Utilize
Verb
1. to use something in an effective way
E.g. the vitamins come in a form that is easily utilized by the body.
Execute
Verb
1. to kill someone as a legal punishment
E.g. He was executed for murder.
Resort
Noun
1. a place where many people go for rest, sport, or another stated purpose
E.g. Sun moon lake is a popular tourist resort.
Multitude
Noun
1. a large number of people or things
E.g. the city has a multitude of problems, from homelessness to drugs and murder.
Intoxicated
Adjective
1. drunk
2. excited, happy, and slightly out of control because of love, success, etc.
E.g. she was understandably intoxicated by her success in the national competition.
Aghast
Adjective
1. suddenly filled with strong feelings of shock and worry
E.g. he looked at her aghast.
Tentatively
Adjective
1. (of a plan or idea) not certain or agreed, or (of a suggestion or action) said or done in a careful but uncertain way because you do not know if you are right
E.g. I have made tentative plans to take a trip to Seattle in July.
Navigate
Verb
1. to direct the way that a ship, aircraft, etc. will travel, or to find a direction across, along, or over an area of water or land, often by using a map
2. to move around a website or computer screen, or between websites or screens
E.g. their website is fairly plain, but very easy to navigate.
Blurry
Adjective
1. difficult to see
2. difficult to understand or separate clearly
3. unable to see clearly
E.g. my eyes were blurred with tears.
Visualize
Verb
1. to form a picture of someone or something in your mind, in order to imagine or remember them
E.g. I was so surprised when he turned up - I'd visualized someone much older.
Inherent
Adjective
1. existing as a natural or basic part of something
E.g. there are dangers inherent in almost every sport.
Imperative
Adjective
1. extremely important or urgent
E.g. the president said it was imperative that the release of all hostages be secured.
Authentically
Adjective
1. If something is authentic, it is real, true, or what people say it is
E.g. he was there and saw what happened, so his is the only authentic account.
Bland
Adjective
1. not having a strong taste or character or not showing any interest or energy
E.g. I find chicken a little bland.
Comprehensive
Adjective
1. complete and including everything that is necessary
E.g. he has written a fully comprehensive guide to Rome.
Stiff
Adjective
1. firm or hard
2. not easily bent or moved
3. If you are stiff or part of your body is stiff, your muscles hurt when they are moved
E.g. sitting still at a computer terminal all day can give you a stiff neck.
Ingenuity
Noun
1. someone's ability to think of clever new ways of doing something
E.g. drug smugglers constantly use their ingenuity to find new ways of getting drugs into a country.
Reinforce
Verb
1. to make something stronger
2. if something reinforces an idea or opinion, it provides more proof or support for it and makes it seem true
3. to provide an army with more soldiers or weapons to make it stronger
E.g. the garrison is to be reinforced with/by another two battalions of soldiers.
Converge
Verb
1. if lines, roads, or paths converge, they move towards the same point where they join or meet
E.g. the paths all converge at the main gate of the park.
Monotony
Noun
1. a situation in which something stays the same and is therefore boring
E.g. the monotony of motorway driving causes many accidents.
Forceful
Adjective
1. expressing opinions strongly and demanding attention or action
E.g. the opposition leader led a very forceful attack on the government in parliament this morning.
Vague
Adjective
1. not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided
2. not clear in shape, or not clearly seen
3. describes someone who is not able to think clearly, or who, sometimes as a way of hiding what they really think, does not express their opinions clearly
E.g. Through the mist I could just make out a vague figure.
Contradict
Verb
1. (of people) to say the opposite of what someone else has said, or (of one fact or statement) to be so different from another fact or statement that one of them must be wrong
E.g. he kept contradicting himself when we were arguing.
Mediate
Verb
1. to talk to two separate people or groups involved in a disagreement to try to help them to agree or find a solution to their problems
E.g. the two envoys have succeeded in mediating an end to the war.
Manual
Adjective
1. done with the hands
2. describes a machine that is operated with the hands rather than by electricity or a motor
E.g. he still works on an old manual typewriter.
