Crown Flashcards
incontrovertible
[adj.] definitely true and impossible to be proved false Synonym: indisputable
CCTV provided incontrovertible evidence that he was at the scene of the crime
accumulation
[n.] انباشت، تجمع
- the steady accumulation of evidence by the police
- a massive accumulation of facts about the motor industry
obstruct
[v.] to block, مسدود کردن, جلوی چیزی را گرفتن
- A small aircraft was obstructing the runway.
- He was fined for obstructing the work of the police.
enamored of
[adj.] captivated by; liking sth. very much
enamored of/with
You don’t seem very enamored with your job.
contentious
[adj.] causing a lot of argument and disagreement between people Synonym : controversial
contentious issue/area/subject/history etc
Animal welfare did not become a contentious issue until the late 1970s.
fraught
[adj.] full of problems, anxiety, worry, etc
= contentious
a fraught atmosphere/situation/history
Julie sounded rather fraught.
dispensation
[n.] permission from someone in authority, especially a religious leader, to do something that is not usually allowed; معافیت
Caroline’s marriage was annulled by special dispensation from the church.
peripatetic
[adj.] travelling from place to place, especially in order to do your job; itinerate; دوره گرد
a peripatetic music teacher
florid
[adj.] florid language, music, or art has a lot of extra unnecessary details or decorations
a book written in a very florid style
trepidation
[n.] a feeling of anxiety or fear about something that is going to happen:
With some trepidation, I opened the door.
requisite
[n.] something that is needed for a particular purpose
requisite of/for
He lacked the moral requisites for marriage.
[adj.] needed for a particular purpose Synonym : necessary, required
He lacks the requisite qualifications.
aridity
[n.] کم آبی
A tendency toward aridity is seen in most of easter Eurasia
arid:
[adj.] arid land or an arid climate is very dry because it has very little rain
Water from the Great Lakes is pumped to arid regions.
discernible
[adj.] قابل تشخیص
Her face was barely discernible in the gloom.
shun
[v.] avoid
a shy woman who shunned publicity
Victims of the disease found themselves shunned by society.
pervasive
[adj.] widespread; existing everywhere
Nowdays, the Internet is persasive, almost everybody has access to it
ubiquitous
[adj.] seeming to be everywhere
=pervasive
Coffee shops are ubiquitous these days.
extol
[v.] to praise something very much
Writers repeatedly extol their own judgements
provenance
[n.] the place where something originally came from Synonym : origin
The provenance of the paintings is unknown.