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33 Cards in this Set
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Vicinity (n.) |
The area around a place/where the speaker is.
• There are several hotels in the immediate vicinity of the station. • Anyone who happened in the vicinity could have been killed.
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Ascribe smth to smth |
To believe/say smth is caused by smth.
• To what do you ascribe your phenomenal success? |
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Ubiquitous (adj.) [You - bik - ku -tous] |
Seeming to be everywhere.
• The mobile phone, that most ubiquitous of consumer-electronic appliances, is about to enter a new age.
• The Swedes are not alone in finding their language under pressure from the ubiquitous spread of English.
Synonym: omnipresent |
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Attribute (n.) |
A quality or characteristic that someone or something has. • Organizational ability is an essential attribute for a good manager. • She has the physical attributes to become a championship winner. |
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Deprecate (v.) |
To not approve of something or say you don't approve of something • We deprecate the use of company funds for political purposes. • He always deprecate my achievements. |
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Dupe (v.) |
To deceive/trick someone, usually by making them doing what they didn't intend to do.To cheat by telling lies. . To cheat by telling lies. • The girl was duped by drug smugglers into carrying drugs for them. • They duped me into giving them money by saying it will go to charity. |
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Secluded (adj.) |
Isolated, not near to buildings, people or road. • A secluded Island |
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Succinct (adj.) [Sak - sint] |
Said in a clear and concise way, expressing what needs to be said without unnecessary words. • Keep your letter succinct and to the point. |
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Succulent (adj.) [Sak - qiu - lent] |
Succulent food is pleasantly juicy. A succulent plant such as cactus in which the stem and leaves are thick and can store a lot of water. • A succulent peach/steak. |
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Revamp (v.) |
To change or arrange something again, in order to improve it. • We revamped the management system, but the business is doing no better than it was before. • The company has spent $5 million on a major revamp of its office. |
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Solidarity (n.) |
Agreement between and support for the members of a group, especially in a political group. • The situation raises important questions about solidarity amongst the member states of UN. • Hundreds of supporters gathered to show solidarity for the three men. |
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Complacency (n.) |
A feeling of calm satisfaction with current situation/ your own abilities that prevents your from trying harder. • There's no room for complacency if we want to stay in the competition. • What annoys me about these girls is their complacency - they seem to have no desire to expand their horizons. |
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Hurl (v.) |
To throw something with a lot for force, usually in an angry or violent way. • Youths hurled stones at the soldiers. (Throw at- with intention to hit them ; throw to- expect to catch/ • In a fit of temper (sudden short period of uncontrolled temper) he hurled the book across the room |
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Scorn (n.) (v.) |
(n.) A very strong feeling of no respect for someone or smth that you think is stupid or has no value. (v.) To show scorn for smth/someone, treat with great lack of respect. , treat with great lack of respect. • She has nothing but scorn for the new generation of politicians. • You scored all my suggestions. • Why do you always pour/heap scorn on (= criticize severely) my suggestions? |
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Cornucopia (n.) = Profusion (n.) |
A large amount or supply of something. • The table held a veritable cornucopia of every kind of food or drink you could want. |
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Contraption (n.) |
A machine or device that looks awkward, old-fashioned, especially one that you do not know how to use. • What is that strange contraption in the garage? |
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Ramp up (v.) |
If a business ramps up its activity, it increases it: • The company announced plans to ramp up production to 10000 units per month. To increase speed, power or cost of smth: • Announcement of the merger is expected to ramp up share prices over the next few days. |
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De facto (adj.) (Dei fac to) |
Existing in fact, although not necessarily intended, accepted or legal: • The city is rapidly becoming the de facto centre of the financial world • A year ago he assumed de facto control of the company from his aging father. • He has made the candidates for city council de facto school committee members. |
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Avert (v.) [Uh-vert] |
1) To prevent smth bad from happening. • avert a crisis/ disaster/economic collapse/ conflict/ famine (a situation when there's not enough food and caused people to die and fall sick) 2) To turn away eyes/thoughts • I avert my gaze/eyes while he dressed. • We tried to avert our thoughts from massive financial problems. |
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Insinuate (v.) |
To suggest indirectly that something unpleasant is true. • Are you insinuating that I'm losing my nerve? • She insinuated that I'm getting fat. |
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Furore (n.) (Phew-ro-ri) |
A sudden excited or angry reaction to smth by a lot of people.
• The government's decision to raise taxes has caused a great furore. • The research results created a furore in the medical press |
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Defy (v.) |
To refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation etc. • It's rare to see children openly defying their teachers. •The fact that aircraft don't fall out of the sky always seems to me to defy the law of gravity. • A forest fire raging in Malaysia is defying all attempts to control it. |
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Instigate (v.) |
To cause an event/situation to happen by making a set of actions or formal process begin: • The government will instigate new measures to combat terrorism. • The revolt in the north is believed to have been instigated by a high-ranking general. |
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Pervasive (adj.) |
Present or noticeable in every part of a thing or a place. • The influence of Freud is pervasive in her books. • Smart cards are not yet pervasively used in the market. • A pervasive smell of diesel. . |
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Thwart (v.) |
To stop something from happening or someone from doing something.
• Our holiday plans were thwarted by the airline pilots' strike ( to refuse to continue working). |
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Antagonism (n.) |
Hate, extreme unfriendliness, or active opposition to someone: • The historic antagonisms between the countries of western Europe • The antagonism towards neighbouring states. |
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Incur (v.) |
To experience something, usually something unpleasant, as a result of actions you have taken: • The play has incurred wrath/anger of both audience and critics. • Companies incur additional costs/charge/fine/fee in dealing with non-paying customers. • People who smoke incur a great danger to their health. |
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Verbatim (adj.) = word-for-word |
In a way that uses exactly the same words as were originally used.
• I can remember lines from movies verbatim. • It's not a verbatim transcript of every word spoken during the meeting.
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Herald (v.) |
To be a sign of smth important and often good, is starting to happen, or to make smth publicly known, especially by celebrating or praising it: • The president's speech heralds a new era in foreign policy. • The drug has been heralded as a major breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer. |
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Adverse (adj.) |
Having a negative or harmful effect on smth: • So far the drug is thought not to have any adverse effects. • The match has been cancelled because of adverse weather conditions. • Adverse effects/impact/change on economy. |
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Endure (v.) |
To suffer smth difficult, unpleasant or painful. • We had to endure a nine-hour delay at the airport. • She's already had to endure three painful operations on her leg. • She endured years of hip pain before seeing a surgeon. |
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Intrude (v.) |
To go into a place or being involved in a situation where you are not wanted or do not belong: • Newspaper editors are being urged not to intrude on/into the grief of the families of missing servicemen. • I didn't realize your husband was here, Dr Jones - I hope I'm not intruding. |
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Novice (n.) |
A person who is not experienced in a job or situation. • I have never driven a car before - I am a complete novice. • I am just a novice at making videos. |
