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quanifier

grammatical term for words which describe quantity of sth

ply sb with sth

keep giving sb large amounts of sth

violation

breaking of an agreement, rule or promise

NCAA

national collegiate athletic association, us voluntary organisation through which the us colleges and universities govern their athletic programmes

counter

act against sth

recanting

stating publicly that one’s previous opinions have changed

dried-up sources

people who had previously given unofficial information to journalists but stopped doing so

upfront

honest, open

lawsuit

a court case against sb

testimony

formal statement for legal purposes

indisputable

unquestionable

recklessly

carelessly

law enforcement officer

member of the police force

abhorrent

hateul, disgraceful

inhibited

embarassed, not feeling free to express oneself

glut

excessive amount of sth

scam

clever and dishonest plant

gotcha

exckamation used when one has caught sb or won sth from them a written representation of the way it’s pronounced

forthcoming

willing to talk

consent

permission

federal

connected with national institutions

sneaky

doing sth in secret

abuse

use sth in a bad way or for a bad purpose

breach

rupture, break

deception

tricking sb

principle

rule of conduct

elusive

difficult to find or get hold of

profound

very great, intense

concrete proof

clear evidence

register

style of language

be inclined

be likely to think or act in a certain way

grossly

extremely

beyond dispute

that cannot or should not be questioned or discussed

bear out

to provein

infer

to decide sth is true on the basis of certain information

in one’s capacity

in one’s position

CBE

commander (of the order) of the british empire, an award instituted in 1917, given in britain both to men and women for services to their country, originally to the british empire

urge

strogly advise

blessing

sth good that ur grateful for

curse

damnation

boon

an advantage, sth that makes life easier

stir up

to cause problems

take issue with sb about/on/over sth

to disagree/argue with sb abt sth

distorted

reported/represented inaccurately

attribute

say/think that a particular thing is the cause of sth

animosity

strong feeling of dislike or anger

medium

means of expressing/communicating ideas

adverse

negative

ally

helper, supporter

vice versa

used to

insurmountable

impossible to overcome or deal with

humble

ordinary

pertain

to relate to sth

consumerism

the belief that buying or using many products is good