Words

Question 1

unflinching

Answer 1

not showing fear or hesitation in the face of danger or difficulty.

Question 2

raison d’etre

Answer 2

he most important reason or purpose for someone or something’s existence.
commerce was the town’s raison d’etre

Question 3

raisin

Answer 3

dried grape

Question 4

stir up

Answer 4

o cause (someone) to feel a strong emotion and a desire to do something The speech stirred up the crowd. 2 : to cause (something) to move up into and through the air or water The workers stirred up a lot of dust.

Question 5

disenchantment

Answer 5

a feeling of disappointment about someone or something you previously respected or admired; disillusionment

Question 6

enchanted

Answer 6

placed under a spell; bewitched.
“an enchanted garden” سحرانگیز
filled with delight; charmed.

Question 7

under a spell

Answer 7

not fully in control of one’s thoughts and actions, as though in a state of enchantment.

Question 8

rift

Answer 8

fissure

they said there is not rift between the parties

This could result in a further rift over the policy.

Question 9

cauliflower

Answer 9

کلم

Question 10

matrices

Answer 10

plural matrix

Question 11

preemptive

Answer 11

serving or intended to preempt or forestall something, especially to prevent attack by disabling the enemy.

Question 12

forestall

Answer 12

prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking action ahead of time.

Question 13

if only

Answer 13

used to express a wish, especially regretfully.

Question 14

A scorched-earth policy

Answer 14

o destroy anything that might be useful to the enemy when retreating from a position.

Question 15

illicit
same pronunciation as
elicit

Answer 15

forbidden by law

Question 16

surrogate for

Answer 16

a substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in a specific role or office.
to serve as a surrogate for somone

Question 17

surrogacy

Answer 17

is an arrangement, often supported by a legal agreement, whereby a woman agrees to bear a child for another person or persons, who will become the child’s parent after birth

Question 18

He was affronted by her rudeness

Answer 18

be affronted by someone
an action or remark that causes outrage or offense.
be affronted by
take sth as a personal affront

Question 19

amass

Answer 19

gather together or accumulate (a large amount or number of valuable material or things) over a period of time.

Question 20

nexus

Answer 20

a connection or series of connections linking two or more things.

Question 21

thrive

Answer 21

(of a child, animal, or plant) grow or develop well or vigorously./ prosper; flourish.

Question 22

deputy

Answer 22

a person whose immediate superior is a senior figure within an organization and who is empowered to act as a substitute for this superior.

Question 23

deputize

Answer 23

make (someone) a deputy.

Question 24

subvert

Answer 24

undermine the power and authority of (an established system or institution).

Question 25

calculi

Answer 25

pl. calculus

Question 26

spill into

Answer 26

if light spills onto or into something, it shines through a window, door, hole etc onto something else

Question 27

bequeath

Answer 27

to pass knowledge, customs etc to people who come after you or live after you

Question 28

urn

Answer 28

a tall, rounded vase with a base, and often a stem, especially one used for storing the ashes of a cremated person.

Question 29

marble

Answer 29

a hard crystalline metamorphic form of limestone, typically white with mottlings or streaks of color, that is capable of taking a polish and is used in sculpture and architecture. 2.a small ball of colored glass or similar material used as a toy. 3. INFORMAL one's mental faculties.

Question 30

revert

Answer 30

return to (a previous state, practice, topic, etc.). convert to (the Islamic faith). (of property) return or pass to (the original owner) by reversion.

Question 31

squib

Answer 31

a short piece of satirical writing.

Question 32

morphosyntactic

Answer 32

involving both morphology and syntax.

Question 33

vow

Answer 33

solemnly promise to do a specified thing.

Question 34

solemnly

Answer 34

in a formal and dignified manner.

Question 35

lay off

Answer 35

stop

Question 36

calibrate

Answer 36

carefully assess, set, or adjust (something abstract).

Question 37

pivot

Answer 37

n:a person or thing that plays a central part in an activity or organization. v: turn on or as if on a pivot.

Question 38

canvass

Answer 38

solicit votes from (electors in a constituency). question (someone) in order to ascertain their opinion. poll discuss thoroughly.

Question 39

bombshell

Answer 39

an overwhelming surprise or disappointment.

Question 40

unduly

Answer 40

to an unwarranted degree; inordinately.

Question 41

unwarranted

Answer 41

not justified or authorized. "I am sure your fears are unwarranted"

Question 42

inordinate

Answer 42

unusually or disproportionately large; excessive.

Question 43

recast

Answer 43

give (a metal object) a different form by melting it down and reshaping it. present or organize in a different form or style.

Question 44

readily

Answer 44

without hesitation or reluctance; willingly. "he readily admits that without delay or difficulty; easily.

Question 45

inquisitive

Answer 45

curious or inquiring.

Question 46

debonair

Answer 46

(of a man) confident, stylish, and charming.

Question 47

scramble over

Answer 47

make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep slope or over rough ground by using one's hands as well as one's feet. order (a fighter aircraft or its pilot) to take off immediately in an emergency or for action.

Question 48

corral

Answer 48

= pen = gather together and confine (a group of people or things). a pen for livestock especially cattle or horses, on a farm or ranch.

Question 49

parishioner

Answer 49

inhabitant of a parish= (in the Christian Church) a small administrative district typically having its own church and a priest or pastor.

Question 50

animosity

Answer 50

strong hostility.

Question 51

shuffle

Answer 51

a clumsy walk etc.

Question 52

deranged

Answer 52

mad crazy

Question 53

bane

Answer 53

a cause of great distress or annoyance.

Question 54

volatile

Answer 54

(of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures. liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse. "the political situation was becoming more volatile"

Question 55

swerve

Answer 55

change direction/ a car swerved

Question 56

litigant

Answer 56

a person involved in a lawsuit.

Question 57

sham

Answer 57

a thing that is not what it is purported to be.

Question 58

blast

Answer 58

criticize fiercely.

Question 59

brace

Answer 59

a device fitted to something, in particular a weak or injured part of the body, to give support. make (a structure) stronger or firmer with wood, iron, or other forms of support.

Question 60

bungle

Answer 60

carry out (a task) clumsily or incompetently.

Question 61

Sabotage

Answer 61

deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage.

Question 62

stay tuned (for)

Answer 62

To wait or remain alert

Question 63

despair

Answer 63

loosing hope

Question 64

for the most part,

Answer 64

1

Question 65

disavow

Answer 65

deny any responsibility or support for. Trump disavowed what they were actually doing

Question 66

promiscuous

Answer 66

having or characterized by many transient sexual relationships.

Question 67

lament

Answer 67

mourn (a person's loss or death)./ a passionate expression of grief or sorrow.

Question 68

preoccupied

Answer 68

engrossed in thought; distracted.

Question 69

blithely

Answer 69

in a way that shows a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.

Question 70

embark upon/ on

Answer 70

to begin (a journey) They embarked on their trip to

Question 71

there is no danger of confusing X with Y

Answer 71

1

Question 72

vis-à-vis

Answer 72

in relation to; with regard to.

Question 73

flout

Answer 73

openly disregard

Question 74

bear-the-scars.

Answer 74

To live with emotional damage caused by past events that cannot be easily forgotten.

Question 75

equestrian

Answer 75

horse rider

Question 76

prerogative

Answer 76

a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class. entitlement. giving so a

Question 77

invoke

Answer 77

cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument.

Question 78

explain away

Answer 78

to get rid of by or as if by explanation

Question 79

be congruent with

Answer 79

in agreement or harmony.

Question 80

expel from

Answer 80

deprive (someone) of membership of or involvement in a school or other organization. "she was expelled from school"

Question 81

armamentarium

Answer 81

the medicines, equipment, and techniques available to a medical practitioner. a collection of resources available for a certain purpose.

Question 82

rupture

Answer 82

of a pipe, a vessel, or a bodily part such as an organ or membrane) break or burst suddenly.

Question 83

indigenous people

Answer 83

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.

Question 84

a junior person

Answer 84

a young person

Question 85

dead right

Answer 85

absolutely correct

Question 86

increased precariousness

Answer 86

the state of being dangerously likely to fall or collapse.

Question 87

stand-in

Answer 87

placeholder

Question 88

regimented

Answer 88

very strictly organized or controlled.

Question 89

compartmentalize

Answer 89

divide into sections or categories. compartment: a separate section of a structure or container in which certain items can be kept separate from others.

Question 90

tirade

Answer 90

a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation.

Question 91

hobo camp

Answer 91

1

Question 92

hobo

Answer 92

1. One who wanders from place to place without a permanent home or a means of livelihood. 2. A migrant worker.

Question 93

emancipation of serfs emancipation from slavery

Answer 93

the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation. the freeing of someone from slavery.

Question 94

peasant

Answer 94

a poor farmer of low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation (chiefly in historical use or with reference to subsistence farming in poorer countries).

Question 95

do-rag

Answer 95

especial kind of hat

Question 96

catfish

Answer 96

stolen identity

Question 97

scraggly

Answer 97

ragged, thin, or untidy in form or appearance.

Question 98

trampoline

Answer 98

1

Question 99

skyrocket

Answer 99

increase very steeply or rapidly.

Question 100

wrist corsage

Answer 100

flower

Question 101

kleptocracy

Answer 101

government by those who seek chiefly status and personal gain at the expense of the governed

Question 102

moran

Answer 102

insane

Question 103

your house just went down %75 in value

Answer 103

1

Question 104

enclave

Answer 104

a portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct.

Question 105

backlash

Answer 105

a backlash of angry feeling among Southern conservatives within the party.

Question 106

vow

Answer 106

Biden and Harris vow to lead US out of the crisis

Question 107

debut

Answer 107

Harris said so in her debut as a running mate for Biden

Question 108

next 10 countries combined

Answer 108

we are spending more on our military than the next 10 countries combined

Question 109

make the cut

Answer 109

none of the picture that I took made the cut

Question 110

siding (support)

Answer 110

we are not siding with one or the other

Question 111

hopping

Answer 111

hopping into an uber

Question 112

pick up on something

Answer 112

to give particular attention to something that someone has said or done: I want to pick up on a point that Susan made about role models

Question 113

get away with something

Answer 113

to escape blame or punishment when you do something wrong They have repeatedly broken the law and gotten away with it.

Question 114

laugh something off

Answer 114

I laughed off his sexual remarks

Question 115

one degree above

Answer 115

a technology that is one degree above Amish

Question 116

pick your nose

Answer 116

wash your hand and pick your nose

Question 117

claim someone's life

Answer 117

The war has claimed thousands of lives. abortion has claimed the lives of black people more than twice as many

Question 118

brush someone off

Answer 118

dismiss someone or something in an abrupt way. Trump brushed off the question of CNN reported as fake news

Question 119

force sb's hand

Answer 119

to make someone do something they do not want to do, or act sooner than they had intended Breed’s decision to ban gatherings of more than 1,000 people forced the hand of the Bay Area’s beloved Golden State Warriors

Question 120

to lose sb/sth to sb/sth

Answer 120

it takes it away. Lost their lives to corona virus

Question 121

create a stir

Answer 121

to shock and agitate people Existentialism created a stir in several areas including are and philosophy.

Question 122

satirize

Answer 122

deride and criticize by means of satire. it started being satirized on late night shows.

Question 123

unflinching stance

Answer 123

unflinching stance of refusal and resistance towards anything regarded as commonplace

Question 124

surge of sth

Answer 124

a sudden powerful forward or upward movement, especially by a crowd or by a natural force such as the waves or tide there has been a surge of interest

Question 125

the relevance of sth to sth

Answer 125

the relevance of care to ethics

Question 126

thing that comes before another of the same kind;

Answer 126

precursors and early exponents of a movement

Question 127

something was off

Answer 127

I felt like something was off

Question 128

notoriously

Answer 128

notoriously: used to emphasize that a quality or fact, typically a bad one, is well known. the term is notoriously difficult to define.

Question 129

pre-given

Answer 129

a pre-given goal in life by God

Question 130

carjacking.... be at fault for... mugging

Answer 130

is like saying a carjacking victim was at fault for driving a car or the mugging victim for carrying money

Question 131

vast aggregate

Answer 131

a vast aggregate of inherently meaningless entities

Question 132

feel off

Answer 132

I felt off for her

Question 133

astonishment

Answer 133

to nobody's astnishment,

Question 134

talking over someone

Answer 134

when your date talks over you it's a red flag

Question 135

to get physical

Answer 135

I realized that he would get physical sometimes

Question 136

punch... teeth

Answer 136

He punched me in the face and I was afraid that my teeth may fall out

Question 137

DATE marks ...

Answer 137

The 16th century marks the use of the concept of X as an aggregation of individuals

Question 138

look over one's shoulder ... comfortable... skin

Answer 138

I always had to look over my shoulder and it made me feel less comfortable in my own skin You have to be looking over your shoulder in this business.

Question 139

dramatic moment

Answer 139

in their more dramatic moments they describe it as

Question 140

qualitative difference

Answer 140

1

Question 141

syn. go beyond limitations

Answer 141

transcend those limitations.

Question 142

ebmbody

Answer 142

be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling). Our consciousness embodies the ability to step back.

Question 143

break(n)..... order

Answer 143

it introduces a break into the order of nature

Question 144

plenum

Answer 144

plenum: an assembly of all the members of a group or committee. to introduce a break to the plenum of brute nature

Question 145

take stand

Answer 145

you have to take a stand on this issue

Question 146

recoil

Answer 146

recoil from your responsibility for your life

Question 147

vantage point

Answer 147

Philosophy is always considered to be an external vantage point from which we can look at the other sciences.

Question 148

trammels

Answer 148

restriction or impediment to someone's freedom of action. trammels of costumary beliefs

Question 149

enmeshed

Answer 149

being enmeshed in a social world

Question 150

conformists

Answer 150

mindless conformists who are tame and well behaved

Question 151

throw someone under the bus

Answer 151

1

Question 152

to go after someone

Answer 152

try to catch someone and punish him Kierkegaard goes after Hegel

Question 153

true of as opposed to true for

Answer 153

true of is particularly true for a subset of a group. A does B and it's particualrly true of d (which is a subset of A)

Question 154

pick something up from someone

Answer 154

They pick it up from Heideger without formal arrangements or instruction

Question 155

downright false

Answer 155

saying things that are downright false

Question 156

neophyte + 1 syn

Answer 156

newbie when the neophyte asks X perhaps the best reply is Y

Question 157

wage (v)

Answer 157

he waged a total war against Iran

Question 158

issue from

Answer 158

her judgments issue from her being old-fashioned and narrow-minded or snobbish and jealous.

Question 159

per + n

Answer 159

per instructions,

Question 160

Crony capitalism

Answer 160

Crony capitalism is an economic system in which businesses thrive not as a result of risk, but rather as a return on money amassed through a nexus between a business class and the political class.

Question 161

license (v)

Answer 161

a permit from an authority to own or use something, do a particular thing, or carry on a trade to license an inference

Question 162

marshal (v)

Answer 162

to marshal evidence arrange or assemble (a group of people, especially soldiers) in order.

Question 163

philosophical eye

Answer 163

consider human affairs with a philosophical eye.

Question 164

many governed by few

Answer 164

the easiness with which the many are governed by the few Hume/ prin of gov

Question 165

diaper

Answer 165

Trump at a heckler: still wearing diaper

Question 166

pejorative

Answer 166

As a result of his fame, Jim Crow became the pejorative expression meaning nigro

Question 167

bust one's ass/butt

Answer 167

try hard

Question 168

double-edged sword

Answer 168

testing is a double-edged sword

Question 169

trojan horse

Answer 169

Biden is a very well willing Trojan horse for socialists

Question 170

to build a coalition

Answer 170

Progressives are building a coalition to vote Trump out of the oval office

Question 171

perceive ...riddle

Answer 171

Frege perceives (notice, recognize) another riddle.

Question 172

overly

Answer 172

this should not be taken overly simplistic

Question 173

what to do what ...

Answer 173

not to do

Question 174

protagonists

Answer 174

there are two main protagonists to that transformation A and B.

Question 175

push back

Answer 175

In the late 19th century, there is a great deal of push back against legal positivism

Question 176

bound... fail

Answer 176

this idea is bound to fail

Question 177

grant... authority

Answer 177

there is a higher-order law that grants the city council and the mayor the authority to make these kind of decisions.

Question 178

humor (v)

Answer 178

is it actually happening or you're humoring me?

Question 179

beat back

Answer 179

Joe knows how to beat back a pandemic

Question 180

lower bar

Answer 180

4 years of Trump has really lowered the bar for president.

Question 181

sin (v)

Answer 181

Trump is more sinned against than sinning

Question 182

cripple someone's ability

Answer 182

ways to remove him, or to cripple his ability to govern

Question 183

far more so ... and yet

Answer 183

he is a highly well educated man, far more so than your humble correspondent and yet he supported Reagan and supports Trump.

Question 184

aide

Answer 184

A former Trump aide X charges with a former senior campaign aide to Warren

Question 185

swindle

Answer 185

A former Trump aide X charges with swindling donors in Y use deception to deprive (someone) of money or possessions.

Question 186

give pause

Answer 186

He made remarks that gave me a pause

Question 187

tone-deaf

Answer 187

now viewed by many Democrats as a racially tone deaf slogan, at best. not understanding how people feel about something, or what is needed in a particular situation: Many politicians are tone-deaf to the anxieties of the average voter.

Question 188

be viewed by X as Y

Answer 188

now viewed by many Democrats as a racially tone deaf slogan, at best.

Question 189

rise (past) to the occasion/ moment

Answer 189

To increase one's effort in response to a challenging situation. democrats who rose to the moment

Question 190

a noble cause

Answer 190

He killed the king for a noble cause

Question 191

make a charge stick

Answer 191

he fabricated evidence to make the charge stick

Question 192

keep on toes

Answer 192

I work with people who are half my age, so that keeps me on my toes.

Question 193

live up to

Answer 193

PL fails to live up to its self-image Messi lives up to his reputation

Question 194

guilty pleasure

Answer 194

my guilty pleasure is drinking water out of the bottle

Question 195

grill someone

Answer 195

my cousins grilled Connor

Question 196

water desert

Answer 196

He is honest and that is water in desert

Question 197

years to come

Answer 197

thrive for many years to come

Question 198

blow a hole in something

Answer 198

to destroy part of something in an explosion Biden blew 'a big hole' in Trump's 'mentally shot' claim with DNC acceptance speech

Question 199

primordial

Answer 199

existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval. (especially of a state or quality) basic and fundamental. "the primordial needs of the masses"

Question 200

be dismissive of

Answer 200

to be indifferent and a little rude Republican party is dismissive of the legitimacy of its political opposition.

Question 201

lip service

Answer 201

insincere expression of friendship, admiration, support, etc.; service by words only: BLM leasers see Biden's support of racial justice as mostly lip service

Question 202

all but

Answer 202

very nearly. All but declaring war on the government.

Question 203

a paragon of

Answer 203

The democratic party, while no paragon of civic virtue, is more ideologically centered and diverse.

Question 204

incremental

Answer 204

relating to or denoting an increase or addition, especially one of a series on a fixed scale the democrats are open to incremental change in policy

Question 205

fashioned through

Answer 205

to influence and shape things esp. form someone’s ideas and opinions Their ideas are fashioned through bargaining with repulicans.

Question 206

intrusion

Answer 206

we are going to end the EPA intrusion into your lives.

Question 207

adversary

Answer 207

one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute. Adversaries view the world differently but we can work with them

Question 208

adversarial

Answer 208

involving or characterized by conflict or opposition. "industry and government had an adversarial relationship"

Question 209

crosshairs

Answer 209

get caught in the crosshairs سیبل خواهی شد

Question 210

dig in

Answer 210

to go resolutely to work Both parties are digging in

Question 211

blame.. go around

Answer 211

there is plenty of blame to go round on both sides

Question 212

ransom

Answer 212

a sum of money or other payment demanded or paid for the release of a prisoner. They demanded ransom just for doing their jobs.

Question 213

playing the blame game

Answer 213

Obama is playing the blame game

Question 214

knee-jerk

Answer 214

knee-jerk reaction (tap on the knee) This kind of knee-jerk neutrality makes it really hard to understand

Question 215

monomaniacal

Answer 215

obsessive interest in pursuit of sth if you are monomaniacal in pursuit of both sides

Question 216

obsolete

Answer 216

we should change the rules before this institution becomes obsolete

Question 217

balanced

Answer 217

I know the desire to show you are balanced. But the truth is not always balanced.

Question 218

equating

Answer 218

Equating X who is no angle with Y who blew up norms is just wrong

Question 219

to react equally (2 phrases)

Answer 219

punching back tit for tat

Question 220

get off the hook

Answer 220

what that does is it means that people who behave badly get off the hook

Question 221

own (v)

Answer 221

own your racism

Question 222

noodle around/ over

Answer 222

To ponder, consider, or speculate about something I began noodling over the possibility of giving up my job and moving to Japan.

Question 223

pay homage

Answer 223

to be a vassal of a lord or pay to meet the obligation of a vassal to a lord express highest respects The friend left these pictures to pay homage to the musician.

Question 224

oxcart

Answer 224

1

Question 225

parade

Answer 225

DNC was a parade of dishonesty

Question 226

should (hypothetical)

Answer 226

a color-coded system that indicates how Cornell will respond should infection rates and/or other metrics reach a particular threshold during the coming months

Question 227

mob boss

Answer 227

a repudiated mob boss

Question 228

message board

Answer 228

literally a blackboard/ internet forum a random kid from a message board

Question 229

snitch

Answer 229

People who snitch or tattle will in return receive repercussions. snitches get stitches!

Question 230

much of .... fashionable

Answer 230

in much of the democratic party it's now fashionable to say America is racist

Question 231

brandish

Answer 231

wave or flourish (something, especially a weapon) as a threat or in anger or excitement. Mark and Patty McCloskey, the St. Louis attorneys who brandished guns at protesters earlier this summer

Question 232

screed

Answer 232

a long speech or piece of writing, typically one regarded as tedious. delivered a dark screed against Democrats

Question 233

prophesy (v)

Answer 233

some had prophesied that he would

Question 234

snafu (infl)

Answer 234

chaotic, messed up rent snafu

Question 235

get a taste

Answer 235

Privileged Parents Like Me Are Getting a Taste of What Other Parents Go Through

Question 236

run afoul

Answer 236

any argument that he gives would run afoul of the liberal principle of legitimacy

Question 237

spelled doom

Answer 237

to lead to the failure or end of something The poor economy spelled doom for many small businesses

Question 238

dream up

Answer 238

to think of a new idea or plan, especially one that is silly or unusual Democrats have dreamed up a socialist country

Question 239

administer sth to so +oath of office

Answer 239

He administered the oath of office to Obama

Question 240

no-brainer

Answer 240

the familiarity of the topic made the book a no-brainer for her

Question 241

push the envelope

Answer 241

approach or extend the limits of what is possible He is a renascence man who pushed the envelop

Question 242

knock your sock off

Answer 242

informal. If something knocks your socks off, you find it extremely exciting or good: I'm going to take you to a restaurant that'll knock your socks off. Extremely good. admirable.

Question 243

a matter of life and death

Answer 243

it's a matter of life and death

Question 244

pack bags

Answer 244

pack your bags guys

Question 245

power shift... assume

Answer 245

Power shift in North Korea, she assumed the position as the no 2 of the country To take over the role and responsibilities of a particular job.

Question 246

crusade (n, v)

Answer 246

Republicans Cast Election as Crusade Against Violent Disorder he crusaded against gambling in the 1950s a vigorous campaign for political, social, or religious change

Question 247

weep (past)

Answer 247

he turned to his father and wept

Question 248

tasered.. scuffle

Answer 248

Blake was tasered and scuffled with officers

Question 249

hit ... hurt

Answer 249

Biden hits Trump where it hurts

Question 250

defiance

Answer 250

open resistance; bold disobedience. what defines him for me is his blatant defiance of the rules

Question 251

fairy tale

Answer 251

I went to somewhere fairy tale like

Question 252

there being + not

Answer 252

despite there not being a difference in what concepts you grasp

Question 253

howl

Answer 253

wolves howl a long, loud, doleful cry uttered by an animal such as a dog or wolf.

Question 254

jeopardy

Answer 254

The american dream is in jeopardy

Question 255

whitewash

Answer 255

To whitewash is a metaphor meaning "to gloss over or cover up vices, crimes or scandals or to exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data RNS whitewashed Trump's failure to handle the pandemic

Question 256

gloss over

Answer 256

to treat or describe (something, such as a serious problem or error) as if it were not important He glossed over the accident. The problems were ignored or glossed over.

Question 257

wing

Answer 257

to do or try to do something without much practice or preparation I hadn't practiced the part, so I got up there and winged it. I will wing it

Question 258

Continental Breakfast

Answer 258

a light breakfast, typically consisting of coffee and rolls with butter and jam

Question 259

chart (v)

Answer 259

But this territory was relatively uncharted until the past 40 years or so to make a map or chart of chart the coastline

Question 260

not for nothing

Answer 260

it is not for nothing that he is considered as an ordinary language philosopher

Question 261

cold-blooded

Answer 261

a cold-blooded killer

Question 262

untamed beast

Answer 262

the subject of metaphor is relatively and untamed beast

Question 263

shit ... order

Answer 263

I got my shit in order

Question 264

feces 1 syn

Answer 264

I found some feces on the second floor waste matter discharged from the bowels after food has been digested; excrement

Question 265

weaponize

Answer 265

How Barr is weaponizing the justice system to help Trump win the election?

Question 266

take something to

Answer 266

It's going to take all of us working together to make this semester a success

Question 267

cause celebre

Answer 267

With a hand from Trump, the right makes Rittenhouse a cause célèbre a controversial issue that attracts a great deal of public attention.

Question 268

up until

Answer 268

this is a radical departure from the way in which presidency has been up until now.

Question 269

invigorated

Answer 269

give strength or energy to. "the shower had invigorated her"

Question 270

cut out

Answer 270

Amy you're cutting out

Question 271

error out

Answer 271

inf she errored out

Question 272

rising tide

Answer 272

it is in part because of the rising tide of secularism that people are feeling the hiddenness of god.

Question 273

have the edge on/over sb/sth

Answer 273

Trump's campaign had a financial edge over Biden's.

Question 274

assumption made

Answer 274

but with this assumption made

Question 275

sth comes out

Answer 275

one of the areas in which it comes our most clearly

Question 276

beauty eyes

Answer 276

beauty is in the eyes of the beholder

Question 277

wedded

Answer 277

belive strongly don't be wedded to your interests

Question 278

diagonal

Answer 278

the diagonal of a square is commensurable with its side.

Question 279

shrug off

Answer 279

to treat something as if it is not important or not a problem: He shrugged off his mother's harsh words

Question 280

plow through

Answer 280

to finish reading, eating, or dealing with something with difficulty: he plowed through boxed of cookies

Question 281

A*B

Answer 281

A cross B

Question 282

Drinking the Kool-Aid

Answer 282

he drinks the metaphysics Kool-aid "Drinking the Kool-Aid" is an expression used to refer to a person who believes in a possibly doomed or dangerous idea because of perceived potential high rewards. The phrase often carries a negative connotation.

Question 283

peanut gallery

Answer 283

it turned to a peanut gallery the top gallery in a theater where the cheaper seats are located. a group of people who criticize someone, often by focusing on insignificant details.

Question 284

shriek

Answer 284

utter a high-pitched piercing sound or words, especially as an expression of terror, pain, or excitement. "the audience shrieked with laughter"

Question 285

throw out

Answer 285

it's something that I just throw out (causally thinking)

Question 286

tonal language

Answer 286

A tone language, or tonal language, is a language in which words can differ in tones (like pitches in music) in addition to consonants and vowels

Question 287

skip ahead

Answer 287

we are sort of skipping ahead to the next topic

Question 288

get ahead of yourself

Answer 288

To develop an opinion based on insufficient information

Question 289

double down

Answer 289

strengthen one's commitment to a particular strategy or course of action, typically one that is potentially risky. Mail-in ballots could help Trump double down on fraud claim

Question 290

turn over

Answer 290

I will turn it over to Richard

Question 291

minute (adj)

Answer 291

minute details

Question 292

take away

Answer 292

take it away Joseph

Question 293

tethered

Answer 293

it was tethered by restricted or limited by

Question 294

endemic

Answer 294

a concept endemic to jurisprudence always present in a particular place or among a group of people

Question 295

rampant

Answer 295

a rampant disagreement

Question 296

buy into something

Answer 296

I don't think that he buys into that

Question 297

invigorate

Answer 297

give strength or energy to. "the shower had invigorated her"

Question 298

triangulation

Answer 298

any similar trigonometric operation for finding a position or location by means of bearings from two fixed points a known distance apart triangulate the type a political strategy that involves presenting oneself as being above partisan politics by espousing a position that is between two extremes

Question 299

indict

Answer 299

one cop was indicted for the murder To officially charge someone with a criminal offense

Question 300

lay off

Answer 300

INFORMAL give up or stop doing something. he should lay off the caffeine

Question 301

marimba

Answer 301

vox playing marimba in the background

Question 302

tree hugger

Answer 302

environmental activist

Question 303

stripes

Answer 303

epistemologists of all stripes of all different types Stripe" a line of colour

Question 304

wind ..... through trees

Answer 304

rustling

Question 305

nowhere near

Answer 305

nowhere near as successful as he claims.

Question 306

Hit Below The Belt

Answer 306

1. A boxing term. It refers to a boxer who unfairly strikes their opponent below the waist. 2. Something said that is considered inappropriate, insulting, or too personal.

Question 307

shot through with

Answer 307

to show or contain a particular emotion or quality in a noticeable way all the way through: Her novel is shot through with a haunting lyricism. The report was shot through with inaccuracies. suffused with (a particular feature or quality). "the mist was shot through with orange spokes of light"

Question 308

nail coffin

Answer 308

it was the final nail in the coffin of positivism

Question 309

card-carrying

Answer 309

she was a card-carrying feminist

Question 310

little argument

Answer 310

there can be little argument that ....

Question 311

crux

Answer 311

the crux of the matter the crux of Frege-Geach problems is that

Question 312

out of the woods

Answer 312

out of difficulties, danger. Biden is not out of the woods

Question 313

spike

Answer 313

virus cases spike in Europe as temperatures dip

Question 314

jazz up

Answer 314

to make (something) more interesting, exciting, or attractive They jazzed it up

Question 315

coreligionist

Answer 315

gather with your coreligionists an adherent of the same religion as another person.

Question 316

retrieve

Answer 316

you can easily retrieve your memory

Question 317

backlog

Answer 317

I have a bit of X backlog backlog of X clear the backlog

Question 318

innuendo

Answer 318

I thought that is an innuendo an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one.

Question 319

out on a limb

Answer 319

If someone goes out on a limb, they do something they strongly believe in even though it is risky or extreme, and is likely to fail or be criticized by other people. she's prepared to go out on a limb and do something different

Question 320

figurine

Answer 320

he made figurines

Question 321

kashrut

Answer 321

Jews Halal

Question 322

celibacy

Answer 322

he had taken a vow of celibacy the state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations.

Question 323

get under so's skin

Answer 323

to get on someone's nerve

Question 324

give me a break

Answer 324

trump: russia? give me a break!

Question 325

exasperation

Answer 325

a feeling of intense irritation or annoyance. he rolled her eyes in exasperation

Question 326

Hermit

Answer 326

time to be a hermit again?

Question 327

hypochondria

Answer 327

try to avoid hypochondria

Question 328

sideshow---fizzle out

Answer 328

Trump's sideshow fizzles out Fail, end weakly, especially after a hopeful beginning. For example, The enthusiasm for reform has fizzled out in this state.

Question 329

significance...lies discussion... carried ...

Answer 329

the significance of completeness lies in the facts that unless a conception is complete it is not an adequate P in the light of which the discussion can be carried out

Question 330

be wont to do

Answer 330

be likely to do Rawls: people are wont to say ,,,

Question 331

pass muster

Answer 331

be accepted as adequate or satisfactory. there may be other political values in the light of which such a specification would pass muster:

Question 332

put oneself out

Answer 332

to make an effort to do something to help someone, even if it is not convenient: I am willing to put myself out and make another predication

Question 333

think much of someone

Answer 333

To have a very good opinion about someone; to hold someone or something in very high regard or esteem. I don't think much of Harris

Question 334

despondent

Answer 334

they feel despondent now in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

Question 335

jolted

Answer 335

she feels jolted to get out of her bubble push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly.

Question 336

insurmountable

Answer 336

the difficulties facing non-cognitivism seems insurmountable

Question 337

repugnant

Answer 337

1- extremely distasteful; unacceptable. a morally repugnant belief The thought of doing x was repugnant to her 2- in conflict with, incompatible with a bylaw must not be repugnant to the general law of the country

Question 338

to fly in the face of

Answer 338

it seems to completely oppose or contradict them. it flies in the face of their commitment to X

Question 339

for nothing

Answer 339

I am not called Dewey professor for nothing

Question 340

treason

Answer 340

He is accused of committing treason against the state. the crime of betraying one's country, especially by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government.

Question 341

go in slightly

Answer 341

they go in slightly different directions

Question 342

speak ....worry

Answer 342

would you speak to that worry>

Question 343

scale up

Answer 343

I guess my question is how we can scale up what you said increase something in size, number or extent, especially by a constant proportion across the board. "one cannot suddenly scale up a laboratory procedure by a thousandfold"

Question 344

underway

Answer 344

there are many projects underway in motion and progress

Question 345

take someone or something at face value

Answer 345

to accept someone or something just as it appears; to believe that the way things appear is the way they really are. He means what he says. You have to take him at face value.

Question 346

Chamber of commerce

Answer 346

not to negotiate with Chamber of commerce A chamber of commerce is a form of business network, for example, a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses.

Question 347

resonate

Answer 347

it seems important this idea resonated with me

Question 348

forge

Answer 348

the imitate sth with intent to fraud he forged my signature

Question 349

stay in character

Answer 349

always act like the person you're pretending to be; never act like yourself he stayed in character

Question 350

in character/ out of character

Answer 350

it was totally in/out of character for X to do Y

Question 351

feel the pinch

Answer 351

useful people are starting to feel the pinch experience hardship, especially financial

Question 352

tsa

Answer 352

Transportation Security Administration

Question 353

go out of one's way

Answer 353

she went out of her way to help her students

Question 354

poised to do

Answer 354

RPG are poised to confirm ACB

Question 355

pin down

Answer 355

pin down the question to cause or force (someone) to make a definite statement or decision

Question 356

backfire

Answer 356

rebound adversely on the originator; have the opposite effect to what was intended. How trump's surprise gift to 60 mins backfired

Question 357

foreshadow

Answer 357

be a warning or indication of (a future event). Kavanaugh foreshadows how supreme court could disrupt vote counting

Question 358

ransack

Answer 358

go hurriedly through (a place) stealing things and causing damage. burglars ransacked her home

Question 359

vermilion

Answer 359

a brilliant red powder

Question 360

grudging

Answer 360

reluctantly a grudging admiration

Question 361

skew

Answer 361

suddenly change direction a skewed sleep schedule

Question 362

bear with

Answer 362

bear with me for a third, and final, case

Question 363

exhort

Answer 363

the distinction is one to which Austin exhorted philosophers to attend to. strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something.

Question 364

by x and y alike

Answer 364

it is usually thought by internalist and externalist alike, that

Question 365

hangs on

Answer 365

nothing in my argument hangs on this

Question 366

takes (adj) issue

Answer 366

forceful

Question 367

cant

Answer 367

hypocrisy hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature. stop canting about the cant of the priest special words used by a group of people: thieves' cant

Question 368

culinary

Answer 368

I ma curious about culinary secrets. of cooking

Question 369

soggy

Answer 369

wet the scent of soggy books

Question 370

lie in store

Answer 370

if they still lie in store to be waiting

Question 371

in the making

Answer 371

in the process of developmnet

Question 372

sth is out of the question

Answer 372

impossible bench press is out if the question

Question 373

al dente

Answer 373

(of food, typically pasta) cooked so as to be still firm when bitten. determinism al dente

Question 374

X and in Y we must Z

Answer 374

our values are in conflict and in reconciling them we must compromise.

Question 375

the Xest of Y

Answer 375

the freest of societies and under the most enlightened of legal systems

Question 376

go off the rail

Answer 376

to lose control and start to behave in a way that is not normal or acceptable

Question 377

demagogue

Answer 377

a political leader who seeks support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument. he is a gifted demagogue

Question 378

swell

Answer 378

swollen/ mascular

Question 379

deter

Answer 379

discourage (someone) from doing something by instilling doubt or fear of the consequences. prevent the occurrence of. The financial difficulties of the company has deterred potential investors The camera was installed to deter the people from stealing

Question 380

deterrence

Answer 380

the action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences. nuclear missiles remain the main deterrence against possible aggression

Question 381

duress

Answer 381

threat under duress The confession was obtained under duress

Question 382

be on the cusp of

Answer 382

Biden on the cusp of clinching victory at the point when something is about to change to something else She is on the cusp of being a star. on the cusp between childhood and adolescence I was born on the cusp between Leo and Virgo.

Question 383

clinch

Answer 383

confirm or settle (a contract or bargain). conclusively settle something Biden on the cusp of clinching victory These findings clinched the matter

Question 384

have a crack at 3 syn phrase

Answer 384

Also, get or have a go or shot or whack at; take a crack at. Make an attempt or have a turn at doing something

Question 385

put something into perspective.

Answer 385

To compare something with a similar thing to give a clearer, more accurate idea. You can put your worries into perspective when you realise how many people in the world are so much worse off than you

Question 386

dapper

Answer 386

I promised to be a dapper like him neat and trim in dress and appearance

Question 387

take a bullet

Answer 387

By extension, to accept or put oneself in the way of some misfortune, difficulty, blame, or danger as a means of protecting someone else. I don't know why you always feel like you have to take the bullet for your bosses when they screw up.

Question 388

blue-collar

Answer 388

the blue-collarguys who voted for Trump relating to manual work or workers, particularly in industry.

Question 389

travesty

Answer 389

This investigation is a travesty a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.

Question 390

X your head

Answer 390

to find a way to understand or accept I couldn't wrap my head around what had happened

Question 391

hold out on

Answer 391

don't hold out on me refuse to give information

Question 392

came through

Answer 392

MI really came through To win, achieve, or accomplish something exceptionally well or very successfully. Said especially of a test, examination

Question 393

synagogue

Answer 393

I am glad that I don't physically go to a synagogue these days the building where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction

Question 394

pat on the back

Answer 394

If you want to pat on your back with that, ... He pat on his back to praise ...

Question 395

tambourine

Answer 395

دایره

Question 396

spectacle

Answer 396

sounds like quite a spectacle a visually striking performance or display.

Question 397

be robbed of

Answer 397

Nour is robbed of justification

Question 398

ditransitive

Answer 398

(of a verb) taking two objects, for example give as in I gave her the book.

Question 399

quarrel

Answer 399

Not every P would agree X, but few would quarrel

Question 400

plaintiff

Answer 400

a person who brings a case against another in a court of law. "the plaintiff commenced an action for damages"

Question 401

.... of Khayaam

Answer 401

quatrains omar khayyam

Question 402

X four times

Answer 402

quadruple

Question 403

despotic

Answer 403

of or typical of a despot; tyrannical. despotic or egalitarian

Question 404

in sheep's

Answer 404

Wolf in sheep's clothing

Question 405

bout

Answer 405

a short period of intense activity of a specified kind. "occasional bouts of strenuous exercise"

Question 406

hole up

Answer 406

take refuge in a place to avoid detection or distraction. hole up in library

Question 407

nanny state

Answer 407

conservatives are against it

Question 408

confiscation

Answer 408

the action of taking or seizing someone's property with authority; seizure. "a court ordered the confiscation of her property"

Question 409

trajectory

Answer 409

a path, progression, or line of development resembling a physical trajectory an upward career trajectory the trajectory of my academic career

Question 410

better late ...

Answer 410

than never

Question 411

rubber hits..

Answer 411

that's where the rubber hits the road the most important point for something, the moment of truth. An athlete can train all day, but the race is where the rubber meets the road and they'll know how good they really are.

Question 412

tinged

Answer 412

Sematically tinged Tinged with sth have a slight influence on; imbue slightly with a feeling or quality. "this visit will be tinged with sadness"

Question 413

condone (prop)

Answer 413

A society that no longer condones over racism

Question 414

in tandem

Answer 414

the vagueness of law works in tandem with people's ability to reason practically.

Question 415

Chilling effect

Answer 415

In a legal context, a chilling effect is the inhibition or discouragement of the legitimate exercise of natural and legal rights by the threat of legal sanction. The right that is most often described as being suppressed by a chilling effect is the US constitutional right to free speech

Question 416

leniency principle

Answer 416

the fact or quality of being more merciful or tolerant than expected; clemency.

Question 417

pneumatic

Answer 417

containing or operated by air or gas under pressure

Question 418

rant and rave

Answer 418

To complain angrily, forcefully, and at great length (about someone or something).

Question 419

cutesy (+the def of words)

Answer 419

cute to a sentimental or mawkish* extent. she spoke in a cutesy way *sentimental in a feeble* or sickly** way. *lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness. **so unpleasant as to induce discomfort or nausea

Question 420

hover on the X of someting

Answer 420

brink​/​edge​/​verge of something to be very close to doing or experiencing something, especially something unpleasant Annabel was hovering on the brink of tears.

Question 421

insurgent

Answer 421

10 -2 insurgents rebel a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority, especially a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the execution of its laws;

Question 422

dissect

Answer 422

methodically cut up (a body, part, or plant) in order to study its internal parts.

Question 423

quintessential

Answer 423

a perfect example of a particular type

Question 424

valorize

Answer 424

to enhance or try to enhance the price, value, or status of by organized and usually governmental action give or ascribe value or validity to (something). "the culture valorizes the individual"

Question 425

manichean

Answer 425

مانوی

Question 426

prescience

Answer 426

he fact of knowing something before it takes place; foreknowledge.

Question 427

prescient syn

Answer 427

prophetic predictive visionary psychic clairvoyant far-seeing

Question 428

cerebral hemorrhage

Answer 428

brain bleeding

Question 429

brave sth

Answer 429

thanks for braving a headache and rain to meet me brave the weather to deal with a difficulty

Question 430

sit around

Answer 430

to spend time doing nothing useful He sits around and does nothing while I do all the work.

Question 431

nodding

Answer 431

shaking your head I see you nodding

Question 432

gutless

Answer 432

lack of courage gutless leadership

Question 433

landslide

Answer 433

the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff.

Question 434

prognostications

Answer 434

the action of foretelling or prophesying future events these gloomy prognostications proved to be unfounded

Question 435

in the habit of/into the habit of

Answer 435

I am not in the habit of making bet on people's lives

Question 436

strike down

Answer 436

strike down a law nullify the board struck down the appointment especially : to declare (a law) illegal and unenforceable the Supreme Court struck down the law.

Question 437

ineffable

Answer 437

too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words. "the ineffable natural beauty of the Everglades"

Question 438

denominator

Answer 438

The lowest common denominator here may be men

Question 439

chew on somehting

Answer 439

I have been chewing on that for a while (infl)

Question 440

turban

Answer 440

a type of headwear

Question 441

dame

Answer 441

a woman of rank, station, or authority: such as. a archaic : the mistress of a household. b : the wife or daughter of a lord. c : a female member of an order of knighthood —used as a title prefixed to the given name.

Question 442

the night is still ....

Answer 442

young

Question 443

.... your chance

Answer 443

grab make the most of it. take the opportunity

Question 444

can't take them anywhere

Answer 444

آبروریزی می‌کنن

Question 445

phantom pain

Answer 445

pain in non-existing organ

Question 446

toll take a/its toll

Answer 446

1- a charge payable for permission to use a particular bridge or road. 2- The number of deaths to have a serious, bad effect on someone or something : to cause harm or damage The death toll has risen to X The bombing took a heavy toll. Years of smoking have taken their toll on his health

Question 447

appalled

Answer 447

greatly dismayed or horrified. "Alison looked at me, appalled"

Question 448

ratchets up

Answer 448

ratchet (something) up. ​to increase, or make something increase, repeatedly and by small amounts. Overuse of credit cards has ratcheted up consumer debt to unacceptable levels.

Question 449

echo chamber

Answer 449

In news media, an echo chamber is a metaphorical description of a situation in which beliefs are amplified or reinforced by communication and repetition inside a closed system and insulated from rebuttal.

Question 450

farce

Answer 450

a comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations.

Question 451

autopsy

Answer 451

a postmortem examination to discover the cause of death or the extent of disease.

Question 452

meddling

Answer 452

intrusive or unwarranted interference. "bureaucratic meddling"

Question 453

caucus

Answer 453

(in some US states) a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.

Question 454

debacle

Answer 454

a sudden and ignominious failure; a fiasco.

Question 455

olive branch

Answer 455

to hold out an olive branch to someone

Question 456

God forbid

Answer 456

خدا نکرده if, God forbid, a close family member of yours were killed

Question 457

kaleidoscopically

Answer 457

in a way that involves a mixture of different or changing things, especially images, colors, or shapes: I saw a tree inside a tree rise kaleidoscopically

Question 458

aside/apart from

Answer 458

aside from X, everything is going well

Question 459

gravitate towards

Answer 459

I am more gravitate towards the latter option

Question 460

sabotage

Answer 460

deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage. X was sabotaged by rebel forces

Question 461

to say the least

Answer 461

to say the least, it was horrifying

Question 462

consternation

Answer 462

feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected. The government has caused consternation among citizens

Question 463

tap (one) for/ to do (something)

Answer 463

To select someone for some particular opportunity, especially to take up a specific role, position, or purpose. Often used in passive constructions. The decorated general has been tapped by the president for the position of Secretary of State. The department tapped me for the award!

Question 464

what do we do n..?

Answer 464

next

Question 465

be in limbo

Answer 465

the fate of the agreement is not in limbo an uncertain period of awaiting a decision or resolution; an intermediate state or condition

Question 466

kitsch

Answer 466

art, objects, or design considered to be in poor taste because of excessive garishness or sentimentality, but sometimes appreciated in an ironic or knowing way.

Question 467

navel gazing

Answer 467

self-indulgent or excessive contemplation of oneself or a single issue, at the expense of a wider view. navel=belly button It may just be spiritual navel gazing

Question 468

try (one's) hand (at something)

Answer 468

I tried my hand at some poetry

Question 469

taciturn

Answer 469

(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little John Locke was a master of taciturnity

Question 470

promiscuous

Answer 470

having or characterized by many transient sexual relationships. He had a promiscuous sexual life

Question 471

tarty

Answer 471

tarty arab girls

Question 472

no longer as once

Answer 472

Dying is no longer so intuitive as it once was

Question 473

sidle up

Answer 473

to go or move with one side foremost especially in a furtive advance He sidled up to me and slipped me a note.

Question 474

sanctity

Answer 474

being holy the sanctity of the Constitution

Question 475

appliqué

Answer 475

ornamental needlework in which pieces of fabric are sewn or stuck onto a large piece of fabric to form pictures or patterns.

Question 476

husk

Answer 476

the dry outer covering of some fruits or seeds. the husk of something is the bad/useless part that remains from something His addiction had turned him into a husk of his former self

Question 477

truce + syn

Answer 477

n agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time. "the guerrillas called a three-day truce" ceasefire/ armistice/ treaty (kinda)

Question 478

critter

Answer 478

spoken Am creature animal

Question 479

lullaby

Answer 479

لالایی

Question 480

obliteration

Answer 480

the action or fact of obliterating or being obliterated; total destruction. "the obliteration of vast green spaces"

Question 481

on a different

Answer 481

note

Question 482

schmutz

Answer 482

dirt or a similar unpleasant substance.

Question 483

Passion Play

Answer 483

The Passion Play or Easter pageant is a dramatic presentation depicting the Passion of Jesus Christ:

Question 484

pageant

Answer 484

a public entertainment consisting of a procession of people in elaborate, colorful costumes, or an outdoor performance of a historical scene.

Question 485

sun scorached

Answer 485

scorched by sun sun scorched deserts of Iran

Question 486

dispersion

Answer 486

the dispersion of the Jewish people beyond Israel. the dispersion of any people from their original homeland. "the diaspora of boat people from Asia"

Question 487

sequestered

Answer 487

(of a place) isolated and hidden away. Trump is sequestered at his club

Question 488

occidental

Answer 488

relating to the countries of the West. occidental objectification to liberate the east

Question 489

endearment

Answer 489

saying Persian endearment

Question 490

Servitude

Answer 490

the state of being someone's slave

Question 491

under someone's thumb

Answer 491

Trump has Pence under his thumbs

Question 492

Grandeur

Answer 492

impressive beauty power of size God's grandeur by Gerard Hopkins

Question 493

communion

Answer 493

1. the sharing or exchanging of intimate thoughts and feelings, especially when the exchange is on a mental or spiritual level. "in this churchyard communion with the dead was almost palpable" 2. the service of Christian worship at which bread and wine are consecrated and shared. "Communion was celebrated once a month

Question 494

3 words for نو کیسه

Answer 494

the upstarts who parvenu nouveau riche

Question 495

is on the line

Answer 495

is at serious risk our democracy is on the line

Question 496

shambles

Answer 496

infml a state of total disorder. "my career was in a shambles"

Question 497

stand down

Answer 497

withdraw or resign from a position or office. "he stood down as leader of the party" 2. relax after being ready or alert. "no further action was required and all units stood down"

Question 498

Marauding

Answer 498

going about in search of things to steal or people to attack. "marauding gangs of youths"

Question 499

bona fide

Answer 499

real, authentic only bona fide members are allowed to use it

Question 500

sleaze

Answer 500

Infml immoral, sordid, and corrupt behavior or material, behave in an immoral, corrupt, or sordid way. He is a real sleaze

Question 501

bylaw

Answer 501

a rule made by a company or society to control the actions of its members. A bylaw must be compatible with the general law.

Question 502

though it is

Answer 502

Hobbes's argument, compelling and sophisticated though it is, fails to justify its conclusion

Question 503

laud and lament

Answer 503

general, however, Plato neither lauds not laments work

Question 504

کورمال راه رفتن

Answer 504

people groping in the dark

Question 505

congregant

Answer 505

he could carry on fighting with his congregants

Question 506

rub shoulder

Answer 506

R and Ds barely rub shoulders in civic life.

Question 507

muzzle n/v (3)

Answer 507

: a fastening or covering for the mouth of an animal used to prevent eating or biting a dangerous dog that should be muzzled b: something (such as censorship) that restrains normal expression muzzled the regime's critics the Pentagon's efforts to muzzle press access — Joe Strupp the low prices muzzled competition 3: the open end of an implement especially a weapon

Question 508

crook v/n (2)

Answer 508

Bend A bent object like a shepherd's tool a wicked person: I am not a crook (Nixon/watergate) `

Question 509

headstrong

Answer 509

self-willed and obstinate. "I am headstrong and like getting my own way"

Question 510

treachery

Answer 510

betrayal of trust; deceptive action or nature. "his resignation was perceived as an act of treachery"

Question 511

unhinge v/n

Answer 511

mentally ill, having lost mental balance. deranged To make someone mentally ill deprive of stability

Question 512

derange

Answer 512

deranged insance to drive someone crazy

Question 513

swear in (passive)

Answer 513

admit someone to a particular office or position by directing them to take a formal oath. He was sworn in as a president

Question 514

oasis (2)

Answer 514

a fertile spot in a desert, where water is found. "a country of oases and burning desert sands" a pleasant or peaceful area or period in the midst of a difficult, troubled, or hectic place or situation. "an oasis of calm in the center of the city"

Question 515

swelter (v) sweltering adj

Answer 515

to feel uncomfortably hot uncomfortably hot. "the sweltering afternoon heat"

Question 516

dolt (old fashioned)

Answer 516

a stupid person

Question 517

diabolical

Answer 517

characteristic of the Devil, or so evil as to be suggestive of the Devil. devilish "his diabolical cunning"

Question 518

seal (3)

Answer 518

a piece of wax used to close a letter An aquatic mammal مهره برای آب‌بندی

Question 519

guerilla warfare

Answer 519

guerrilla warfare, also spelled guerilla warfare, type of warfare fought by irregulars in fast-moving, small-scale actions against orthodox military and police forces

Question 520

deprogram

Answer 520

: to dissuade or try to dissuade from strongly held convictions (such as religious beliefs) or a firmly established or innate behavior the necessity of countering propaganda and deprogramming the indoctrinated

Question 521

thine

Answer 521

archaic form of yours; the thing or things belonging to or associated with thee. "his spirit will take courage from thine"

Question 522

schadenfreude

Answer 522

pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune. "a business that thrives on schadenfreude"

Question 523

goes against

Answer 523

this goes against my principles

Question 524

contrite (adj) contrition (n)

Answer 524

guilty a contrite apology being remorseful to show contrition

Question 525

sedition seditious

Answer 525

conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch. They were charged with sedition a seditious speech

Question 526

egg someone on

Answer 526

to urge or encourage (someone) to do something that is usually foolish or dangerous He continued to take off his clothes while the crowd egged him on.

Question 527

prim (and proper)

Answer 527

very polite and having traditional belief and behavior She's so prim and proper that I bet she's never even jaywalked before.

Question 528

praise the lord and pass the ammunition

Answer 528

Keep going, despite trouble or stress.

Question 529

ammunition (metaphorical)

Answer 529

your mistake provided your opponents with more ammunition

Question 530

obfuscate obfuscation

Answer 530

1- render obscure, unintelligible the spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins 2- to bewilder someone "it is more likely to obfuscate people than enlighten them"

Question 531

bungle

Answer 531

carry out (a task) clumsily or incompetently. "he bungled his first attempt to manage a group of professional players" bungle in something bungle something

Question 532

consonant

Answer 532

a basic speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed

Question 533

congregation +psalm

Answer 533

especially a religious gathering a song praising god a psalm sung by the whole congregation Congregation of birds, animals

Question 534

feast n (3) v (2)

Answer 534

large meal "a wedding feast" huge supply of something a day dedicated to a particular saint to eat a lot of something with great enjoyment to feast on chicken and rice feast your eyes on something to look at something with great enjoyment

Question 535

sumptuous

Answer 535

: extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent sumptuous banquets

Question 536

banquet

Answer 536

a formal impressive dinner

Question 537

come to an .... halt

Answer 537

it came to an abrupt halt/end

Question 538

barge (n) V phrase

Answer 538

a flat-bottomed boat for carrying freight, typically on canals and rivers, either under its own power or towed by another. move forcefully or roughly. "we can't just barge into a private garden" (chiefly in a sporting context) collide with. "displays of dissent, such as deliberately barging into the umpire" intrude or interrupt rudely or awkwardly. "sorry to barge in on your cozy evening"

Question 539

costume dictates that

Answer 539

I should tell somehting about

Question 540

2 adj for observtion

Answer 540

profound and astute

Question 541

artillery

Answer 541

large-caliber guns used in warfare on land. "tanks and heavy artillery officer افسر توپخانه

Question 542

provincial

Answer 542

of or concerning a province of a country or empire. nonmetropolitan small-town nonurban outlying rural country rustic backwoods backwater one-horse hick freshwater Opposite: national metropolitan cosmopolitan 2. of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded. "the whole exhibition struck one as being very provincial"

Question 543

ludicrous

Answer 543

so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous. "it's ludicrous that I have been fined"

Question 544

ordeal

Answer 544

a painful or horrific experience, especially a protracted one. "the ordeal of having to give evidence" Similar: painful/unpleasant experience trial tribulation test nightmare trauma baptism of fire hell hell on earth misery trouble difficulty torture torment agony 2. HISTORICAL an ancient test of guilt or innocence by subjection of the accused to severe pain, survival of which was taken as divine proof of innocence. "ordeals conducted in the twelfth century"

Question 545

hunky (inf)

Answer 545

large, strong, and sexually attractive (typically used of a man). "a hunky guy with rippling stomach muscles"

Question 546

get one's own way

Answer 546

get or do what one wants in spite of opposition. I am headstrong and want to get my own way

Question 547

slick

Answer 547

of an action or thing) done or operating in an impressively smooth, efficient, and apparently effortless way. "a slick piece of software"

Question 548

self deprecating

Answer 548

modest about or critical of oneself, especially humorously so. "self-deprecating jokes"

Question 549

dissipate (2)

Answer 549

1- of a feeling (cause to) disappear her sadness dissipated the clouds dissipated 2- squander (carelessly waste) he dissipated his whole fortune

Question 550

put up with

Answer 550

I am too weary of BS to put up with that

Question 551

meander­ v (3) meandering n

Answer 551

If a river, road meanders it has a lot of bends rather than going in a straight line. meander through villages, cities: to wander in a relaxed way. if a conversation or piece of writing meanders, it is too long and has no purpose or structure. Some of his answers that night had been meander­ing and difficult to parse

Question 552

props to (very informal)

Answer 552

props to you for getting that done

Question 553

spiral n/v

Answer 553

move in a spiral course a wisp of smoke spiraled up from the trees dramatic increase Anna spirals into suicide inflation continued to spiral. Or decrease he expects the average income to spiral down anything shaped like a spiral

Question 554

throttle (2)

Answer 554

to kill someone by holding their throats. choke strangle to make something difficult to succeed These policies have throttled the economy

Question 555

stank

Answer 555

past form of stink

Question 556

sack 4

Answer 556

a bag size: we need a sack of pancake get/give the sack: get fired the sack of Rome: when and army goes somewhere and destroys everything and kills people. به توبره کشیدن

Question 557

prominence of

Answer 557

a validation of the prominence of identity politics in the US.

Question 558

curse & b..

Answer 558

love can be a curse as well as a blessing

Question 559

all nighter

Answer 559

to do an all nighter

Question 560

alliteration

Answer 560

the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. "the alliteration of “sweet birds sang”"

Question 561

an aura of

Answer 561

the distinctive atmosphere or quality that seems to surround and be generated by a person, thing, or place. "the ceremony retains an aura of mystery"

Question 562

woe woe is me woe betides sb (brit)

Answer 562

troubles: the country's economic woes. used in a humorous way to say that one is sad or upset about something. woe betides anyone who erases this!

Question 563

counter protesters

Answer 563

The movements faces a backlash from the counterprotesters .

Question 564

cosplay

Answer 564

costume play

Question 565

portmanteau

Answer 565

a large trunk or suitcase, typically made of stiff leather and opening into two equal parts. 2. a word blending the sounds and combining the meanings of two others, for example motel (from ‘motor’ and ‘hotel’) or brunch (from ‘breakfast’ and ‘lunch’).

Question 566

lest

Answer 566

(after a clause indicating fear) because of the possibility of something undesirable happening; in case. "she sat up late worrying lest he be held up on the way home"

Question 567

acolyte

Answer 567

a person assisting the celebrant in a religious service or procession. with the assistance of the acolytes

Question 568

stay in charachter

Answer 568

like who you’re pretending to be he stayed in character as a cult leader for 20 years. do things perfectly To continue exhibiting the traits and characteristics assigned to the character that one plays

Question 569

upend

Answer 569

set or turn (something) on its end or upside down. "Kitty upended her purse, dumping out all her money" upend

Question 570

thumb their nose

Answer 570

to show very clearly that one does not like or care about (something) She thumbed her nose at my suggestions.

Question 571

cabal

Answer 571

a secret political clique or faction. "a cabal of dissidents" an elite cabal of pedophile democrats

Question 572

garish

Answer 572

obtrusively bright and showy; lurid. "garish shirts in all sorts of colors"

Question 573

obtrusive

Answer 573

noticeable in an annoying way obtrusive tv cables everywehere

Question 574

gaudy

Answer 574

extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless. "silver bows and gaudy ribbons"

Question 575

rebut rebuttal

Answer 575

to prove that a statement or charge against you is wrong

Question 576

disgruntled

Answer 576

angry or dissatisfied. "judges receive letters from disgruntled members of the public" a disgruntled client

Question 577

dominion 2

Answer 577

sovereignty or control. "man's attempt to establish dominion over nature" the territory of a sovereign or government. "the Angevin dominions"

Question 578

blurb

Answer 578

a short description of a new book, product etc

Question 579

wind up past?

Answer 579

He wound up in NYC

Question 580

cut one's teeth

Answer 580

cut one's teeth: I cut my teeth in the world of political philosophy acquire initial practice or experience of a particular sphere of activity or with a particular organization.

Question 581

the confession

Answer 581

The confession I need to make about

Question 582

claw (v)

Answer 582

claw your way back from make one's way with difficulty by hauling oneself forward with one's hands. "he clawed his way over a pile of bricks" try desperately to move or remove something with the hands. "rescuers clawed away rubble with their bare hands"

Question 583

vile (inf)

Answer 583

extremely unpleasant. "he has a vile temper" morally bad; wicked. "as vile a rogue as ever lived"

Question 584

run on

Answer 584

denoting a line of verse in which a sentence is continued without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.

Question 585

stanza

Answer 585

a group of lines forming the basic recurring metrical unit in a poem.

Question 586

couplet

Answer 586

two lines of verse, usually in the same meter and joined by rhyme, that form a unit.

Question 587

mirage

Answer 587

"the surface of the road ahead rippled in the heat mirages"

Question 588

ripple

Answer 588

move as a series of waves

Question 589

decided (quality)

Answer 589

noticeable and unquestionable

Question 590

seize the moment

Answer 590

To take full advantage of life's opportunities whenever and wherever they present themselves

Question 591

choose your..... wisely

Answer 591

battles to be selective of the problems, arguments, and confrontations that you get involved in.

Question 592

aftermath

Answer 592

the consequences or aftereffects of a significant unpleasant event. "food prices soared in the aftermath of the drought"

Question 593

sadden

Answer 593

it saddens me that

Question 594

biennial

Answer 594

vs. annual taking place every other year. "summit meetings are normally biennial" 2. (especially of a plant) living or lasting for two years.

Question 595

ballpark (2)

Answer 595

baseball stadium ballpark figure, amount: inaccurate estimate it's $200, just a ballpark figure

Question 596

doze (3syn)

Answer 596

sleep lightly. "he found his mother dozing by the fire" catnap take a siesta drowse fall lightly asleep. "I dozed off for a few seconds"

Question 597

inimitable

Answer 597

so good or unusual as to be impossible to copy; unique. "the inimitable ambience of Hawaii"

Question 598

ambience

Answer 598

a place's particular quality, the way that it makes you fell.

Question 599

hawk

Answer 599

شاهین

Question 600

... a snag

Answer 600

an unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback. "the picture's US release hit a snag"

Question 601

get one's hand on

Answer 601

I will see if I can get my hands on her book

Question 602

(by) courtesy of

Answer 602

If something is provided courtesy of someone or by courtesy of someone, they provide it. You often use this expression in order to thank them. The waitress brings over some congratulatory glasses of champagne, courtesy of the restaurant.

Question 603

spill the beans

Answer 603

Disclose a secret or reveal something prematurely, as in You can count on little Carol to spill the beans about the surprise. In this colloquial expression, first recorded in 1919, spill means “divulge,” a usage dating from the 1500s.

Question 604

prig

Answer 604

a self-righteously moralistic person who behaves as if superior to others. "she was religious but not a prig"

Question 605

Along came

Answer 605

The phrase "along came" means something or someone passed by the observer, but it is often used in a figurative sense to talk about something that comes to pass in history. For example: Along came calculus. Meaning at some point in history, calculus came into existence.

Question 606

incredulous

Answer 606

incredulous look (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something. "an incredulous gasp"

Question 607

reject something out of hand

Answer 607

we rejected their request out of hand o reject an idea or suggestion without hesitating and without discussing it first

Question 608

subpeona

Answer 608

a writ ordering a person to attend a court. "a subpoena may be issued to compel their attendance" "the Queen is above the law and cannot be subpoenaed"

Question 609

writ

Answer 609

a form of written command in the name of a court or other legal authority to act, or abstain from acting, in some way.

Question 610

entombment vs. ?

Answer 610

s when a body or remains are put into a specific place above ground rather than buried in the ground. Entombment is one of the options during funeral planning. Burial

Question 611

Manumission

Answer 611

Manumission, or enfranchisement, is the act of freeing slaves by their owners.

Question 612

to mean business

Answer 612

buy a mask that means business they are serious and determined about what they are doing. [informal]

Question 613

condescending

Answer 613

having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority. "she thought the teachers were arrogant and condescending"

Question 614

Multiple myeloma

Answer 614

the disease to which Bernard Williams died

Question 615

laconic

Answer 615

(of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words. "his laconic reply suggested a lack of interest in the topic"

Question 616

ennui

Answer 616

a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement. "he succumbed to ennui and despair"

Question 617

trailed off

Answer 617

To dwindle, diminish, or fade away; to become fainter or weaker. Used especially, though not exclusively, in reference to speech or music. He started talking about the tax code, but trailed off when he realized no one was listening.

Question 618

segue (prop?)

Answer 618

(in music and film) move without interruption from one piece of music or scene to another. "allow one song to segue into the next"

Question 619

mawkish

Answer 619

sentimental in a feeble or sickly way. "a mawkish poem"

Question 620

sardonic

Answer 620

grimly mocking or cynical. "Starkey attempted a sardonic smile

Question 621

grimly

Answer 621

. in a very serious, gloomy, or depressing manner. ""It's not good," I replied grimly"

Question 622

epigrammatic

Answer 622

of the nature or in the style of an epigram; concise, clever, and amusing. "an epigrammatic style"

Question 623

in to to

Answer 623

Latin. in all; completely; entirely; wholly.

Question 624

cuss cuss someone out

Answer 624

a swear word (esp when you are angry) US, informal. : to say angry and offensive words to (someone) He cussed me out for crashing his pickup truck.

Question 625

kiss something goodbye

Answer 625

kiss something goodbye : to accept the fact that one has lost or will never get (something)

Question 626

awe n/v with/in be awed by sth to be/stand in awe of someone/hold someone in awe

Answer 626

a feeling of great respect she gazed at her with awe they were awed by the grandeur of the cathedral to have respect and slight fear of someone the villageres held him in awe

Question 627

sustain a distinction

Answer 627

Once X is done, the distinction becomes hard to sustain

Question 628

hemlock

Answer 628

Before he fulfills his death sentence by drinking the hemlock

Question 629

thereof

Answer 629

we need an account of anger’s instrumental rationality, or lack thereof

Question 630

runner-up

Answer 630

the second best. The runner up will run the next election a competitor or team taking second place in a contest. "he was runner-up in the 200 m individual medley"

Question 631

punctilious

Answer 631

: showing great attention to deatiles or correct behavior. Socrates's punctilious politeness.

Question 632

stormed off in a ?

Answer 632

he stormed off in a huff: tp walk away annoyed

Question 633

to be in a huff

Answer 633

to be in a huff is to be resentful

Question 634

alignment of stars

Answer 634

a suddent alignment of starts lead to us meeting each other after a long time

Question 635

provision

Answer 635

anger's role in the provision of reason

Question 636

to ? a trick

Answer 636

to pull a trick on so

Question 637

unoccupied

Answer 637

both residences were unoccupied at the time of the incidents.

Question 638

plummet

Answer 638

fall or drop straight down at high speed. "a climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully" decrease rapidly in value or amount. hardware sales plummeted

Question 639

as great as the X is it is the Y that is

Answer 639

?

Question 640

trickle Trickle-down economic

Answer 640

to move slowly" water trickles down poeple started to trickle into the stadium Trickle-down economics, or “trickle-down theory,” states that tax breaks and benefits for corporations and the wealthy will trickle down to everyone else.

Question 641

wish sth.....enemy

Answer 641

I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy

Question 642

bang for one's buck

Answer 642

phrase of bang INFORMAL•US value for money.

Question 643

tithe tither

Answer 643

: a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment 2: the obligation represented by individual tithes one that pays tithes 2: one that collects or advocates the payment of tithes

Question 644

rattling around

Answer 644

to live or spend time in a place that is very big Her husband died last year, and now she's just rattling around in that huge house by herself.

Question 645

X overtakes Y as Z by #

Answer 645

china is overtaking US as the country with the most extensive highway system by almost %50

Question 646

sled

Answer 646

a vehicle, typically on runners, for conveying goods or passengers over snow or ice, either pushed or pulled, or drawn by horses, dogs, or a motor vehicle.

Question 647

receptivity

Answer 647

willingness to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas. "the message has found a measure of public receptivity amid growing tensions"

Question 648

inoculated

Answer 648

treat (a person or animal) with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease. "he inoculated his tenants against smallpox"

Question 649

atrocious

Answer 649

horrifyingly wicked. "atrocious cruelties"

Question 650

aficionados

Answer 650

a person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime. "aficionados of the finest wines"

Question 651

enmity

Answer 651

the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something. "decades of enmity between the two countries"

Question 652

X up the territory

Answer 652

divide up/ carve up the territory

Question 653

angels needle

Answer 653

How many angles can fit on a needle?

Question 654

savvy

Answer 654

shrewdness and practical knowledge; the ability to make good judgments. "the financiers lacked the necessary political savvy" well informed about or experienced in a particular domain. "most of us are pretty web-savvy

Question 655

cogent

Answer 655

(of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing. "they put forward cogent arguments for British membership"

Question 656

fickleness

Answer 656

changeability, especially as regards one's loyalties or affections. "the fickleness of youth"

Question 657

neck of the woods

Answer 657

a particular area or locality. "imagine seeing her in this neck of the woods" He's from my neck of the woods. How is the weather in your neck of the woods?

Question 658

vagary

Answer 658

an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior. "the vagaries of the weather"

Question 659

w/o a second thought

Answer 659

Do something without a second thought

Question 660

disparate

Answer 660

essentially different in kind; not allowing comparison. "they inhabit disparate worlds of thought"

Question 661

talk out of both sides of your mouth

Answer 661

to give completely different advice or opinions about something in different situations

Question 662

pander to someone

Answer 662

At Harvard he panders to the students with his radical ideas. give someone what they want to hear. gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.). "newspapers are pandering to people's baser instincts"

Question 663

nudge

Answer 663

prod (someone) gently, typically with one's elbow, in order to draw their attention to something. "people were nudging each other and pointing at me"

Question 664

fork in the road

Answer 664

Literally, the point at which one road splits or separates off into other roads. There's a fork in the road up ahead—which way should I go?

Question 665

tramp v/n

Answer 665

walk heavily or noisily. "he tramped around the room" noun a person who travels from place to place on foot in search of work or as a vagrant or beggar.

Question 666

vagrant

Answer 666

a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging.

Question 667

bum

Answer 667

inf a vagrant. "bums had been known to wander up to their door and ask for a sandwich" Similar: tramp vagrant vagabond homeless person derelict down and out 2. a person who devotes a great deal of time to a specified activity. "a ski bum"

Question 668

on the defensive

Answer 668

he is always on the defensive

Question 669

lumpish

Answer 669

roughly or clumsily formed or shaped. "those large and lumpish hands could produce exquisitely fine work" (of a person) stupid and lethargic. "I had really been rather lumpish and dull during the drive"

Question 670

germane

Answer 670

being at once relevant and appropriate : FITTING omit details that are not germane to the discussion

Question 671

tongue in cheek

Answer 671

tongue in cheek phrase of tongue in an ironic, flippant, or insincere way. "one suspects that he is writing with tongue in cheek"

Question 672

droop

Answer 672

bend or hang downward limply. "a long black cloak drooped from his shoulders"

Question 673

scope out

Answer 673

to look at (someone or something) especially in order to get information

Question 674

sell something short

Answer 674

fail to recognize or state the true value of. "don't sell yourself short—you've got what it takes"

Question 675

Give (someone) a piece of one's mind

Answer 675

to speak to someone in an angry way He stopped making so much noise after I went over there and gave him a piece of my mind.

Question 676

don't get mad get even

Answer 676

something that you say in order to tell someone not to be angry when another person has upset them, but instead to do something that will upset ...

Question 677

amphibian

Answer 677

terrestrial aquatic

Question 678

imbibe

Answer 678

drink (alcohol). "they were imbibing far too many pitchers of beer"

Question 679

blasphemy

Answer 679

the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk. "he was detained on charges of blasphemy"

Question 680

crack of dawn

Answer 680

a time very early in the morning; daybreak. "I've been up since the crack of dawn"

Question 681

marvelous

Answer 681

causing great wonder; extraordinary. "marvelous technological toys"

Question 682

disheveled

Answer 682

(of a person's hair, clothes, or appearance) untidy; disordered. "a man with long disheveled hair"

Question 683

invective

Answer 683

insulting, abusive, or highly critical language. "he let out a stream of invective"

Question 684

vitriol

Answer 684

cruel and bitter criticism. "her mother's sudden gush of fury and vitriol"

Question 685

pride on

Answer 685

a discipline that prides itself on sharpness, clarity and precision.

Question 686

proliferate

Answer 686

Such examples proliferate in philosophy too

Question 687

set examp

Answer 687

I’ve set a bad example for my daughter

Question 688

en route

Answer 688

They were en route to enroll during the course of a journey; on the way. "he stopped in Turkey en route to Geneva"

Question 689

stub toe

Answer 689

to hurl a stone against which you stub your toe to hurt one's toe by hitting it against something

Question 690

mend X

Answer 690

mending the breach repair (something that is broken or damaged). "workmen were mending faulty cabling"

Question 691

X the wrong

Answer 691

righting of the wrong

Question 692

alternative before

Answer 692

Three alternatives lie before her

Question 693

invincible

Answer 693

too powerful to be defeated or overcome. "an invincible warrior"

Question 694

rail against

Answer 694

To attack with harsh, often insulting language: abuse, assail, revile, vituperate.

Question 695

of all stripes

Answer 695

For seekers of all stripes

Question 696

to v notoriety

Answer 696

She gained notoriety

Question 697

chief among

Answer 697

Chief among them is Hayedeh

Question 698

splendid

Answer 698

magnificent; very impressive. "a splendid view of Windsor Castle"

Question 699

perforated

Answer 699

pierced with a hole or holes. "the walls are clad in perforated leather panels"

Question 700

gruyere

Answer 700

a firm, tangy cheese.

Question 701

acquit

Answer 701

free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty. "she was acquitted on all counts"

Question 702

snap out of

Answer 702

get out of a bad or unhappy mood by a sudden effort. "a strong tug on Flora's arm made her snap out of her daydream" to stop being in or to cause (someone) to stop being in (an unhappy condition or mood, a daydream, etc.)

Question 703

in the cards

Answer 703

Likely or certain to happen, as in I don't think Jim will win-it's just not in the cards.

Question 704

beret

Answer 704

a round flattish cap of felt or cloth.

Question 705

rain check

Answer 705

sed to tell someone that you cannot accept an invitation now, but would like to do so at a later time: Mind if I take a rain check on that drink? I have to work late tonight.

Question 706

holding fixed

Answer 706

doin x while holding y fixed does not show z

Question 707

procure

Answer 707

Moral goodness is what procures approbation obtain (something), especially with care or effort. "food procured for the rebels" obtain (someone) as a prostitute for another person. "he was charged with procuring a minor"

Question 708

at root

Answer 708

basically; fundamentally. "it is a moral question at root"

Question 709

residual

Answer 709

remaining after the greater part or quantity has gone. "the withdrawal of residual occupying forces"

Question 710

collect yourself/collect your thoughts

Answer 710

to make an effort to remain calm and think clearly and carefully about something

Question 711

saddle n/v unsaddled adj

Answer 711

a seat fastened on the back of a horse or other animal for riding, typically made of leather and raised at the front and rear.

Question 712

course of action

Answer 712

a procedure adopted to deal with a situation. "the wisest course of action is to tackle the problem at its source

Question 713

dilute

Answer 713

make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent to it. "bleach can be diluted with cold water"

Question 714

malady

Answer 714

LIT a disease or ailment. "an incurable malady"

Question 715

onomatopoeia

Answer 715

the formation of a word from a sound associated with what is named (e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ). the use of onomatopoeia for rhetorical effect

Question 716

to do an end-run (2)

Answer 716

AMERICAN FOOTBALL an attempt by the ballcarrier to run around the end of the defensive line. NORTH AMERICAN evade; circumvent. "an attempt to end-run regulations for fire protection"

Question 717

Synecdoche

Answer 717

a figure of speech in which a part is made to represent the whole or vice versa, as in Cleveland won by six runs (meaning “Cleveland's baseball team”).

Question 718

cardigan

Answer 718

a knitted sweater fastening down the front, typically with long sleeves.

Question 719

a will contest or contest of wills

Answer 719

A will contest, in the law of property, is a formal objection raised against the validity of a will, based on the contention that the will does not reflect the actual intent of the testator or that the will is otherwise invalid.

Question 720

take gloves off

Answer 720

to start fighting or competing hard in order to achieve something.

Question 721

quixotic

Answer 721

exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical. "a vast and perhaps quixotic project"

Question 722

stillborn

Answer 722

born dead. Metaphorical: a stillborn romance the proposed wealth tax was stillborn"

Question 723

balm for

Answer 723

lit what offers relief. Driving in the countryside was a balm for her weary soul.

Question 724

rallying cry

Answer 724

: a phrase that unites people in support of an idea. Anger is not a rallying cry. "liberty and land" was the rallting cry of revolutionary in Mexico.

Question 725

stew in

Answer 725

Those who stew in rage may feel consumed by it.

Question 726

scorch

Answer 726

scorch: the flames of rage scorch the torch when they cannot be used to ward off what ails us.

Question 727

ail

Answer 727

what ails something: what causes trouble.

Question 728

moments of fury

Answer 728

In moments of fury, we are not the best deliberators

Question 729

fill the void

Answer 729

Food won't fill the void: To fill a (the) void” is actually a set expression. It means a feeling of emptiness in one's heart (or soul) you can't fill.

Question 730

impassioned

Answer 730

impassioned speech

Question 731

sore loser

Answer 731

sore loser : a person who becomes very upset or angry when he or she loses a game, contest, etc.

Question 732

craven

Answer 732

craven: cowardly. craven fear of flying. contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly. "a craven abdication of his moral duty"

Question 733

get owned

Answer 733

get owned: owned' is common slang among younger people. It means – normally- 'to be made a fool of', 'to be humiliated', 'to be shown up. ' It can also mean 'losing a game' , as Van says.

Question 734

reinvent the

Answer 734

reinvents the wheel.

Question 735

pl of spectrum

Answer 735

spectra

Question 736

non sequitur

Answer 736

a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement. "his weird mixed metaphors and non sequiturs"

Question 737

detour (v?)

Answer 737

I need to take a brief detour.

Question 738

whet appetite

Answer 738

To whet one's appetite means to arouse interest in something, usually food.

Question 739

we be

Answer 739

I have suggested that we be pluralist about it.

Question 740

opposite of one place?

Answer 740

across from she sat across from me

Question 741

hot bottom

Answer 741

hit bottom : to reach the lowest point, state, or condition After weeks of losing value, the company's stocks have hit bottom.

Question 742

invoking/raising the specter/spectre of something:

Answer 742

something that people are afraid of. invoking the specter of Achilles.

Question 743

fester (3)

Answer 743

(of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate. "I developed a tropical sore that festered badly" (of a wound or sore) become septic; suppurate. "I developed a tropical sore that festered badly" (of a negative feeling or a problem) become worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference. "anger which festers and grows in his heart" (of a person) undergo physical and mental deterioration in isolated inactivity. "I might be festering in jail now"

Question 744

ashen

Answer 744

of the pale gray color of ash. "the ashen morning sky" (of a person's face) very pale with shock, fear, or illness. adjective: ashen

Question 745

vulva

Answer 745

the female external genitals.

Question 746

crowdsourcing

Answer 746

the practice of obtaining information or input into a task or project by enlisting the services of a large number of people, either paid or unpaid, typically via the internet. "crowdsourcing is less expensive than hiring a professional translator"

Question 747

talk walk

Answer 747

talk the talk walk the walk

Question 748

juncture

Answer 748

a particular point in events or time. "it is difficult to say at this juncture whether this upturn can be sustained"

Question 749

curskate

Answer 749

1: to give off or reflect light in bright beams or flashes : SPARKLE 2: to be brilliant or showy in technique or style

Question 750

in jest

Answer 750

frml old as a joke

Question 751

mutilation

Answer 751

the action of mutilating or being mutilated. "a culture which found any mutilation of the body abhorrent" a victim of female genital mutilation

Question 752

well-oiled machine

Answer 752

a well-oiled machinesomething that works very smoothly and effectively The office runs like a well-oiled machine.

Question 753

annals

Answer 753

annals of history a record of events year by year. "eighth-century Northumberland annals"

Question 754

amalgam

Answer 754

a mixture or blend. "a curious amalgam of the traditional and the modern"

Question 755

tribulations

Answer 755

a cause of great trouble or suffering. "the tribulations of being a megastar" a state of great trouble or suffering. "his time of tribulation was just beginning"

Question 756

picket line

Answer 756

a boundary established by workers on strike, especially at the entrance to the place of work, which others are asked not to cross. "they crossed the picket line" when you are on those picket lines, make sure you bundle up

Question 757

firmament

Answer 757

the heavens or the sky, especially when regarded as a tangible thing. "thunder shakes the firmament"

Question 758

deep-seated

Answer 758

firmly established at a deep or profound level. "deep-seated anxiety"

Question 759

bottom line

Answer 759

concerned only with cost or profits They only care about the bottom line.

Question 760

soi-disant

Answer 760

self-styled; so-called. "a soi-disant novelist"

Question 761

de nos jours

Answer 761

nowadays

Question 762

Thirty-nine Articles

Answer 762

The Thirty-nine Articles of Religion (commonly abbreviated as the Thirty-nine Articles or the XXXIX Articles) are the historically defining statements of doctrines and practices of the Church of England with respect to the controversies of the English Reformation.

Question 763

warts and all

Answer 763

NFORMAL including features or qualities that are not appealing or attractive. "Philip must learn to accept me, warts and all"

Question 764

wart

Answer 764

زکیل

Question 765

several (adj)

Answer 765

differnet and separate taken severally they went several ways (dif directions)

Question 766

Modus operandi

Answer 766

A modus operandi is someone's habits of working, particularly in the context of business or criminal investigations; but also more generally, it is a Latin phrase, approximately translated as mode of operating

Question 767

bandwagon

Answer 767

used in reference to an activity, cause, etc. that is currently fashionable or popular and attracting increasing support. "the environmental bandwagon is feeling mighty crowded" (especially formerly) a wagon used for carrying a band in a parade or procession. "the colorful bandwagon was later purchased for use in circus parades"

Question 768

dilate

Answer 768

make or become wider, larger, or more open. "her eyes dilated with horror"

Question 769

veer off

Answer 769

to go in a wrong direction

Question 770

flip out

Answer 770

suddenly lose control or become very angry. "she would have flipped out if someone had done this to her" The judge flipped out to the girl who flipped off at him.

Question 771

flip off

Answer 771

to hold up the middle finger as an obscene gesture of contempt to flipped off the other driver. judge flips out after getting flipped off

Question 772

take

Answer 772

to begin to perform or deal with It will take months before the vaccine starts to take on Omicron

Question 773

downtrodden

Answer 773

oppressed or treated badly by people in power. "a downtrodden proletarian struggling for social justice"

Question 774

dander

Answer 774

skin flakes in an animal's fur or hair. "you can keep your cat free of dander by proper care"

Question 775

booze

Answer 775

inf alcohol

Question 776

deviled

Answer 776

cooked with hot pepper. Deviled eggs.

Question 777

looking for a needle in a ?

Answer 777

haystack

Question 778

cowering

Answer 778

crouch down in fear. "children cowered in terror as the shoot-out erupted"

Question 779

concoct

Answer 779

create or devise (a story or plan) to deceive someone Holocaust is a theory concocted to serve Jewish interests.

Question 780

you had me at

Answer 780

you convinced me or won me over when you said a prticular thing

Question 781

cure-all syns

Answer 781

panacea, nostrum, elixir

Question 782

saga 2

Answer 782

a long story of heroic achievement, especially a medieval prose narrative in Old Norse or Old Icelandic. "a figure straight out of a Viking saga" a long, involved story, account, or series of incidents. "the saga of her engagement"

Question 783

pro forma

Answer 783

done or produced as a matter of form. "pro forma reports"

Question 784

in earnest

Answer 784

occurring to a greater extent or more intensely than before. "after Labor Day the campaign begins in earnest"

Question 785

pilfer

Answer 785

steal (typically things of relatively little value). "she produced the handful of coins she had managed to pilfer"

Question 786

irrevocable

Answer 786

not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final. "an irrevocable step"

Question 787

summit

Answer 787

a meeting between heads of government. "a summit conference"

Question 788

new sheriff

Answer 788

A new person has come to power and is going to make changes.

Question 789

moxie

Answer 789

force of character, determination, or nerve. "when you've got moxie, you need the clothes to match"

Question 790

island of misfit

Answer 790

The Island of Misfit Toys” is a phrase many people use nowadays to describe a place where they can all be themselves, accepted and free from judgment.

Question 791

highfalutin

Answer 791

inf (especially of speech, writing, or ideas) pompous or pretentious. "you don't want any highfalutin jargon"

Question 792

rejuvenate

Answer 792

give new energy or vigor to; revitalize. "the exercise and fresh air rejuvenated me"

Question 793

bear the brunt

Answer 793

Put up with the worst of some bad circumstance, as in It was the secretary who had to bear the brunt of the doctor's anger. This idiom uses brunt in the sense of “the main force of an enemy's attack,” which was sustained by the front lines of the defenders

Question 794

horse race (metaph)

Answer 794

a very close contest. "eight hours after the polls closed, the election was still a horse race"

Question 795

repeal

Answer 795

revoke or annul (a law or congressional act). "the legislation was repealed five months later"

Question 796

odds and ends

Answer 796

miscellaneous articles or remnants. "we bought batteries for the radio and a few other odds and ends"

Question 797

threw me off

Answer 797

to interrupt and confuse someone; to mislead someone. The interruption threw me off, and I lost my place in the speech.

Question 798

keep/hold in check

Answer 798

to keep (something) under control He's trying to hold his emotions in check. The government has lowered interest rates in an attempt to keep inflation in check.

Question 799

slime

Answer 799

a moist, soft, and slippery substance, typically regarded as repulsive. "the cold stone was wet with slime"

Question 800

to thread a needle

Answer 800

to skillfully navigate through a difficult conflict.

Question 801

grind halt

Answer 801

democracy grinds to a halt, w/o willingness to compromise.

Question 802

grove

Answer 802

grove of trees, woods

Question 803

furtherance

Answer 803

the furtherance of science

Question 804

tank

Answer 804

that project tanked

Question 805

nepotism

Answer 805

the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs. "he promised an end to corruption and nepotism"

Question 806

tangent

Answer 806

He has gone on a little tangent

Question 807

mired

Answer 807

without getting mired in metaphysical disputes.

Question 808

beat someone to it

Answer 808

succeed in doing something or getting somewhere before someone else, to their annoyance. "you'd better get a move on or they'll beat you to it"

Question 809

chutzpah

Answer 809

extreme self-confidence or audacity. "love him or hate him, you have to admire Cohen's chutzpah"

Question 810

Quod erat demonstrandum

Answer 810

qed end of the argument

Question 811

Quod erat demonstrandum

Answer 811

qed end of the argument

Question 812

truncated understanding

Answer 812

short, not complete

Question 813

set the tone

Answer 813

to establish a quality, feeling, or attitude by a manner of speaking or writing Her lighthearted question set the tone for the rest of the interview. Learn .

Question 814

siege (prop)

Answer 814

under surrounded with soldiers or police officers in a siege The city was under siege and food was getting scarce. 2 : very seriously attacked or criticized by many people The newspaper has been under siege lately by its readers for printing a false story.

Question 815

propel and expell

Answer 815

drive, push, or cause to move in a particular direction, typically forward. "the boat is propelled by using a very long paddle" propel by expelling

Question 816

jettison

Answer 816

1: to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision must be prepared to jettison many romantic notions — Christopher Catling 2: to drop (cargo) to lighten a ship's load in time of distress 3: to drop from an aircraft or spacecraft in flight

Question 817

signpost (n/v)

Answer 817

provide (an area) with a signpost or signposts. "most of the walks were well signposted" a post (as at the fork of a road) with signs on it to direct travelers

Question 818

slyly

Answer 818

in a cunning and deceitful or manipulative manner. "they slyly manipulate situations to their own favor" in a way that suggests some secret knowledge that may be harmful or embarrassing; knowingly. "he smiled slyly, unable to mask a look of triumph

Question 819

hail

Answer 819

Graeber had been hailed as one of the most brilliant minds in his field.

Question 820

magic dust

Answer 820

look at your work and sprinkle magic dust over the whole thing.

Question 821

lay-person

Answer 821

lay-person a nonordained member of a church. a person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject.

Question 822

X is orthogonal to Y

Answer 822

in the right angle of Y In more complex terms, it means variations of one do not cause variations of the other.

Question 823

X is orthogonal to Y

Answer 823

in the right angle of Y In more complex terms, it means variations of one do not cause variations of the other.

Question 824

to budge someone

Answer 824

to cause (someone) to reconsider or change an opinion, decision, or stated position: They couldn't budge the lawyer. he refused to budge from his anti-abortion views

Question 825

split differences

Answer 825

split the difference take the average of two proposed amounts

Question 826

set the record straight

Answer 826

give the true version of events that have been reported incorrectly; correct a misapprehension. "he was trying to convince his public relations department to let him set the record straight"

Question 827

first stab

Answer 827

Have/make a stab at sth (informal): ​ to attempt to do something although you are not likely to be very successful:

Question 828

power through sysiphos

Answer 828

to continue in a strong and determined way until the end of something,

Question 829

grimace

Answer 829

to twist your face in an ugly way because of pain or discomfort

Question 830

unsung hero

Answer 830

not celebrated or praised (as in song or verse) an unsung hero.

Question 831

amneisa

Answer 831

memory loss

Question 832

winsome

Answer 832

ask Jesus winsomely In a gentle manner

Question 833

grist for the mill

Answer 833

useful experience, material, or knowledge.

Question 834

Hamlet without the prince

Answer 834

An event that happens despite the absence of a key player. Hamlet, the titular character of Shakespeare's play, is the prince of Denmark. The phrase originated from this very occurrence: a performance of Hamlet that took place without the actor who was to play Hamlet.

Question 835

fallback

Answer 835

an alternative plan that may be used in an emergency. "teaching was a last resort, a fallback"

Question 836

inveterate

Answer 836

having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change. "he was an inveterate gambler"

Question 837

rub salt wound

Answer 837

to make a difficult situation even worse for someone It's bad enough that he was right and I was wrong, but the way he keeps talking about it is just rubbing salt in the wound.

Question 838

Non scholæ sed vitæ

Answer 838

is a Latin phrase. Its longer form is non scholæ sed vitæ discimus, which means "We do not learn for school, but for life".

Question 839

incendiary

Answer 839

(of a device or attack) designed to cause fires. "incendiary grenades"

Question 840

forgo

Answer 840

omit or decline to take (something pleasant or valuable); go without. "she wanted to forgo the dessert and leave while they could"

Question 841

rollicking

Answer 841

exuberantly lively and amusing. "good rollicking fun"

Question 842

tout comprendre, c'est tout pardonner

Answer 842

to understand all is to forgive all

Question 843

sound off

Answer 843

express one's opinions in a loud or forceful manner. "Pietro started sounding off to the press"

Question 844

expletive

Answer 844

trying not to use many expletives in front of B an oath or swear word.

Question 845

fortitude

Answer 845

one of the four C virtues courage in pain or adversity. "she endured her illness with great fortitude"

Question 846

whim

Answer 846

a sudden desire or change of mind, especially one that is unusual or unexplained. "she bought it on a whim"

Question 847

coeval

Answer 847

having the same age or date of origin; contemporary. "these lavas were coeval with the volcanic activity"

Question 848

infirmity

Answer 848

physical or mental weakness. "old age and infirmity come to men and women alike"

Question 849

tempest (1 idiom)

Answer 849

a violent windy storm. "a raging tempest" A tempest in a teapot

Question 850

zero in (2)

Answer 850

: to direct all of one's attention to (someone or something) Scientists are hoping to zero in on a cure. : to aim something (such as a gun or camera) directly at (someone or something) The gunner zeroed in on the target.

Question 851

prickle (n/v)

Answer 851

a short, slender, sharp-pointed outgrowth on the bark or epidermis of a plant; a small thorn. "the prickles of the blackberry bushes" (of a person's skin or a part of the body) experience a tingling sensation, especially as a result of strong emotion. "the sound made her skin prickle with horror"

Question 852

gratis

Answer 852

without charge; free. "a monthly program was issued gratis"

Question 853

adieu

Answer 853

goodbye

Question 854

solvent

Answer 854

having assets in excess of liabilities; able to pay one's debts. "interest rate rises have very severe effects on normally solvent companies"

Question 855

subdue

Answer 855

overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person). "she managed to subdue an instinct to applaud"

Question 856

bend one's ear

Answer 856

talk to someone, especially with great eagerness or in order to ask a favor. "she regularly bent Michael's ear with her problems"

Question 857

pull off

Answer 857

to manage to do something difficult: pull off a feat/miracle/deal It takes skilled negotiators to pull off a deal like that

Question 858

holy grail

Answer 858

جام مقدس

Question 859

pride oneself (prop)

Answer 859

on to be proud because of having (an ability, quality, etc.) I pride myself on my math skills.

Question 860

strong footing

Answer 860

If the above arguments succeeds then we are on strong footings with regards to

Question 861

verily

Answer 861

truly; certainly. "I verily believed myself to be a free woman"

Question 862

spoiled apple

Answer 862

one bad apple spoisl the whole bunch

Question 863

propriety

Answer 863

the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals. "he always behaved with the utmost propriety"

Question 864

ruffle feather

Answer 864

cause someone to become annoyed or upset. "she's never let a client ruffle her feathers"

Question 865

theurgy

Answer 865

the operation or effect of a supernatural or divine agency in human affairs.

Question 866

soecery

Answer 866

the use of magic, especially black magic.

Question 867

umpteenth

Answer 867

used to emphasize that something has happened on many other occasions. "she checked her watch for the umpteenth time"

Question 868

confabulate

Answer 868

engage in conversation; talk. "she could be heard on the telephone confabulating with someone"

Question 869

beggar belief

Answer 869

be too extraordinary to be believed or described. "a disregard for common sense which beggars belief"

Question 870

the icing on the cake

Answer 870

an attractive but inessential addition or enhancement. "being a scientist is enjoyable, and winning a Nobel is icing on the cake"

Question 871

drive a wedge

Answer 871

separate. "the general aimed to drive a wedge between the city and its northern defenses"

Question 872

blurt out

Answer 872

o utter abruptly and impulsively —usually used with out.

Question 873

close to home

Answer 873

let's use an example that's closer to home affecting someone personally, typically in a way that makes them feel unsettled or uncomfortable. "we may laugh at him, but only because the situation is a little too close to home"

Question 874

slew

Answer 874

turn or slide violently or uncontrollably in a particular direction. "the Chevy slewed from side to side in the snow" slew of changes

Question 875

puffery

Answer 875

cowardice and puffery are the norms of review exaggerated or false praise. "his puffery actually was not far from the truth"

Question 876

standing oviation

Answer 876

a period of prolonged applause during which those in the crowd or audience rise to their feet. "the Chancellor was given a standing ovation"

Question 877

pivot

Answer 877

turn on or as if on a pivot. "he swung around, pivoting on his heel"

Question 878

casualty

Answer 878

a person killed or injured in a war or accident. "the shelling caused thousands of civilian casualties"

Question 879

overlord

Answer 879

a ruler, especially a feudal lord. "Charles was overlord of vast territories in Europe"

Question 880

mezuzah

Answer 880

a parchment inscribed with religious texts and attached in a case to the doorpost of a Jewish house as a sign of faith.

Question 881

citrus

Answer 881

a tree of a genus that includes citron, lemon, lime, orange, and grapefruit. Native to Asia, citrus trees are widely cultivated in warm countries for their fruit, which has juicy flesh and a pulpy rind.

Question 882

risqué

Answer 882

slightly indecent and liable to shock, especially by being sexually suggestive. "his risqué humor"

Question 883

recluse

Answer 883

a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people. "she has turned into a virtual recluse"

Question 884

noir

Answer 884

a genre of crime film or fiction characterized by cynicism, fatalism, and moral ambiguity. "his film proved that a Brit could do noir as darkly as any American"

Question 885

brine

Answer 885

water strongly impregnated with salt. "other vegetables would be pickled in brine"

Question 886

philistine

Answer 886

a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them. "I am a complete philistine when it comes to paintings"

Question 887

bildungsroman

Answer 887

a novel dealing with one person's formative years or spiritual education. "the book is a bildungsroman of sorts, as Tull overcomes his abused childhood and learns about love"

Question 888

riveting

Answer 888

a riveting account completely engrossing; compelling. "the book is a riveting account of the legendary freedom fighter"

Question 889

circumnavigate

Answer 889

sail or travel all the way around (something, especially the world). "he undertook to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days or less"

Question 890

retreat

Answer 890

(of an army) withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat. "the French retreated in disarray"

Question 891

Deus ex machina

Answer 891

Deus ex machina is a plot device whereby an unsolvable problem in a story is suddenly and abruptly resolved by an unexpected and unlikely occurrence.

Question 892

politesse

Answer 892

formal politeness or etiquette. "the suave, circumlocutory politesse of a consular official"

Question 893

whodunnit

Answer 893

a story or play about a murder in which the identity of the murderer is not revealed until the end.

Question 894

purge (v/n)

Answer 894

rid (someone or something) of an unwanted quality, condition, or feeling. "Bob had helped purge Martha of the terrible guilt that had haunted her" 2. remove (a group of people considered undesirable) from an organization or place in an abrupt or violent way. "he purged all but 26 of the central committee members" noun 1. an abrupt or violent removal of a group of people. "many of us live in fear of a purge"

Question 895

pig latin

Answer 895

a secret language formed from English by transferring the initial consonant or consonant cluster of each word to the end of the word and adding a vocalic syllable (usually /eɪ/): so pig Latin would be igpay atinlay.

Question 896

drive something home

Answer 896

make something clearly understood by the use of repeated or forcefully direct arguments. "we must drive home the message that crime doesn't pay"

Question 897

aghast

Answer 897

filled with horror or shock. "when the news came out they were aghast"

Question 898

pull punches

Answer 898

be less forceful, severe, or violent than one could be. "a sharp-tongued critic who doesn't pull his punches"

Question 899

deciduous

Answer 899

(of a tree or shrub) shedding its leaves annually. "sun-loving deciduous trees like aspen"

Question 900

sackcloth and X

Answer 900

a very coarse, rough fabric woven from flax or hemp. used with allusion to the wearing of sackcloth and having ashes sprinkled on the head as a sign of penitence or mourning (Matt 11:21). "they should, at least, be wearing sackcloth and ashes in token penance of the wrongs committed"

Question 901

yoke

Answer 901

wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart that they are to pull.

Question 902

lantern

Answer 902

فانوس

Question 903

antelope

Answer 903

بز کوهی

Question 904

emcee

Answer 904

مجری

Question 905

hagiography

Answer 905

A hagiography is a biography of a saint or an ecclesiastical leader, as well as, by extension, an adulatory and idealized biography of a founder, saint, monk, nun or icon in any of the world's religions.

Question 906

tour de force

Answer 906

an impressive performance or achievement that has been accomplished or managed with great skill. "his novel is a tour de force"

Question 907

hit the nail on the head

Answer 907

find exactly the right answer.

Question 908

bleezbulb

Answer 908

satan

Question 909

spake

Answer 909

archaic past of speak

Question 910

in deadly earnest

Answer 910

completely serious

Question 911

the bane of my existence”

Answer 911

means that the person or thing is a constant irritant or source of misery.

Question 912

varmint

Answer 912

a troublesome wild animal. a troublesome and mischievous person, especially a child.

Question 913

eel

Answer 913

مارماهی

Question 914

leave it at that

Answer 914

abstain from further comment or action. "if you are not sure of the answers, say so, and leave it at that"

Question 915

verbatim

Answer 915

in exactly the same words as were used originally. "subjects were instructed to recall the passage verbatim" verbatim copy

Question 916

constipation

Answer 916

یبوست

Question 917

crutch

Answer 917

عصا

Question 918

circle jerk

Answer 918

a situation in which a group of people engage in self-indulgent or self-gratifying behavior, especially by reinforcing each other's views or attitudes. "those award ceremonies are big circle jerks"

Question 919

make a fuss

Answer 919

become angry and complain. "I thought Mom might make a fuss but she was in a good mood"

Question 920

folly

Answer 920

lack of good sense; foolishness. "an act of sheer folly"

Question 921

more often than

Answer 921

The subject more often than not precedes the object.

Question 922

scribe

Answer 922

a person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented.

Question 923

cursory

Answer 923

hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed. "a cursory glance at the figures"

Question 924

naught

Answer 924

nothing. "he's naught but a worthless fool"

Question 925

tibid

Answer 925

tidbit a small piece of tasty food. "when you are out with your puppy always have a tidbit in your pocket" a small and particularly interesting item of gossip or information. "they were hoping for tidbits about the family"

Question 926

from rags to

Answer 926

riches

Question 927

hackneyed

Answer 927

(of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite. "hackneyed old sayings"

Question 928

sweat bullet

Answer 928

be extremely anxious or nervous.

Question 929

enclave

Answer 929

a portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct. "they gave troops a week to leave the coastal enclave"

Question 930

burgeoning

Answer 930

beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing. "manufacturers are eager to cash in on the burgeoning demand"

Question 931

irene

Answer 931

Irene Greek Mythology the goddess of peace, daughter of Zeus and Themis: identified with the Roman Pax

Question 932

Sprawling

Answer 932

spreading out over a large area in an untidy or irregular way. "the sprawling suburbs"

Question 933

autarky

Answer 933

economic independence or self-sufficiency. "rural community autarchy is a Utopian dream"

Question 934

verboten

Answer 934

forbidden, especially by an authority. "bank fishing is verboten on Strathbeg"

Question 935

potted

Answer 935

in pot drunk

Question 936

break free

Answer 936

escape from imprisonment. "he broke free from house arrest"

Question 937

get railed

Answer 937

to complain angrily: He railed against/at the injustices of the system. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complaining.

Question 938

Cilantro

Answer 938

Cilantro refers to the leaves of the coriander plant.

Question 939

antsy

Answer 939

agitated, impatient, or restless. "he was too antsy to stay in one place for long"

Question 940

cavalry

Answer 940

(in the past) soldiers who fought on horseback. "the cavalry charged up the hill"

Question 941

De mortuis nil nisi bonum.

Answer 941

of the dead say nothig but good

Question 942

doted on

Answer 942

be extremely and uncritically fond of. "she doted on her two young children"

Question 943

don't hold back

Answer 943

Hold back hesitate to act or speak. "he held back, remembering the mistake he had made before"

Question 944

doppelgänger

Answer 944

an apparition or double of a living person. "he has been replaced by an evil doppelgänger"

Question 945

attire

Answer 945

clothes, especially fine or formal ones. "holiday attire"

Question 946

foreleg

Answer 946

either of the front legs of a four-footed animal.

Question 947

off the cuff

Answer 947

without preparation. "they posed some difficult questions to answer off the cuff"

Question 948

veer off course

Answer 948

: to begin to go in the wrong direction The rocket veered off course.

Question 949

docile

Answer 949

ready to accept control or instruction; submissive. "a cheap and docile workforce"

Question 950

crossing ,,, the light

Answer 950

Crossing against the light

Question 951

H/t

Answer 951

hat tip adimiration

Question 952

give someone the bird

Answer 952

stick one's middle finger up at someone as a sign of contempt or anger.

Question 953

relics

Answer 953

belonging to an earlier time. "relics of a bygone society"

Question 954

Game (say you are ready)

Answer 954

I am game!

Question 955

give the lie to

Answer 955

serve to show that (something seemingly apparent or previously stated or believed) is not true. "these figures give the lie to the notion that Britain is excessively strike-ridden"

Question 956

hide one's light under a bushel

Answer 956

keep quiet about one's talents or accomplishments. "please don't hide your light under a bushel—the Society needs your valuable expertise"

Question 957

in no time

Answer 957

very quickly or very soon. "the video has sold 30,000 copies in no time

Question 958

veneration

Answer 958

great respect; reverence. "the traditional veneration of saints"

Question 959

shoddy

Answer 959

badly made or done. "we're not paying good money for shoddy goods"

Question 960

tetrarch

Answer 960

(in the Roman Empire) the governor of one of four divisions of a country or province.

Question 961

small local business

Answer 961

mom and pop stores

Question 962

get around to

Answer 962

deal with a task in due course. "I didn't get around to putting all the photos in frames"

Question 963

damsel

Answer 963

a young unmarried woman.

Question 964

eunuch

Answer 964

a man who has been castrated, especially (in the past) one employed to guard the women's living areas at an oriental court. an ineffectual person. "a nation of political eunuchs"

Question 965

dastard/dastardly

Answer 965

wicked and cruel. "pirates and their dastardly deeds"

Question 966

ecumenical

Answer 966

of, relating to, or representing the whole of a body of churches

Question 967

follow ... letter

Answer 967

when the law is followed to the letter

Question 968

have an axe to grind

Answer 968

To is to have a dispute to take up with someone or, to have an ulterior motive; to have private ends to serve.

Question 969

Creole

Answer 969

a person of mixed European and black descent, especially in the Caribbean. 2. a mother tongue formed from the contact of two languages through an earlier pidgin stage. "a Portuguese-based Creole"

Question 970

squint

Answer 970

look at someone or something with one or both eyes partly closed in an attempt to see more clearly or as a reaction to strong light. "the bright sun made them squint"

Question 971

The Eye of Sauron'

Answer 971

'The Eye of Sauron' also known as "the all seeing Eye" is the epitome of evil in JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings universe. I

Question 972

swastika

Answer 972

The swastika symbol, 卐 or 卍, today primarily recognized in the West for its use by the Nazi party, is an ancient religious icon in various Eurasian cultures.

Question 973

extremis

Answer 973

in an extremely difficult situation. "they suddenly find themselves in extremis 20 miles out to sea"

Question 974

geniality

Answer 974

the quality of having a friendly and cheerful manner. "he was endowed with geniality and good humor"

Question 975

unscrupulous

Answer 975

having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair. "unscrupulous landlords might be tempted to harass existing tenants"

Question 976

to keep a level head

Answer 976

to remain calm It's important to keep a level head when you're dealing with a dangerous situation like this one.

Question 977

soirée

Answer 977

an evening party or gathering, typically in a private house, for conversation or music.

Question 978

Jurassic

Answer 978

relating to or denoting the second period of the Mesozoic era, between the Triassic and Cretaceous periods. "the meat eater is believed to have lived in the early Jurassic era"

Question 979

snarky

Answer 979

critical or mocking in an indirect or sarcastic way. "snarky remarks"

Question 980

ferret out

Answer 980

: to find (something, such as information) by careful searching He's good at ferreting out the facts.

Question 981

measles

Answer 981

سرخک

Question 982

carceral

Answer 982

: of, relating to, or suggesting a jail or prison incarceration the state of being confined in prison; imprisonment. "the public would not be served by her incarceration"

Question 983

cesspool/cesspit

Answer 983

a disgusting or corrupt place. "they should clean out their own political cesspool" It can be used for the temporary collection and storage of feces, excreta or fecal sludge as part of an on-site sanitation system and has some similarities with septic tanks or with soak pits.

Question 984

misdemeanor

Answer 984

a minor wrongdoing. "the player can expect a lengthy suspension for his latest misdemeanor"

Question 985

ferret out

Answer 985

to find (something, such as information) by careful searching He's good at ferreting out the facts.

Question 986

decree

Answer 986

an official order issued by a legal authority. "the decree guaranteed freedom of assembly"

Question 987

revoke

Answer 987

put an end to the validity or operation of (a decree, decision, or promise). "the men appealed and the sentence was revoked"`

Question 988

receive ovation

Answer 988

a sustained and enthusiastic show of appreciation from an audience, especially by means of applause. "the performance received a thundering ovation"

Question 989

high profile

Answer 989

her high-profile campaign a position attracting much attention or publicity. "people who have a high profile in the community"

Question 990

unexpected or early death

Answer 990

untimely death

Question 991

bespeak

Answer 991

(of an appearance or action) suggest; be evidence of. "the attractive tree-lined road bespoke money"

Question 992

barricade (n/v)

Answer 992

مانع

Question 993

jejune

Answer 993

naive, simplistic, and superficial. "their entirely predictable and usually jejune opinions"

Question 994

clay feet

Answer 994

feet of clay a fundamental flaw or weakness in a person otherwise revered.

Question 995

off-color

Answer 995

somewhat indecent or in poor taste. "off-color jokes"

Question 996

goad

Answer 996

verb 1. provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate some action or reaction. "he goaded her on to more daring revelations" 2. drive or urge (an animal) on with a goad. "the cowboys goaded their cattle across the meadows" noun a spiked stick used for driving cattle.

Question 997

buoy

Answer 997

1. keep (someone or something) afloat. "I let the water buoy up my weight" 2. mark with a buoy. "the wreck is often buoyed during summer months"