Vocab 5

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Unrest

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unrest /ʌnˈrɛst /

▸ noun [mass noun] a state of dissatisfaction, disturbance, and agitation, typically involving public demonstrations or disorder:

years of industrial unrest.

▪ a feeling of disturbance and dissatisfaction in a person:

the frenzy and unrest of her own life.

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Nap

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nap /nap /

▸ verb(naps, napping, napped)

[no object] sleep lightly or briefly, especially during the day:

she took to napping on the beach in the afternoons.

▸ noun a short sleep, especially during the day:

excuse me, I'll just take a little nap.

– PHRASES

catch someone napping British informalfind someone off guard and unprepared to respond:

the goalkeeper was caught napping by a shot from Carpenter.

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Suede

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suede /sweɪd /

▸ noun [mass noun] leather with the flesh side rubbed to make a velvety nap:

[as modifier] suede shoes.

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Knee boot

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knee boot

▸ noun a boot that reaches to the knee:

she paired a bright yellow coat with brown suede knee boots.

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Drophead

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drophead /ˈdrɒphɛd /

▸ noun British a car having a fabric roof that can be folded down; a convertible:

a small drophead with a V6 engine.

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Dropsy

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dropsy /ˈdrɒpsi /

▸ noun(plural dropsies)

British informal a tip or bribe:

McCloy's little dropsy for services rendered.

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Dropsy

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dropsy /ˈdrɒpsi /

▸ noun

(plural dropsies)

old-fashioned or less technical term for oedema.

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Drop earring

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drop earring

▸ noun an earring that hangs down from the earlobe:

a pair of silver drop earrings.

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Drop-dead

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drop-dead /ˌdrɒpˈdɛd /

▸ adjective informal used to emphasize how attractive someone or something is:

her drop-dead good looks

[as submodifier] a drop-dead gorgeous Hollywood icon.

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Creep

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creep /kriːp /

▸ verb

(past and past participle crept /krɛpt/)

[no object]1 [usually with adverbial of direction] move slowly and carefully in order to avoid being heard or noticed:

he crept downstairs, hardly making any noise

they were taught how to creep up on an enemy.

▪ (of a thing) move very slowly and inexorably:

the fog was creeping up from the marsh.

▪ (of a plant) grow along the ground or other surface by means of extending stems or branches:

(as adjective creeping) tufts of fine leaves grow on creeping rhizomes.

▪ (of a plastic solid) undergo gradual deformation under stress.

▸ noun

1 informal a detestable person:

I thought he was a nasty little creep.

▪ a person who behaves obsequiously in the hope of advancement.

2 [mass noun] slow steady movement, especially when imperceptible:

an attempt to prevent this slow creep of costs.

▪ the tendency of a car with automatic transmission to move when in gear without the accelerator being pressed:

creep can be useful in slow-moving traffic or when parking.

3 British an opening in a hedge or wall for an animal to pass through:low in the wall are creeps, through which ewes gain access to grazing from the pastures behind.

▪ a feeding enclosure for young animals, with a long, narrow entrance:

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Homing Pigeon

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homing pigeon

▸ noun a pigeon trained to fly home from a great distance and bred for long-distance racing:

the British military used homing pigeons extensively.

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Demented

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demented /dɪˈmɛntɪd /

▸ adjective suffering from dementia.

▪ informal, chiefly British behaving irrationally due to anger, distress, or excitement:

she was demented with worry.

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dementedly /dɪˈmɛntɪdli / adverb

dementedness noun

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Sledge

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sledge /slɛdʒ / chiefly British

▸ noun a vehicle on runners for conveying loads or passengers over snow or ice, often pulled by draught animals:

a dog sledge

[as modifier] a sledge journey.

▪ a small lightweight vehicle, either on runners or having a smooth bottom surface, used for sliding downhill over snow or ice.

▸ verb [no object] travel or slide downhill over snow on a sledge:

they sledged down the slopes in the frozen snow

children built snowmen and went sledging after hundreds of schools shut.

▪ [with object and adverbial of direction] carry (passengers or a load) on a sledge:

the task of sledging 10-metre lifeboats across tundra.

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sledger noun

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Hanky

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hanky /ˈhaŋki / (also hankie)

▸ noun

(plural hankies)

informal a handkerchief.

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Sacrilege

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sacrilege /ˈsakrɪlɪdʒ /

▸ noun [mass noun] violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred:

putting ecclesiastical vestments to secular use was considered sacrilege.

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Sacrilegious

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sacrilegious /ˌsakrɪˈlɪdʒəs /

▸ adjective involving or committing sacrilege:

a sacrilegious act

it seems sacrilegious to say this, but it's really not that great a film.

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sacrilegiously /ˌsakrɪˈlɪdʒəsli/ adverb

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Rhetoric

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rhetoric /ˈrɛtərɪk /

▸ noun [mass noun] the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the exploitation of figures of speech and other compositional techniques:

he is using a common figure of rhetoric, hyperbole.

▪ language designed to have a persuasive or impressive effect, but which is often regarded as lacking in sincerity or meaningful content:

all we have from the Opposition is empty rhetoric.

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Brunt

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brunt /brʌnt /

▸ noun (the brunt) the worst part or chief impact of a specified action:

education will bear the brunt of the cuts.

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Implicate

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implicate

▸ verb /ˈɪmplɪkeɪt / [with object]

1 show (someone) to be involved in a crime:

he implicated his government in the murders of three judges.

▪ (be implicated in) bear some of the responsibility for (an action or process, especially a criminal or harmful one):

viruses are known to be implicated in the development of certain cancers.

2 [with clause] convey (a meaning) indirectly through what one says, rather than stating it explicitly;

by saying that coffee would keep her awake, Mary implicated that she didn't want any.

▸ noun /ˈɪmplɪkət / Logic a thing implied.

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implicative /ɪmˈplɪkətɪv / adjective

implicatively /ɪmˈplɪkətɪvli/ adverb

implicatory adjective

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Implication

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implication /ɪmplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n /

▸ noun

1 the conclusion that can be drawn from something although it is not explicitly stated:

the implication is that no one person at the bank is responsible.

▪ a likely consequence of something:

many people are unaware of the implications of such reformsher victory had important political implications.

2 [mass noun] the action or state of being involved in something:

our implication in the problems.

– DERIVATIVESimplicational adjective