31.All my best is dressing old words new. Flashcards
Commuter
One who travels regularly, especially over a considerable distance, between home & work.
a. The average commuter would welcome a chance to live in the vicinity of his or her work.
b. Have your commuter’s ticket verified by the conductor.
c. A novel educational programme gives college credit to commuters who listen to a lecture while they are traveling to work.
Confine
*limit to keep someone or something within the limits of a particular activity or subject SYN restrict
*confine something to something
The police cadet’s duties were confined to taking statements from the crowd.
We confined our study to ten cases.
*confine yourself to (doing) something
Owen did not confine himself to writing only one type of poem.
Keep in; hold in.
a. The fugitive was caught & confined to jail for another two years.
b. A virus that was circulating in the area confined AI to his house.
c. Polio confined president Roosevelt to a wheelchair.
Idle
Not doing anything; not busy; lazy; without any good reason or course; to waste (time)
* not working or producing anything OPP busy :
I cannot afford to leave the land lying idle .
The whole team stood idle , waiting for the mechanic.
The workers have been idle for the last six months.
*not serious, or not done with any definite intention :
She was not a woman to make idle threats .
*idle chatter/talk/gossip etc
It was only from idle curiosity that she went into the barn.
c. Do not deceive yourself into thinking that these are just idle rumors.
Idol
A thing, usually an image, that is worshiped; a person or thing that is loved very much.
a. This small metal idol illustrates the art of ancient Rome.
b. John Wayne was the idol of many young people who liked cowboy films.
c. Scientists are still trying to identify this idol found in the ruins.
Jest
Joke; fun; mockery; thing to be laughed @; to joke, poke fun.
a. Though he spoke in jest, Mark was undoubtedly giving us a message.
b. Do not jest about matters of mortality.
c. In some quarters, honesty & hard work have become subjects of jest.
Patriotic
Loving one’s country; showing love & loyal support for one’s country.
a. It is patriotic to accept your responsibilities to your country.
b. The patriotic attitude of the captive led him to refuse to cooperate with the enemy.
c. Nathan Hale’s patriotic statement has often been quoted: “I regret that I have but one life to give for my country.”
Dispute
Dispute == Fight
1 a serious argument or disagreement
dispute with
The firm is involved in a legal dispute with a rival company.
dispute over
He got into a dispute over a taxi fare.
dispute between
the bitter border dispute between the countries
2 be beyond dispute if something is beyond dispute, everyone agrees that it is true or that it really happened :
It is beyond dispute that advances in medicine have enabled people to live longer.
3 be open to dispute if something is open to dispute, it is not completely certain and not everyone agrees about it :
His interpretation of the poem is open to dispute.
4 be in dispute if something is in dispute, people are arguing about it :
The facts of the case are still in dispute.
COLLOCATIONS
verbs
resolve/settle a dispute (= end it ) It is hoped that the dispute can be resolved peacefully.
be involved in a dispute The US government became involved in a dispute with China.
get into a dispute (= become involved ) We don’t want to get into a dispute with them.
be in dispute with somebody He was in dispute with the company about his contract.
be locked in a dispute (= be involved in one that is difficult to resolve ) Workers and management are locked in a bitter dispute.
a dispute arises (= starts ) Sometimes a dispute arises between the seller and the buyer.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + dispute
a bitter/fierce dispute (= very angry ) It caused a bitter dispute between the neighbouring republics.
a long-running dispute (= continuing for a long time ) India’s long-running dispute with Pakistan
an industrial dispute British English a labor dispute American English (= between workers and employers ) A lot of working days are lost through industrial disputes.
a pay dispute (= about how much money employees are paid ) The pay dispute involved 450 staff.
a political/legal dispute There was a long legal dispute between the two companies.
a domestic dispute formal (= between people who live together ) The court heard that he had been stabbed during a domestic dispute.
a border dispute (= about where the border between two countries is ) a border dispute between Argentina and Chile
a territorial dispute (= about which country land belongs to ) The war started as the result of a territorial dispute.
Valour
Bravery; courage.
a. The valour of the Vietnam veterans deserves the highest commendation.
b. No one will dispute the valour of Washington’s men @ Valley Forge.
c. The fireman’s valour in rushing into the flaming house saved the occupants from a horrid fate.
Horrid == Nasty: very unpleasant.
Lunatic
Crazy person; insane; extremely foolish.
a. Only a lunatic would willingly descend into the monster’s cave.
b. Certain lunatic ideas persist even though they have been rejected by all logical minds.
c. My roommate has some lunatic ideas about changing the world.
Vein
Mood; a blood vessel that carries blood to the heart; a crack or seam in a rock filled with a different mineral.
a. A vein of lunacy seemed to run in this family.
b. Mario’s wrist was severely cut by the rock, causing his vein to bleed heavily.
c. Explorations disclosed the rich vein of copper in the mountain. {Disclose that …}
Uneventful
Without important or striking happenings.
a. After a variety of bewildering experiences @ the start of our trip, we were happy that the rest of the journey was uneventful.
b. Our annual class outing proved quite uneventful.
c. The meeting seemed uneventful but expert observers realised that important decisions were being made.
adjective
with nothing exciting or unusual happening :
Annie led a quiet uneventful life.
The journey was uneventful.
— uneventfully adverb
— uneventfulness noun [ uncountable ]
Fertile
Bearing seeds or fruit; producing much of anything.
a. Chicks hatch from fertile eggs.
b. The loss of their fertile lands threw the farmers into a panic.
c. A fertile mind need never be uneasy about finding life uneventful.
A fertile mind/ imagination/ brain: produce a lot of interesting & unusual ideas
