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cylinder

A solid composed of two congruent circles in parallel planes, their interiors, and all the line segments parallel to the axis with endpoints on the two circles.

flare up

when a condition worsens after a period of improvement

hose

a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas

Hebb

neurons that fire together wire together

trickle down

economic policy of stimulating the economy by cutting taxes for the wealthy; wealth would trickle down to the poor

clamor

outcry

bust

piece of sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest;
V: break up; arrest; Ex. crimebuster

backstop

The fence behind home plate, designed to protect spectators and keep the ball inside

fuss

trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a ~ over the baby

whack

hit hard

stipulate

to specify as an essential condition

impasse

blocked path; dilemma with no solution

bloodshed

the killing or wounding of people, typically on a large scale during a conflict

Watershed

an event or a period of time that marks an important change

slowdown

occurs when workers perform their jobs at a much slower pace than normal

Payback

the length of time it takes to recover, in net cash inflows, the cost of a capital outlay

disposable income

Income remaining for a person to spend or save after all taxes have been paid

Quinine

a drug used for fighting malaria and other fevers

monotone

sameness of sound, style, manner, or color

On the loose

(of a person or an animal) having escaped from somewhere; free

penultimate

Just before the final, next to last, second to last

feverish

1. showing strong feelings of excitement or worry, often with a lot of activity or quick movements
2. suffering from a fever; caused by a fever

gauntlet

(n.) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal

Grassroots

people at the local level; average voters, not professional politicians

garner

(v.) to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use
Undoing
(n.) a bringing to ruin or destruction; the cause of ruin; unfastening or loosening

Referendum

a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision.

condolence

an expression of sympathy

attend to

Pay attention to, focus on

aftershave

(n) gel, balm, powder, or liquid applied to the face after facial hair is removed with a razor

in/at the service of

be available to help or be used by

defiant

boldly resisting authority or an opposing force

barren

(of land or soil) not good enough for plants to grow on it

prone to

likely to suffer from something or to do something bad, e.g. prone to injury

screwdriver

a hand tool for driving screws

transnational

extending or operating across national boundaries

prompt

to encourage

discrepancy

a difference; a lack of agreement

indelible

impossible to forget or remove; permanent

foe

an enemy or opponent

inherent

that is a basic or permanent part of sb/st and that cannot be removed

intrinsic

(adj.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part

Divergence

the process or fact of separating or becoming different

tycoon

a wealthy, powerful person in business or industry.

mogul

a very powerful or wealthy person; a magnate

magnate

a wealthy, influential person, especially in business

Entrepreneur

A person who organizes, manages, and takes on the risks of a business.

mandate

(n.) an authoritative command, formal order, authorization;
(v.) to issue such an order

In due course

at the right time and not before

revolt

rise in rebellion

repulse

(v.) to cause disgust or distaste, or to drive back, repel

homogeneity

the quality or state of being all the same or all of the same kind

thwart

(v.) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate

Imperialism

domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region

contraction

the process of becoming smaller

proportional to

increasing or decreasing in size, amount or degree according to changes in something else

to impose restraints on st

Limit sth

seize control of

to take control of

to impart sth to sb

to pass information, knowledge, etc. to other people

disgrace

loss of respect, honor, or esteem; shame

life force

Soul

Taboo

A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom.

permeate (into/through)

(of an idea, an influence, a feeling, etc.) to affect every part of sth

seep into

to flow slowly and in small quantities through sth or into sth

pervade

to spread throughout

interplay

Interaction, reciprocal relationship or influence

tip off

secretly inform the police or authorities

patchy

irregular, uneven, erratic

complementary

Alternative (not traditional)

Hitherto

Until now

overlap

to lie over part of something; to have elements in common,

Overlapping

A technique in which the artist creates the illusion of depth by placing one object in front of another.

Go down to defeat

To be defeated; fail or lose

mind over matter

the power of the mind to control and influence the body and the physical world generally

take the plunge

To do sth after thinking for a lot of time

marching orders

to get fired; orders that tell you what to do

Gamekeeper

someone whose job is to look after wild animals and birds that are kept to be hunted on private land

gloss over sth

deliberately avoid talking about sth unpleasant, or say as little as possible about it

Pull off

To do sth dificult successfully

All hands on deck/ All hands to the pump

Everyone helps or must help

At cross purposes

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Egg sb on

Encourage sb to do sth they shouldn't do

A good egg

Person who behaves well

Frown upon/on

Disapprove

Spark up

Begin a conversation, an argument, a frienship,trc suddenly

Spring from

Start from

Spring up

To appear & develop quickly

Get by

Manage

Abate

To decrease in strengt

Aberrant

Deviate from what is normal

Abjure

Renounce

Abrogate

Abolish

Aggrandize

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Aggravate

Make sth more severe; annoy sb

Presumptuous

Too confident in a way that is rude

entrenched

firmly established

ubiquitous

present, appearing, or found everywhere

celluloid

a transparent flammable plastic made in sheets from camphor and nitrocellulose, formerly used for cinematographic film.

make a debut

Appear

crude

in a natural or raw state; not yet processed or refined

refinery

A factory in which crude oil is heated and separated into fuels and other products