30 - Flashcards
self-serving
showing that you will only do something if it will gain you an advantage – used to show disapproval
self-serving politicians
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rouse
like animate (to give life or energy to something)
1 to make someone start doing something, especially when they have been too tired or unwilling to do it
rouse yourself
She roused herself stiffly from her chair.
rouse somebody to something/to do something
a campaign designed to rouse the younger generation to action
2 to make someone feel a particular emotion, such as anger or fear → arouse
We don’t want to rouse any suspicions.
rouse somebody to something
Paul strode forward, roused to anger.
suppress
سرکوب کردن
forcibly put an end to.
the uprising was savagely suppressed
impart
1 to give a particular quality to something
impart something to something.attribute
Use a piece of fresh ginger to impart a Far Eastern flavour to simple ingredients.
2 to give information, knowledge, wisdom etc to someone. like convey
She had information that she couldn’t wait to impart.
stifle
1 [transitive] to stop something from happening or developing OPP encourage
rules and regulations that stifle innovation
How can this party stifle debate on such a crucial issue?
2 [transitive] to stop a feeling from being expressed, repress
He stifled an urge to hit her.
stifle a yawn/smile/grin etc
I tried to stifle my laughter.
degenerate
to become worse
degenerate into
The conference degenerated into a complete fiasco.
forgery
جعل
hard-boiled
not showing your emotions and not influenced by your feelings SYN tough سخت جوش
a hard-boiled marketing executive
heavy-handed
taking too much action or extreme action, especially without thinking about other people’s feelings
a heavy-handed style of management
dewy-eyed
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
“dewy-eyed innocence”
mutually exclusive
if two things are mutually exclusive, you cannot have or do both of them
Lesbianism and motherhood are not mutually exclusive.
dreary
dull and making you feel sad or bored
the same dreary routine
a dreary winter’s day
level-headed
calm and sensible in making judgments or decisions OPP hot-headed
sound
as adjective
1 WELL-JUDGED sensible or good, and likely to produce the right results OPP poor
The book is full of sound advice.
a man of great integrity and sound judgement
ecologically/ideologically/theoretically etc sound
2 complete and thorough
a sound knowledge of English
amend
to correct or make small changes to something that is written or spoken
The law was amended to include women.
amendment:a small change, improvement, or addition that is made to a law or document, or the process of doing this
constitutional amendments