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quid pro quo

(from Latin)​a thing given in return for something else

Example: a life of depravity

descriptions of her alleged depravities

depravity

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the state of being morally bad; morally bad acts

Example: There's a streak of sadism in his nature.

sadism

pleasure from watching or making sb suffer

a need to hurt sb => sexual pleasure

/pəˈlemɪk/

Example: She has published a fierce anti-war polemic.

Her speech was memorable for its polemic rather than its substance.

polemic

a speech / writing that argues very strongly for / against sb/sth

the practice / skill of arguing strongly for / against sb/sth

Example: Music blared out from the open window.

The alarm blared, jolting me awake with a start.

blare out

blare sth (out)

make a loud unpleasant noise

Example:

Few people are blessed with her mental endowments.

endowment

money => an institution (school, college, etc) = an income; the act of giving this money

a quality or an ability that you are born with

Example: Universities mostly reliant on tutition fees wouldn't admit a lot of students from needy families.

needy

​(of people) not having enough money, food, clothes, etc.

Example: They still get some chunk of change from the state, 5:54 but boy have they taken a hit.

Lurie risked a pretty big chunk of change on the race.

a chunk of change

a large amount of money

Example: She closed her eyes and inhaled deeply.

He quickly inhaled on his vape.

Local residents needed hospital treatment after inhaling fumes from the fire.

I don't want to inhale other people's cigarette smoke.

inhale (exhale)

take air, smoke, gas, etc. into your lungs as you breathe

/ˈpædʒəntri/

pageantry

impressive and exciting events and ceremonies involving a lot of ppl wearing special clothes

Example: outlandish costumes/ideas

As the show progressed, it got ever more outlandish.

outlandish

(usually disapproving) ​strange or extremely unusual

Example: A lot of farming techniques have been abandoned because they were too labour-intensive.

Cost disease is an economic phenomenon that describes how wages in labor-intensive, low-productivity sectors like arts, education tend to rise in tandem with wages in high-productivity sectors like manufacturing.

labour-intensive

(industries/method...) need a lot of workers

/ˈtjuːtəlɪdʒ/

Example: Under his tutelage, the team consistently ranks first.

tutelage

​the teaching and instruction that one person gives to another

Example: madcap schemes/escapades

Stories began circulating about her madcap lifestyle.

the madcap antics of the clowns

madcap

describe silly and funny behaviour / a plan - unlikely to succeed

Example: Some students merely rehash what they've heard in lectures.

We could simply rehash the published facts - but that would be dull.

His new book is just a rehash of his previous ones.

rehash

write, say, do, etc. sth again with no new ideas / improvements

[n]:

a book, film, piece of music, etc. that seems to be rehashed (very similar)

/ˈmɒtli/

Example: She had a motley group of friends at college.

The room was filled with a motley collection of furniture and paintings.

The audience was a motley crew of students and tourists.

motley

consisting of many different types of ppl / things that do not seem to belong together

Example: a kitchen-sink drama

kitchen-sink

describe plays, films, and novels that are about ordinary people's lives

Example: She acknowledged me with a quick bob of her head.

I've had/worn my hair in a bob for ages.

bob

a quick movement up and down

kiểu tóc

/aɪˈkɒnəklæst/

iconoclast

​a person who criticizes popular beliefs / established customs and ideas

Example: The train stopped unexpectedly and we were jolted forwards.

The charity used photos of starving children in an attempt to jolt the public conscience (= make people feel guilty and take action).

The news about Sam's illness jolted her into action.

jolt

(make sb) move suddenly and violently

~ galvanize

Example: Come on, we're seniors, we're out the door next week—even if they do trace the prank back to us, what can they really do about it?

An 0-10 start to the season, huh? I guess their new coach is gonna be out the door any day now.

I dressed in some clothes, grabbed a quick breakfast, and was quickly out the door, weaving through the throngs of commuters.

be out the door

be soon to leave or depart from some place / thing

leave or abandon sb/sth.

/θrɒŋ/

Example: A huge throng had gathered around the speaker.

throng

a crowd or large group of people

Example: The boy weaved through/between/in and out of stationary traffic on a bicycle.

weave

go / make a path by moving quickly and changing direction often, esp to avoid hitting things

Example: I contrived to find a sliver of space and clung to the handrail, trying to avoid eye contact with the strangers around me.

a sliver of sth

a small thin piece or amount of it

Example: He couldn't shake the feeling that she was talking to other guys and just stringing along with him.

I've had this cold all week and just can't seem to shake it.

shake

get rid of sth, or escape from sth

Example: When he saw the children fighting, he just dived in to sort it out.

Once I reached the room, I just dived/dove headfirst into studying, striving to learn as much as possible before calling it a day after half a dozen hours.

dive in/dive into sth

start doing sth suddenly and energetically, often without stopping to think

Example: You'll feel better once you've had a bite to eat.

a bite (to eat)

some food

/kəˈkɒfəni/

Example: The place was a cacophony of noise, with people chattering and laughing as they devoured their meals.

cacophony

​a mixture of loud unpleasant sounds

/dɪˈvaʊə(r)/

Example: He devoured half of his burger in one bite.

The animal quickly devoured its prey.

His dark eyes devoured her beauty.

Flames devoured the house.

devour

eat all of sth quickly, esp cuz ur very hungry

read /look at sth with great interest and enthusiasm

destroy sb/sth

/ˈfræzld/

Example: They finally arrived home, hot and frazzled.

frazzled

​tired and easily annoyed

Example: Names of people in the book were changed to preserve anonymity.

I was just a cog in a massive machine, lost in the anonymity of the city (= where people do not know each other)

anonymity

the situation in which sb's name is not given / known

the state of being nondescript (usual/uninteresting features)

Example: Where on earth have you been? We've been frantic with worry.

Things began to get more frantic as the deadline loomed.

frantic

almost out of control cuz of extreme emotion, such as worry

done / arranged in a hurry and a state of excitement / confusion ~ hỗn loạn, cuống cuồng

Example: The hours seemed to drag on / time seemed to fly, and by late afternoon, I was feeling exhausted and ready to call time on it.

call time (on sb/sth)

say that it is time for sth to finish / stop

Example: You couldn't hear her speak over the tumult from the screaming fans.

From every direction, people were running and shouting and falling over each other in a tumult of confusion.

They waited for the tumult to die down.

tumult

a confused situation - allat of noise + excitement + crowds

Example: She makes a fetish of organization - it's quite obsessive.

He has a fetish for cleanliness.

make a fetish of

fetish for

​the fact of getting sexual pleasure from an object

an interest in an activity / object that makes sb spend an unreasonable amount of time doing it / thinking about it

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