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iterative

(of a process) that involves repeating a process or set of instructions again and again, each time applying it to the result of the previous stage

• We used an iterative process of refinement and modification.

parcel out

o divide something into parts or between several people

• The land was parcelled out into small lots.

invert

to change the normal position of something, especially by turning it into a position in which the top of it is where the bottom of it normally is or by arranging it in the opposite order

• Place a plate over the cake tin and invert it.

recourse

the fact of having to, or being able to, use something that can provide help in a difficult situation

• Your only recourse is legal action.

• recourse to something The government, when necessary, has recourse to the armed forces.

attrition

the people who leave an educational or training course before it has finished:

The high attrition rates on the degree programs are a cause for concern.

harbinger

a sign that shows that something is going to happen soon, often something bad

vouch for

(formal) to say that you believe that something is true or good because you have evidence for itsynonym confirm

• I was in bed with the flu. My wife can vouch for that.

list

the fact of a ship leaning to one side

• The ship had a noticeable list to the starboard side.

fissure

a long deep opening in something, especially in rock or in the earth

• parched grassland dissected by open dry fissures

sham

[singular] a situation, feeling, system, etc. that is not as good or true as it seems to be

• She felt trapped in a sham of a marriage.

[countable, usually singular] a person who pretends to be something that they are not

• The article exposes him for the sham that he really is.