Test 31 Flashcards
dilate (v)
The medication dilates blood vessels.
> < contract | dilated (adj), dilation (n)
(part of the body) become larger, wider or more open
dilatory (adj)
The government has been dilatory in dealing with the problem of unemployment.
not acting quickly enough; causing delay
accost (v)
She was accosted in the street by a complete stranger.
go up to somebody and speak to the, especially in a way that is rude or frightening
stultify (v)
Cults stultify their members’ critical thinking abilities.
stultifying (adj)
make sb feel very bored and unable to think of new ideas
cajole = coax (v)
He cajoled me into agreeing to do the work.
I managed to cajole his address out of them.
make sb do sth by talking to them and being very nice to them
curtail (v)
The lecture was curtailed by the fire alarm going off.
curtailment (n)
limit sth or make it last for a shorter time
modulate (v)
(n): modulation
change the quality of your voice in order to creat a particular effect by making it louder, softer, lower, etc.
felicitate=congratulate (v)
The winners were fecilitated by the Chief Minister himself.
tell sb that you are pleased about their success or achievements
felicitous=apt, happy (adj)
a felicitous turn of phrase
chosen well; very suitable; giving a good result
cauterise (v)
burn a wound, using a chemical or heat, in order to stop the loss of blood or to prevent infection
propagate (v)
Television advertising propagates a false image of the ideal family.
(n): propagation; propagator
spread an idea, a belief or a piece of information among many people
inveigh against sb/sth
criticise sb/sth strongly
mo(u)lt (v)
The female hornbill molts her beautiful feathers.
to lose feathers or hair before new ones grow back
belated (adj)
The government’s belated response to the report on nursery education
coming or happening late
relegate (v)
give sb a lower or less important position rank, etc. than before
