new vocab || #10

at large

(idiom) generally

• This group is not representative of the population ____.

at odds

(collocation) if you are at odds with someone, you do not agree with them

• She often found herself ____ with family and friends.

at a standstill

(phrase) a condition in which all movement or activity has stopped

• The negotiations are ____.

vacant

not filled or occupied; available to be used

• The hospital has no ____ beds.

draw the short straw

(idiom) to have to do the least enjoyable of a range of duties, often because you have been chosen to do it

• Mike ____ and had to clean the bathroom.

rule out the possibility

(collocation) to decide or say that something is impossible and will not happen or did not happen

• t's not likely to happen but I wouldn't ____.

variant

(n) something that is slightly different from other similar things

• Scientists are seeing a growing list of genes in which genetic ____ contribute to multiple diseases.

matter of indifference

(adj) something that a person does not care about at all, or a situation where all possible outcomes are of equal (and zero) importance to them.

• Whether we go to the beach or stay at home is a ____ to me.

negligence

(n) the fact of not giving enough care or attention to someone or something

• The company was sued for gross ____ after the death of the two employees.