Month 9 Flashcards
preside
to be in charge of a formal meeting, ceremony, or trial
rifle
a type of gun with a long barrel (= part shaped like a tube), fired from the shoulder and designed to be accurate at long distances
erect
to build a building, wall, or other structure
discharge
to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a law court
dive v.
to jump into water, especially with your head and arms going in first, or to move down under the water
dive n.
a jump into water with your head going in first
embody
to represent a quality or an idea exactly
feat
something difficult needing a lot of skill, strength, courage, etc. to achieve it
exert
to use something such as authority, power, influence, etc. in order to make something happen
grin v.
to smile a wide smile
grin n.
a wide smile
halt v.
to (cause to) stop moving or doing something or happening
halt n.
an occasion when something stops moving or happening
hazard
something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage
incur
to experience something, usually something unpleasant, as a result of actions you have taken
linger
to take a long time to leave or disappear
preach
(especially of a priest or minister in a church) to give a religious speech
disruption
the action of preventing something, especially a system, process, or event, from continuing as usual or as expected
embrace
to accept something enthusiastically
displace
to force something out of its usual or original position
enact
to put something into action, especially to make something law
forum
a situation or meeting in which people can talk about a problem or matter especially of public interest
lad
a boy or young man
prey
an animal that is hunted and killed for food by another animal
handy
useful or convenient
burden
a heavy load that you carry
cease
to stop something
accountability
the fact of being responsible for what you do and able to give a satisfactory reason for it, or the degree to which this happens
conspiracy
the activity of secretly planning with other people to do something bad or illegal
devise
to invent a plan, system, object, etc., usually using your intelligence or imagination
interim
temporary and intended to be used or accepted until something permanent exists
(extra) curriculum
the subjects studied in a school, college, etc. and what each subject includes
dip
to put something into a liquid for a short time
completion
the act of finishing something that you are doing or making
comply
to act according to an order, set of rules, or request
devote
to give all of something, especially your time, effort, or love, or yourself, to something you believe in or to a person
confine
to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way
appreciation
the act of recognizing or understanding that something is valuable, important, or as described
commissioner
an important official who has responsibility in a government department or another organization
detain
to force someone officially to stay in a place
fond
to like someone or something very much
continually
in a way that happens repeatedly
consecutive
consecutive events, numbers, etc. follow one after another without an interruption
ensue
to happen after something else, especially as a result of it
boast
to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own
cliff
a high area of rock with a very steep side, often on a coast
acute
If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems or damage
commodity
a substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold
chargeable
If something is chargeable, you can be asked to pay for it
keychain
a number of metal rings that are connected together and attached to a larger ring, and often also to a decorative object, used for keeping your keys together
snore
to breathe in a very noisy way while you are sleeping
comprise
to have things or people as parts or members; to consist of
admission
the act of agreeing that something is true, especially unwillingly
compromise n.
an agreement in an argument in which the people involved reduce their demands or change their opinion in order to agree
harsh
unpleasant, unkind, cruel, or more severe than is necessary
discretion
the ability to behave without causing embarrassment or attracting too much attention, especially by keeping information secret
infer
to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have
constraint
something that controls what you do by keeping you within particular limits
aide
a person whose job is to help someone important, such as a member of a government or a military officer of high rank
breach n.
an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship
breach v.
to break a law, promise, agreement, or relationship
cope
to deal successfully with a difficult situation
coup
an unexpectedly successful achievement
revelation
the act of making something known that was secret, or a fact that is made known
compromise v.
to accept that you will reduce your demands or change your opinion in order to reach an agreement with someone
deem
to consider or judge something in a particular way
concede
to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true
bail
an amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial. The payment is a way of making certain that the person will return to court for trial
bulk
something or someone that is very large
confer
to exchange ideas on a particular subject, often in order to reach a decision on what action to take
cue
a word or action in a play or film that is used as a signal by a performer to begin saying or doing something
loom
to appear as a large, often frightening or unclear shape or object
gut
the long tube in the body of a person or animal, through which food moves during the process of digesting food
commodity
a substance or product that can be traded, bought, or sold
chargeable
If something is chargeable, you can be asked to pay for it
intact
complete and in the original state
pond
an area of water smaller than a lake, often artificially made
steer
to control the direction of a vehicle
grind
to make something into small pieces or a powder by pressing between hard surfaces
hail
small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky like rain
grave (serious)
urgent and very bad; serious
exile
the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc., especially for political reasons
faction
a group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group
cynical
believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere
imminent
coming or likely to happen very soon
dam
a wall built across a river that stops the river’s flow and collects the water, especially to make a reservoir (= an artificial lake) that provides water for an area
custody
the legal right or duty to care for someone or something, especially a child after its parents have separated or died
deed
an intentional act, especially a very bad or very good one
attain
to reach or succeed in getting something
backing
support, especially money, that someone gives to a person or plan
historian
someone who writes about or studies history
log n.
a thick piece of tree trunk or branch, especially one cut for burning on a fire
log v.
to cut down trees so that you can use their wood
rod
a long, thin pole made of wood or metal
induce
to persuade someone to do something
poll
a study in which people are asked for their opinions about a subject or person
adverse
having a negative or harmful effect on something
buck
a dollar
circuit
a regular pattern of visits or the places visited
