TC_SE_practice_words_1 reversed Flashcards
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- (adj) relating to a friendly relationship between colleagues (= people who work together):
- example: The organization has a welcoming collegial atmosphere.
- (adj) used to describe a method of working in which responsibility is shared between several people:
- example: The new chair quickly upset committee members, who were used to a more collegial style.
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collegial
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- (adj) A statement or comment is brief and unfriendly.
- example: His tone was terse as he asked the question.
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terse
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- (adj) If a person is antagonistic to someone or something, they show hatred or dislike towards them.
- example: Nearly all the women I interviewed were aggressively antagonistic to the idea.
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antagonistic
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- (adj) being or having conversation which is lively and is showing their feelings.
- example: She was seen in animated conversation with the singer.
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animated
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- (adj) especially something strange, it interests you and you want to know more about it.
- example: I would be intrigued to hear others’ views.
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intrigued
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- (adj) you are very unhappy because you have been experiencing difficulties that you think you will not be able to overcome.
- example: I feel despondent when my work is rejected.
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despondent
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- (verb) to disturb the composure of
- example: He appeared calm, but the unexpected question discomposed him, making his hands tremble slightly.
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discomposed
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- (adj) not very strong or healthy.
- example: She lay in bed looking particularly frail.
- (adj) easily broken or damaged.
- example: The frail craft rocked as he clambered in.
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frail
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(verb) to prevent something from happening or someone from achieving a purpose:
example: In our search for evidence, we were stymied by the absence of any recent documents.
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stymie
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- (verb) you combine them in order to produce a single one.
- example: Unfortunately the public conflated fiction with reality and made her into a saint.
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conflate
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- (verb) If you say that someone belabors the point, you mean that they keep on talking about it, perhaps in an annoying or boring way.
- example: I won’t belabor the point, for this is a familiar story.
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belabor
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(verb) to make someone more powerful or important
example: At the dinner table, my father would go on and on, showing off, aggrandising himself.
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aggrandize
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- (noun) Disenchantment is the feeling of being disappointed with something, and no longer believing that it is good or worthwhile.
- example: There’s growing disenchantment with the Government.
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disenchantment
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- (noun) the state or quality of being passive; esp., inaction, inertia, submissiveness, etc.
- example: His passivity in the meeting frustrated his colleagues, as he neither contributed ideas nor opposed any decisions.
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passivity
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- (adj) If you say that someone is being flip, you disapprove of them because you think that what they are saying shows they are not being serious enough about something.
- example: The tone of the book is sometimes too flip.
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flip
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- Neoscholastic refers to the revival of medieval Scholastic philosophy, especially in the context of Catholic thought, emphasizing logic, metaphysics, and theology.
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neoscholastic
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(verb) to try to persuade someone to support you or to use your business:
example: The party has been trying to woo the voters with promises of electoral reform.
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woo
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- (verb) to frighten someone into doing something, using threats or violence:
- example: The protesters refused to be cowed into submission by the army.
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cow
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- (noun) a person who writes plays
- example: She dreams of becoming a playwright and writing her own plays.
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playwright
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- (adj) strong and simple; not delicate:
- example: Jeeps are rugged vehicles, designed for rough conditions.
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rugged
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- (verb) to try to please someone because you want them to join you:
- example: Adams is being courted by a number of football clubs.
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courted
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- (adverb) in a way that is surprising and often slightly worrying:
- example: High school dropout rates are startlingly high.
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startlingly
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- (verb) to accept something as belonging to a canon (= an official list) of respected works, ideas, etc.:
- example: This view is based on the conception that the main function of criticism is to define and canonize the genuine classics of literature.
- (verb) to praise and admire someone very much, especially in a way that is too much or that they do not deserve:
- example: The rebel leader was canonized by left-wingers in the late 1960s.
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canonize
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- (noun) a new growth of activity or interest in something, especially art, literature, or music:
- example: Opera is enjoying a long-awaited renaissance.
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Renaissance
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- (noun) If you say that a person or thing is the epitome of something, you are emphasizing that they are the best possible example of a particular type of person or thing.
- example: Maureen was the epitome of psychopath.
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epitome
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- (noun) If you refer to someone as a luminary, you mean that they are an expert in a particular subject or activity.
- example: Einstein was a luminary in the field of physics.
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luminary
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- (noun) the production of a lot of art, especially of a high quality
- example: The efflorescence of art during the Renaissance led to many great masterpieces.
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efflorescence
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- (noun) a tax made by a government on some types of goods produced and used within their own country:
- example: The excise (duty) on beer was increased under the last government.
- (noun) to remove something, especially by cutting:
- example: During a three-hour operation six tumours were excised from the wall of the patient’s stomach.
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excising
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- (adj) related to the continuous loud noise of something, especially something made of metal, being hit or rung:
- example: The clangorous sound filled the air and conversation was impossible.
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clangorous
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- (adj) (of liquid) not very warm, or (of feelings or actions) not very strong:
- example: There is only tepid support in Congress for the proposal.
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tepid
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- (noun) eagerness to own and collect things: (often disapproving tone)
- example: He was known for his acquisitiveness, buying any work of art that caught his eye.
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acquisitiveness
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- (noun) the cause of someone’s failure, or of someone’s loss of power or money:
- example: Greed has been the undoing of many a businessman.
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undoing
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- (noun) If you say that one thing is an indictment of another thing, you mean that it shows how bad the other thing is.
- example: It’s a sad indictment of society that police officers are regarded as easy targets by thugs.
- (noun) An indictment is a formal accusation that someone has committed a crime.
- example: Prosecutors may soon seek an indictment on racketeering and fraud charges.
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indictment
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- (adj) appearance is spoiled by small marks.
- example: …a skin tonic for oily, blemished complexions.
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blemishes
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- (noun) If you say that someone has pretensions, you disapprove of them because they claim or pretend that they are more important than they really are.
- example: Her wide-eyed innocence soon exposes the pretensions of the art world.
- (noun) If someone has pretensions to something, they claim to be or do that thing.
- example: The city has unrealistic pretensions to world-class status.
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pretensions
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- (adj) similar or related:
- example: They sell dried fruit and nuts and other kindred products.
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kindred
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- (adj) very embarrassed:
- example: She was absolutely mortified to hear her son swearing at the teacher.
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mortified
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- (adj) (formal disapproving) using too many words and therefore boring or difficult to read or listen to:
- example: The author’s prolix style has done nothing to encourage sales of the book.
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prolix
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- (adj) A long-winded speech, letter, article, etc. is too long, or uses too many words.
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long-winded
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(adj) If a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems or damage:
example: She felt acute embarrassment/anxiety/concern at his behaviour.
(adj) An acute pain or illness is one that quickly becomes very severe:
acute abdominal pains
example: an acute attack of appendicitis
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acute
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- (verb) to spread beliefs or ideas among a lot of people
- example: The government will promulgate a new law to improve road safety.
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promulgated
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- (adj) amusing in a clever way.
- example: His plays were very good, very witty.
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witty
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- (adj) causing thought about interesting subjects:
- (adj) causing an angry reaction, usually intentionally:
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provocative
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- (adj) When you make an ironic remark, you say something that you do not mean, as a joke.
- example: At the most solemn moments he will flash a mocking smile or make an ironic remark
- (adj) If you say that it is ironic that something should happen, you mean that it is odd or amusing because it involves a contrast.
- example: I find it ironic that after all the motorbike accidents he has had, he should, in the end, die in his bed.
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ironic
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- (noun) an important difference between the ideas, opinions, or situations of two groups of people:
- example: There is a widening gulf between the rich and the poor in our society.
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gulf
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- (adj) relating to rules, or making people obey rules, especially rules of behaviour
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normative
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- (verb) to hide your real intentions and feelings or the facts:
- example: He accused the government of dissembling.
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dissemble
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- (adj) short or quick:
- example: a fleeting glimpse
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fleeting
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(noun) an accepted standard or a way of behaving or doing things that most people agree with:
example: Europe’s varied cultural, political and ethical norms
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norms
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- (noun) If you say that a thing is a passport to success or happiness, you mean that this thing makes success or happiness possible.
- example: Victory would give him a passport to the riches he craves.
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passport
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- (noun) a dislike of something that you find unpleasant or unacceptable:
- example: She looked at the advertisement with distaste before walking quickly on.
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distaste
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- (adj) causing or intending to cause harm or evil:
- example: Foreign domination had a malign influence on local politics.
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malign
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- (verb) to try to find reasons to explain your behaviour, decisions, etc.:
- example: She rationalized the cost by saying that an expensive carpet would last longer than a cheaper one.
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rationalize
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- (adj) If a supply of something valuable is untapped, it is not yet used or taken advantage of:
- example: untapped assets/resources/markets/talent
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untapped
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- (adj) acting in a calm and controlled way:
- example: I was expecting him to be furious but he was very restrained.
- (adj) controlled:
- example: a more restrained policy on mortgage lending
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restrained
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- (noun) a person or thing that shows that something is going to happen soon, especially something bad:
- example: a harbinger of doom
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harbinger
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- (adj) able to understand and judge a situation quickly and to use this understanding to their own advantage.
- example: She’s a shrewd businesswoman.
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shrewd
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- (adj) A person who is clever and able to think quickly.
- example: He was far too canny to risk giving himself away.
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canny
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- (adj) something that is is old-fashioned and no longer useful or relevant to modern life.
- example: The country badly needs aid to modernize its outmoded industries.
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outmoded
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- (adj) having to do something, because you are forced to or feel it is necessary:
- example: He felt compelled to report the incident.
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compelled
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(adj) relating to rules or laws which have been formally written down.
example: We had a statutory duty to report to Parliament.
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statutory
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(noun) the fact that something is very common or happens often:
example: the prevalence of smoking among teenagers
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prevalence
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(noun) the act or process of breaking a law or moral rule, or an example of this:
example: Who is supposed to have committed these transgressions?
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transgression
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(adj) extremely angry:
example: The villagers are incensed at the decision to close the railway station.
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incensed
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(adj) extremely important or urgent:
example: he president said it was imperative that the release of all hostages be secured.
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imperative
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(noun) the production of a lot of art, especially of a high quality
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efflorescence
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(noun) a person who is famous and important in a particular area of activity:
example: Luminaries of stage and screen (= famous actors) assembled for last night’s awards ceremony.
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luminary
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(adj) showing hard work, care, and attention to detail:
example: assiduous research/efforts
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assiduous
