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Questioning Psychiatry Flashcards

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: back-breakingly hard mental exertion or physical labor

: an unpleasant experience or situation that involves a lot of hard work, difficulties and/or suffering

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travail (ˈtræveɪl) of sth

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: having or showing very strong and sincere feelings about something
: extremely hot

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fervent (ˈfɜːvənt)

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This verb usually refers to rejecting something that has authority, such as a legal contract, doctrine, or claim. In connection with debts or other obligations, X is used in the specialised sense “to refuse to recognise or pay.” If referring to a child or a lover, X is used in the sense “to disown, cast off.” + To say officially and/or publicly that something is not true.

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repudiate sth

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to relieve of doubt; convince

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satisfy sb that …

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sth of value that has failed to live up to expectations and started absorbing a lot of money

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money pit

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the quality of events or situations that seem to change at random

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vagaries (of sth)

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: perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment (of a person or a facial expression)
: deeply absorbed in thought

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bemused

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: a possible event or occurrence or result

: the absence of certainty in events

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contingency

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to base something on a particular belief, idea or principle

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predicate oneself/sth upon sth

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that you cannot avoid

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ineluctable

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the act of leaving sth out

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elision

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:difficult and much debated; sth that’s become complicated because of differing and probably strong opinions

: (of a person) irritated (X with sb)

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vexed

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inducing feelings of anxiety or worry

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disquieting

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: a person’s face or facial expression
: support or approval (c. to sth)
: admit as acceptable or possible (c. sth)

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countenance

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responsibility for a fault or wrong; blame; the condition of blameworthiness, criminality, censurability; виновность

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culpability

Police are investigating whether there is any criminal culpability surrounding how the indoor arena was being operated.

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: recently

: in the later stages of something, especially of a person’s life

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latterly

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: destructive to both sides in a conflict

: relating to conflict within a group

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internecine

ˌɪntəˈniːsʌɪn

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action taken to limit the damaging effects of an accident or error

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damage limitation

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: not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse
: dependent on chance; uncertain (he earned a precarious living as a painter)

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precarious

prɪˈkɛːrɪəs

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a fierce verbal attack

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broadside

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difficult, undesirable, or unpleasant; незавидный

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unenviable

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: not right or reasonable

: unreasonably excessive

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unconscionable

ʌnˈkɒnʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l

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inent to deceive

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bad faith

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: confirm or support (something which has been questioned)

: maintain a custom or practice

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uphold

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to tell a lot of people news, information, etc. that may be false

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to put it about that …

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used to say that you would not like to wear particular clothes, or to be in a particular situation

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somebody wouldn’t be seen/caught dead…(wearing/doing/in that)

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the typical amount of money paid

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the going rate (e.g. for the job)

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be short of cash, suffer losses

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to be in the red

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(informal) to allow somebody to share a secret

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let sb in on sth

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опускаться, снисходить до кого-л.

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condescend to do sth / to sb

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grimly mocking or cynical

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sardonical

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к его чести

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to his credit

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средь бела дня

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in broad daylight

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If you think about something in this manner, you think about it clearly and calmly, without the emotions you had at the time it happened, and you often feel sorry or ashamed about it (idiom)

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in the cold light of day

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(formal) to say or write words in a particular style or manner
The letter was deliberately X in very vague terms.

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couch sth in sth

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to stop or destroy something, especially what somebody plans or wants to do

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put paid to something

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[usually plural] a fault in something or a disadvantage of somethingd

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demerits

diːˈmerɪts

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deserving to be laughed at rather than taken seriously, смехотворный

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risible

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not to laugh or smile even if you very much want to

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to keep a straight face

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to use something for help because no other choice is available:

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to fall back on sth / sb

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showing too much confidence or pride

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overweening

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a person who encourages a particular activity, especially one that causes trouble

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-monger

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махинация

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machination

ˌmæʃɪˈneɪʃn

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admit or agree that something is true after first denying or resisting it

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concede [sth]

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to include something in a particular group and not consider it separately [usually passive]

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subsume sth adverb+prep

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to be very surprised or impressed by something

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marvel at sth

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(informal) a person who cannot resist somebody/something or likes somebody/something very much

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sucker for somebody/something

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praise (a person or their achievements) highly, esp. in a public context

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laud st/sb

lɔːd

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the state that exists when one person or group has power over another, also восхождение к чему-л.

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ascendancy

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official approval of something, given by a person in a position of authority

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imprimatur

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to criticize somebody/something unfairly; to say somebody/something does not have any value or is not important

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denigrate sth/sb

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in a very difficult situation when very strong action is needed (formal)

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in extremis

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for all time in the future (formal)

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in perpetuity

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[often passive] to divide something into parts

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partition

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1 the point of an arrow or a hook that is curved backwards to make it difficult to pull out

2 a remark that is meant to hurt somebody’s feelings

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barb

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: Torment or tease (someone) with the sight or promise of something that is unobtainable
: Excite the senses or desires of (someone)

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tantalise

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(of something abstract) have a firm theoretical or practical basis

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be grounded in

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The process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter
the x of sand by wind action

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accretion

əˈkriːʃn

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:Take possession of a mortgaged property when the mortgagor fails to keep up their mortgage payments

:[WITH OBJECT] Rule out or prevent (a course of action)

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foreclose

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1 having a lot of problems, especially too much work, and too little time or money
2 finding something very difficult to do

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hard-pressed

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direct and violent assault

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a full-frontal attack/assault

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Strange or mysterious, esp. in an unsettling way

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uncanny

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Dig up (something that has been buried, esp. a corpse)

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disinter

ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜː

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A report in the media that reveals something discreditable

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exposé (of sth)

ɪkˈspəʊzeɪ

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науокообразие

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scientism

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A proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved

A direct or natural consequence or result

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cor’ollary

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The scope of the influence or concerns of something

Range of experience or thought

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purview
ˈpəːvjuː

to be within the purview of sb

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applying to all (idiom, 3 words)

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across the board

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Comprehensive or all-embracing

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overarching

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Covered or protected with iron.

Impossible to contradict, weaken, or change

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iron-clad

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sb who engages in sabotage

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saboteur

ˌsabəˈtəː

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