dunno words II

Question 1

pacify

Answer 1

V: placate, appease; quell the anger, agitation or excitement of sm
2. bring peace to a country

He had to pacify the angry spectators
2. the general pacified northern Italy

N: pacification
A: pacificatory

Question 2

placate

Answer 2

V: make sm less angry; pacify

He tried to placate his wife’s anger by buying her bags

N: placater, placation

Question 3

misgivings

Answer 3

N: a feeling of doubt about the outcome of sth; doubt, suspicion, lack of faith

I felt a sense of misgiving at the prospect of retirement

Question 4

complicit

Answer 4

A: involved in sth bad

All of these people are complicit in some criminal conspiracy

Question 5

remorse

Answer 5

N: guilt for a wrong committed 懊悔

They were filled with remorse and shame

Question 6

tilled

Answer 6

V: prepare and cultivate (land) for crops.

“no land was being tilled or crops sown”

A: tillable

Question 7

reconciliation

Answer 7

N: reuniting, reunion; the restoration of friendly relations.

2. the action of making one view or belief compatible with another.
3. the action of making financial accounts consistent; harmonization.

“his reconciliation with your uncle”

2. “he aims to bring about a reconciliation between art and technology”
3. “the reconciliation process should be consistent with the business strategy”

Question 8

prospect

Answer 8

N: likelihood, hope; the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring.

2. a person regarded as likely to succeed or as a potential customer, client, etc.
3. an extensive view of landscape.

“there was no prospect of a reconciliation”

2. “clients deemed likely prospects for active party membership”
3. “a viewpoint commanding a magnificent prospect of the estuary”

V: search for mineral deposits in a place; look out

“the company is also prospecting for gold”

Question 9

estuary

Answer 9

N: the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.

Question 10

excavation

Answer 10

N: digging, revealing

The excavation of a medieval grave.

Question 11

serene

Answer 11

A: calm, peaceful, untroubled
2. used as a term of respect for members of some European royalty

On the surface i might have seemed serene, but inside I was panicking
2. His Serene Highness

N: an area of clear sky or calm sea.

Not a cloud obscured in the deep serene

Question 12

utilize

Answer 12

V: make practical use of.

the space can be utilized for dancing

Question 13

maneuver

Answer 13

N: a carefully planned scheme or action, especially one involving deception.
2. a large-scale military exercise of troops, warships, and other forces.( military rehearsal )

“shady financial maneuvers”
2. “the Russian vessel was on maneuvers”