EAP word list v2

simulated

made to look like something else; artificial

rigor (2)

1) the fact that people are made to follow rules in a very severe way

2) the quality of being detailed, careful, and complete

→ They were punished with unusual rigor
→ Her arguments lacked rigor

trade-off

a situation in which you balance two opposing situations or qualities
→ It is important in music to make a trade-off between having good lyrics and well-produced music

unequivocal

expressed in a clear and certain way; plain in meaning
→ The church has been unequivocal about its condemnation of violence

slouch

to stand, sit, or walk with the shoulders hanging forward and the head bent slightly over so that you look tired and bored
→ He slouched all the way to home after his long day at work

vigilance

the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties
→ Thanks to the vigilance of the neighbour, the man was not hurt

vicarious

performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another
→ She took vicarious pleasure in her friend’s achievements

amendment

a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.
→ They added another amendment to the contract

acontextual

not occurring in, relating to, determined by, or conforming to a particular context
→ By analyzing the documents in an acontextual manner, the researchers missed the entire point

caveat

a warning to consider something before taking any more action, or a statement that limits a more general statement

tally (3)

1) to match or agree with something else

2) to reach a total number or amount of things or people

3) the total number or amount of things or people

→ The answers he wrote down don’t tally with ours
→ The bookstore has tallied 1700 orders
→ Make sure to keep a tally of the people who attended

cross-reference

a note in a book or document that tells you to look somewhere else in the book or document for more information
→ The book has too many cross-references, making it almost impossible to follow

attest

to state with authority or officially that something is true, or is likely to be true

badger

to harass or annoy persistently
→ The reporter continued to badger Anthony about his old behaviour

efficiency

the good use of time and energy in a way that does not waste any

fieldwork

research performed in the context of the observed subject

entice (2)

1) to attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage

2) to persuade someone to do something by offering them something pleasant

→ People are enticed away from teaching jobs by higher paying ones
→ The vendor enticed the woman into buying the fake Nikes

interference

the action or fact of intermeddling (with a person, etc., or in some action)

juncture (2)

1) a particular point in events or time

2) a place where things join

→ At this juncture, it is impossible to know what he will do
→ The best place to wait is at the juncture between the two hallways

hit out

to criticize something or someone strongly
→ The rapper hit out at the regime

intersect (3)

1) to divide, cut, or mark off by passing through or across

2) to cross (each other)

3) to have one or more points in common

→ The gardens are intersected by fences
→ The roads intersect near the bridge
→ Our studies intersect quite a lot with each other

lackluster

lacking in vitality, force, or conviction; uninspired or uninspiring

lurid

1) (especially of a description) shocking because involving violence, sex, or immoral activity

2) too brightly colored

→ Her story contained too many lurid details
→ She’s wearing a very lurid shade of clothing

multisensory

involving or using more than one of the senses
→ The album is accompanied by a movie, creating a multisensory experience

pooling

the act of sharing or combining two or more things
→ Pooling those two experiences together will lead to great results

predispose

to make someone liable or inclined to a specified attitude, action, or condition
→ Your family history can tell you if you are predisposed to a heart condition
→ Individualism predisposes many people to look for individual solutions

raucous

being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way
→ I heard the raucous call of the crows

resilience (2)

1) the capability of a strained body to recover its size and shape after deformation caused especially by compressive stress

2) an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change

robust (2)

1) strong and healthy; vigorous; able to withstand or overcome adverse conditions

2) (of wine or food) strong and rich in flavor or smell

→ The lion looked robust enough to take us down
→ The cheese was particularly robust

to chide

to scold or rebuke
→ Jpeg chided Earl for his bad behaviour

confluence

the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width
→ The city of Dendermonde is built at the confluence of the Dender and the Durme

corpus

collection of written texts, especially the entire works of a particular author or a body of writing on a particular section

(to) culvert

Noun: a tunnel carrying a stream or open drain under a road or railway; Verb: [with object] to channel (a stream or drain) through a culvert
→ The main culvert is now badly silted and will not pass storm flood flows.

deplorable

deserving strong condemnation; completely unacceptable

dubious (2)

(1) hesitating or doubting; (2) not to be relied upon; suspect

→ I’m dubious about his promise to never cheat on me
→ These claims are highly dubious

(to) egress (2)

(1) Noun: the action of going out of or leaving a place; (2) [countable noun] a way out

→ The crowd slowly egressed the stadium
→ The main egress of the restaurant had been blocked off

euphonious

(of sound, especially speech) pleasing to the ear
→ Big Thief produces some of the most euphonious music

frieze

a broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling
→ Those friezes were designed by Carlos

to impose

to inflict something on; to levy; to enforce

haberdashery (2)

(1) BrE: small items used in sewing, such as buttons, zips, and thread; or, a shop or a department within a larger store that sells items used in sewing; (2) AmE: men's clothing and accessories; or, a shop in which men's clothing and accessories are sold
→ He sold silk, cloth and haberdashery
→ He went to the haberdashery to buy the perfect watch

heterodox

not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs
→ His beliefs had always been distinctly heterodox

to homogenize

(1) to subject (milk) to a process in which the fat droplets are emulsified and the cream does not separate; (2) to make uniform or similar

inimical

tending to obstruct or harm; unfriendly; hostile
→ AI is inimical to creative expression

interagency

occurring between different agencies
→ They constructed an interagency working group within the government

itinerant

(1) Noun: a person who travels from place to place; (2) Adj.: travelling from place to place
→ He is an itinerant (journalist)

noxious

harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant
→ They died from inhaling noxious gasses

opprobrious

expressing scorn or criticism
→ Anthony denied the opprobrious charges made against him

peremptory

insisting on immediate attention or obedience, especially in a brusquely imperious way
→ The cases were handled in a peremptory manner

querulous

complaining in a rather petulant or whining manner
→ Grandson’s songs are supposed to be rebellious, but appear rather querulous

scurf (2)

(1) flakes on the surface of the skin that form as fresh skin develops below, occurring especially as dandruff; (2) a flaky deposit on a plant resulting from a fungal infection

→ His head was covered with scurf
→ The plant was covered with scurf

to sequester

to isolate or hide away
→ The rebellion sequestered the leader of Syria

somnambulist

a person who walks around and sometimes performs other actions while asleep; a sleepwalker
→ Mark is a somnambulist, and sometimes wakes up standing next to the fridge

(to) sot

(1) Noun: a habitual drunkard; (2) Verb: to drink alcohol habitually
→ The sot spent all his money on whisky/Mark sot after the loss

to superimpose

to place or lay one thing over another, typically so that both are still evident (adj., superimposed)
→ The album cover had the title superimposed on a picture of the rapper

to vaunt

to boast about or praise (something), especially excessively
→ The residents of Turkey vaunt their country

to fertilize

to supply nourishment to plants

photosynthesis

the process by which plants combine light energy into chemical energy

to chide

to voice disapproval
→ She chided Mark for his bad manners

to maximize

to increase to the maximum

caustic

bitter, biting, acidic
→ The caustic chemical made a hole in our table

to sequence

to arrange in succession
→ They discussed how to sequence the plays that would be performed that night

detection

the discovery of something

to carouse

to party, celebrate
→ They were out carousing until dark

a reservoir

a place where a liquid is stored

an emission

a substance discharged into the air

a nucleus

a central or essential part

to rotate

to turn around, to take turns

a contamination

addition of a germ or hazardous substance

an extinction

complete disappearance

animism

the belief that natural objects have souls
→ Many indigenous cultures practice animism

to exalt

to praise or honor
→ He exalted BCNR’s mastery of the genre

candor

honesty, frankness
→ The candor with which he explained his cheating shocked me

to haunt

to continually appear as a ghost

to evolve

to develop

diverse

showing a lot of differences within a group

bereft

devoid of, without
→ After the war, people were bereft of hope

to intervene

to come between

a vestige

a visible trace that something once existed
→ These buildings are the last vestiges of a colonial past in this area

to compress

to press together

to overlap

to lie over part of something, to have parts in common

to beguile

to trick, deceive
→ He was completely beguiled by his words

to aggravate

to make worse; to anger or intensify

arid

excessively dry
→ The arid air burnt dried our skin

ascetic

practising restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious
→ The monks lived a very ascetic life

parochial

restricted in outlook
→ The council’s decision was too parochial

erudite

highly educated
→ Einstein was an erudite figure

implicitly

without being explicitly stated

to suspend

to stop for a period; to hang

to cast aspersions

to accuse someone of a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation
→ The politician cast aspergions onto his rival

a conquest

a takeover by force

allegiance

loyalty

apex

the highest point

a ratio

the relationship of one number to another

bashful

shy, excessively timid
→ Björk gave a bashful smile when she was introduced

to prosper

to do well, usually in business
→ Fortnite prospered in 2017

jointly

together with
→ The canal was jointly funded by Great Britain and France

to haggle

to argue back and forth about a price
→ They haggled over the price of the computer, without reaching an agreement

per capita

per person

tangible

real, able to touch

to shuttle

to move back and forth between two places
→ She shuttles between London and Brussels for her job