14/7/2020 Flashcards
beneficiary
noun [ C ]
a person or group who receives money, advantages, etc. as a result of something else:
Her wife was the chief beneficiary of her will.
perfusion
noun [ U ] MEDICAL specialized
the act of pouring a liquid over or through the tissue of a particular organ:
Perfusion of an organ during transplant can improve the outcome of the operation.
infusion
noun
the act of adding one thing to another to make it stronger or better:
An infusion of $100,000 into the company is required.
Meaning of hemorrhage in English
hemorrhage
noun [ C ], verb [ I ]
to lose a large amount of blood in a short time:
The car accident caused him to hemorrhage internally.
fig. The company was allowed to hemorrhage money (= lose a lot of money) for more than two years before the government closed it down.
conservation
noun [ U ]
the protection of plants and animals, natural areas, and interesting and important structures and buildings, especially from the damaging effects of human activity:
wildlife conservation
a conservation area
canine
adjective
of or relating to dogs:
The city’s canine population (= the number of dogs in the city) has grown dramatically over recent years.
woodchuck
noun [ C ]
a small animal with short legs and rough, reddish-brown fur that lives in North America
retard
verb [ T ] formal
to make something slower:
A rise in interest rates would severely retard economic growth.
feasibility
noun [ U ]
the possibility that can be made, done, or achieved, or is reasonable:
We’re looking at the feasibility of building a shopping centre there.
touchstone
noun [ C ]
an established standard or principle by which something is judged:
Until relatively recently, the Japanese car industry was the touchstone of international success.
-grained
suffix
consisting of pieces of a specific size or type:
very fine-grained quartz
trace
noun
a sign that something has happened or existed:
He attempted to cover up all the traces of his crime.
When she moved out, she left no trace of having been there.
My wallet has been missing for several days and I can’t find any trace of it.
He seems to have vanished without (a) trace (= no one knows where he is
cleave
verb [ I ] literary or old use
to separate or divide, or cause something to separate or divide, often violently:
With one blow of the knight’s axe, he clove the rock in twain (= into two pieces).
primitive
adjective
elating to human society at a very early stage of development, with people living in a simple way without machines or a writing system:
Primitive races colonized these islands 2,000 years ago.
primitive man
The spiny anteater is a mammal, although a very primitive one
etymology
noun [ C or U ]
the study of the origin and history of words, or a study of this type relating to one particular word:
At university she developed an interest in etymology.
A list of selected words and their etymologies is printed at the back of the book.
