2/8/20(se,5lb,112-128) Flashcards
tether
- COUNTABLE NOUN
A tether is a rope or chain which is used to tie an animal to a post or fence so that it can only move around within a small area.
Synonyms: leash, rope, lead, bond More Synonyms of tether - VERB
If you tether an animal or object to something, you attach it there with a rope or chain so that it cannot move very far.
The officer dismounted, tethering his horse to a tree. [VERB noun + to]
[Also VERB noun]
Synonyms: tie, secure, bind, chain
extirpate
VERB (transitive)
- to remove or destroy completely
- to pull up or out; uproot
- to remove (an organ or part) surgically
recapitulated
VERB
You can say that you are going to recapitulate the main points of an explanation, argument, or description when you want to draw attention to the fact that you are going to repeat the most important points as a summary.
Let’s just recapitulate the essential points. [VERB noun]
To recapitulate, the terms already communicated to you call for a minimum of publicity. [VERB]
Synonyms: restate, review, repeat, outline
interred
VERB
When a dead person is interred, they are buried.
[formal]
…the spot where his bones were originally interred. [be VERB-ed]
[Also VERB noun]
Synonyms: bury, lay to rest, entomb, sepulchre
hallowed
- ADJECTIVE [ADJECTIVE noun]
Hallowed is used to describe something that is respected and admired, usually because it is old, important, or has a good reputation.
Every cricketer wants to prove his worth on the hallowed turf of Lord’s.
…one of opera’s most hallowed halls, the Teatro alla Scala, in Milan. - ADJECTIVE [ADJECTIVE noun]
Hallowed is used to describe something that is considered to be holy.
…hallowed ground.
escalating
ADJECTIVE
increasing in extent, intensity, or magnitude
It tells a story of escalating racial tensions.
The change in plans was due to escalating building costs.
He called for restraint in the escalating conflict.
The country has been caught in an escalating crisis.
jeer
- VERB
To jeer at someone means to say or shout rude and insulting things to them to show that you do not like or respect them.
Marchers jeered at White passers-by, but there was no violence, nor any arrests. [VERB + at]
His motorcade was jeered by angry residents. [be VERB-ed]
Demonstrators have jeered the mayor as he arrived for a week long visit. [VERB noun]
I didn’t come here today to jeer: I want to give advice. [VERB]
…mobs of jeering bystanders. [VERB-ing]
[Also VERB with quote]
Synonyms: mock, hector, deride, heckle More Synonyms of jeer
jeering UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
There was constant jeering and interruption from the floor. [+ from] - COUNTABLE NOUN [usually plural]
Jeers are rude and insulting things that people shout to show they do not like or respect someone.
He stared sullenly into space, pretending not to hear the jeers.
…the heckling and jeers of his audience. [+ of]
Synonyms: mockery, abuse, ridicule, taunt
boondoggle
COUNTABLE NOUN
People sometimes refer to an official organization or activity as a boondoggle when they think it wastes a lot of time and money and does not achieve much.
[US, informal, disapproval]
The new runway is a billion-dollar boondoggle
fallacy
VARIABLE NOUN [oft NOUN that]
A fallacy is an idea which many people believe to be true, but which is in fact false because it is based on incorrect information or reasoning.
It’s a fallacy that the affluent give relatively more to charity than the less prosperous.
It exposes the fallacy of short-term industrial gain at long-term environmental expense.
[Also + of]
Synonyms: error, mistake, illusion, flaw
infirmity
NOUN Word forms: plural -ties 1. the state or quality of being infirm 2. physical weakness or debility; frailty 3. a moral flaw or failing
incumbent
আরোপিত
imposed, attributed, ascribed, imputed, assigned, incumbent
আপতিত
incumbent
1. COUNTABLE NOUN
An incumbent is someone who holds an official post at a particular time.
[formal]
In general, incumbents have a 94 per cent chance of being re-elected.
Incumbent is also an adjective.
…the only candidate who defeated an incumbent senator.
2. ADJECTIVE
If it is incumbent upon you to do something, it is your duty or responsibility to do it.
[formal]
It is incumbent upon all of us to make an extra effort.
Synonyms: obligatory, required, necessary, essential
stint
COUNTABLE NOUN [oft adjective NOUN]
A stint is a period of time which you spend doing a particular job or activity or working in a particular place.
He is returning to this country after a five-year stint in Hong Kong.
Synonyms: term, time, turn, bit
fielded
- COUNTABLE NOUN
A field is an area of grass, for example in a park or on a farm. A field is also an area of land on which a crop is grown.
…a field of wheat. [+ of]
They went for walks together in the fields.
Synonyms: meadow, land, green, lea [poetic] More Synonyms of field - COUNTABLE NOUN
A sports field is an area of grass where sports are played.
…a football field.
He was the fastest thing I ever saw on a baseball field.
The player was helped from the field with ankle injuries.
Synonyms: pitch, park, ground, arena More Synonyms of field - COUNTABLE NOUN
A field is an area of land or sea bed under which large amounts of a particular mineral have been found.
…an extensive natural gas field in Alaska. - COUNTABLE NOUN
A magnetic, gravitational, or electric field is the area in which that particular force is strong enough to have an effect.
Electromagnetic fields from electric power lines might increase the risk of cancer. - COUNTABLE NOUN
A particular field is a particular subject of study or type of activity.
Exciting artistic breakthroughs have recently occurred in the fields of painting, sculpture and architecture. [+ of]
She is said to be one of the leading experts in her field. - COUNTABLE NOUN
A field is an area of a computer’s memory or a program where data can be entered, edited, or stored.
[computing]
Put your postcode into the website search field to find local support services. - COUNTABLE NOUN
You can refer to the area where fighting or other military action in a war takes place as the field or the field of battle.
We never defeated them on the field of battle. [+ of]
…the need for politicians to leave day-to-day decisions to commanders in the field. - COUNTABLE NOUN
Your field of vision or your visual field is the area that you can see without turning your head.
Our field of vision is surprisingly wide.
Synonyms: line, reach, range, limits More Synonyms of field - COUNTABLE NOUN [with singular or plural verb, usually singular]
The field is a way of referring to all the competitors taking part in a particular race or sports contest.
Going into the fourth lap, the two most broadly experienced riders led the field.
The field were so close that they would have caught us if I hadn’t begun the sprint.
…one of the strongest fields ever assembled for the Women’s Bowling Association championship.
Synonyms: competitors, competition, candidates, runners More Synonyms of field - ADJECTIVE [ADJECTIVE noun]
You use field to describe work or study that is done in a real, natural environment rather than in a theoretical way or in controlled conditions.
I also conducted a field study among the boys about their attitude to relationships.
Our teachers took us on field trips to observe plants and animals, firsthand.
The man offering help is a field worker.
Synonyms: practical, applied, empirical More Synonyms of field - VERB [usually cont]
In a game of cricket, baseball, or rounders, the team that is fielding is trying to catch the ball, while the other team is trying to hit it.
When we are fielding, the umpires keep looking at the ball. [VERB]
[Also VERB noun]
fielding UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
At first base he led the league 21 times in fielding. - VERB
If you say that someone fields a question, you mean that they answer it or deal with it, usually successfully.
[journalism]
He was later shown on television, fielding questions. [VERB noun] - VERB
If a sports team fields a particular number or type of players, the players are chosen to play for the team on a particular occasion.
England intend fielding their strongest team in next month’s World Youth Championship. [VERB noun] - VERB
If a candidate in an election is representing a political party, you can say that the party is fielding that candidate.
[journalism]
The new party aims to field candidates in elections scheduled for next year.
honed
ADJECTIVE 1. highly developed His body is honed and kept in trim with constant exercise. 2. sharpened a thin, honed blade
abrogated
উচ্ছেদ করা
oust, evict, eject, abrogate
রদ করা
annul, annihilate, revoke, quash, rescind, void
বাতিল করা
set aside, cross off, rule out, abolish, reject, invalidate
লোপ করা
wipe, erase, obliterate, cancel, extinguish, abolish
travesty
COUNTABLE NOUN
If you describe something as a travesty of another thing, you mean that it is a very bad representation of that other thing.
Her research suggests that Smith’s reputation today is a travesty of what he really stood for. [+ of]
If he couldn’t prepare his case properly, the trial would be a travesty.
Synonyms: mockery, distortion, parody, caricature
insurmountable
ADJECTIVE
A problem that is insurmountable is so great that it cannot be dealt with successfully.
The crisis doesn’t seem like an insurmountable problem.
Synonyms: insuperable, impossible, overwhelming, hopeless
prevalence
ADJECTIVE [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
A condition, practice, or belief that is prevalent is common.
This condition is more prevalent in women than in men.
The prevalent view is that interest rates will fall.
Synonyms: common, accepted, established, popular More Synonyms of prevalent
prevalence UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
…the prevalence of asthma in Britain and western Europe. [+ of]
Synonyms: predominance, hold, rule, sway More Synonyms of prevalent
Synonyms: commonness, frequency, regularity, currency
rift
- COUNTABLE NOUN [oft adjective NOUN]
A rift between people or countries is a serious quarrel or disagreement that stops them having a good relationship.চিড়
The interview reflected a growing rift between the President and the government. [+ between]
He has warned that the serious rifts within the country could lead to civil war.
They hope to heal the rift with their father.
Synonyms: breach, difference, division, split More Synonyms of rift - COUNTABLE NOUN
A rift is a split that appears in something solid, especially in the ground.
Impecunious
ADJECTIVE
Someone who is impecunious has very little money.
[formal]
Synonyms: poor, broke [informal], penniless, short
Idyllic
ADJECTIVE
If you describe something as idyllic, you mean that it is extremely pleasant, simple, and peaceful without any difficulties or dangers.
…an idyllic setting for a summer romance.
Married life was not as idyllic as he had imagined.
Synonyms: heavenly, idealized, ideal, charming
perspicacity
ADJECTIVE
Someone who is perspicacious notices, realizes, and understands things quickly.
[formal]
…one of the most perspicacious and perceptive historians of that period.
Synonyms: perceptive, aware, sharp, keen More Synonyms of perspicacious
perspicacity (pɜːʳspɪkæsɪti ) UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Channel 4’s overseas buyers have foreseen the audience demand with their usual perspicacity.
Synonyms: insight, discrimination, penetration, acumen
improbity
NOUN
Word forms: plural -ties
dishonesty, wickedness, or unscrupulousness
