l   emancipation /ɪˌmænsɪˈpeɪʃ(ə)n/

Definition: the process of giving freedom and rights to someone

Example: the emancipation of slaves

 

l   appalling/əˈpɔːlɪŋ/

Definition: very unpleasant and shocking

Example: The conditions in the camps were absolutely appalling.

 

l   deluge/ˈdeljuːdʒ/

Definition: a lot of things all happening or arriving at the same time, especially if they are hard to deal with

Example: The company received a deluge of complaints about the defective product.

 

l   vehement/ˈviːəmənt/

Definition: involving extremely strong feelings or beliefs

Example: a vehement protest/objection/denial

 

l   rear /rɪə(r)/

Definition: at the back of something

Example: Keep your front and rear lights in good working order.

 

l   paradoxical/ˌpærəˈdɒksɪk(ə)l/

Definition1: strange because of being the opposite of what you expect

Example: a paradoxical result

Definition2: consisting of two parts that seem to mean the opposite of each other

Example: a paradoxical statement

 

l   manifest/ˈmænɪfest/ 

Definition: to show something such as a feeling or ability, so that it is easy to notice

Example: Jane manifested an unwillingness to sit and talk to Lydia.

 

l   alibi /ˈælɪbaɪ/

Definition: an excuse for not having done something that you should have done

Example: Constant government interference provides management with an alibi for poor performance.

 

l   ostensibly/ɒˈstensəbli/

Definition: used for saying that although someone pretends to have one reason for something, there is in fact another reason

Example: He was ostensibly on holiday, but actually he was on a diplomatic mission.

 

l   derogatory/dɪˈrɒɡət(ə)ri/

Definition: showing that you have a bad opinion of something or someone, usually in an insulting way

Example: a derogatory remark

 

l   concur/kənˈkɜː(r)/

Definition: to agree with someone or something

Example: We strongly concur with the recommendations of this report.

 

l   penetrate/ˈpenəˌtreɪt/

Definition1: to get inside an object or body by getting through something

Example: A piece of glass had penetrated the skin.

Definition2: to get through something into a place and be heard, seen, or felt by people in it

Example: Few sounds penetrate the thick walls.

Definition3: to be noticed or understood by someone

Example: Their advice never even penetrated his consciousness.

 

l   impoverished /ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃt/

Definition: an impoverished person or place is very poor

Example: a remote and impoverished island

 

l   contrive/kənˈtraɪv/

Definition1: to make something happen, especially by using clever or dishonest methods

Example: They would have to contrive a meeting.

Definition2: to succeed in doing something, especially something difficult

Example: We contrived to have an enjoyable holiday in spite of the rain.

 

l   fret/fret/

Definition: to worry about something continuously

Example: Don't fret, I'll be fine.

 

l   ribbon/ˈrɪbən/

Definition1: a long narrow piece of coloured cloth or paper, usually used as a decoration or to tie something

Example: a box of chocolates tied with gold ribbon

Definition2: something with a long narrow flat shape

Example: The river appeared as a ribbon of blue between the mountains.

 

l   interchangeably/ˌɪntə(r)ˈtʃeɪndʒəb(ə)l/

Definition: if two things are interchangeable, you can put each one of them in the place where the other was, or you can use one instead of the other, and the effect will be the same

Example: The terms 'thesis' and 'dissertation' were at one time interchangeable.

 

l   babble/ˈbæb(ə)l/

Definition: to speak quickly in a way that other people cannot understand easily

Example: He was babbling something about his mother.

 

l   stigmatize /ˈstɪɡmətaɪz/

Definition: to treat a particular type of behaviour as wrong or embarrassing and to try to make people who behave in this way feel ashamed

Example: Children shouldn't be stigmatized because their parents aren't married.

 

l   broadcast/ˈbrɔːdˌkɑːst/

Definition1: to send out messages or programmes to be received by radios or televisions

Example: The Pope's speech will be broadcast on all channels at 6.00 this evening.

Definition2: to tell people something, especially something that you wanted to be a secret

Example: You don't have to broadcast my news to the whole world!

 

l   slay/sleɪ/ 

Definition1: to kill someone in a violent way

Example: He was slain in battle in 673.

Definition2: to impress someone, especially by making them laugh

Example: His jokes really slay me.

 

l   pervade/pə(r)ˈveɪd/

Definition: to spread through the whole of something and become a very obvious feature of it

Example: A strange sour smell pervaded the air.

l   lament/ləˈment/

Definition: to show publicly that you feel sad or disappointed about something

Example: Some older people lament the loss of close local communities.

 

l   emulate/ˈemjʊleɪt/

Definition: to try to be like someone or something else, usually because you admire them

Example: a legal system that has been emulated all over the world

 

l   vice /vaɪs/ 

Definition: a bad habit or personal quality

Example: He has the occasional cigarette but that's his only real vice.