11 Flashcards
inclination
(noun) inclination (adjective) inclined (verb) incline
AWL noun
1 a feeling that makes you want to do something
My natural inclination was to say no.
inclination to do something
Neither of my children showed the slightest
inclination to follow me into journalism.
Teachers simply do not have the time or the inclination to investigate these matters.
2 a tendency to think or behave in a particular way
inclination to do something
an inclination to see everything in political terms
inclination to/towards
She’s troubled by her son’s inclination toward atheism.
by inclination
Bart was a romantic by inclination.
perceptual
adjective
relating to the ability to interpret or become aware of something through the senses.
“a patient with perceptual problems who cannot judge distances”
Perceptual decision making
Perceptual decision making is the process by which sensory information is used to guide behavior toward the external world. This involves gathering information through the senses, evaluating and integrating it according to the current goals and internal state of the subject, and using it to produce motor responses.
perceive
AWL verb
1 written
to understand or think of something or someone in a particular way → perception
perceive something/somebody as something
Even as a young woman she had been perceived as a future chief executive.
perceive something/somebody to be something
Often what is perceived to be aggression is simply fear.
Children who do badly in school tests often perceive themselves to be failures.
2 formal
to notice, see, or recognize something → perceptive
That morning, he perceived a change in Franca’s mood.
Cats are not able to perceive colour.
perceive that
He perceived that there was no other way out of the crisis.
1.
become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.
“his mouth fell open as he perceived the truth”
intention
noun
a plan or desire to do something → intend
have no/every intention of doing something
I have no intention of retiring just yet.
They went into town with the intention of visiting the library.
intention to do something
It is our intention to be the number one distributor of health products.
good intentions/the best (of) intentions (=intentions to do something good or kind, especially when you do not succeed in doing it)
He thinks the minister is full of good intentions that won’t be carried out.
► Do not say that someone ‘has no intention to do something’. Say that someone has no intention of doing something.
decipher
verb
1 to find the meaning of something that is difficult to read or understand → indecipherable
She studied the envelope, trying to decipher the handwriting.
2 to change a message written in a code into ordinary language so that you can read it SYN decode
work out
meticulous
adjective
very careful about small details, and always making sure that everything is done correctly
He kept meticulous accounts.
Their planning and preparation were meticulous.
He cleaned the tools with meticulous care.
The book describes his journey in meticulous detail.
meticulous in
He was meticulous in his use of words.
meticulous about
He has always been so meticulous about his appearance.
—meticulously adverb
composed
adjective
2 a composed salad is arranged carefully on a plate rather than being mixed together
be put together
precise
AWL adjective
1 precise information, details etc are exact, clear, and correct SYN exact
precise sales figures
It was difficult to get precise information.
‘She’s a lot older than you, isn’t she?’ ‘Fifteen years, to be precise.’
2 [only before noun] used to emphasize that you are referring to an exact thing SYN exact
At that precise moment, her husband walked in.
The precise cause of the disease is unknown.
the precise location of the ship
the precise nature of their agreement
3 someone who is precise is very careful about small details or about the way they behave
a precise careful woman
with precise movements of his hands
fractal
noun technical
a pattern, usually produced by a computer, that is made by repeating the same shape many times in smaller and smaller sizes
intricacy
noun (plural intricacies)
1 → the intricacies of something
2 [uncountable] the state of containing a large number of parts or details
designs of amazing intricacy and sophistication
motif
noun
1 an idea, subject, or image that is regularly repeated and developed in a book, film, work of art etc
The theme of creation is a recurrent motif in Celtic mythology.
2 a small picture or pattern used to decorate something plain
a white T-shirt with a blue fish motif
Pleasing
Appealing
in the nature world
throughout nature
linger
verb
1 (also linger on) to continue to exist, be noticeable etc for longer than is usual or desirable
a taste that lingers in your mouth
Unfortunately the tax will linger on until April.
2 (also linger on) to stay somewhere a little longer, especially because you do not want to leave
linger over
They lingered over coffee and missed the last bus.
I spent a week at Kandersteg and could happily have lingered on.
