only increased or developed slowly.
a surge in new arrivals had resulted in a threat to public order

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come forward (with)

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If someone comes forward, they offer to do something or to give some information in response to a request for help.
Volkswagen is telling employees that they can come forward with information about how the company cheated on emissions tests and won’t be fired.
A vital witness came forward to say that she saw Tanner wearing the boots.

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torpedo

[ tɔ:rˈpi:doʊ ]

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A torpedo is bomb that is shaped like a tube and that travels under water.
魚雷

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vernacular

[ vərˈnækjələ(r) ]

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The vernacular is the language or dialect that is most widely spoken by ordinary people in a region or country.

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channel

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If you channel money or resources into something, you arrange for them to be used for that thing, rather than for a wider range of things.
These interests might be channeled by economic or political forces that critical applied linguists are sensitive to.
Revenues from ‘green taxes’ could then be channelled back into energy efficiency.

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ethnocentrism

[ ˌeθnoʊ’senˌtrɪzəm ]

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belief in the superiority of one’s own ethnic group

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underbelly

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The underbelly of something is the part of it that can be most easily attacked or criticized.
Inadvertent disclosures by judges sometimes offer an extraordinary glimpse of the legal system’s underbelly.

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mechanism

[ ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm ]

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A mechanism is a special way of getting something done within a particular system.
..the clumsy and ineffective mechanism of price controls.

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purview

[ ˈpɜ:rvju: ]

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The range or scope of something is its purview. If your occupation is chef, performing surgery is way outside your purview.
Anything inside a range of interest or activity is within a purview. A supervisor is in charge of certain workers — other workers are outside her purview. The surgeon general deals with medical issues: the defense budget is outside his purview. When a business expands, it’s trying to increase its purview. If you go to the dentist and ask her to paint a picture of your tooth rather than extracting it, you’re likely to discover you’ve gone way beyond her purview.

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emblem

[ ˈɛmbləm ]

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An emblem is a design representing a country or organization.
An emblem is something that represents a quality or idea.

The move comes amid the recent increase in the number of people putting custom-made “Republic of Taiwan” stickers over the R-O-C emblem on the cover of their passports.

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statute

[ ˈstætʃut ]

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A statute is a rule or law which has been made by a government or other organization and formally written down.
The new statute covers the care for, bringing up and protection of children..
According to the ministry, the Passport Statute states that no individual is allowed to alter or put unofficial stamps on passports without authorization.

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pin down

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If you try to pin something down, you try to discover exactly what, where, or when it is.
It has taken until now to pin down its exact location…
If you pin someone down, you force them to make a decision or to tell you what their decision is, when they have been trying to avoid doing this.

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foil

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If you foil someone’s plan or attempt to do something, for example to commit a crime, you succeed in stopping them from doing what they want.
Police in Tunisia say they have foiled a new plot to attack the beach resort of Sousse.

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deport

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If a government deports someone, usually someone who is not a citizen of that country, it sends them out of the country because they have committed a crime or because it believes they do not have the right to be there.

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assailant

[ əˈselənt ]

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Someone’s assailant is a person who has physically attacked them.
French security sources say that surveillance video shows a possible ninth assailant during Friday’s attacks in Paris

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accomplice

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Someone’s accomplice is a person who helps them to commit a crime.
It is not clear if this ninth attacker is one of two suspected accomplices detained in Belgium or is on the run.

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a bid to/for

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A bid for something or a bid to do something is an attempt to obtain it or do it.
Iran says it will export an additional 500,000 barrels of oil a day in a bid to reclaim its market share after sanctions are lifted under a nuclear deal.

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santion

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If someone in authority sanctions an action or practice, they officially approve of it and allow it to be done.
He seemed to be preparing to sanction an increase in public borrowing.

Sanctions are measures taken by countries to restrict trade and official contact with a country that has broken international law.
Iran says it will export an additional 500,000 barrels of oil a day in a bid to reclaim its market share after sanctions are lifted under a nuclear deal.

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closure

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The closure of a place such as a business or factory is the permanent ending of the work or activity there.
Republicans urged an immediate closure of America’s borders to Syrian refugees.

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denunciation

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Denunciation is the act of reporting someone who has broken a rule or law to the authorities.
drawing angry denunciations and igniting an emotional debate about U-S values

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standoff

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A stand-off is a situation in which neither of two opposing groups or forces will make a move until the other one does something, so nothing can happen until one of them gives way.

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euphorigenic
[ ju:fəraɪd'ʒenɪk ]
euphoriant
 [ ju:'fɒrɪrnt ]
euphoria
 [ juˈfɔriə, -ˈfor- ]
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tending to produce euphoria

Euphoria is a feeling of intense happiness and excitement.

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pseudonym

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a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
A pseudonym is a name which someone, usually a writer, uses instead of his or her real name.
Both plays were published under the pseudonym of Philip Dayre.

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dire

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Dire is used to emphasize how serious or terrible a situation or event is.
If you describe something as dire, you are emphasizing that it is of very low quality.

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tweak

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If you tweak something such as a system or a design, you improve it by making a slight change.

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diaspora

[daɪˈæspərə]

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People who come from a particular nation, or whose ancestors came from it, but who now live in many different parts of the world are sometimes referred to as the diaspora .

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be complicit in

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If someone is complicit in a crime or unfair activity, they are involved in it.
A mother who does not report the abuse is said to be complicit.

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perpetuate

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VERB 使（尤指不好的情况、制度、信仰等）继续，延长
If someone or something perpetuates a situation, system, or belief, especially a bad one, they cause it to continue.
We must not perpetuate the religious divisions of the past…

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touch on

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have to do with or be relevant to;
In his lecture on geology, he touched on the subject of climate.
The two also touched on the issue of Taiwan’s import restrictions on Japanese food stuffs, stressing the need for further cooperation in ensuring food safety and reasonable controls on Japanese food exports to Taiwan.

” “There were lots of questions referring to her talk” “
“ “My remark pertained to your earlier comments” “

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storm

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If a place that is being defended is stormed, a group of people attack it, usually in order to get inside it.
Government buildings have been stormed and looted…
Police said Abdel-hamid Abaaoud was the target when officers stormed the flat in the Paris suburb of Saint Denis.

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refrain from

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If you refrain from doing something, you deliberately do not do it.
he hopes the candidate will refrain from negative practices

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