Preclude (vt) to prevent something from Immensity n. the large size of sth; adj.

happening or somebody from doing immense extremely large or great

something, to make something impossible Unadulterated adj. (usu. before noun)
Orchestrate (vt) to organize a complicated complete and total ex. unadulterated
plan or event very carefully and secretly; pleasure; not mixed with other substances
ex. A carefully orchestrated publicity Adulterate vt. (often passive, sth with sth)
campaign syn: stage-manage; to arrange to make food or drink less pure by adding
a piece of music in parts so that it can be other substance to it; adulteration
played by an orchestra; n. orchestration Cow vt. (usu passive) to frighten somebody
Flip side (of/to something) different and in order to make them obey you
less welcome aspect of an idea, argument Hapless adj. (only before noun, formal)
or action not lucky, unfortunate
Spineless adj. weak and easily frightened Hurtle vi. (+ adv/prep) to move very fast
Marginalize vt. to make somebody feel as in a particular direction
if they are not important and cannot Slip-up n. a careless mistake
influence decisions or events; to put Primeval adj. (usu before noun) from the
somebody in a position in which they have earliest period of the history of the world,
no power; (n) marginalization, (adj) very ancient
marginalized Risqu adj. of performance, comment,
Dauntless adj. not easily frightened or joke, etc. a little shocking because it is
stopped from doing something difficult; about sex
adj. daunting, vt. daunt (usually passive) Let alone used after a statement to
Daunt vt (usu passive) to make somebody emphasize that because the first thing is
feel nervous and less confident about doing not true or possible, the next thing cannot
something; adj. daunting - intimidating be true or possible either
Caveat n. a warning that particular things Constrain vt. to force somebody to do
need to be considered before something something or behave in a particular way.
can be done ex. Any discussion on legal (often passive) to restrict or limit sb/sth
action must be preceded by a caveat on Constrained adj. force or too controlled
costs. Constraint n. a thing that limits or restricts
Staggering adj. so great, shocking or sth or ones freedom to do something, ex.
surprising that it is difficult to believe; constraints of/on sth; strict control over
staggeringly the way you behave or allowed to behave
Listless adj. having no energy or
enthusiasm; listlessly, listlessness
Coquette n. (often disapproving) a woman
who behaves in a way that is intended to Highfalutin adj. (informal) trying to be
attract men, ad. Coquettish serious or important but in a way that
Tippler n. someone who drinks alcohol; often appears silly and unnecessary, ex.
tipple to drink alcohol highfalutin language
Dejected adj. unhappy and disappointed;
n. dejection Rarefied adj. (disapproving) understood or
Conceit n. too much pride in yourself and experienced by only a very few or small
what you do; adj. conceited group of people who share a particular
Spite n. a feeling of wanting to hurt or area of knowledge or activity; (of air)
upset sb; ex. he said it out of spite; also in containing less oxygen than usual
spite of something; vt. to deliberately Emulate vt. (formal) to try to do sth as
annoy or upset sb; adj. spiteful well as sb else because you admire them,
In spite of oneself doing sth although you n. emulation
did not intend to do it Adamant adj. determined not to change
Retort v. to reply quickly to a comment, in your mind or to be persuaded about sth,
an angry, offended or humorous way; also adamantly
noun Trickle vi/vt. to flow or make sth flow
Peevish adj. easily annoyed by slowly in a thin stream; to go or make sth
unimportant things; bad-tempered, go somewhere slowly or gradually
peevishly Rejoinder n. (formal) a quick angry or
Yonder (old use) that is over there, ex. humorous answer or reply (+ to/for sth)
lets rest under yonder tree
Esoteric adj. (formal) likely to be Add fuel to the fire/flames (of a person
understood by a few people with special or circumstance) make a situation or
knowledge or interest conflict become more intense esp. by
Pompous adj. (disapproving) showing that provocative comments
you think you are more important than Add insult to injury do or say something
other people especially by using long and that makes a bad or displeasing situation
formal words; pomposity, pompously even worse
Wayward adj. difficult to control, ex. a Cast (cut) someone adrift leave someone
wayward child; not socially acceptable, in a boat or craft which has nothing to
waywardness secure or guide it; abandon or isolate
Paradigm n. (technical/formal) a typical someone
example or pattern of something; a theory Take advantage of something make
or group of ideas about how something good use of the opportunities offered by
should be done, made or thought about sth; exploit or make unfair use of sth for
Dispensary n. a place in a hospital, shop, your own benefit; (of a man) seduce esp. a
store, etc. where medicines are prepared sexually inexperience person
for patients Nemesis n. a punishment or defeat that is
Rattle someones cage make somebody deserved and cannot be avoided
feel annoyed or angry usually deliberately Ableism n. unfair treatment of disabled
Take someone aback (usu. passive) people by giving jobs or other advantages
shock, surprise or disconcert someone to able-bodied people
As easy/simple as ABC extremely easy Able-bodied adj. physically healthy, fit and
and straightforward strong in contrast to somebody who is
Aid and abet help and encourage weak or disabled
somebody to do something wrong, esp. Neocolonialism n. the use of economic or
crime political pressure by powerful countries to
In aid of in support of; for the purpose of control or influence other countries
Above board honest, not secret Neologism n. a new word or expression or
Across the board applying to all a new meaning of word
An accident waiting to happen a Neurotic adj. caused or suffering from
potentially disastrous situation usually Neurosis; not behaving in a reasonable
caused by negligent or faulty procedures way, because you are worried about
Accidentally on purpose apparently by something
accident but in fact intentionally Neurosis n. a mental illness in which a
Give a good/bad account of yourself to person suffers strong feelings of fear and
make a favorable impression through your worry; any strong fear or worry
performances and actions Demean vt. (demean oneself) to do
Achilles heel a persons only vulnerable something that makes people have less
spot; a serious weakness respect for you; to make people have less
Acid test situation or event which finally respect for sb/sth; adj. demeaning
proves whether something is good or bad, Deliberate adj. done on purpose rather
true or false, etc. than by accident; done slowly and
Act your age behave in a manner carefully; vi/vt. To think carefully about
appropriate for your age and not to sth, usually before making a decision (with
someone much younger or without on something)
Act of God an instance of uncontrollable Disconcert vt. to make sb. feel anxious,
natural forces in operation confused or embarrassed
Clean up your act to behave in a more Turnaround n. a situation in which sth
acceptable manner changes from bad to good; a complete
A hard/tough act to follow an change in sbs opinion, behavior, etc
achievement or performance which sets a Contravene vt (formal) to do sth that is
standard difficult for others to measure up not allowed by a law or rule; n.
to contravention
Do a disappearing act to go away without Suppress vt. (disapproving) to put an end,
being seen esp. when someone is looking often by force, to a group or an activity
for you that is believed to threaten authority; to
Man of action a man whose life is prevent something from being published or
characterized by physical activity or deeds made known; to prevent yourself from
rather than by words having or expressing a feeling or an
 emotion; to prevent something from Cash register n. a machine used in
growing, developing or continuing shops/stores, restaurants, etc. that has a
Entice (vt. + adv/p) to persuade somebody drawer for keeping money in, and that
or something to do something, usu. by shows and records the amount of money
offering them something; enticement (n) received for each thing that is sold
Ghastly adj. (of an event) very frightening Cash-starved adj. without enough money,
and unpleasant, because it involves pain, usu because another organization, such as
death, etc, horrible; (of an experience or the government, has failed to provide it
situation) very bad or unpleasant; (of a Cash-strapped adj. without enough money
person or thing) that you find unpleasant Sance n. a meeting at which people try to
and dislike very much make contact with and talk to the spirits of
Wimp n. a person who is not strong, brave dead people
or confident; adj. wimpy or wimpish Persecute vt. To treat sb in a cruel and
Go Haywire to stop working correctly or unfair way, esp because of their race,
become out of control religion or political beliefs; n. persecution
Phony adj. (phoney) not real or true; false Wishful thinking the belief that sth you
and trying to trick people; also n. want to happen is happen happening or
(informal) a person who is not honest or will, although tis is actually not true or very
sincere; a thing that is not real or true unlikely
Cognitive adj. (usu before noun) Wishbone a v-shaped bone between the
connected with mental processes of neck and breast of a chicken, duck etc.
understanding Psychedelic adj. (of drugs) causing the
Cognition n. the process by which user to see and hear things that are not
knowledge and understanding is developed there or that do not exist; (of art, music,
ion the mind clothes, etc.) having bright colors, strange
Ravishing adj. extremely beautiful, sounds, etc. like those that are
gorgeous; adv. ravishingly experienced when taking psychedelic drugs
Flatulence n. an uncomfortable feeling Catch n. (informal) a hidden difficulty or
caused by having too much gas in the disadvantage; ex. Whats the catch?
stomach Unspeakable adj. (literary usu.
Yank (vi/vt) to pull sth/sb hard, quickly, disapproving) that cannot be described in
and suddenly; also noun words, usu. because it is so bad
Thaw vi. (thaw out) to melt or turn back Asexual adj. (technical) not involving sex,
into water (of ice or snow); (of weather) to not having sexual organs; not having
become warm enough to melt snow and sexual qualities, not interested in sex; adv.
ice; (thaw sth out) to become, or let frozen asexually
food become soft or liquid ready for Asperity n. (formal) the fact of being rough
cooking; to become or mke sth become a or severe, especially in a way you speak to
normal temperature after being very cold; or treat sb.
to become more friendly and less formal Battle-hardened adj. (of soldiers) having
Trigger-happy (informal and disapproving) experience of war and therefore effective
too willing and quick to use violence, at fighting battles
especially with guns Battlefield n. a place where battle is being
Vis--vis in relation to, in comparison with fought or has been fought; a subject that
people feel strongly about and argue about
Abhor vt. (formal) to hate something, for Battlements a low wall around the top of
example a way of behaving or thinking, the castle with spaces in it that people
especially for moral reasons inside could shoot through
Quandary n. the state of not being able to Battle-scarred adj. a person or place
decide what to do in a difficult situation which has been in war or fight and shows
Puny adj. small and weak; not very the signs of injury and damage
impressive ex. puny efforts Battleship a very large ship used in war,
Cashed up adj. (informal) very rich with big guns and heavy armor
Cash desk n. a place in a shop/store where Invaluable adj. extremely useful, ex.
you pay for goods that you have bought Invaluable information
Cash flow n. the movement of money into Abomination n. (formal) a thing that
and out of a business as goods are bought causes disgust and hatred, or is considered
and sold extremely offensive
Sneak (vi + adv/p) to go somewhere Survey n. a general study, view or
secretly, trying to avoid being seen; vt. To description of sth; an examination of the
do sth or take sb/sth somewhere secretly, condition of a house, etc. before buying it;
often without permission; vi (on sb to sb) the act of examining and recording the
(oldf, disapproving) to tell an adult that measurements, features, etc. of an area of
another child has done sth wrong, esp in land in order to make a map or plan of it;
order to cause trouble an investigation of the opinions, behavior,
Sneak up (on sb/sth) to move towards sb etc. of a particular group of people usu
very quietly so that they do not see or hear done by asking questions
you until you reach them Append vt. (sth to sth) (formal) to add to
Flout vt. To show that you have no respect the end of a piece of writing
for a law, esp. by openly not obeying it, Oracle n. (ancient Greece) a place where
ex. Flout the law/authority/convention people could go to ask the gods for advice
Diaspora n (formal) the movement of the or information about the future; the priest
Jewish people away from their own country or priestess through whom the gods were
to live and work in other countries; the thought to give their message, that advice
movement of people from any nation or or information; a person or book that gives
group away from their own country valuable advice or information
Heart-rending adj. (usu before noun) Judgement (judgment) the ability to make
causing feelings of great sadness sensible decisions after carefully
Blithe adj. (usu before noun) considering the best thing to do; an
(disapproving) showing that you do not opinion formed about something or the act
care or are not anxious about what you are of making it; the decision of the court or a
doing; ex. Blithe disregard for the rules, judge; (on sth) something bad that
adv. blithely happens to sb that is thought to be a
Brothel n. a house where people pay to punishment from God
have sex with prostitutes Sit in judgment on/over/upon sb to
Pittance n. a very small amount of money decide whether sbs behavior is right or
that sb receives, for example as a wage, wrong, esp when you have no right to do
and that is hardly enough to live on this
Mortuary n. a room or building, for Vagaries n. (formal) changes in sb/sth that
example a part of a hospital, in which dead are difficult to predict or control
bodies are kept before they are buried or Fend (fend for oneself) to take care of
cremated (funeral parlor) yourself without help from anyone else;
Guise n. a way in which sb/sth appears, (fend sb/sth off) to defend or protect
often in a way that is different from usual yourself from sb/sth that is attacking you
or that hides the truth about them/it; or to protect yourself from difficult
under the guise of sth questions, criticisms etc. by avoiding them
Winnow out (winnow sb/sth out of sth) Overwhelm vt. (often passive) to have
(formal) to remove people or things from a such strong emotional effect on sb that is
group so that only the best ones are left difficult for them to resist or know how to
Bout n. a short period of great activity; a react; to defeat sb completely; to give too
short period where there is a lot of a much of a thing to a person; to be so bad
particular thing, usu something unpleasant, or so great that a person cannot deal with
ex. A drinking bout, (also bout of sth); an it
attack or period of illness, ex. A severe Detest vt. To hate somebody very much
bout of flu/coughing, occasional bouts of (not used in progressive tenses); n.
depression detestation
Apologia n. (formal) a formal written Boggle vi. (+ at) (informal) to be slow to
defense of your own or sb elses actions or do or accept something because of shock
opinions or surprise
Apoplectic adj. very angry Something boggles the mind/the mind
Grounding n. (+ in sth) the teaching of the boggles at it (idiom) so unusual that
basic parts of the subject, ex. A good people find it hard to imagine or accept
grounding in grammar; the act of keeping Pantheon n. (technical) all the gods of a
the plane on the ground or a ship in a pot nation or people; (formal) a group of
esp. because it is not in a good enough people who are famous within a particular
condition to travel area or activity; a temple, built in honor of
all the gods of a nation; a building in which
 dead bodies of famous people of a nation
are buried or honored
Inferno n. a very large dangerous fire that
is out of control, ex. A blazing/raging
inferno
Regenerate vt. To make an area,
institution, etc. develop or grow strong
again; vi/vt to grow or make sth grow
again, n. regeneration, adj. regenerative
Rightful (adj) (only before noun) (formal)
that is correct, right or legal, adv.
Rightfully
Rationalism n. a belief that all behavior,
opinions, etc. should be based on reason
rather than on emotions or religious beliefs

Rational adj. (of behavior, ideas, etc)

based on reason rather than emotions; (of
a person) able to think clearly and make
decisions based on reason rather than
emotions
Glimpse vt. To see sb/sth for a moment,
but not very clearly; vt. To start to
understand sth; also noun a look at
sb/sth for a very short time, a sort
experience of sth that helps you to
understand it
Staccato adj. (music) with each note
played separately in order to produce
short, sharp sounds; with short, sharp
sounds
Teeter vi. To stand or move in an unsteady
way so that you look as if you are going to
fall
Teeter on the brink of sth to be very
close to a very unpleasant or dangerous
situation
Bling n. (informal) expensive shiny jewelry
and bright fashionable clothes worn in
order to attract attention to yourself, also
adj.
Jittery adj. (informal) anxious and nervous