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infraction
a violation or infringement of a law or agreement
Boys, meanwhile, are twice as likely as girls to be suspended for the same infraction, a gap that race compounds.
amalgamate
Blend, merge, or unite
With the sunset of the pandemic, educators now perceive that education in a post-pandemic world must amalgamate the advantages of online instruction with important pedagogical goals associated with in-person teaching.
ameliorate
Improve; make better or more bearable
American Airlines is offering pilots raises of nearly 17% by the end of 2024, a sign that the airline is trying to ameliorate the staffing shortages that have plagued the industry.
amortize
Gradually pay off a debt, or gradually write off an asset (청산하다)
Retailers that own facilities generally view them as long-term investments and amortize them over thirty years
anachronism
Something that is not in its correct historical time; a mistake in chronology, such as by assigning a person or event to the wrong time period
analgesia
Pain relief; inability to feel pain
… the accidental discovery of a connection between analgesia and inflammation opened a new pathway to pain treatment
annul
Make void or null, cancel, abolish (usually of laws or other established rules)
Unfortunately, his arrogance annuls the many generous favors he does for the people
anodyne
Medicine that relieves pain (noun); soothing, relieving pain (adj); not likely to offend or arouse tensions
the otherwise anodyne comments sounded quite inflammatory when taken out of context
axiom
Self-evident truth requiring no proof; universally or generally accepted principle
balk
Refuse to proceed or to do something
Some large health care organizations may balk at handing over their data to AWS
banal
Lacking freshness and originality; cliché
bane
Something that ruins or spoils
national frontiers have been more of a bane than a boon for mankind
base
Morally low, mean, dishonorable; of little or no value; crude and unrefined; counterfeit
their base obedience to every unprincipled action ordered by their leader
baying
Howling in a deep way, like a dog or wolf
the mob was baying for revenge
belie
to give a false impression of; contradict
His manner and appearance belie his age.
The evidence belies their claims of innocence.
benign
Harmless; favorable; kindly, gentle, or beneficial; not cancerous
Both malicious and benign apps use code libraries to interact with the OS kernel
bent
Personal inclination or tendency
besiege
overwhelm, crowd in on or surround
The Defense Ministry says Russia’s decision to besiege rather than attack the plant means many Russian units cannot be redeployed somewhere else in the country
bevy
a large group of collection
The team had the rookie quarterback Joe Burrow and his bevy of talented weapons, which nearly pulled the team to a title
bifurcate
To fork into two branches or divide into two halves
Google’s decision to move away from individualized user tracking in ad operations means digital advertising could bifurcate, with a Google ecosystem that has one set of rules and the rest of the web following another
circumspect
Cautious, prudent; careful to consider the circumstances and consequences
diplomacy required a circumspect response
clamber
Climb awkwardly or with difficulty, scramble
We clambered up the steep hill
clamor
Noisy uproar or protest, as from a crowd; a loud, continuous noise
The clamor over the assassination of Daria Dugina highlights the prominence of her fellow pro-war Russian ultras
clinch
Make final or settle conclusively; to fasten or hold together
The new evidence clinches the case.
Her work on the project should clinch her a promotion.
cloying
Disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess; excessively sweet or sentimental (신물이 나는)
After a while, the softness of his voice becomes cloying.
coagulate
Cause a liquid to become solid or semisolid; Cause a liquid to become solid or semisolid
Galleries tend to coagulate around other galleries, maximizing foot traffic
coalesce
come together, unite; fuse together;
a group of young reformers who gradually coalesced into a political movement
The party officials behind the scenes have urged candidates to step aside and coalesce around one candidate to help defeat the opposing party
coda
something that serves to round out, conclude, or summarize and usually has its own interest
The university’s supporting role in the college admissions scandal serves as a kind of coda to a dark tale to privilege, amorality and coverups
coffer
Chest for storing valuables; financial resources, a treasury
The community didn’t see the money flow into the tax coffer until after the debt was retired
cogent
Very convincing, logical
The results of the DNA fingerprinting were the most cogent evidence for acquittal
collude
Conspire; cooperate for illegal or fraudulent purposes
President Biden blames the surge in prices on large firms that dominate markets and collude to raise prices
commensurate
The same in size, extent, etc., equivalent; proportional
The White House asked the states to suspend their own gas taxes or provide commensurate relief to customers
compendium
Concise but complete summary; a list or collection
His book is an invaluable compendium of anecdotes about his experiences in the TV trenches
complaisant
Eager to please; cheerfully complying
Shinzo Abe, who hosted Trump in Tokyo, has been as complaisant as any world leader in courting the unpredictable US president
compliant
Obeying, submissive; following the requirements
prudent
acting with or showing care and thought for the future
no prudent money manager would authorize a loan without first knowing its purpose
indulgent
having or indicating a tendency to be overly generous to or lenient with someone
Russia has been increasingly indulgent to their remaining few allies in Eastern Europe
conspire
to join in a secret agreement to do an unlawful or wrongful act
The firms conspired to monopolize and restrict trade
impersonate
pretend to be (another person) as entertainment or in order to deceive someone
it’s a very serious offense to impersonate a police officer
capitulate
surrender, cease to resist
