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naughty
behaving badly; not willing to obey.
ex: Girls, you’re being very naughty
vomit
to bring food from the stomach back out through the mouth
scoundrel
a man who treats other people badly, especially by being dishonest or immoral(adj)
crusade
a long and determined effort to achieve sth that you believe to be right or to stop sth that you believe to be wrong
dynamic
the way in which people or things behave and react to each other in a particular situation
ex:
The dynamic of the market demands constant change and adjustment.
murderous
intending or likely to murder
ex: He made a murderous attack on his wife that evening.
insecure
not confident about yourself or your relationships with other people
ex: An insecure computer system is an open door to criminals.
conniving
behaving in a way that secretly hurts others or deliberately fails to prevent others from being hurt
ex:
She knew that if she said nothing she would be conniving in an injustice.
jeopardy
in a dangerous position or situation and likely to be lost or harmed
delay
a period of time when sb/sth has to wait because of a problem that makes sth slow or late
hybrid
something that is the product of mixing two or more different things.
ex: Hybrid cars can go almost 600 miles between refuelling.
teaser
a difficult problem or question
ex: Whether to accept the offer was a teaser.
pandemic
a disease that spreads over a whole country or the whole world
ex:
They feared a new cholera pandemics
speculate
to form an opinion about sth without knowing all the details or facts
ex: It is useless to speculate why he did it.
forecast
a statement about what will happen in the future, based on information that is available now
dilute
to make a liquid weaker by adding water or another liquid to it
forbid
past tense: forbade
to order sb not to do sth; to order that sth must not be done.
ex: No. I forbid it. You cannot.
slaughter
the killing of animals for their meat
ex: The animals are stunned before slaughter.
indiscriminate
done without thinking about what the result may be, especially when it causes people to be harmed.
ex: indiscriminate
thwart
prevent (someone) from accomplishing something
ex: Thus, he aided reaction and thwarted progress.
enthron
when a king, queen or important member of a Church is (enthroned)
ex: He was forcing the state to enthrone a particular brand of modernism.
regime
a method or system of government, especially one that has not been elected in a fair way
ex： The regime is now in its death throes.
throes
violent pains, especially at the moment of death
ex: The creature went into its death throes.
incarceration
the state of being confined in prison; imprisonment
ex: Incarceration in America is a failure by almost any measure.
Headquarters
have the main offices of an organization in a particular place
disctator
a ruler who has complete power over a country, especially one who has gained it using military force
ex: The dictator refuses to relax his grip on power.
indebte
grateful to sb for helping you
ex: I am deeply indebted to him for his help.
constitutional
connected with the constitution of a country or an organization
ex: The move was extra-constitutional.
rekindle
to make sth become active again
ex: He tried to rekindle her attention.
stifle
to prevent sth from happening;
ex: She managed to stifle a yawn.
