16/07/20(barron ) Flashcards
erode
verb 1. to eat into; wear away; disintegrate acid erodes metal 2. to form by wearing away gradually the running water eroded a gully 3. to cause to deteriorate, decay, or vanish VERB INTRANSITIVE 4. to become eroded It allows households and businesses to take risks as it erodes the real value of debts.
strata
noun
স্তর
conglomerate
NOUN
1. anything composed of heterogeneous materials or elements
2. a corporation consisting of a number of subsidiary companies or divisions in a variety of unrelated industries, usually as a result of merger or acquisition
3. Geology
a rock consisting of pebbles or the like embedded in a finer cementing material; consolidated gravel
ADJECTIVE
4. gathered into a rounded mass; consisting of parts so gathered; clustered
5. consisting of heterogeneous parts or elements
6. of or pertaining to a corporate conglomerate
7. Geology
of the nature of a conglomerate
TRANSITIVE VERB
8. to bring together into a cohering mass
9. to gather into a ball or rounded mass
INTRANSITIVE VERB
10. to collect or cluster together
11. (of a company)
to become part of or merge with a conglomerate
It was a medium-size conglomerate, with companies dealing with almost everything except retail merchandising.
shale
NOUN
a kind of fine-grained, thinly bedded sedimentary rock formed largely by the hardening of clay: it splits easily into thin layers
Our shale revolution remains a distant dream.
pamphlet
COUNTABLE NOUN
A pamphlet is a very thin book, with a paper cover, which gives information about something.
Why not write a pamphlet to say so?
ironic
ADJECTIVE
বিদ্রূপাত্মক
1. meaning the contrary of what is expressed
2. using, or given to the use of, irony
3. having the quality of irony; directly opposite to what is or might be expected
4. marked by coincidence or by a curious or striking juxtaposition of events regarded by many as a loose usage
WHEN the confirmation finally came, there was a certain ironic contrast to it.
porpoise
NOUN
1. any of several small, gregarious cetaceans of the genus Phocoena, usually blackish above and paler beneath, and having a blunt, rounded snout, esp. the common porpoise, P. phocoena, of both the North Atlantic and Pacific
2. any of several other small cetaceans, as the common dolphin Delphinus delphis
INTRANSITIVE VERB
3. (of a speeding motorboat)
to leap clear of the water after striking a wave
4. (of a torpedo)
to appear above the surface of the water
5. to move forward with a rising and falling motion in the manner of a porpoise
The car has a tendency to porpoise when overloaded
vociferous
ADJECTIVE
1. loud, noisy, or vehement in making one’s feelings known; clamorous
2. characterized by clamor or vehement outcry
We want to see the square policed for all, not for a vociferous minority of protesters.
unsurpassed
ADJECTIVE
superior in achievement or excellence to any other
His lyrical flow remains unsurpassed by the rappers who have followed him.
indignation
NOUN
anger or scorn that is a reaction to injustice, ingratitude, or meanness; righteous anger
SIMILAR WORDS: anger
That was also when the righteous indignation returned.
hinder
TRANSITIVE VERB
1. to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede
The storm hindered our progress
2. to prevent from doing, acting, or happening; stop
to hinder a man from committing a crime
INTRANSITIVE VERB
3. to be an obstacle or impediment
ADJECTIVE
1. situated at the rear or back; posterior
the hinder part of a carcass
evolve
TRANSITIVE VERB
1. to develop gradually
to evolve a scheme
2. to give off or emit, as odors or vapors
INTRANSITIVE VERB
3. to come forth gradually into being; develop; undergo evolution
The whole idea evolved from a casual remark
4. Biology
to develop by a process of evolution to a different adaptive state or condition
The human species evolved from an ancestor that was probably arboreal
obligation
NOUN
1. an obligating or being obligated
2. a binding contract, promise, moral responsibility, etc.
3. a duty imposed legally or socially; thing that one is bound to do by contract, promise, moral responsibility, etc.
4. the binding power of a contract, promise, etc.
5.
a. the condition or fact of being indebted to another for a favor or service received
b. a favor or service
6. Law
a. an agreement or duty by which one person (the obligor) is legally bound to make payment or perform services for the benefit of another (the obligee)
b. the bond, contract, or other document setting forth the terms of this agreement
We have a legal and moral obligation to ensure that these people and their families are protected.
faction
NOUN
1. a group of people inside a political party, club, government, etc. working in a common cause against other such groups or against the main body
2. partisan conflict within an organization or a country; dissension
NOUN
a kind of fiction based on or incorporating recognizable historical events, real people, etc.
There are factions within groups and groups within factions.
prejudice
NOUN
1. an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason
2. any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favorable or unfavorable
3. unreasonable feelings, opinions, or attitudes, esp. of a hostile nature, regarding a racial, religious, or national group
4. such attitudes considered collectively
The war against prejudice is never-ending
5. damage or injury; detriment
a law that operated to the prejudice of the majority
6. See without prejudice
TRANSITIVE VERB
7. to affect with a prejudice, either favorable or unfavorable
His honesty and sincerity prejudiced us in his favor
