word 3 Flashcards
substantiate
Prove
Give proof of
they had found nothing to substantiate the allegations
Restrain
Self-control
Self-resistant
he urged the protesters to exercise restraint
decisions are made within the financial restraints of the budget
supplementary
the centre’s work was to be seen as supplementary to orthodox treatment and not a substitute for it
Whereby
by which.
a system whereby people could vote by telephone
Jot
write
when you’ve found the answers, jot them down
you didn’t care a jot
Blot
blot of ink
spot
Reed
a reed curtain
Dissertation
Thesis
so-called
Next on the list are so-called “soft” chemicals like phosphorous acid
Heuristic
innovative
reluctant
unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.
the rural community was disinclined to abandon the old ways
Maddox was reluctant to talk about it.
Rectitude
there’s a strain of Victorian rectitude in him(temper, character, tendency, nature)
Invoke
the antiquated defence of insanity is rarely invoked today
Ongoing
ongoing negotiations
In progress
Under way
Infirmity
he remains a great leader despite age and infirmity
notwithstanding
notwithstanding the evidence, the consensus is that the jury will not reach a verdict
Consensus
Agreement
Consensus view
Inspection
Check, examination
on closer inspection it looked like a fossil
Infer
from these facts we can infer that crime has been increasing
conclude
Deduce
inclination
Tendency
Urge
Slop
Burger King and Wendy’s didn’t show any inclination to jump into a price war with McDonald’s
intrusive
