it's your ship Flashcards

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§antiquated

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old-fashioned or outdated.
“this antiquated central heating system”

an·tuh·kway·tuhd

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staggering

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deeply shocking; astonishing.

“the staggering bills for maintenance and repair”

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conservative

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averse(hate) to change or innovation and holding traditional values.

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competence

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the ability to do something successfully or efficiently.

“courses to improve the competence of staff”

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convey

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transport or carry to a place.

“pipes were laid to convey water to the house”

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wounded

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inflicted with a wound; injured.

“a wounded soldier”

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relentless

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unceasingly(without stopping; continuously) intense.

“the relentless heat of the desert”

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conventional

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based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed.
“a conventional morality had dictated behaviour”

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tidy

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arranged neatly and in order.

“his scrupulously tidy apartment”

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controversy

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prolonged public disagreement or heated discussion.

“the design of the building has caused controversy”

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innovators

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a person who introduces new methods, ideas, or products.

“he was one of the great innovators in jazz”

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bankrupt

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completely lacking in a particular good quality.
“their cause is morally bankrupt”

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tapped

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exploit or draw a supply from (a resource).

“clients from industry seeking to tap Edinburgh’s resources of expertise”

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startling

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very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable.

“he bore a startling likeness to their father”

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narrates

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give a spoken or written account of.

“the story is narrated by the heroine”

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perceive

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become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.
“his mouth fell open as he perceived the truth”

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in a nutshell

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in the fewest possible words.

“she put the matter in a nutshell”

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designated

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officially give a specified status or name to.

“the Wye Valley is designated an area of outstanding natural beauty”

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embark

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begin (a course of action).
“she embarked on a new career”

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tuning

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the action or process of tuning something.

an electronic instrument requires no tuning

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hitch

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a temporary interruption or problem.

everything went without a hitch

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burdened

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load heavily.

“she walked forwards burdened with a wooden box”

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tent

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cover with or as if with a tent.
“the garden had been completely tented over for supper”
khema

The crew paints the ship from top to bottom, sets up a big tent on the flight deck

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skipper

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the master of a ship

who delivers a speech on the outstanding performance of the ship’s departing skipper.

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accompanied
go somewhere with (someone) as a companion or escort. "the two sisters were to accompany us to London" My predecessor was accompanied by his family as he left the ship.
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spectacle
an event or scene regarded in terms of its visual impact. "the spectacle of a city's mass grief" I watched this spectacle was about myself.
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jeers
make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice. "some of the younger men jeered at him" Listening to those raucous jeers, I realized that I had a long way to go before I really took command of Benfold.
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economic boom,
the expansion and peak phases of the business cycle In the long economic boom, people were not afraid of losing their jobs
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timeless
not affected by the passage of time or changes in fashion. The timeless challenge in the real world is to help less-talented people transcend their limitations.
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transcend
be or go beyond the range or limits of (a field of activity or conceptual sphere).
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inescapable
: incapable of being avoided, ignored, or denied : inevitable. The inescapable conclusion is that, as leaders, we are all doing the same wrong things.
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gripes
complain about something in a persistent, irritating way. | , I would concentrate on dealing with the unhappy sailors’ top four gripes.
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disclosed
make (secret or new information) known. Further research disclosed an unexpected parallel with civilian life.
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insistence
the fact or quality of insisting that something is the case or should be done. given the military’s ancient insistence on obedience in the face of chaos,
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obedience
compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another's authority.
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compliance
the action or fact of complying with a wish or command. | "the ways in which the state maintains order and compliance"
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unalloyed
(chiefly of emotions) complete and unreserved.
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presumption
an idea that is taken to be true on the basis of probability. "underlying presumptions about human nature"
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contrary
opposite in nature, direction, or meaning. "he ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal" contrary to tradition, t
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profound
(of a person or statement) having or showing great knowledge or insight. The crew’s insights might be more profound than even the captain’s.