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19 Apr 2019, 14:47
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Suffrage: Right to vote
Forage: (of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions: the birds forage for aquatic invertebrates, insects, and seeds.
Status quo: Existing state of affairs
Status quo ante: the previously existing state of affairs.
Perpetuate: keep alive or make (something) continue indefinitely: a monument to perpetuate the memory of those killed in the war
Gentry: The upper class: a member of the landed gentry.
Advent: arrival | the advent of television
Renegade: he was denounced as a renegade: traitor, defector, deserter
Scholarship:
1 Prague became one of the centres of medieval scholarship | a woman of great scholarship: learning, book learning, knowledge, erudition, education
2 a scholarship of £200 per term: grant, award
Alike: all the doors looked alike: similar, the same
20th Century: 1901 – 2000
Adversaries: he parried the strokes of his adversary with almost contemptuous ease: opponent, rival
White collar: relating to the work done or those who work in an office or other professional environment.
clerical, administrative, professional, executive, salaried, office
Blue collar: relating to manual work or workers, particularly in industry.
manual, wage, industrial, factory;
Radical:
1 radical reform is long overdue: thoroughgoing, thorough, complete, total ANTONYMS superficial.
2 the apparently radical differences between logic and natural language: fundamental, basic, essential ANTONYMS minor.
3 a radical political movement: revolutionary, progressive, reforming, reformist, progressivist; leftist, left-wing, socialist, anti-capitalist; extreme, extremist ANTONYMS conservative, reactionary; moderate.
Dogma: a dogma of the Sikh religion: teaching, belief, conviction
Social contract: an actual or hypothetical agreement among the members of an organized society or between a community and its ruler that defines and limits the rights and duties of each.
Surmise: she surmised that he was keen to leave: guess, deduce
Imminent: coming, impending
Reverence: deep respect for someone or something
Disdainful: showing contempt or lack of respect: with a last disdainful look, she turned towards the door.
Wariness: the issue should be treated with a degree of wariness: caution
Preclude: difficulties preclude him from leading a normal life: prevent, make it impossible for
Propagate: reproduce, spread, cultivate, grow
Albeit: though: he was making progress, albeit rather slowly.
Insofar as: to the extent that
I shall help you insofar as you allow me to = I shall help you to the extent you allow me to. The extent (or amount) of my help depends on how much you allow me.
Impetus
1 the flywheel lost all its impetus: momentum, impelling force,
2 new products were introduced to give the sales force fresh impetus: motivation, stimulus
Objective: 1) adjective (of a person or their judgement) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts: historians try to be objective and impartial. Contrasted with subjective.
Decreed: the government decreed that a new national stadium should be built: order, command
Secular: secular music | a secular building: non-religious, non-church
Condone: we cannot condone such dreadful behaviour: deliberately ignore, not take into consideration
Repudiate: a world that repudiated aggression and violence as a way of resolving disputes: reject, renounce
Enumerate: mention (a number of things) one by one: there is not space to enumerate all his works.
Sedition: conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.
Partisan: a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person: partisans of the exiled Stuarts.
Reconcile: the news reconciled us: reunite, bring (back) together (again)
Delineate: describe or portray (something) precisely: the law should delineate and prohibit behaviour which is socially abhorrent.
Ubiquitous: present, appearing, or found everywhere: his ubiquitous influence
Inept: having or showing no skill; clumsy: the referee's inept handling of the match.
Fervent: having or displaying a passionate intensity: a fervent supporter of the revolution.
Bleak: the future looks bleak: unpromising, unfavourable
Statesmen: a skilled, experienced, and respected political leader or figure
Forage: (of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions: the birds forage for aquatic invertebrates, insects, and seeds.
Status quo: Existing state of affairs
Status quo ante: the previously existing state of affairs.
Perpetuate: keep alive or make (something) continue indefinitely: a monument to perpetuate the memory of those killed in the war
Gentry: The upper class: a member of the landed gentry.
Advent: arrival | the advent of television
Renegade: he was denounced as a renegade: traitor, defector, deserter
Scholarship:
1 Prague became one of the centres of medieval scholarship | a woman of great scholarship: learning, book learning, knowledge, erudition, education
2 a scholarship of £200 per term: grant, award
Alike: all the doors looked alike: similar, the same
20th Century: 1901 – 2000
Adversaries: he parried the strokes of his adversary with almost contemptuous ease: opponent, rival
White collar: relating to the work done or those who work in an office or other professional environment.
clerical, administrative, professional, executive, salaried, office
Blue collar: relating to manual work or workers, particularly in industry.
manual, wage, industrial, factory;
Radical:
1 radical reform is long overdue: thoroughgoing, thorough, complete, total ANTONYMS superficial.
2 the apparently radical differences between logic and natural language: fundamental, basic, essential ANTONYMS minor.
3 a radical political movement: revolutionary, progressive, reforming, reformist, progressivist; leftist, left-wing, socialist, anti-capitalist; extreme, extremist ANTONYMS conservative, reactionary; moderate.
Dogma: a dogma of the Sikh religion: teaching, belief, conviction
Social contract: an actual or hypothetical agreement among the members of an organized society or between a community and its ruler that defines and limits the rights and duties of each.
Surmise: she surmised that he was keen to leave: guess, deduce
Imminent: coming, impending
Reverence: deep respect for someone or something
Disdainful: showing contempt or lack of respect: with a last disdainful look, she turned towards the door.
Wariness: the issue should be treated with a degree of wariness: caution
Preclude: difficulties preclude him from leading a normal life: prevent, make it impossible for
Propagate: reproduce, spread, cultivate, grow
Albeit: though: he was making progress, albeit rather slowly.
Insofar as: to the extent that
I shall help you insofar as you allow me to = I shall help you to the extent you allow me to. The extent (or amount) of my help depends on how much you allow me.
Impetus
1 the flywheel lost all its impetus: momentum, impelling force,
2 new products were introduced to give the sales force fresh impetus: motivation, stimulus
Objective: 1) adjective (of a person or their judgement) not influenced by personal feelings or opinions in considering and representing facts: historians try to be objective and impartial. Contrasted with subjective.
Decreed: the government decreed that a new national stadium should be built: order, command
Secular: secular music | a secular building: non-religious, non-church
Condone: we cannot condone such dreadful behaviour: deliberately ignore, not take into consideration
Repudiate: a world that repudiated aggression and violence as a way of resolving disputes: reject, renounce
Enumerate: mention (a number of things) one by one: there is not space to enumerate all his works.
Sedition: conduct or speech inciting people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch.
Partisan: a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person: partisans of the exiled Stuarts.
Reconcile: the news reconciled us: reunite, bring (back) together (again)
Delineate: describe or portray (something) precisely: the law should delineate and prohibit behaviour which is socially abhorrent.
Ubiquitous: present, appearing, or found everywhere: his ubiquitous influence
Inept: having or showing no skill; clumsy: the referee's inept handling of the match.
Fervent: having or displaying a passionate intensity: a fervent supporter of the revolution.
Bleak: the future looks bleak: unpromising, unfavourable
Statesmen: a skilled, experienced, and respected political leader or figure
22 Mar 2021, 05:57
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Thanks a lot. They will save time to comprehend easily. 
