Random words - 1 Flashcards
seedy
adjective: looking dirty or in bad condition and likely to be involved in dishonest or illegal activities:
a seedy hotel
lodge
verb: If you lodge a complaint, protest, accusation, or claim, you officially make it.
example: He has four weeks in which to lodge an appeal.
verb: to (cause to) become stuck in a place or position:
example: A fish bone had lodged in her throat.
verb: to put something in a safe place:
example: You should lodge a copy of the letter with your solicitor.
verb: to pay rent to stay somewhere:
example: She lodged with Mrs. Higgins when she first came to Cambridge.
complement
verb: to make something else seem better or more attractive when combining with it:
example: Strawberries and cream complement each other perfectly.
varied
adjective: Something that is varied consists of things of different types, sizes, or qualities.
examples:
1) It is essential that your diet is varied and balanced.
2) Before his election to the presidency, he had enjoyed a long and varied career.
feral
adjective: existing in a wild state, especially describing an animal that was previously kept by people:
example: feral dogs/cats
inference
noun: a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have:
example: They were warned to expect a heavy air attack and by inference many casualties.
bizarre
adjective: very strange and unusual:
example: a bizarre situation
slavic
adjective: of or relating to Russia, Poland, Bulgaria, and other countries of central and eastern Europe:
example: Slavonic languages
subsidiary
noun: a company that is owned by a larger company
adjective: used to refer to something less important than something else with which it is connected:
example: a subsidiary role/factor
thesis
noun: a long piece of writing on a particular subject, especially one that is done for a higher college or university degree:
example: He was awarded his PhD for a thesis on industrial robots.
noun: the main idea, opinion, or theory of a person, group, piece of writing, or speech:
example: Their main thesis was that war was inevitable.
bogged down
adjective: If you get bogged down in something, it prevents you from making progress or getting something done.
example:
1)But why get bogged down in legal details?
2) Sometimes this fact is obscured because churches get so bogged down by unimportant rules.
perturbed
adjective: worried
example: He didn’t seem unduly/overly perturbed by the news.
integrated approach
An integrated approach is a strategy that combines multiple elements or perspectives to achieve a common goal. It involves bringing together different disciplines, methods, or resources to create a more comprehensive and effective solution.
heaving
adjective: moving in large movements up and down:
example: He stood on the heaving deck of the ship.
adjective: full of people:
example: The bar was absolutely heaving.
foreshadow
verb: to act as a warning or sign of a future event:
example: Oda is best in forshadowing
compassion
noun: a strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for the suffering or bad luck of others and a wish to help them:
example: I was hoping she might show a little compassion.
speculation
noun: the activity of guessing possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain:
example: Rumors that they are about to marry have been dismissed as pure speculation.
decry
verb: If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly.
example: People decried the campaign as a waste of money.
at odds (with someone/something)
idiom: in disagreement:
example: His behavior is clearly at odds with what the college expects from its students.
bifurcation
noun: the fact that something is divided into two parts or the act of dividing something into two parts
attest
verb: To attest something or attest to something means to say, show, or prove that it is true.
example: Police records attest to his long history of violence.
socialist
adjective: Socialist means based on socialism or relating to socialism.
(Socialism is a set of left-wing political principles whose general aim is to create a system in which everyone has an equal opportunity to benefit from a country’s wealth. Under socialism, the country’s main industries are usually owned by the state.)
example: …members of the ruling Socialist party.
enduring
adjective: existing for a long time:
example: I shall be left with many enduring memories of the time I spent in India.
wimp
noun: a person who is not strong, brave, or confident:
example: I’m afraid I’m a wimp when it comes to climbing up ladders.
faculty
noun: Your faculties are your physical and mental abilities.
example: He was drunk and not in control of his faculties.
Note: this word has other meaning too but this is the most important one
liberal
adjective: Someone who has liberal views believes people should have a lot of freedom in deciding how to behave and think.
example: She is known to have liberal views on divorce and contraception.
adjective: Liberal means giving, using, or taking a lot of something, or existing in large quantities.
example: As always he is liberal with his jokes.
preposterous
noun: very silly or stupid:
example: The very idea is preposterous!
contextualization
noun: the fact or process of considering something in its context (= the situation within which it exists or happens), which can help in understanding it:
example: The historian’s careful contextualization of the historical event helped us understand the underlying social and political factors.
fervor
noun: strong and sincere beliefs:
example: The country was swept by patriotic fervor.
uncontested
adjective: If something is uncontested, no one tries to stop you doing it or no one tries to fight against or defend it:
example: Their marriage ended in an uncontested divorce.
contest
verb: to compete for something:
example: The medal is being keenly contested by eight gymnasts.
Note: this word has other meaning too but this one is most important
dissension
noun: arguments and disagreement, especially in an organization, group, political party, etc.:
example: There are signs of dissension within the ruling political party.
fidelity
noun: the state of remaining loyal to someone and keeping the promises you made to that person
noun: the degree to which a copy of something shows the true character of the original:
example: The fidelity of the tape recording was so poor that you could not understand much of what was said.
millennium
noun: a period of 1,000 years, or the time when a period of 1,000 years ends:
example: The corpse had lain preserved in the soil for almost two millennia.
ethos
noun: An ethos is the set of ideas and attitudes that is associated with a particular group of people or a particular type of activity.
example: The whole ethos of the hotel is effortless service.
ballad
noun: a song or poem that tells a story, or (in popular music) a slow love song
conspire
verb: to plan secretly with other people to do something bad, illegal, or against someone’s wishes:
example: He admitted to charges of conspiring against the United States.
unapologetic
adjective: not sorry about having caused someone problems or unhappiness, even though people might expect you to be sorry:
example: They were very rude and completely unapologetic about it.
upheaval
noun: An upheaval is a big change which causes a lot of trouble, confusion, and worry.
example: Wherever there is political upheaval, invariably there are refugees.
unduly
adverb: more than is necessary, acceptable, or reasonable:
example: There’s no need to be unduly pessimistic about the situation.
helm
verb: to direct or control something:
example: He will be helming several upcoming episodes of the series.
high art
“High art” is a term used to describe art forms that are considered to be of the highest quality, often associated with intellectual sophistication, technical skill, and aesthetic value.
concur
verb: to agree or have the same opinion:
example: The new report concurs with previous findings.
effectuate
verb: to do something or make something happen:
example: If the officer can reasonably effectuate the arrest with non-deadly force, he must do so.
quite sharply
significant degree of intensity or abruptness.
critical standing
Critical standing refers to the reputation or esteem a person or thing has among experts or critics in a particular field. It’s often used in academic, artistic, or professional contexts.
critic
noun: someone who says that they do not approve of someone or something:
example: Her critics say she is leading the party to disaster.
noun: someone whose job is to give their opinion about something, especially movies, books, music, etc.:
example: She’s a film/theater critic for the “Houston Chronicle.”
tenuous
adjective: If you describe something such as a connection, a reason, or someone’s position as tenuous, you mean that it is very uncertain or weak.
example: The cultural and historical links between the many provinces were seen to be very tenuous.
disgruntled
adjective: unhappy, annoyed, and disappointed about something:
example: A disgruntled former employee is being blamed for the explosion.
florid
adjective: with too much decoration or detail:
example: a florid architectural style
