monitor (n.) [ˈmɒn.ɪ.tər]
definition :
a person who has the job of watching or noticing particular things.
EX :
United Nations monitors were not allowed to enter the area.
oasis (n.) [əʊˈeɪ.sɪs]
definition :
a place in a desert where there is water and therefore plants and trees and sometimes a village or town.
a calm, pleasant place in the middle of somewhere busy and unpleasant.
EX :
Her office was an oasis of peace and sanity amid the surrounding chaos.
projectile (n.) [prəˈdʒek.taɪl]
definition :
an object that is thrown or shot forwards, especially from a weapon.
EX :
The second projectile exploded after hitting a tank.
effigy (n.) [ˈef.ɪ.dʒi]
definition :
a model or other object which represents someone, especially one of a hated person which is hung or burnt in a public place.
EX :
Crowds marched through the streets carrying burning effigies of the president.
thaw (v.) [θɔː]
definition :
to (cause to) change from a solid, frozen state to a liquid or soft one, because of an increase in temperature.
EX :
Allow the meat to thaw properly before cooking it.
feign (v.) [feɪn]
definition :
to pretend to feel something, usually an emotion.
EX :
You know how everyone feigns surprise when you tell them how old you are.
mishap (n.) [ˈmɪs.hæp]
definition :
bad luck, or an unlucky event or accident.
EX :
The parade was very well organized and passed without mishap.
cascade (n.) [kæsˈkeɪd]
definition :
a small waterfall, often one of a group.
a large amount of something which hangs down.
EX :
A cascade of golden hair fell down his back.
ratio (n.) [ˈreɪ.ʃi.əʊ]
definition :
the relationship between two groups or amounts, which expresses how much bigger one is than the other.
EX :
The ratio of men to women at the conference was ten to one/10:1.
bounty (n.) [ˈbaʊn.ti]
definition :
a sum of money paid as a reward.
EX :
A bounty of $10 000 has been offered for the capture of his murderer.
comrade (n.) [ˈkɒm.reɪd]
definition :
a friend, especially one who you have been involved in difficult or dangerous, usually military, activities with.
EX :
Many of his comrades were killed in the battle.
grievance (n.) [ˈgriː.vənt s]
definition :
a complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly.
EX :
The small amount of compensation is a further source of grievance to the people forced to leave their homes.
eclipse (n.) [ɪˈklɪps]
definition :
when the sun disappears from view, either completely or partly, while the moon is moving between it and the Earth, or when the moon becomes darker while the shadow of the Earth moves over it.
EX :
On Wednesday there will be a total eclipse of the sun.
presumption (n.) [prɪˈzʌmp.ʃən]
definition :
when you believe that something is true without having any proof.
EX :
The presumption of innocence is central to British law.
repeal (v.) [rɪˈpiːl]
definition :
If a government repeals a law, it causes that law no longer to have any legal force.
EX :
We're campaigning for a/the repeal of the abortion laws.
recovery (n.) [rɪˈkʌv.ər.i]
definition :
the process of getting back something lost, especially health, ability, possessions, etc.
EX :
At last the economy is showing signs of recovery.
pathetic (adj.) [pəˈθet.ɪk]
definition :
causing feelings of sadness, sympathy or sometimes lack of respect, especially because a person or an animal is suffering.
EX :
After the accident he became a pathetic figure, a shadow of his former self.
contrive (v.) [kənˈtraɪv]
definition :
to arrange a situation or event, or arrange for something to happen, using clever planning.
to invent and/or make a device or other object in a clever and possibly unusual way.
EX :
Couldn't you contrive a meeting between them? I think they'd be ideally suited.
psyche (n.) [ˈsaɪ.ki]
definition :
the mind, or the deepest thoughts, feelings or beliefs of a person or group.
EX :
Peru is a very traditional country, and embedded in its psyche is a love of ceremony.
resolution (n.) [ˌrez.əˈluː.ʃən]
definition :
an official decision that is made after a group or organization have voted.
EX :
The United Nations passed a resolution to increase aid to the Third World.
imperceptible (adj.) [ˌɪm.pəˈsep.tɪ.bl]
definition :
unable to be noticed or felt because of being very slight.
EX :
She heard a faint, almost imperceptible cry.
callous (adj.) [ˈkæl.əs]
definition :
unkind or cruel; without sympathy or feeling for other people.
EX :
It might sound callous, but I don't care if he's homeless. He's not living with me!
irk (v.) [ɜːk]
definition :
to annoy someone.
EX :
The negative reply to my complaint really irked me.
embryonic (adj.) [ˌem.briˈɒn.ɪk]
definition :
relating to an embryo.
EX :
The project is still at an embryonic stage.
abstraction (n.) [æbˈstræk.ʃən]
definition :
when a subject is very general and not based on real situations.
EX :
She's always talking in abstractions.
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