1.acoustic/ adjective /əˈkuː.stɪk/
relating to sound or hearing.
e.g. The microphone converts acoustic waves to electrical signals for transmission.
2. activate/ verb /ˈæk.tɪ.veɪt/
to cause something to start.
e.g. The alarm is activated by the lightest pressure.
3. beam/ noun /biːm/
a line of light that shines from a bright object.
e.g. We could just pick out the trail in the weak beam of the flashlight.
e.g. The rabbit stopped, mesmerized by the beam of the car's headlights.
4. deafening/ adjective /ˈdef.ən.ɪŋ/
extremely loud.
e.g. The music was deafening.
5. frequency/ noun /ˈfriː.kwənt.si/
the number of times something happens within a particular period, or the fact of something happening often or a large number or times.
e.g. It's not the duration of his absences from work so much as the frequency that worries me.
6. high-pitched/ adjective /ˌhaɪˈpɪtʃt/
A voice that is high-pitched is higher than usual.
7. innovation/ noun /ˌɪn.əʊˈveɪ.ʃən/
(the use of) a new idea or method.
8. lethal/ adjective /ˈliː.θəl/
able to cause or causing death; extremely dangerous.
e.g. Three minutes after the fire started, the house was full of lethal fumes.
lethally/ adverb /ˈliː.θəl.i/
9. offensive/ adjective /əˈfen.sɪv/
causing offence.
e.g. This programme contains language that some viewers might find offensive.
offensively /adverb
offensiveness /noun
10. restore/ verb /rɪˈstɔːr/
to return something or someone to an earlier good condition or position.
e.g. The former leader was today restored to power in the first free elections for twenty years.
If you restore a quality or ability that someone has not had for a long time, you make it possible for them to have that quality or ability again.
e.g. The government is trying to restore public confidence in its management of the economy.
11. temporarily/ adjective /ˈtem.pər.ər.i/
not lasting or needed for very long.
e.g. The ceasefire will only provide a temporary solution to the crisis.
12. bandit / noun /ˈbæn.dɪt/
a thief with a weapon, especially one belonging to a group that attack people travelling through the countryside.
13. commemorate/ verb /kəˈmem.ə.reɪt/
to remember officially and give respect to a great person or event, especially by a public ceremony or by making a statue or special building.
e.g. Gathered all together in this church, we commemorate those who lost their lives in the great war.
14. defile/ verb /dɪˈfaɪl/
to spoil the beauty, importance, purity, etc. of something or someone.
e.g. It's a shame that such a beautiful area has been defiled by a rubbish dump.
15. deviate/ verb /ˈdiː.vi.eɪt/
to do something which is different from the usual or common way of behaving.
e.g. The recent pattern of weather deviates from the norm for this time of year.
deviation / noun /ˌdiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/
e.g. Any deviation from the party's faith is seen as betrayal.
16. fortitude/ noun /ˈfɔːr.t̬ə.tuːd/
bravery over a long period.
e.g. I thought she showed remarkable fortitude during that period.
17. inconsolable/ adjective /ˌɪn.kənˈsəʊ.lə.bl̩/
impossible to comfort because of great sadness or unhappiness.
e.g. They were inconsolable after the death of their young son.
inconsolably/ adverb /ˌɪn.kənˈsəʊ.lə.bli/
e.g. The child was crying inconsolably.
18. nibble/ verb /ˈnɪb.l̩/
to eat something by taking a lot of small bites.
e.g. A mouse has nibbled through the computer cables.
19. pageant/ noun /ˈpædʒ.ənt/
UK a show, usually performed outside, that consists of people wearing traditional clothing and acting out historical events.
e.g. Our youngest son is taking part in the school pageant.
any colourful and splendid show or ceremony.
20. scourge/ noun /skɝːdʒ/
something or someone that causes great suffering or a lot of trouble.
e.g. AIDS has been described as the scourge of the modern world.
scourge/ verb /skɝːdʒ/
to cause great suffering or a lot of trouble.
e.g. The country has been scourged by famine in recent years.
21. tumble/ verb /ˈtʌm.bl̩/
to fall quickly and without control.
e.g. At any moment the whole building could tumble down.
to fall a lot in value in a short time.
e.g. Share prices tumbled yesterday.
to move in an uncontrolled way, as if falling or likely to fall.
e.g. An excited group of children tumbled out of school/the bus.
22. afflict/ verb /əˈflɪkt/
If a problem or illness afflicts a person or thing, they suffer from it.
e.g. It is an illness which afflicts women more than men.
e.g. A country afflicted by civil war.
23. censure/ noun /ˈsen.ʃər/
strong criticism or disapproval.
e.g. His dishonest behaviour came under severe censure.
censure/ verb /ˈsen.ʃər/
e.g. Ministers were censured for their lack of decisiveness during the crisis.
24. dissimulation/ noun /ˌdɪs.sɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
the fact of trying to hide your real feelings, character, or intentions.
e.g. He was capable of great dissimulation and hypocrisy.
25. flog/ verb /flɒɡ/
to beat someone very hard with a whip or a stick, as a punishment.
e.g. Soldiers used to be flogged for disobedience.