dis- negative
dislike
disrupt
dismiss
simultaneously = at the same time
switch VERB
to change from one thing to another, or to makesomething do this
rotate VERB
to move in a circle around a fixed central point, or to move something in this way
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What is that for?
Why should we care?
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1.Lament (v.) [ləˋmɛnt]
to express feelings of great sadness about something
e.g. The nation lamented the death of its great war leader.
2. Affront (v.) [əˋfrʌnt]
to offend or insult someone, especially by not showing respect
e.g. He stepped back, affronted by the question.
3. Scud (v.) [skʌd]
if clouds scud across the sky, they move quickly
e.g. The boat scudded before the strong west wind.
4. Negligible (a.) [ˋnɛglɪdʒəb!]
too slight or unimportant to have any effect
e.g. The damage done to his property was negligible.
5. Siphon (v.) [ˋsaɪfən]
to remove liquid from a container by using a siphon
e.g. Emergency aid was siphoned off by foreign ministry officials for their.
6. Collision (n.) [kəˋlɪʒən]
an accident in which two or more people or vehicles hit each other while moving in different directions
e.g. The school bus was involved in a collision with a truck.
7. Protract (v.) [proˋtrækt]
to draw out or lengthen in time; prolong, as a meeting
e.g. Their stay was protracted for some weeks.
8. Enmity (n.) [ˈenməti]
a feeling of strong dislike or opposition between people
e.g. Enmity will I set between you and the woman.
9. Pang (n.) [pæŋ]
a very strong, sudden, and unpleasant pain or emotion
e.g. I will terribly sharpen your birth pangs.
10. Disdainful (a.) [dɪsˋdenfəl]
showing that you do not respect someone or something, because you think that they are not important or good enough
e.g. Professors who are disdainful of popular entertainment.
11. Dominion (n.) [dəˈmɪnjən]
control, or the right to rule over something
e.g. Our country's dominion is very vast.
12. Cower (v.) [ˋkaʊɚ]
to bend low and move back because you are frightened
e.g. He cowered against the wall.
13. Endorse (v.) [ɪnˈdɔrs]
to express support for someone or something, especially in public
e.g. Although not all readers today would endorse what sound like imperialist values.
14. Wrath (n.) [rɑθ]
extreme anger
e.g. Homer presents us in The Iliad with tragic pattern of the individual will, Achilles’ wrath.
15. Pageant (n.) [ˈpædʒənt]
a play, concert, or other performance based on a historical or religious story;a competition between young women in which judges decide who is the most beautiful
e.g. We are all invited to take part in the pageant.
16. Prudence (n.) [ˋpru:dəns]
the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason
e.g. Taylor has too much prudence to gamble.
17. Exquisite (a.) [ˋekskwizit]
carefully selected
e.g. She bought an exquisite china figurine.
18. Conjecture (n.) [kənˋdʒektʃə]
interpretation of omens
e.g. Her conjecture that the election would be a landslide proved to be true.
19. Realm (n.) [relm]
a primary marine or terrestrial biogeographic division of the earth's surface
e.g. New discoveries in the realm of medicine.
20. Testimony (n.) [ˋtestiməni]
the tablets inscribed with the Mosaic law
e.g. The eyewitness's testimony proved he was guilty.
21. Assiduity (n.) [͵æsiˋdju:iti]
the quality or state of being assiduous
e.g. this project has been successful only through the assiduity of a lot of people.
22. Havoc (n.) [ˋhævək]
wide and general destruction
e.g. They had to rebuild their homes after the havoc of the hurricane.
23. Strait (n.) [streit]
limited in space or time
e.g. It is dangerous to cross the straits in such weather.
24. Basin (n.) [ˋbesn]
a large area of land whose surface water all flows into a particular river or lake
e.g. Part of the harbour is a yacht basin.
25. Intellectual (a.) [͵ɪnt!ˋɛktʃʊəl]
developed or chiefly guided by the intellect rather than by emotion or experience
e.g. As the daughter of college professors, she's used to being around intellectual people.
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