| Term | Definition |
|---|
| beset | to affect sb/sth in an unpleasant or harmful way |
| leverage | n. the ability to influence what people do; the act of using lever to open or lift sth |
| affiliation | n. a person's connection with a political party, religion, etc. |
| rebuke | v. to speak severely to sb because they have done sth wrong |
| subcontract | v/n. to pay a person or company to do some of the work that you have been given a contract to do |
| grasp | v. to take a firm hold of sb/sth |
| cosmos | n. the universe, when it is thought of as an ordered system |
| retard | v/n. to make the development or progress of sth slower |
| insulation | n. the act of protecting sth with a material that prevents heat, sound, electricity, etc. from passing through |
| dislodge | v. to force or knock sth out of its position |
| cripple | v/n. to seriously damage or harm sb/sth |
| interior | n. the inside part of sth |
| setback | n. a difficulty or problem that delays or prevents sth, or makes a situation worse |
| drought | n. a long period of time when there is little or no rain |
| onset | n. the beginning of sth, especially sth unpleasant |
| navy | n. a part of a country's armed forces that fights at sea, and ships that it uses |
| foe | n. an enemy |
| tenet | n. one of the principles or beliefs that a theory or layer set of beliefs is based on |
| posit postulate | v. to suggest or accept that sth is true so that it can be used as the basic for an argument or discussion SYN |
| extraneous irrelevant | a. not directly connected with the particular situation you are in or the subject you are dealing with SYN |
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