Yi's English Daily Learning 9

Front 1

intranet

Back 1

noun
a computer network with restricted access, as within a company, that uses software and protocols developed for the Internet.

Front 2

rally

Back 2

verb (used with object)
1.
to bring into order again; gather and organize or inspire anew: The general rallied his scattered army.
2.
to draw or call (persons) together for a common action or effort: He rallied his friends to help him.
3.
to concentrate or revive, as one's strength, spirits, etc.: They rallied their energies for the counterattack.
verb (used without object)
4.
to come together for common action or effort: The disunited party rallied in time for the election campaign.
5.
to come together or into order again: The captain ordered his small force to rally at the next stream.
6.
to come to the assistance of a person, party, or cause (often followed by to or around ): to rally around a political candidate.
7.
to recover partially from illness: He spent a bad night but began to rally by morning.
8.
to find renewed strength or vigor: The runner seemed to be rallying for a final sprint.

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proselytise proselyte

Back 3

verb (used with object), verb (used without object),
to convert or attempt to convert as a proselyte; recruit.

noun
1.
a person who has changed from one opinion, religious belief, sect, or the like, to another; convert.
verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
2.
proselytize.

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brink

Back 4

noun
1.
the edge or margin of a steep place or of land bordering water.
2.
any extreme edge; verge.
3.
a crucial or critical point, especially of a situation or state beyond which success or catastrophe occurs: We were on the brink of war.

Front 5

epiphany

Back 5

noun, plural e·piph·a·nies.
1.
( initial capital letter ) a Christian festival, observed on January 6, commemorating the manifestation of Christ to the gentiles in the persons of the Magi; Twelfth-day.
2.
an appearance or manifestation, especially of a deity.
3.
a sudden, intuitive perception of or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something, usually initiated by some simple, homely, or commonplace occurrence or experience.
4.
a literary work or section of a work presenting, usually symbolically, such a moment of revelation and insight.

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alleviate

Back 6

verb (used with object), al·le·vi·at·ed, al·le·vi·at·ing.
to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate: to alleviate sorrow; to alleviate pain.

Front 7

sheaf

Back 7

noun
1.
one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping.
2.
any bundle, cluster, or collection: a sheaf of papers.
verb (used with object)
3.
to bind (something) into a sheaf or sheaves.

Front 8

foremost

Back 8

adjective, adverb
first in place, order, rank, etc.: the foremost surgeons.

Front 9

swish

Back 9

verb (used without object)
1.
to move with or make a sibilant sound, as a slender rod cutting sharply through the air or as small waves washing on the shore.
2.
to rustle, as silk.
3.
to move or behave in an exaggeratedly effeminate manner.
verb (used with object)
4.
to flourish, whisk, etc., with a swishing movement or sound: to swish a cane.
5.
to bring, take, cut, etc., with such a movement or sound: to swish off the tops of plants with a cane.
6.
to flog or whip.

Front 10

hunch

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verb (used with object)
1.
to thrust out or up in a hump; arch: to hunch one's back.
2.
to shove, push, or jostle.
verb (used without object)
3.
to thrust oneself forward jerkily; lunge forward.
4.
to stand, sit, or walk in a bent posture.
noun
5.
a premonition or suspicion; guess: I have a hunch he'll run for reelection.
6.
a hump.
7.
a push or shove.
8.
a lump or thick piece.

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blanch

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verb (used with object)
1.
to whiten by removing color; bleach: Workers were blanching linen in the sun.
2.
Cookery.
a.
to scald briefly and then drain, as peaches or almonds to facilitate removal of skins, or as rice or macaroni to separate the grains or strands.
b.
to scald or parboil (meat or vegetables) so as to whiten, remove the odor, prepare for cooking by other means, etc.
3.
Horticulture . (of the stems or leaves of plants, as celery or lettuce) to whiten or prevent from becoming green by excluding light.
4.
Metallurgy .
a.
to give a white luster to (metals), as by means of acids.
b.
to coat (sheet metal) with tin.
5.
to make pale, as with sickness or fear: The long illness had blanched her cheeks of their natural color.

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deliberate

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adjective
1.
carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional: a deliberate lie.
2.
characterized by deliberation; careful or slow in deciding: a deliberate decision.
3.
leisurely and steady in movement or action; slow and even; unhurried: a deliberate step.
verb (used with object)
4.
to weigh in the mind; consider: to deliberate a question.
verb (used without object)
5.
to think carefully or attentively; reflect: She deliberated for a long time before giving her decision.
6.
to consult or confer formally: The jury deliberated for three hours.

Front 13

apparatus

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noun, plural ap·pa·rat·us, ap·pa·rat·us·es.
1.
a group or combination of instruments, machinery, tools, materials, etc., having a particular function or intended for a specific use: Our town has excellent fire-fighting apparatus.
2.
any complex instrument or mechanism for a particular purpose.
3.
any system or systematic organization of activities, functions, processes, etc., directed toward a specific goal: the apparatus of government; espionage apparatus.
4.
Physiology . a group of structurally different organs working together in the performance of a particular function: the digestive apparatus.

Front 14

thwart

Back 14

verb (used with object)
1.
to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
2.
to frustrate or baffle (a plan, purpose, etc.).
3.
Archaic.
a.
to cross.
b.
to extend across.

Front 15

preamble

Back 15

noun
1.
an introductory statement; preface; introduction. Synonyms: opening, beginning; foreword, prologue, prelude. Antonyms: epilogue, appendix, conclusion, afterword, closing.
2.
the introductory part of a statute, deed, or the like, stating the reasons and intent of what follows.
3.
a preliminary or introductory fact or circumstance: His childhood in the slums was a preamble to a life of crime.
4.
( initial capital letter ) the introductory statement of the U.S. constitution, setting forth the general principles of American government and beginning with the words, “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union. …”