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4/8/20(princeton,tc,set-2) Flashcards

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squabble

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VERB
When people squabble, they quarrel about something that is not really important.
They are devoted to each other although they squabble all the time. [VERB]
The children were squabbling over the remote-control gadget for the television. [pl-n V over/about n]
My four-year-old squabbles with his friends. [VERB + with]
Synonyms: quarrel, fight, argue, row

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acquittal

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VARIABLE NOUN
Acquittal is a formal declaration in a court of law that someone who has been accused of a crime is innocent.
…the acquittal of six police officers charged with beating a suspect. [+ of]
The jury voted 8-to-4 in favor of acquittal.
The trial resulted in acquittals on all but one count.
Synonyms: clearance, freeing, release, relief

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suffice

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  1. VERB [no cont]
    If you say that something will suffice, you mean it will be enough to achieve a purpose or to fulfil a need.
    [formal]
    A cover letter should never exceed one page; often a far shorter letter will suffice. [VERB]
    [Also VERB to-infinitive]
    Synonyms: be enough, do, be sufficient, be adequate
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hollow

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  1. ADJECTIVE
    Something that is hollow has a space inside it, as opposed to being solid all the way through.
    …a hollow tree.
    …a hollow cylinder.
    Synonyms: empty, vacant, void, unfilled More Synonyms of hollow
  2. ADJECTIVE
    A surface that is hollow curves inwards.
    He looked young, dark and sharp-featured, with hollow cheeks.
  3. COUNTABLE NOUN
    A hollow is a hole inside a tree.
    I made my home there, in the hollow of a dying elm.
  4. COUNTABLE NOUN
    A hollow is an area that is lower than the surrounding surface.
    Below him the town lay warm in the hollow of the hill. [+ of/in/between]
    …where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond.
    Synonyms: cavity, cup, hole, bowl More Synonyms of hollow
  5. ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
    If you describe a statement, situation, or person as hollow, you mean they have no real value, worth, or effectiveness.
    Any threat to bring in the police is a hollow one.
    …a hollow man who’s coasted on charm for far too long.
    Synonyms: worthless, empty, useless, vain More Synonyms of hollow
    hollowness UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
    One month before the deadline we see the hollowness of these promises. [+ of]
  6. ADJECTIVE [ADJECTIVE noun]
    If someone gives a hollow laugh, they laugh in a way that shows that they do not really find something amusing.
    Murray Pick’s hollow laugh had no mirth in it.
    Synonyms: insincere, false, artificial, cynical More Synonyms of hollow
  7. ADJECTIVE [ADJECTIVE noun]
    A hollow sound is dull and echoing.
    …the hollow sound of a gunshot.
    Synonyms: dull, low, deep, flat More Synonyms of hollow
  8. VERB [usually passive]
    If something is hollowed, its surface is made to curve inwards or downwards.
    The mule’s back was hollowed by the weight of its burden. [be VERB-ed]
    …her high, elegantly hollowed cheekbones. [VERB-ed]
    Synonyms: scoop out, dig out, excavate, gouge out
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tenuous

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ADJECTIVE
If you describe something such as a connection, a reason, or someone’s position as tenuous, you mean that it is very uncertain or weak.
The cultural and historical links between the many provinces were seen to be very tenuous.
This decision puts the President in a somewhat tenuous position.
Synonyms: slight, weak, dubious, shaky More Synonyms of tenuous
tenuously ADVERB [ADVERB with verb]
The sub-plots are only tenuously interconnected.

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pristine

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ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Pristine things are extremely clean or new.
[formal]
Now the house is in pristine condition. 
...pristine white shirts. 
Synonyms: new, pure, virgin, immaculate
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permeable

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ADJECTIVE
If a substance is permeable, something such as water or gas can pass through it or soak into it.
A number of products have been developed which are permeable to air and water. [+ to]
Synonyms: penetrable, porous, absorbent, spongy

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resilient

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  1. ADJECTIVE [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
    Something that is resilient is strong and not easily damaged by being hit, stretched, or squeezed.
    Cotton is more resistant to being squashed and polyester is more resilient.
    …an armchair of some resilient plastic material.
    resilience UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
    Do your muscles have the strength and resilience that they should have?
    Synonyms: suppleness, give, spring, flexibility More Synonyms of resilient
    Synonyms: strength, toughness, adaptability, hardiness More Synonyms of resilient
  2. ADJECTIVE [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
    People and things that are resilient are able to recover easily and quickly from unpleasant or damaging events.
    George Fraser was clearly a good soldier, calm and resilient.
    When the U.S. stock market collapsed in October 1987, the Japanese stock market was the most resilient.
    resilience UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
    …the resilience of human beings to fight after they’ve been attacked. [+ of]
    Synonyms: suppleness, give, spring, flexibility More Synonyms of resilient
    Synonyms: strength, toughness, adaptability, hardiness
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moil

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VERB
1. to moisten or soil or become moist, soiled, etc
2. (intransitive)
to toil or drudge (esp in the phrase toil and moil)
NOUN
3. toil; drudgery
4. confusion; turmoil

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histrionic

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ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
If you refer to someone’s behaviour as histrionic, you are critical of it because it is very dramatic, exaggerated, and insincere.
[disapproval]
Dorothea let out a histrionic groan.
Synonyms: theatrical, affected, dramatic, forced

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Corporeal

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ADJECTIVE [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
Corporeal means involving or relating to the physical world rather than the spiritual world.
[formal]
…man’s corporeal existence.
Synonyms: physical, human, material, substantial [formal]

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epithet

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COUNTABLE NOUN
An epithet is an adjective or short phrase which is used as a way of criticizing or praising someone.
[formal]
…the religious issue which led to the epithet ‘bible-basher’

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volley

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নিক্ষেপ
throw, throwing, cast, pitch, volley, shy
নির্গমন
emission, escape, emergence, discharge, emersion, volley
বন্দুকাদির দাগা
fire, volley, discharge

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bicker

verb [ I ] disapproving

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to argue about things that are not important:
Will you two stop bickering!
They’re always bickering with each other about/over their personal problems.

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procrastination

noun [ U ]

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the act of delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring:
This is no time for procrastination - we need decisive action.

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distraught

adjective

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extremely worried, nervous, or upset:

The missing child’s distraught parents made an emotional appeal for information on TV.

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debilitate

verb [ T ] formal

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to make someone or something physically weak:

Chemotherapy exhausted and debilitated him.

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backwater

noun [ C ]

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a part of a river where the water does not flow:
We tied the boat up in a quiet backwater overnight.

disapproving
a place that does not change because it is not influenced by new ideas or events that happen in other places:
He grew up in a rural backwater.

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sprawling

adjective

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(of a city) covered with buildings across a large area, often ones that have been added gradually over a period of time:
sprawling suburbs
Somewhere in this sprawling metropolis, there is a secret military laboratory.

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picaresque

adjective LITERATURE

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relating to a type of story in which the main character travels from place to place and has a series of adventures (= exciting experiences):
a picaresque tale in which Kate travels all over North America looking for Mr. Right

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usurp

verb [ T ] formal

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to take control of a position of power, especially without having the right to:
Local control is being usurped by central government.

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dominion

noun formal

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[ U ]
control over a country or people:
God has dominion over (= controls) all his creatures.

[ C ]
the land that belongs to a ruler:
The chief’s son would inherit all his dominions.

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compliant

adjective

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used to describe something that obeys a particular rule or law:
The company expects to be reclassified as soon as its factories are fully compliant with the Federal Clean Air Act.

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glib

adjective

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speaking or spoken in a confident way, but without careful thought or honesty:
He’s a glib, self-centred man.
No one was convinced by his glib answers/explanations.

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hoax

noun [ C ]

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o deceive, especially by playing a trick on someone

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reconnoitre

verb [ I or T ] MILITARY

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(of soldiers or military aircraft) to get information about an area or the size and position of enemy forces

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vitiate

verb [ T ] formal

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to destroy or damage something:

He said that American military power should never again be vitiated by political concerns.

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deride

verb [ T ] formal

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to laugh at someone or something in a way that shows you think they are stupid or of no value:
He derided my singing as pathetic.
This building, once derided by critics, is now a major tourist attraction.

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dross

noun [ U ] mainly UK

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something that has no use or no value:
So much of what’s on TV is pure dross.
We read all the manuscripts but 95 percent are dross.

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dirge

noun [ C ]

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a slow sad song or piece of music, sometimes played because someone has died

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refrain

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verb [ I ] formal
to avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something:
We refrained from talking until we knew that it was safe.
The sign on the wall said “Please refrain from smoking.”

noun [ C ]
a short part of a song or poem that is repeated, especially between the verses (= the separate parts)
Synonym
chorus (SONG OR SONG PART)

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chaste

adjective formal

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not having had sex, or only having a sexual relationship with the person you are married to:
In the past, a woman needed to be chaste to make a good marriage.
They exchanged a few chaste kisses (= not expressing sexual desire).

used to describe decoration or style that is very simple and smooth:
I like the simple, chaste lines of their architecture.

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chasten

verb [ T usually passive ] formal

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to make someone understand that they have failed or done something wrong and make them want to improve:
He was chastened by the defeat and determined to work harder.

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encomium

noun formal

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a piece of writing, speech, etc. that praises someone or something

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eulogy

noun [ C or U ] formal

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a speech, piece of writing, poem, etc. containing great praise, especially for someone who recently died or retired from work:
He was the most self-effacing of men - the last thing he would have relished was a eulogy.
The song was a eulogy to the joys of travelling.

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ennui

noun [ U ] literary

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a feeling of being bored and mentally tired caused by having nothing interesting or exciting to do:
The whole country seems to be affected by the ennui of winter.

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opprobrium

noun [ U ] formal

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severe criticism and blame:

International opprobrium has been heaped on the country following its attack on its neighbours.

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fly-by-night

adjective [ before noun ] informal disapproving

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Fly-by-night companies or business people cannot be trusted because they are likely to get into debt and close down the business to avoid paying the debts or satisfying agreements:
a fly-by-night operator/organization

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Exagitate(verb)

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to stir up; to agitate

to satirize; to censure severely

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infallible/inerrable/inerrancy

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ADJECTIVE
If a person or thing is infallible, they are never wrong.
Although he was experienced, he was not infallible.
She had an infallible eye for style.
Synonyms: perfect, impeccable, faultless, unerring

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centurion

noun [ C ]

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an officer in the army of ancient Rome who was responsible for 100 soldiers

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theology

noun

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the study of religion and religious belief

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