1100 Words You Need To Know

Question 1

Implacable[adj]

Answer 1

Very determined to continue opposing someone or something

Example:
Implacable enemies
The government faces implacable opposition on the issue of nuclear waste

Question 2

Indigent [adj]

Formal

Answer 2

Very poor,needy

Question 3

Jurisdiction

Answer 3

The right to use an official power to make legal decisions, or the area where this right exists

Example
The committee has jurisdiction over all tax measures

Question 4

Reverberate

Answer 4

If a loud sound reverberates,it is heard many times as it is sent back from different surfaces;echo

Example
The bang reverberated through the house

Question 5

Flagrant

Answer 5

A flagrant action is shocking because it is done in a way that is easily noticed and shows no respect for laws,truth etc

Example
Flagrant violations of human rights

Question 6

Excruciating

Answer 6

Extremely painful

Example
When i bend my arm,the pain is excruciating

Synonymous
Agonizing

Question 7

Cognizant

Formal

Answer 7

If someone is cognizant of something,they know about it and understand it

Question 8

Quell[v]

Formal

Answer 8

To end a situation in which people are behaving violently or protesting,especially by using force

Example
Police used live ammunition to quell the disturbance

Quell the violence/riot etc

Question 9

Sally [n]

Formal

Answer 9

A sudden quick attack and return to a position of defense

Question 10

Paroxysm [n]

Answer 10

A sudden ,short attack of pain, coughing,shaking etc

Question 11

Harass[v]

Answer 11

To make someone’s life unpleasant,for example by frequently saying offensive things to then or threatening them

Example
A number of black youths have complained of being harassed by the police

Question 12

Torment[n][v]

Answer 12

Sever mental or physical suffering
Example
She lay awake all night in torment .
The journey must have been a torment for them.

Seth was tormented by feelings of guilt.

Question 13

Inexorable [adj]

Formal

Answer 13

An inexorable process cannot be stopped

Example

The inexorable decline of Britain’s manufacturing industry.

The detective was inexorable in his search for the murder weapon

Question 14

Disdain [n][v]

Formal

Answer 14

A complete lack of respect that you shoe for someone or something because you think they are not important or good enough

Example
She watched me with disdain.
A look of complete disdain.
His disdain for capitalism

[v] childcare was seen as women’s work,and men disdain it.

Question 15

Ubiquitous [adj]

Formal

Answer 15

Seeming to be everywhere- sometimes used humorously

Example
Coffee shops are ubiquitous these days

Question 16

Malignant [adj]

Medical

Answer 16

A malignant disease is one such as cancer,which can be develop in an uncontrolled way and is likely to cause someone’s death

Example
She developed a malignant tumor in her breast

Question 17

Sanctuary [n]

Answer 17

An area for birds or animals where they are protected and cannot be hunted

Example
The park is the largest wildlife sanctuary in the US

Question 18

Stymie [v]

Informal

Answer 18

To prevent someone from doing what they have planned or want to do
Syn: thwart

Example
Investigators have been stymied by uncooperative witnesses.

Question 19

Thwart [v]

Formal

Answer 19

To prevent someone from doing what they are trying to do

Example
Fierce opposition thwarted the government’s plans

Thwarted ambition

Question 20

Hinder [v]

Answer 20

To make it difficult for something to develop or succeed

Example
His career has been hindered by injury.

Policies that will hinder rather than help families

Question 21

Impede[v]

Answer 21

To make it difficult for someone or something to move forward or to make progress

Example
Storms at sea impeded our progress.

Question 22

Masticate[v]

Formal

Answer 22

To chew food

Question 23

Respite [n]

Answer 23

A short time when something bad stops happening,so that the situation is temporarily better

Example
The trip was a welcome respite from the pressures of work

The pain went on without respite

Question 24

Ascend[v]

Formal

Answer 24

To move up through the air
Example
The plane ascended rapidly

Question 25

To hem in

Answer 25

To surround someone or something closely

Example
The marketplace is hemmed in by shops and banks

Question 26

Disparage [v]

Formal

Answer 26

To criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not think they are very good or important

Example
Matcham’s theaters were widely disparaged by architects

Question 27

Privation [v]

Formal

Answer 27

A lack or loss of the things that everyone needs,such as food,warmth,and shelter

Example
The privation of wartime

Question 28

Ominous [adj]

Answer 28

Making you feel that something bad is going to happen

Example
The car id making an ominous rattling sound

The sky looks ominously dark

Question 29

Repudiate [v]

Formal

Answer 29

To refuse to accept or continue with something

Syn:reject

Example
He repudiated all offers of friendship

Repudiation

Question 30

Stipulate[v]

Formal

Answer 30

If an agreement ,law,or rule stipulates something,it must be done
تصريح كردن
Laws stipulate the maximum interest rate that banks can charge

The regulations stipulate that everything has to comply to the relevant safety standards

Question 31

Eschew [v]

Formal

Answer 31

To deliberately avoid doing or using something

Example
I had eschewed politics in favor of life practicing law.

Question 32

Limelight [n]

Answer 32

كانون توجه رسانه ها بودن

Tad loves being in the limelight

Question 33

Obsolescence [n]

Answer 33

منسوخ و از رده خارج شدن
The planned obsolescence of some software

Obsolescent;formal:becoming obsolete
Obsolete weapons