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  • morally very bad
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Abhorrent(adj):
Formal
Ex: an abhorrent crime

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  • extremely unpleasant and causing or meriting hate
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Odious(adj):
Formal
Ex: an odious crime

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  • (of feelings) not expressed or released
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Pent-up(adj):

Ex: his pent-up anger and frustration burst forth

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  • making you feel serious or think about serious matters
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Sobering (adj):

Ex: Jail has had a sobering effect on Hicks

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  • objects such as bullets and bombs that can be shot from a weapon
  • information used to attack someone or to support an argument
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Ammunition(n):

Ex: The president’s endorsement of the crime bill has deprived his opponents of ammunition to paint him as soft on crime.

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  • quick
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Expeditious (adj):

Ex: The bank was expeditious in replying to my letter.

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  • expressed with strong emotion
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Impassioned(adj):

Ex: she went on tv to make an impassioned plea for the release of her child

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  • the act of returning to an older and worse state
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Retrogression(n):
Formal = regression
Ex: incompetent management has led the economy to retrogression

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  • to be enough
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Suffice (adj):
Formal
Ex: the problems were of global importance, and only an international effort would suffice to deal with them

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  • Too interested in unpleasant subjects, esp. death
  • relating to or caused by disease
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Morbid (adj):

Ex: a morbid fascination with death
Pathological/morbid anatomy is the study of diseased organs

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  • impossible to remove by washing, impossible to forget or have a permanent influence or effect
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Indelible(adj):

Ex: indelible ink
I have an indelible memory of what was between us

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  • eager enjoyment experienced when doing sth
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Gusto(n):

Ex: we ate and drank with gusto

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  • next to or touching another thing
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Contiguous(adj):
Formal =neighboring
Ex: the two states are contiguous with/to each other but the laws are quite different

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  • the same as, or in agreement with, other facts or principles
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Congruous(adj):
Formal
Ex: his conclusion is congruous with one previously drawn by Mayer

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  • a state of not being able to decide what to do
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Quandary(n):
= dilemma
Ex: I’ve had two job offers, and I’m in a real quandary about/over which one to accept

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  • to force sb’s hand
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Put/tighten the screws on sb:

Ex: the govt needs to put the screws on businesses that have been trying to evade the tax

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17
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  • to persuade sb to believe sth that is not true
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Put sth over on sb:

Ex: my dad’s really smart-you can never put anything over on him

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18
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  • to extirpate completely
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Wipe off the map = wipe sth off the face of the earth/globe:

Ex: there are bombs so powerful that whole nations could be wiped off the map

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  • a reasonably good chance
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Sporting chance(n):

Ex: she definitely has a sporting chance of winning the race

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  • a place where former inmates can stay after they leave prison or hospital and before they start to live their own
  • sth that combines particular features of two things
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Halfway house(n):

Ex: i like both teaching and researching so the position of a professor in college is like a halfway house between the two for me

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21
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  • to be a hidden cause of or strong influence on sth
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Underlie(v):

Ex: psychological problems very often underlie apparently physical disorders

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22
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  • for the present time but likely to change
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Provisional(adj):

Ex: a provisional government
These dates are only provisional

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23
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  • to take priority over sth
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Take precedence over sth:

Ex: I’m afraid their project takes precendence over yours

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  • to free sb from guilt, blame, or responsibility for sth
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Absolve(v):
Formal
Ex: the report absolved her from/of all blame for the accident

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25
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  • to put sb into an ascendancy with ceremony
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Inaugurate(v):

Ex: American presidents are always inaugurated on 20 january

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  • a person or group of people with less power, money, etc. than the rest of the society
  • the weaker of two competitors
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The underdog (n):

Ex: as a politician, her sympathy was always for the underdog in society

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27
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  • an official ceremony in which sb starting a new official job formally promises to be loyal and honest and to perform their duty well
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Swearing-in(n):

Ex: she had a good seat at the president’s swearing-in ceremony

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28
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  • without any doubt or possibility of being changed; certain
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Categorical(adj):

Ex: the president issued a categorical denial/assurance/assertion
We want categorical proof

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29
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If you give someone their marching orders, you ask that person to leave a place or a job because they have done something wrong

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Marching orders/walking papers:

Ex: She was called into the boss’s office and given her marching orders.

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30
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  • to offer or give sth to sb
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Extend(v):
Formal
Ex: I would like to extend my thanks to you for your kindness.
The bank has agreed to extend us money/extend money to us (= lend us money) to buy our house.

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31
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  • blame result on precursor
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Ascribe sth to sth:
Formal
Ex: the report ascribes the rise in childhood asthma to the increase in pollution.

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32
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  • a way of behaving that is intended to deceive people
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Pretence(n):

Ex: They kept up (= continued) a pretence of normality as long as they could.

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  • easily dealt with, controlled, or persuaded
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Tractable(adj):
Formal
Ex: The problem turned out to be less tractable than I had expected.
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34
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  • to be able only to see things one way and unwilling or unable to consider other possibilities
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Be wearing blinkers/blinders:

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35
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  • a short trip, taken for pleasure or entertainment
  • an occasion when it is made public that a famous person is gay when he or she wanted to keep this information private
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Outing(n):

Ex: a family outing
There have been several outings of well-known movie stars recently.

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36
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  • to avoid something such as criticism, blame, or a question being directed at you
  • to (cause to) change direction
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Deflect(v):

Ex: I just tried to deflect questions the best way I could.

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37
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  • to give up or do without
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Forgo(v):

Ex: I shall have to forgo the pleasure of seeing you this week.

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38
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  • (esp. of wet surfaces) to shine brightly
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Glisten(v):

Ex: His eyes glistened with tears.

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  • not controlled, limited, or prevented by anyone
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Unfettered(adj):
Formal
Ex: Poets are unfettered by the normal rules of sentence structure.

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40
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  • to arrange for sth to happen
  • to invent in a clever, unusual way
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Contrive(v):

Ex: Couldn’t you contrive a meeting between them? I think they’d really like each other.
The two of them are contriving a plan.

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41
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  • the ability to entertain people
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Showmanship(n):

Ex: His televised speeches demonstrate his showmanship.

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42
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  • full of energy and enthusiasm; impossible to stop
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Irrepresible (adj):

Ex: Even the rain failed to dampen his irrepressible spirits.

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  • (of a person) strong, brave, and impossible to defeat or make frightened
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Indomitable (adj):

Ex: an indomitable spirit/will

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44
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  • a succinct description that gives the main facts or ideas about something
  • something that represents a complete account or impression of what someone or something is like
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Summation(n):

Ex: He offered his own concise summation of the problem.
The scene where the two characters dance is the perfect summation of the love and desire between them.

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45
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  • ephemeral, transient, transitory
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Evanescent(adj):
Formal

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46
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  • a person who is running away or hiding from the police or a dangerous situation
  • evanescent
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Fugitive(n):
Formal
Ex: Thousands of fugitives are fleeing from the war-torn area.

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People or things that repel you make you feel strongly that you do not want to be near, see, or think about them

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Repel(v):

Ex: She was repelled by his ugliness.
Her arrogance repels many people.

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48
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  • a time when the price of shares is falling and a lot of people are selling them
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Bear market(n):

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49
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  • to change your opinion or to make sb change their opinion
  • if sth will not budge or you cannot budge it, it will not move
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Budge(v):

Ex: i tried to move the desk but it wouldn’t budge/I couldn’t budge it
I tried to persuade her but she won’t budge
—> budge up: said to sb in order to ask them to move so that there is room for you

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50
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  • sth that fails completely or goes extremely badly
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Train wreck(n):

Ex: the movie was a train wreck

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If something goes against the grain, you would not usually do it because it would be unusual

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Go against the grain:

Ex: These days it goes against the grain to show too much respect for authority.

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52
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If a plan or activity gets off the ground or you get it off the ground, it starts or succeeds

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Get off the ground:

Ex: A lot more money will be required to get this project off the ground.

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53
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  • of cheap quality or in bad style
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Tacky(adj):
Informal
Ex: the shop old tacky souvenirs and ornaments

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54
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  • unpleasant and unacceptable
  • tasting unpleasant
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Distasteful(adj):

Ex: he found the subject of their conversation very distateful

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55
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  • making fixed judgment and decisions
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Unbending(adj):

Ex: He has earned a reputation as a stern and unbending politician.

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56
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  • not serious about a serious subject, in an attempt to be funny or to appear clever
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Flippant(adj):

Ex: a flippant remark/attitude

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57
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  • actively opposing or showing unfriendliness towards something or someone
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Antagonistic(adj):
= hostile
Ex: He’s extremely antagonistic towards all critics.

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58
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  • officious
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Overbearing(adj):

Ex: Milligan had a pompous, overbearing father.

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  • to claim something, sometimes falsely
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Profess(v):

Ex: he decided to profess ignorance of the broken window since he didn’t want to be rusticated.

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  • to fulfill an existing agreement or promise
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Honor (v):

Ex: The governor honored her pledge to cut taxes.

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  • to officially end a law, agreement, or custom
  • to shirk
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Abrogate (v):
Formal = repeal = annul
Ex: The opposition party pledged to abrogate the law if they won the election.
Companies are really abrogating responsibility for safety.

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Out on a limb:

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  • having an opinion that is different from most people’s and is popular

Ex: she’s going out on a limb in criticizing her own party leadership

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Over the odds:

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  • more than the usual or expected price
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Do sth once too often:

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  • to repeat a dangerous, stupid act.
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65
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Leave sb high and dry:

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  • to cause sb to be in a difficult situation
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Rough-and-ready:

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  • not carefully made or finished, but good enough
  • friendly enough but without deference
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Prim and proper:

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  • very formal and correct in behaviour
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Rough and tumble:

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  • a situation without rules or organization

Ex: the rough and tumble of political life

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Cock-and-bull story:

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  • a story that is obviously not true, esp. given as an excuse
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70
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For all that:

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In spite of that

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Kill sth stone-dead:

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  • to completely destroy sth or prevent it from being successful
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  • providing money or sth else that is useful
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Gainful(adj):
Formal
Ex: many graduates tell of months spent in search of gainful employment

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  • the improper use of public office or conduct of public business for private gain
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Jobbery(n):

Ex: according to a recent investigation, jobbery is on the increase in our country

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74
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Know-nothing(n):

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Know-it-all(n)

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  • to show or suggest that sth will happen in the future
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Prefigure(v):
Formal
Ex: this meeting may prefigure an improvement in relations between two countries

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  • contrive
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Configure(v):

Ex: the marines used specially configured submarines

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  • relating to practical matters or physical things rather than spiritual ones
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Temporal(adj):

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78
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  • opprobrium
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Castigation(n):
= censure

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  • showing or having a lot of unpleasant details or features
  • brave and determined
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Gritty(adj):
= dogged
Ex: a gritty documentary
Gritty determination

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  • to announce sth publicly, esp. a new law
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Promulgate(v):
Formal
Ex: the new law was finally promulgated in the autumn of last year

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  • a principle that is an accepted belief of a particular group
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Tenet(n):
/tenit/
Ex: a major tenet of the women’s movement has been that society needs their talents

82
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  • able to know and act on the difference between good and bad
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Discriminating(adj):
Formal
Ex: they’re discriminating shoppers

83
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  • the power to see the future or to see things that other people cannot see
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Clairvoyance(n):

Ex: she can’t be blamed for a lack of clairvoyance
—> clairvoyant(n): a person who

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  • the careful watching of a person, or place because a crime that has happened or is expected
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Surveillance(n):

Ex: more banks are now installing surveillance cameras

85
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Get into gear:

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  • to start working or doing sth in a more energetic and effective way
86
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  • to remove sth or set sth free with difficulty
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Extricate(v):
Formal
Ex: I tried to extricate myself from the situation

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Take sb up on sth:

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  • to accept an offer that sb has made

Ex: could i take you up on that offer of a lift, John?

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Have a bone to pick up with:

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  • to want to talk to sb about sth annoying they have done

Ex: I’ve got a bone to pick up with you-you’ve been using my shaver again

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Bleeding heart(n):

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  • sb who shows too much sympathy for everyone

Ex: I’m sick of bleeding-heart liberal politicians

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Screw (sth) up:

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  • to make a mistake, to defile sth

Ex: i totally screwed up the chemistry exam

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  • ugly and unpleasant or frightening
  • connected with death and unpleasant things
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Ghoulish(adj):

Ex: ghoulish faces
He takes a ghoulish delight in reading about horrific murders

92
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  • having strong, unreasonable beliefs and disliking other people who have different beliefs or a different way of life
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Bigoted (adj):

Ex: she’s so bigoted that she refuses to accept anyone who doesn’t think like her

93
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  • to plan secretly and dishonestly for sth to happen that will be to your advantage
  • to allow sth bad to happen though you know about it
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Connive(v):

Ex: they connived to break the school rules at every opportunity
She had murdered or connived at the murder of one of her loved ones

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Pecking order(n):

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  • an informal social system in which some people or groups know they are more or less important than others

Ex: there’s a clear established pecking order in this office

95
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  • making you feel extremely embarrassed and ashamed for sb else
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Toe-curling(adj):
Informal
Ex: i saw the worst comedy act I’ve ever seen last night-it was absolutely toe-curling

96
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  • a situation in which sb takes an amount of money that has been made available (rút tiền)
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Drawdown(n):

Ex: the income drawdown plan allows you to keep your fund invested after retirement while you draw an annual income from it

97
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  • the responsibility of doing sth
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The onus(n):
Formal
Ex: the onus is on the landlord to ensure that the property is habitable

98
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  • to say that you have done, earned, sold, etc. less than you really have
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Underreport(v):

Ex: they underreport the revenues to secure public money for new stadiums

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Cling(v):

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  • to stick onto or hold sth or sb tightly

Ex: we got so wet that our clothes clung to us

100
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  • a worry about the future, or fear that sth unpleasant is impending
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Apprehension(n):
= misgiving
Ex: one or two people have expressed apprehension about the changes

101
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Mount up:

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  • to gradually increase in number of amount

Ex: it is not a good idea to let bills mount up

102
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Get/find your bearings:

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  • to discover your exact point
  • to find your feet
103
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  • sharp and profound
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Piercing(adj):

Ex: her piercing analysis

104
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  • a long strip(dải) or large area esp. of land
  • a large part of sth that includes several different things
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Swathe/swath(n):

Ex: huge swathes of rainforest are being cleared for farming and mining
These people represent a broad/wide swathe of public opinion

105
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  • a feeling that sth is true or likely to happen
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Inkling (n):
= presentiment
Ex: she saw the look on nick’s face but had no inkling of what it meant

106
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  • to touch or make changes to sth that you should not
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Tamper(v):

Ex: i could see that the lock had been tampered with

107
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  • to ask sb to act or speak for you
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Depute(v):
Formal
Ex: I’ve deputed her to speak for me at the conference

108
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  • to go through a substance (like mud) or an area of sth with difficulty
A

Plough through:

Ex: we ploughed through the mud

109
Q
  • happening without any changes, interruption or difficulty
A

Seamless(adj):

Ex: the intention is to achieve a seamless transition with a continuity of management

110
Q
  • to give sb/sth the power to do sth
A

Vest(v):
Formal
Ex: political power is now vested in an elected parliament

111
Q
  • smelling strongly of sth or having qualities that make you think of sth else
A

Redolent(adj):
= evocative
= reminiscent
Ex: the mountain air was redolent with the scent of pine needles

112
Q
  • the right and authority to do anything you consider necessary
A

Free hand(n):

Ex: the company’s given me a free hand to negotiate a deal

113
Q

Fallow(adj):

A
  • Fallow land is not planted with crops, in order to improve the quality of the soil
  • A fallow period of time is one in which very little happens

Ex: Farmers are eligible for government support if they let a certain amount of land lie fallow
After a long fallow period, the author has brought out a new book.

114
Q
  • the act of continuing to commit crimes even after having been punished
A

Recidivism(n):

Ex: this program is aimed at reducing recidivism

115
Q

Disposable income(n):

A
  • money that sb has left to spend after paying taxes
    = expendable income
    Ex: she had a large disposable income which she mostly spent on travel
116
Q
  • a factory where substances in their natural state, such as oil or sugar, are made pure
A

Refinery(n):

Ex: my dad used to work for a sugar refinery in 1996

117
Q
  • a system of limiting the amount of sth that each person is allowed to have
A

Rationing(n):
/ˈræʃ…/
Ex: a fuel rationing

118
Q

Pan out:

A
  • to develop or be successful

Ex: not all his ideas have panned out as he would have liked

119
Q
  • to represent sth falsely or to hide sth
A

Belie(v):
Formal
Ex: his gruff manner belied a gentle personality
Gruff(adj): unfriendly, (of voice) low and slightly damaged

120
Q

Bragging rights(n):

A
  • the opportunity to vaunt because you have done sth impressive
121
Q
  • ốc đảo
  • a calm, pleasant place in the middle of swh busy and unpleasant
A

Oasis(n):

Ex: he is my oasis of peace and warmth amid the fast-paced life stream

122
Q
  • to establish sth firmly so that it cannot be changed
A

Entrench(v):

Ex: the govt’s main task was to prevent inflation from entrenching itself

123
Q

The breadline(n):

A
  • the level of income people have when they are extremely poor

Ex: most students are on/close to/below the breadline.

124
Q
  • to start spending less money, or reducing costs
  • to remove a worker from his or her job as a way of reducing costs
A

Retrench(v):
Formal
Ex: the govt began to retrench on its nuclear programmes
The govt is to retrench 30,000 public servants in the next 3 years

125
Q
  • despondent
A

Dejected(adj):

126
Q
  • to reduce sth in size or amount
A

Deplete(v):

Ex: the illness depletes the body of important vitamins

127
Q
  • a person who is not trained or have an intimate knowledge of a particular subject
A

Layman(n):

Ex: the book is supposed to be the layman’s guide to home repair

128
Q
  • to begin to use good judgment
A

Come to your senses:

129
Q

Paradigm shift(n):

A
  • a situation in which the usual and accepted way of doing or thinking about sth changes completely

Ex: the widespread use of social media represents a paradigm shift in the way we communicate

130
Q
  • complete control that prevents sth from developing
A

Stranglehold(n):

Ex: the 2 major companies have been tightening their stranglehold on the beer market

131
Q

Fall flat:

A
  • if a joke, idea, or suggestion falls flat, it does not have the intended effects
132
Q
  • unusual, not often experienced or shown
A

Unwonted (adj):
Formal
Ex: he sprang to the phone with unwonted gusto

133
Q

Well and truly:

A
  • completely
134
Q

No flies on sb:

A
  • if you say there are no flies on sb, you mean that they cannot easily be bamboozled
135
Q
  • to begin to understand sth
A

Cotton on:

Ex: I’d just cottoned on to the fact that they were having a relationship

136
Q
  • to experience and show a strong feeling of anger, especially suddenly
A

Throw a fit/tantrum:

Ex: My mother threw a fit when she saw what a mess we’d made of her kitchen.

137
Q
  • skilled
A

Accomplished (adj):

Ex: She is an accomplished violinist.

138
Q
  • to make sb feel that they must do sth
A

Impel(v):

Ex: she was in such a mess I felt impelled to offer your services

139
Q
  • to say that you know nothing about sth, or that you have no responsibility or no connection with sth
A

Disavow(v):
Formal
Ex: they were quick to disavow the rumour

140
Q
  • to concede or say sth publicly
A

Avow(v):
Formal
Ex: he avowed that he regretted what he had done

141
Q

Keep it down to a dull roar:

A
  • to be quiet or stop making a lot of noise; to maintain a low level of noise

Ex: kids, when you work together, please keep it down to a dull roar

142
Q
  • to leave forever or to stop doing sth completely
A

Forsake(v):
Formal
Ex: please don’t forsake me
He decided to forsake politics for journalism

143
Q
  • to argue about the price of sth
A

Haggle(v):

Ex: he hated to haggle over prices

144
Q
  • to eat or drink sth quickly
A

Down(v):

Ex: he downed a quick cup of coffee before the meeting

145
Q

Pepper sth with sth:

A
  • to hit sth repeatedly with small objects

Ex: the city’s walls were peppered with bullets

146
Q

Home in on sth/sb:

A
  • to aim for

Ex: the missile homed in on the ship

147
Q
  • to spend time considering a possible future action
A

Contemplate(v):

Ex: I’m contemplating going abroad for a year

148
Q
  • any type of repeated work that is mundane and fatigues you
A

Treadmill(n):

Ex: she began to contemplate a return to the treadmill of proofreading and copy-editing

149
Q
  • to read, find and correct mistakes in a piece of written work
A

Proofread(v):

Ex: tommy proofreads books for a small publishing company

150
Q

Snap sb up:

A
  • to immediately offer sb a job or position because you want them very much
151
Q

Look upon sb:

A
  • to gaze or peer at sb or sth

Ex: we climbed to the top of the mountain and looked upon land down below

152
Q
  • done or sent in the hope of getting a job with a company although no job has been advertised
A

Speculative(adj):

Ex: send a speculative CV to Human Resources

153
Q

Fall foul of sb/sth:

A
  • to have a disagreement with sb
  • to break a rule or law, esp. without intending to

Ex: things were going well for her till she fell foul of the director
Manufacturers may fall foul of the new govt guidelines

154
Q
  • intended to avoid causing offence or disagreement
A

Anodyne(adj):
Formal
Ex: this is daytime television at its most anodyne

155
Q
  • slow, continuous and not exciting
A

Plodding(adj):

Ex: the novel is heavy and plodding, with little excitement in it

156
Q
  • a line at the top or bottom of a newspaper or magazine article giving the writer’s name
A

Byline/By-line(n):

Ex: the article appeared in The Economist under hee byline

157
Q
  • a stamp
A

Postage stamp(n):
Formal

158
Q

Gang up:

A
  • to unite as a group against sb

Ex: they all ganged up against/on her because she was the teacher’s pet

159
Q
  • to move very fast
A

Hurtle(v):

Ex: the truck hurtled along at breakneck speed

160
Q
  • carelessly fast and dangerous
A

Breakneck(adj):

Ex: they were riding along at breakneck speed/at a breakneck pace

161
Q
  • to copy sth achieved by sb else and try to do it as well as they have
A

Emulate(v):
Formal
Ex: they hope to emulate the success of other software companies

162
Q
  • the parent or direct ancestor of a person, animal, or plant
A

Progenitor (n):
Formal
Ex: a child has a male progenitor and a female progenitor
—> progeny = offspring

163
Q
  • to get rid of feeling stress
A

De-stress(v):
Informal (STRESS)
Ex: yesterday, some students fiddled with their pens to de-stress before taking the exam

164
Q

Maladjusted(adj):
(ADJUST)

A
  • A maladjusted person, usually a child, has been raised in a way that does not prepare them well for the demands of life, which often leads to problems with behaviour in the future

Ex: a residential school for disturbed and maladjusted children

165
Q
  • a confused mixture
A

Mishmash(n):
Informal (MASH)
Ex: The new housing development is a mishmash of different architectural styles.

166
Q
  • used to emphasize that someone or something is extremely attractive
A

Drop-dead(adj):
Informal (DIE)
Ex: He’s drop-dead gorgeous!

167
Q

Time-honored(adj):
(HONOR)

A
  • considered important because of having existed for many years

Ex: Family Thanksgiving dinners are a time-honored tradition.

168
Q

Cisgender(adj):
(GENDER)

A
  • used to describe someone who feels that they are the same gender (= sex) as the physical body they were born with

Ex: a cisgender woman

169
Q
  • bringing or inducing sleep, as drugs or influence
A

Somniferous(adj):
(INSOMNIA)
Ex: the murderer mixed her drink with somniferous chemicals to make her sleep

170
Q

Over-egg the pudding:
(EGG)

A
  • to spoil something by trying too hard to improve it

Ex: this group demands people to be honest and please don’t over-egg the pudding

171
Q
  • physical weakness
A

Debility (n):
—> debilitate (v)
—> stalwart (adj): physically strong

172
Q

Mellifluous (adj):
(FLUENT)

A
  • having a pleasant and flowing sound

Ex: Lisa sure had a pretty mellifluous voice, I can listen to her singing all day

173
Q

Time-wasting (n):
(TIME)

A
  • in football, the offense of intentionally taking too long to take a goal kick, throw-in, etc.

Ex: time-wasting is sometimes considered an unsportsmanlike act

174
Q

Extrapolate (v):
(POLE)

A

Ex: You can’t really extrapolate a trend from such a small sample.

175
Q

Congenial/genial(adj):
(GENIUS)

A

Ex: i have yet to met such a congenial person like him before

176
Q

Constellation(n):
(STAR)

A
  • a group of famous or admired people all together in one place

Ex: a constellation of child prodigies entered the competition and performed as if they had been professionals

177
Q

Insectivorous(adj):
(INSECT)

A
  • eating only insects

Ex: insectivorous animals

178
Q

Elephantine(adj):
(ELEPHANT)
Formal

A
  • huge

Ex: the sumos have elephantine bodies right?

179
Q

Pigheaded(adj):
(PIG)

A
  • unyielding
180
Q

Hawk-eyed(adj):
HAWK

A
  • watching or noticing everything that happens
181
Q

Sheepish(adj):
SHEEP

A
  • embarrassed because you know that you have done sth wrong

Ex: they were a bit sheepish about the misunderstanding

182
Q

Bandwidth(n):
WIDE

A
  • the amount of information that can be sent over a network connection
  • the amount of time, information, or influence that someone has

Ex: you have to buy phone with higher bandwidth to store many images
He has more bandwidth (= more influence) than any presidential adviser has ever had in history.

183
Q

Tenderfoot(n):
FOOT

A
  • greenhorn, novice, newcomer
184
Q

Scattergun/scattershot(adj):
GUN/SHOT

A
  • involving doing something to a lot of things or people without any organized plan, rather than doing it to particular things or people

Ex: Don’t have a scattergun approach - calling everyone you know to see if there is a job going - but work out what you want from different people.

185
Q

Shotgun approach(n):

A
  • a market strategy where markets try to appeal to a wide market of potential customers by using various advertising strategies
186
Q

Behindhand(adj):
HAND

A
  • late in doing something or slower doing something than expected

Ex: I worked late last night because I was behindhand with my accounts.

187
Q

Shorthand:
HAND

A
  • stenography
188
Q

Assisitive(adj):
ASSIST

A
  • assistive equipment is designed for people who have physical difficulties and need help with using things like computers

Ex: assistive devices

189
Q

Hard of hearing/hearing-impaired(adj):
HEAR

A
  • unable to hear well

Ex: My father is quite old now and he’s increasingly hard of hearing.

190
Q

Nosedive(n):
DIVE

A
  • a fast, sudden fall in prices, etc.
191
Q

Freewheeling(adj):
WHEEL
Informal

A
  • not limited by rules or accepted ways of doing things

Ex: a freewheeling lifestyle/society

192
Q

Disapprobation (n):
PROBATION

A
  • strong feelings of not approving of something or someone

Ex: She feared her father’s disapprobation.

193
Q
  • to answer someone quickly in an angry or funny way
A

Retort(v):

Ex: “it doesn’t concern you”- she retorted

194
Q

Proscribe(v):
—>proscription(n)
SCRIPT

A
195
Q

Kaleidoscopic(adj):
SCOPE

A
  • quickly changing from one thing to another
196
Q

Jettison(v):
JET

A
  • to get rid of sb/sth unsolicited

Ex: jettison the regulations

197
Q

Awash(adj):
WASH

A
  • covered with a large amount of sth

Ex: the computer market is awash with software for every kind of computer

198
Q

Role-play(v):
ROLE

A
  • to pretend to be someone else, especially as part of learning a new skill

Ex: the team role-played our modern city life in Minecraft and made a masterpiece

199
Q
  • supposition
A

Presupposition (n):

200
Q

Immaterial (adj):
MATERIAL

A
  • inconsequential

Ex: it is immaterial to me whether he stays or goes

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