STAR EDUCATION HW WEEK 18 THURSDAY

beyond (all) dispute

so certain or true that cannot disagree

manifest (v)

demonstrate, appear or become clear

feature (IN sth)

to have an important part in sth

admittedly

accepting that sth is true

assuredly

certainly,definitely

scattered (adj)

covering a wide area, spread far apart over a wide area

engage

• to succeed in attracting and keeping sb’s attention and interest

• to employ a person

• (+ with) to become involved with so or sth

arduous (a)

involving a lot of effort and energy

medicinal (a)

helpful in the process of cure illness or infection

monarch (n)

a person who rules a country (king or queen)

assign sth to sth

to give sth a particular value or function

account (v)

to think of so or sth in a stated way

embed (v)

to fix sth into a substance or solid object

entrench

to establish sth very strongly so that it is very difficult to change

rooted in sth

developing from / has its origin in sth

norm => (become) the norm

an accepted standard or a way of behaving or doing things that most people agree with

robust (a)

strong and healthy; showing that you are sure about what you are doing or say

come to fruition

begin to happen, exist, or be successful

tall order

a request that is difficult to fulfill

out and about

active; doing the things you usually do

frantic = hectic

almost out of control because of extreme emotion (excited, worry,..)

tantalize (v)

making you want sth that is unlikely to happen

plunge in / plunge into sth

to suddenly start doing sth actively or enthusiastically

maelstrom (n)

a situation full of strong emotions or confusing events that is hard to control

vortex (n)

a very powerful, bad feeling or situation that you cannot avoid or escape from

treacherous (adj)

• extremely dangerous

• a person who deceives so who trusts them, or has no loyalty

peril (n)

serious danger

doom sth/so to do sth

sth, especially bad, is certain or very likely to happen

precocious (a)

having developed particular abilities and ways of behaving at a much younger than usual (especially of children)

edifice (n)

a large impressive building

thicket (n)

a large number of things that are not easy to understand or seperate

leaven (v) => be leavened with sth

to make sth more interesting or less boring by adding sth to it

ethos (n)

the moral ideas and attitudes that belong to a particular group, society or person

rigour (n)

• the fact of being careful and paying great attention to details

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

snob (n)

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anguished (adj)

showing severe physical or mental pain

counterproductive (adj)

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proposition (n)

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