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acquiesce
verb [ I ] formal
to accept or agree to something, often unwillingly:
Reluctantly, he acquiesced to/in the plans.
grudgingly
adverb
unwillingly:
She grudgingly admitted that she had been wrong to criticize him.
He grudgingly accepted that he would retire after the general election.
cavalier
adjective disapproving
not considering other people’s feelings or safety:
That’s a rather cavalier attitude.
gubernatorial
adjective US
relating to a governor of a US state:
a gubernatorial election
inequitable
ADJECTIVE
If you say that something is inequitable, you are criticizing it because it is unfair or unjust.
[formal, disapproval]
The welfare system is grossly inequitable and inefficient.
Synonyms: unfair, prejudiced, biased, one-sided
disconcerting
ADJECTIVE
If you say that something is disconcerting, you mean that it makes you feel anxious, confused, or embarrassed.
The reception desk is not at street level, which is a little disconcerting.
Synonyms: disturbing, upsetting, alarming, confusing
ignominious
adjective literary
(especially of events or behaviour) embarrassing because of being a complete failure:
an ignominious defeat/failure/retreat
revelry
noun [ C usually plural, U ] literary
a situation in which people are drinking, dancing, singing, etc. at a party or in public, especially in a noisy way:
Sounds of revelry came from next door.
The revelries next door kept me awake all night.
scourge
noun [ C usually singular ]
something or someone that causes great suffering or a lot of trouble:
the scourge of war/poverty/drugs
Pop-up ads have been described as the scourge of the Internet.
backlash
SINGULAR NOUN
A backlash against a tendency or recent development in society or politics, is a sudden, strong reaction against it.
…the male backlash against feminism.
…a right-wing backlash.
Synonyms: reaction, response, resistance, resentment
epidemic
noun
the appearance of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time:
a flu epidemic
columnist
noun [ C ] MEDIA
someone who writes a regular article for a newspaper or magazine:
a gossip/sports columnist
She’s a columnist for USA Today.
homage
noun [ U ]
deep respect and often praise shown for a person or god:
On this occasion we pay homage to him for his achievements.
paean
noun [ C ] literary
a song, film, or piece of writing that praises someone or something very enthusiastically:
The song is a paean to solitude and independence.
banter
noun [ U ]
conversation that is funny and not serious:
He considered himself a master of witty banter.
denunciation
noun [ C or U ]
public criticism of something or someone
rebuff
verb [ T ] formal
to refuse to accept a helpful suggestion or offer from someone, often by answering in an unfriendly way:
She rebuffed all suggestions that she should resign.
spurn
verb [ T ] formal
to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that thing or person is not worth having:
She spurned my offers of help.
Ellis plays the part of the young lover spurned by his mistress.
disregard
noun [ U ]
the fact of showing no care or respect for something:
What amazes me is her complete disregard for anyone else’s opinion.
entourage
noun [ C usually singular, + sing/pl verb ]
the group of people who travel with and work for an important or famous person:
The star arrived in London with her usual entourage of dancers and backing singers.
arcane
adjective formal
mysterious and known only by a few people:
He was the only person who understood all the arcane details of the agreement.
This argument may seem arcane to those not closely involved in the world of finance.
livid
adjective
extremely angry:
He was livid when he found out.
pensive
adjective
withdrawn
thinking in a quiet way, often with a serious expression on your face:
She became withdrawn and pensive, hardly speaking to anyone.
- ADJECTIVE [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
Someone who is withdrawn is very quiet, and does not want to talk to other people.
He had become withdrawn and moody.
Synonyms: uncommunicative, reserved, retiring, quiet
pusillanimous
adjective formal
weak and cowardly (= not brave); frightened of taking risks:
He’s too pusillanimous to stand up to his opponents.
slipshod
adjective disapproving
(especially of a piece of work) showing little care, effort, or attention:
She complained that the carpenter’s work had been slipshod.
forthright
adjective
(too) honest or direct in behaviour:
His forthright manner can be mistaken for rudeness.
I admire her forthright way of dealing with people.
monetize
verb [ T ] FINANCE & ECONOMICS, BUSINESS specialized (UK usually monetise)
to change something into money, or to express something in terms of money or a currency:
Japan is monetizing several trillion dollars of government debt.
to make money from something:
The problem was how to monetize this kind of social networking site.
appreciate
verb
to recognize how good someone or something is and to value him, her, or it:
There’s no point buying him expensive wines - he doesn’t appreciate them.
C2 [ T ]
to understand a situation and realize that it is important:
We appreciate the need for immediate action.
[ + that ] I appreciate that it’s a difficult decision for you to make.
[ + question word ] I don’t think you appreciate how much time I spent preparing this meal.
to increase in value:
The value of our house has appreciated by 50 percent in the last two years.
Our house has appreciated (in value) by 50 percent in the last two years.
Opposite
amble
VERB
When you amble, you walk slowly and in a relaxed manner.
Slowly they ambled back to the car. [VERB adverb/preposition]
We ambled along in front of the houses. [VERB adverb/preposition]
Synonyms: stroll, walk, wander, ramble
grovel
- VERB
If you say that someone grovels, you think they are behaving too respectfully towards another person, for example because they are frightened or because they want something.
[disapproval]
I don’t grovel to anybody. [V + to/before]
Speakers have been shouted down, classes disrupted, teachers made to grovel. [VERB]
…a letter of grovelling apology. [VERB-ing]
Synonyms: humble yourself, creep, crawl, flatter More Synonyms of grovel - VERB
If you grovel, you crawl on the ground, for example in order to find something.
We grovelled around the club on our knees. [VERB preposition/adverb]
[Also VERB]
Synonyms: crawl, crouch, go on hands and knees, go on all fours
dawdle
- VERB
If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
Eleanor will be back any moment, if she doesn’t dawdle. [VERB]
They dawdled arm in arm past the shopfronts. [VERB]
Synonyms: waste time, potter, trail, lag
evacuate
- VERB
To evacuate someone means to send them to a place of safety, away from a dangerous building, town, or area.
They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country. [VERB noun]
Since 1951, 18,000 people have been evacuated from the area. [be VERB-ed + from]
Synonyms: remove, clear, withdraw, expel
emblazon
verb [ T usually passive ]
to print or decorate something in a very noticeable way:
Her name was emblazoned across the front of the theatre.
cars emblazoned with the company logo
ignite
verb
to (cause to) start burning or explode:
The fuel spontaneously ignites because of the high temperature and pressure.
mediate
verb [ I or T ]
to talk to two separate people or groups involved in a disagreement to try to help them to agree or find a solution to their problems:
Negotiators were called in to mediate between the two sides.
The two envoys have succeeded in mediating an end to the war.
allay
verb [ T ] formal
If you allay a strong emotion felt by someone, such as fear or worry, you cause them to feel it less or to feel calm again:
The government is trying to allay public fears/concern about the spread of the disease.
vacate
verb [ T ] formal
to leave a room, building, chair, etc. so that it is available for other people:
Hotel guests are requested to vacate their rooms by noon.
Denis vacates his job at the end of the week.
to leave a job so that someone else must be found to do it:
be vacated by sb No candidates have been named to fill the position vacated by the Chairman.
vacate a job/post/seat
evade
verb [ T ]
to avoid or escape from someone or something:
The police have assured the public that the escaped prisoners will not evade recapture for long.
She leaned forward to kiss him but he evaded her by pretending to sneeze.
An Olympic gold medal is the only thing that has evaded her in her remarkable career.
[ + -ing verb ] He can’t evade doing military service forever.