10 Jan Flashcards
defer
put off (an action or event) to a later time; postpone.
tweak
twist or pull (something) sharply.
improve (a mechanism or system) by making fine adjustments to it.
baffling
impossible to understand; perplexing.
divest
to strip or deprive (someone or something), especially of property or rights; dispossess. to rid of or free from: He divested himself of all responsibility for the decision. Law. to take away or alienate (property, rights, etc.). Commerce. to sell off: to divest holdings.
relinquish
voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up.
expediency
the quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral; convenience.
; advantage;usefull
ex officio
as a result of one’s status or position.
voice in the wilderness
Voice in the Wilderness or a lone voice in the wilderness is an English idiom for someone who expresses an idea or opinion that is not popular or that the individual is the sole person expressing that particular opinion with the suggestion that the opinion is then ignored
pre-eminence
the fact of surpassing all others; superiority.
omnibus
a volume containing several books previously published separately.
a bus;comprising several items.
faltering
losing strength or momentum.
speaking hesitantly.
moving unsteadily or hesitantly.
inter alia
among other things.
infallibility
the quality of being infallible; the inability to be wrong.
tenable
able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
(of an office, position, scholarship, etc.) able to be held or used.
gherao
prevent (someone) from leaving a place of work until certain demands are met.
proxy
the authority to represent someone else, especially in voting.
a figure that can be used to represent the value of something in a calculation.
crude
in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined.
constructed in a rudimentary or makeshift way.;primitive;simple
unwind
relax after a period of work or tension.
surfeit
an excessive amount of something.
cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess.
transvestism
Transvestism is the practice of dressing in a manner traditionally associated with the opposite sex. In some cultures, transvestism is practiced for religious, traditional, or ceremonial reasons. The term is considered outdated in Western cultures, especially when used to describe a transgender or gender-fluid person
abject
adjective. utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched: abject poverty. contemptible; despicable; base-spirited: an abject coward
emphatic
expressing something forcibly and clearly.
(of a word or syllable) bearing the stress.
vehement
callous
showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
heartless
classicism
the following of ancient Greek or Roman principles and style in art and literature, generally associated with harmony, restraint, and adherence to recognized standards of form and craftsmanship, especially from the Renaissance to the 18th century.
frailty
the condition of being weak and delicate.
weakness in character or morals.
imperious
arrogant and domineering.peremptory; high- handed
bombastic
high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated.
bequest
a legacy.
heritage
parsimony
extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources.
patrimony
property inherited from one’s father or male ancestor.
recuperate
recover
attenuate
reduce the force, effect, or value of.
weakened
gluttony
habitual greed or excess in eating.
taciturn
(of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
hesitant; untalkative
blithe
showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.
happy or carefree.
subjugate
bring under domination or control, especially by conquest.
honorary
conferred as an honour, without the usual requirements or functions.
(of an office or its holder) unpaid.
menage
the members of a household.
infirmity
weakness
jolt
push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly.
slump
push or shake (someone or something) abruptly and roughly.
undergo a sudden severe or prolonged fall in price, value, or amount.
slack
not taut or held tightly in position; loose.
(of business or trade) characterized by a lack of work or activity; quiet.
a spell of inactivity or laziness.
decrease or reduce in intensity, quantity, or speed.
befriend
act as or become a friend to (someone), especially when they are in need of help or support.
avid
having or showing a keen interest in or enthusiasm for something.
turbid
(of a liquid) cloudy, opaque, or thick with suspended matter.
confused or obscure in meaning or effect.
murky
erudition
the quality of having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarship.
