Week 6 Flashcards
ONSET (n)
the beginning of sth (especially unpleasant things)
SELF-RELIANCE (n)
the quality of not needing help or support from other people.
CONTRADICTION (n)
the fact of sth being the complete opposite of sth else or very different from sth else, so that one of them must be wrong
SATURATE (v)
- make wet
to make sth or someone completely wet
2.fill
to fill a thing or place completely so that no more can be added
ADVOCATE (n)
- supporter
someone who publicly support sth - lawyer
a lawyer who defends someone in a law court
RECONCILE (v)
to find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to other can agree and exist together
be reconciled
when two people are reconciled, they become friendly again after they have argued
FOSTER (v)
to encourage the development of growth of ideas or feelings
ABET (v)
to help or encourage someone to do sth wrong or illegal
UBIQUITOUS (adj)
seeming to be everywhere
ACUTE (adj)
- extreme
if a bad situation is acute, it causes severe problems or damage - an acute pain or illness is one that quickly becomes very severe
TIMID (adj)
shy and nervous; without much confidence; easily frightened
INCLUSIVE (adj)
- cost
an inclusive price or amount includes everything - people
inclusive groups try to include many different types of people
EGALITARIAN (adj)
believing that everyone should have the same freedom and oppurtunities
LEGITIMATE (adj)
- allowed by law
2. a legitimate complaint or fear can be understood or believed
EXCEED (v)
to be more than a particular number or amount
exceed the speed limit
BEND (v)
to move your body or part of your body so that is not straight
EXPLOIT (v)
to not pay or reward someone enough for sth
IDEOLOGICAL (adj)
based on or relating to a particular set of ideas or beliefs
OUTBREAK (n)
the time when sth unpleasant and difficult to control starts, such as a war or disease
PREVALENT (adj)
existing a lot in a particular group, area, or a particular time
LIABLE (adj)
be liable to do sth
- to be likely to do sth.
2. legally responsible
ASSEMBLE (v)
to join other people somewhere to make a group, or to bring people together into a group
IMITATE (v)
to copy the way someone or sth looks, sounds, or behaves
PLOT (n)
the things that happen in a story
COMPILE (v)
to collect information and arrange it in a book, report, or list
ACCUSTOMED (adj)
accustomed to sth/doing sth
if you are accustomed to sth, you have experienced it often enough for it to seem normal to you
CONTAMINATE (v)
to make sth dirty or poisonous
INEVITABLE (adj)
if sth is inevitable, you cannot avoid or prevent it
DEMOLISH (v)
to destroy sth such as a building
