Reading-OCT03-2008
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Terms
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- MADDENING
- causing anger; infuriating; annoying; irritating;
- CONTAMINATED
- polluted; poisoned; poisonous (adj.)
- HEARTLAND
- central part of country that has special economic, political, military or sentimental significance
- INTERVENTION
- economic action that is designed to counter a trend in a market; market manipulation
- LEGIONS
- a large group of army who form part of an army, especially the ancient Roman army
- RECESSION
- a period, shorter than a depression, during which there is decline in economic trade and prosperity
- PATRIMONY
- Inheritence from a father or an ancestor; heritage
- WARRANT
- to make a particular activity necessary
- MELTDOWN
- the melting of nuclear reactor fuel rods that results in escaping of radioactive materials
- PROLIFERATION
- the rapid spread or increase of something
- APARTHEID
- a political system in which people of different races are seperated
- BALUSTRADE
- a decorative railing together with its supporting balusters
- ABATEMENT
- deduction; reduction; cut
- RESONATE
- to produce a response in somebody, especially by reminding that person of something
- LEAD
- clue
- EXHUME
- to dig up a corpse from a grave (for.)
- RETREAT
- a quiet, secluded place where people go for rest and privacy
- ONSLAUGHT
- overwhelming assault or force; attack
- UNWARRANTED
- unjustified; unnecessary; needless; not reasonable
- COLLUSION
- secret cooperation
- MISCIBLE
- mixable
- RESERVATION
- an act of withholding sth; unwillingness; reluctance; hesitation
- LEVERAGE
- power to influence people and get the results you want
- STAGFLATION
- a period of inflation, unemployment and little growth; recession
- ENTRENCHED
- firmly established and unlikely to change; deep-rooted; deep-seated
- TREASON
- betrayal of country; treachery
- ANTIDOTE
- substance that counteracts poison
- SAFEGUARD
- to prevent sth or sb from being damaged or lost; to preserve; to protect
- CIRCUMVENT
- to find a way of avoiding restrictions without actually breaking it; outwit;dodge
- ICONOCLAST
- a person who strongly opposes generally accepted beliefs and traditions; revolutionary; non-conformist; radical
- ICONIC
- characteristic of sb or sth admired as an icon
- SYCOPHANCY
- flattery; servility (FOR. & DIS.)
- USURP
- to seize something without right
- EXORBITANT
- unreasonably high or large; excessive
- MULTIFARIOUS
- diverse; various; manifold; different (Formal)
- IMPLICATE
- to show that somebody played a part in or is connected to an activity, such as a crime
- CONTAMINANT
- pollutant; toxin; poison
- IMBUE
- to fill with a particular quality
- MUFFLER
- a device attached to a car's exhaust pipe to reduce the amount of noise made by the engine. AUS, NZ
- INCRIMINATE
- to make somebody appear guilty of a crime or mistake
- VESTIGE
- a trace of something that is no longer present
- USURPER
- one who seizes something without the right to do so
- CONTAINMENT
- attempt to stop spread of something
- INFLICT
- to cause; to initiate
- SALIVATE
- to produce saliva
- CONFIDANTE
- a trusted woman with whom personal matters and problems are discussed (fem.)
- CANISTER
- sealed and pressurised container
- LACRIMATION
- production of tears
- MELTDOWN
- a situation of complete collapse of an organization or institution
- LEGION
- very large in number
- CLASSIFIED
- describes information that is officially stated to be secret
- SERVILE
- too eager to serve and please someone else in a way that shows lack of self-respect
- HARNESS
- to gain control of something and use it for some purpose; exploit; utilise
- INCINERATE
- to burn something completely to destroy
- TUTELAGE
- supervision by a tutor or guardian; guidance