1.
pare (v.)[pɛr]
- If you pare something down or back, or if you pare it, you reduce it.
Ex: The United States
can pare back its military
presence in Asia as well.
2.
stable (adj.)/(n.)[ˈstebəl]
- If something is stable,
it is not likely to change or come to an end
suddenly.
Ex: The prices of the
commodities are quite stable this year.
- A stable or stables is a building in
which horses are kept.
Ex:
An old steed in the stable still
aspires to gallop a thousand li.
3.
federation (n.)[ˌfɛdəˈreʃən]
- A federation is
a federal country.
Ex: Mr. Putin was inaugurated as the
President of the Russian Federation.
-
A federation is a group of societies or other organizations, which have
joined together, usually because they share
a common interest.
Ex: It is
a federation of 10 regional unions.
4.
conservative (adj.)[kənˈsɚvətɪv]
- Someone
who is conservative or
has conservative ideas
is unwilling
to
accept changes and new ideas.
Ex: People tend to be more aggressive
when they're young and
more conservative as
they get older.
5.
predecessor (n.)[ˈprɛdɪˌsɛsɚ, ˈpridɪ-]
- Your predecessor is the person who had
your job before you.
Ex: The
new president reversed many of the policies of his predecessor.
6.
discipline (n.) [ˈdɪsəplɪn]
- discipline is the practice of making people obey rules or
standards of
behavior, and punishing them when they do
not.
Ex: The
school has a reputation for high standards of discipline.
7.
adaptability (n.)[əˌdæptə'bɪlətɪ]
- If you describe a person or animal as adaptable, you mean that they are
able
to change their ideas or behavior in order to deal with new situations.
Ex: The adaptability of youth to new
surroundings is one of their good
qualities.
8.
grace (n.)[ɡres]
- In Christianity
and some other religions, grace is
the kindness that God
shows to people because he loves
them.
Ex: It was
only by the grace of God
that no one died.
9.
virtue (n.)[ˈvɚtʃu]
-A virtue is a good quality or way of behaving.
Ex: Humility is considered a virtue.
- Virtue is thinking and doing what
is right and avoiding what is wrong.
Ex: She could have established her
own innocence and virtue easily
enough.
10.
metrical (adj.) [ˈmetrɪkl]
- based on
the meter as a standard of measurement.
Ex: This needs to undertake metrical in
electric wave darkroom.
- the rhythmic
arrangement of syllables.
Ex: If you want to write a metrical poem, you must follow the rules and
forms.
11.
stimulus (n.) [ˈstɪmjələs]
-A stimulus is
something that encourages activity in people or things.
Ex: Regard each failure as a stimulus to
further efforts.
12.
responsibility (n.) [rɪˌspɑnsəˈbɪlɪti]
- If you accept responsibility
for something that has happened, you
agree that you were to blame for it or you
caused it.
Ex: Someone had to give orders and take responsibility for mistakes.
13.
prisoner (n.) [ˈprɪzənɚ, ˈprɪznɚ]
- A prisoner is
a person who is kept in a prison as a punishment for a
crime
that they have committed.
Ex: The prisoner was taken under escort to
the jail.
14.
Satire (n.) ['sætaɪər]
-Satire is the use of humor or exaggeration in order to show
how foolish
or
wicked some people's behavior or ideas are.
Ex: Jack showed his dislike plainly
in scorching satire.
- A satire is a play, film, or novel in which humor or
exaggeration is used
to criticize something.
Ex: The movie is a clever satire on
the advertising industry.
15.
furtive (adj.)[ˈfə:tɪvlɪ]
- If you
describe someone's behavior as furtive,
you disapprove of them
behaving
as if they want to keep something secret or hidden.
Ex: With a furtive glance over his shoulder, he unlocked the door and
entered the house.
16.
frank (adj.)[fræŋk]
- If someone
is frank, they state or
express things in an open and honest
way.
Ex: They
had a frank discussion
about the issue.
17.
indebtedness (n.) [ɪnˈdɛtɪdnɪs]
- If you say that you are indebted
to someone for something, you mean
that you are very grateful to them for
something.
Ex: Mike recounted his indebtedness to
her in his autobiography.
18.
autocracy (n.) [ɔˈtɑkrəsi]
- autocracy is government or
control by one person who has complete
power.
Ex: Many poor countries are
abandoning autocracy.
19.
inexorable (adj.) [ɪn'eksərəblɪ]
- You use inexorable to
describe a process, which cannot be prevented
from
continuing or progressing.
ex: This new trend
is inexorable.
20.
disrupt (v.) [dɪsˈrʌpt]
- If someone or something disrupts an event, system, or
process, they
cause difficulties that prevent it from
continuing or operating in a normal
way.
ex: I hope their disrupt friendship will be
renewed.
21.
intrigue(v.) [ˈɪnˌtriɡ, ɪnˈtriɡ]
- If something, especially something strange, intrigues you, it interests
you and you want to know more about it.
ex: Fairy tales can intrigue most children.
22.
bloodshed (n.) [ˈblʌdˌʃɛd]
-
Bloodshed is violence in which people are killed or
wounded.
ex: This election result could well lead to
further bloodshed.
23.
usher (v.)[ˈʌʃəd]
-
If you usher someone somewhere, you show them where they should
go,
often by going with them.
ex: Tina ushered me
into the reception room.
24.
reconstruction (n.)[ˌrikənˈstrʌkʃən]
war, for example by making the economy
stronger and by replacing
buildings that have been damaged.
ex: The reconstruction of
the Town Hall is scheduled to start next week.
25.
flagrant (adj.)[ˈfleɡrənt]
- You can use flagrant to describe an action, situation, or someone's
behavior that you find extremely bad or
shocking in a very obvious way.
ex: My manager was fired for a flagrant abuse
of company funds.
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