Absurd
Adjective
1. completely stupid, unreasonable, or impossible to believe.
E.g. she makes the most absurd claims about her past achievements.
Overturn
Verb
1. to turn something so that its bottom or side is upward
E.g. the appeal court refused to overturn the lower court’s decision.
Particle
Noun
1. an extremely small piece or amount of something
E.g. Particles of dirt settle on the tablecloth.
Binding
Adjective
1. if an agreement, contract, decision, etc. is binding, you must do what it says\
E.g. the agreement is binding on you.
Outlying
Adjective
1. existing outside and away from a particular place
E.g. many of the pupils travel in by bus from outlying areas.
Pavilion
Noun
1. a building in a park or outdoor area for people to sit in
E.g. they are looking around the Japanese pavilion.
Homicide
Noun
1. the crime of killing someone
E.g. he felt like a homicide as he raised the gun and pulled the trigger.
Preside
Verb
1. to be in charge of an official meeting, ceremony, or other event
E.g. the priest is often invited to preside at the reception.
Spectacular
Adjective
1. extremely impressive
E.g. the show was a spectacular success.
Dominate
Verb
1. to control something or someone, often in a negative way, because you have more power or influence
E.g. she tends to dominate the conversation.
Plausible
Adjective
1. able to be considered seriously for a particular job or purpose
E.g. there is now no plausible left-wing candidate.
Obstruct
Verb
1. to block a path, passage, door, etc. so that it is difficult or impossible for someone or something to move along or through it
E.g. the crash obstructed the road for several hours
Stain
Verb
1. to leave a mark on something accidentally
E.g. his crimes stained the family honor.
Notorious
Adjective
1. famous for something bad
E.g. the city is notorious for its bumper-to-bumper traffic
Contrive
Verb
1. to succeed in doing something, especially something difficult
E.g. the couple contrived to bring up their children on a small income.
Apathy
Noun
1. a feeling of having no interest in or enthusiasm about anything, or of not being willing to make any effort to change things
E.g. she heard the story with apathy.
Woe
Noun
1. a strong feeling of sadness
E.g. she told him all her owes.
Apprentice
Noun
1. someone who works for a particular person or company, usually for low pay, in order to learn the type of work that they do
E.g. he became an engineering apprentice with a local firm.
Hypothesis
Noun
1. an idea that attempts to explain something but has not yet been tested or proved to be correct
E.g. people have proposed all sorts of hypotheses to explain why dinosaurs have become extinct.
Expedition
Noun
1. a long trip organized for a particular purpose, especially to a dangerous or distant place
E.g. he was on an expedition to explore the Antarctic.
Jaunty
Adjective
1. sprightly in manner or appearance
E.g. he struck a jaunty pose for the camera.
Nominal
Adjective
1. of, relating to, or constituting a name
E.g. her title of vice president had been nominal only.
Ostentatious
Adjective
1. marked by or fond of conspicuous or vainglorious and sometimes pretentious display
E.g. the power of the government was present, in its watchmen, supervisors of the market and police force, but it did not express itself in large and ostentatious buildings.
Placard
Noun
1. a notice posted in a public place
E.g. the placard on the door says that the church was built in the late 1600s.
Prestigious
Adjective
1. of, relating to, or marked by illusion, conjuring, or trickery
E.g. a nutritional study that has been published by a prestigious medical journal.
