Seria Word Meaning

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1 verb
meddle past tense: meddled; past
participle: meddled
1. interfere in something that is
not one's concern.
"I don't want him meddling in our
affairs"
touch or handle (something) without
permission.
"you have no right to come in here
meddling with my things"

2 noun
vandalism 1. action involving deliberate
destruction of or damage to public or
private property.
"an act of mindless vandalism"

3 verb
censure 1. 1.
express severe disapproval of
(someone or something), especially
in a formal statement.
"the company was heavily censured
by inspectors from the Department of
Trade"
noun
1. 1.
the formal expression of severe
disapproval.
"two MPs were singled out for
censure"

4 verb
oversee 1. supervise (a person or their
work), especially in an official
capacity.
"the Home Secretary oversees the
police service"
5 Verb
corroborate 1. confirm or give support to (a
statement, theory, or finding).
"the witness had corroborated the
boy's account of the attack"
6 adjective
rife 1. 1.
(especially of something undesirable)
of common occurrence; widespread.
"male chauvinism was rife in
medicine"
adverb
1. 1.
in an unchecked or widespread
manner

noun
veracity 1. conformity to facts; accuracy.
"officials expressed doubts
concerning the veracity of the story"
habitual truthfulness.
"voters should be concerned about
his veracity and character"

noun
hearsay 1. information received from
other people which cannot be
substantiated; rumour.
"according to hearsay, Bez had
managed to break his arm"
LAW
the report of another person's words
by a witness, which is usually
disallowed as evidence in a court of
law.
"everything they had told him would
have been ruled out as hearsay

verb
extradite 1. hand over (a person accused
or convicted of a crime) to the
jurisdiction of the foreign state in
which the crime was committed.
"Brazil refused
 to extradite him to Britain

noun
pet peeve 1.
informal
something that a particular
person finds especially annoying.
"one of my biggest pet peeves is
poor customer service

verb
wince 1. 1.
make a slight involuntary grimace or
shrinking movement of the body out
of pain or distress.
"he winced at the disgust in her voice
noun
1. 1.
an instance of wincing

noun
denotation 1. the literal or primary meaning
of a word, in contrast to the feelings
or ideas that the word suggests.
o the action of indicating
or referring to something by means
of a word, symbol, etc.
o PHILOSOPHY
the object or concept to which a term
refers, or the set of objects of which a
predicate is true

noun
connotation 1. an idea or feeling which a
word invokes for a person in addition
to its literal or primary meaning.
"the word discipline has unhappy
connotations of punishment and
repression"
PHILOSOPHY
the abstract meaning or intension of
a term, which forms a principle
determining which objects or
concepts it applies to.
 noun
repertoire 1. a stock of plays, dances, or
items that a company or a performer
knows or is prepared to perform.
synony collection, stock, range, repertor
ms: y; More
o the whole body of items
which are regularly performed.
"the mainstream concert repertoire"
o a stock of skills or types
of behaviour that a person
habitually uses.
"his repertoire of denigratory
gestures"

noun
metaphor 1. a figure of speech in which a
word or phrase is applied to an object
or action to which it is not literally
applicable.
"when we speak of gene maps and
gene mapping, we use a cartographic
metaphor"
a thing regarded as representative or
symbolic of something else.
"the amounts of money being lost by
the company were enough to make it
a metaphor for an industry that was
teetering

noun
simile 1.
plural noun: similes
a figure of speech involving
the comparison of one thing with
another thing of a different kind, used
to make a description more emphatic
or vivid (e.g. as brave as a lion ).
o the use of similes as a
method of comparison.
"his audacious deployment of simile
and metaphor"
 adjective
archaic 1. very old or old-fashioned.
"prisons are run on archaic methods"
(of a word or a style of
language) no longer in everyday
use but sometimes used to impart
an old-fashioned flavour.
"a term with a rather archaic ring to it"
of an early period of art or
culture, especially the 7th6th
centuries BC in Greece.
"the archaic temple at Corinth"

noun
colloquialis 1.
plural noun: colloquialisms
a word or phrase that is not
formal or literary and is used in
m ordinary or familiar conversation.
"the colloquialisms of the streets"
o the use of
colloquialisms.
"speech allows for colloquialism and
slang"

noun
clich plural noun: clichs; plural
noun: cliches
1. 1.
a phrase or opinion that is overused
and betrays a lack of original thought.
"that old clich a woman's place is in
the home"

adjective
pompous 1. 1.
affectedly grand, solemn, or self-
important.
"a pompous ass who pretends he
knows everything"

adjective
presumptuo 1. (of a person or their
behaviour) failing to observe the
limits of what is permitted or
 appropriate.
us "I hope I won't be considered
presumptuous if I offer some advice"

noun
polemic 1. 1.
a strong verbal or written attack on
someone or something.
"his polemic against the cultural
relativism of the Sixties"

adjective
esoteric 1. intended for or likely to be
understood by only a small number of
people with a specialized knowledge
or interest.
"esoteric philosophical debates"

noun
tip-off 1.
informal
a piece of information given in
a discreet or confidential way.
"arrests came after a tip-off from a
member of the public"

verb
detonate past tense: detonated; past
participle: detonated
1. explode or cause to explode.
"two other bombs failed to detonate"

noun
siege 1. 1.
a military operation in which enemy
forces surround a town or building,
cutting off essential supplies, with the
aim of compelling those inside to
surrender.
"Verdun had withstood a siege of ten
weeks"

verb
waver gerund or present
participle: wavering
 1. 1.
move in a quivering way; flicker.
"the flame wavered in the draught"
2.
become weaker; falter.
"his love for her had never wavered"

noun
blip 1. 1.
an unexpected, minor, and typically
temporary deviation from a general
trend.
"the Chancellor dismissed rising
inflation as a blip"
2. 2.
a very short high-pitched sound
made by an electronic device.
"computer games can drive you crazy
with their blips and bleeps"
o
verb
1. 1.
(of an electronic device) make a very
short high-pitched sound or
succession of sounds.
"big boxes of esoteric electronics
hummed and blipped"
2. 2.
open (the throttle of a motor vehicle)
momentarily.
"he straddled the bike and blipped
the throttle"

adjective
forthcoming 1. 1.
about to happen or appear.
"the forthcoming cricket season"
2.
ready or made available when
wanted or needed.
"financial support was not
forthcoming"
 noun
reconnaissa 1. military observation of a region
to locate an enemy or ascertain
strategic features.
nce "an excellent aircraft for low-level
reconnaissance
preliminary surveying or research.
"conducting client reconnaissance"

verb
skewer past tense: skewered; past
participle: skewered
1. fasten together or pierce with
a pin or skewer.
"skewered meat and fish"
o informal
subject to sharp criticism or critical
analysis.
"politicians are used to being
skewered"

noun
benefactor 1.
plural noun: benefactors
a person who gives money or
other help to a person or cause.
"a low-interest loan from a benefactor
allowed them to build a floor for the
exhibition hall"

noun
pyrotechnics 1. 1.
a firework display.
o
2. 2.
a brilliant performance or display of a
specified skill.
"he thrilled his audience with vocal
pyrotechnics"

verb
belittle 1. dismiss (someone or
something) as unimportant.
"she belittled Amy's riding skills
 whenever she could"

adjective
servile 1. 1.
having or showing an excessive
willingness to serve or please others.
"bowing his head in a servile manner
2.
of or characteristic of a slave or
slaves.
"the servile condition of the peasants

noun
pantomime 1.
BRITISH
1.

a theatrical entertainment, mainly for

children, which involves music,
topical jokes, and slapstick comedy
and is based on a fairy tale or
nursery story, usually produced
around Christmas.
"a pantomime villain"
2. 2.
a dramatic entertainment, originating
in Roman mime, in which performers
express meaning through gestures
accompanied by music.
3.
o
verb
1. 1.
express or represent by exaggerated
mime.
"they pantomimed picking up
dropped food"

noun
testament 1. 1.
a person's will, especially the part
relating to personal property.
"father's will and testament"
2. 2.
something that serves as a sign or
evidence of a specified fact, event, or
 quality.
"growing attendance figures are
a testament to the event's
popularity"

verb
reinvigorate past tense: reinvigorated; past
participle: reinvigorated
1. give new energy or strength
to.
"we are fully committed to
reinvigorating the economy of the
area"

adjective
inadvertent 1. not resulting from or achieved
through deliberate planning.
"an inadvertent administrative error
occurred that resulted in an
overpayment"

noun
prudence 1. the quality of being prudent;
cautiousness.
"we need to exercise prudence in
such important matters"

noun
protg 1. a person who is guided and
supported by an older and more
experienced or influential person.
"Ruskin submitted his protg's
name for election"

noun
revulsion 1. 1.
a sense of disgust and loathing.
"news of the attack will be met with
sorrow and revulsion"
2.
MEDICINEhistorical
the drawing of disease or blood
congestion from one part of the body
to another, e.g. by counterirritation
 adjective
parochial 1. 1.
relating to a Church parish.
"the parochial church council"
2. 2.
having a limited or narrow outlook or
scope.
"parochial attitudes

verb
whittle gerund or present
participle: whittling
1. 1.
carve (wood) into an object by
repeatedly cutting small slices from it.
"he was sitting at the tent door,
whittling a piece of wood with a knife
2.
reduce something in size, amount, or
extent by a gradual series of steps.
"the shortlist of fifteen was whittled
down to five"
underpinning noun
1. 1.
a solid foundation laid below ground
level to support or strengthen a
building.
2. 2.
a set of ideas, motives, or devices
which justify or form the basis for
something.
"the theoretical underpinning for free-
market economics"

verb
pontificate gerund or present
participle: pontificating
pntfket/
1. 1.
express one's opinions in a pompous
and dogmatic way.
"he was pontificating about art and
history"