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
