| Term | Definition |
|---|
| horrified | shocked, struck with horror; frightened; showing great horror |
| apparently | adv. evidently, obviously; allegedly, seemingly |
| literally | adv. word for word; in a literal manner; accurately; actually, virtually |
| astigmatism | VNMese: loan thi. |
| frankly | adv. honestly, openly, sincerely, straightforwardly |
| fanatical | adj. zealous, extreme, radical, immoderate |
| explicitly | adv. clearly, in a way which leaves nothing to the imagination, with great detail |
| consonant | n. not vowel |
| vowel | n. vocal sound that has no obstructions (Linguistics) |
| pupil | http://porpax.bio.miami.edu/~cmallery/150/neuro/pupil.jpg |
| iris | http://porpax.bio.miami.edu/~cmallery/150/neuro/pupil.jpg |
| sclera | http://porpax.bio.miami.edu/~cmallery/150/neuro/pupil.jpg |
| dispensers | shops |
| savvy | adj. experienced, knowledgeable (Slang) v. know, understand (Slang) n. understanding, wisdom, intelligence (Slang) e.g. Five Ways to Become Job-Search Savvy |
| stimulus | The thing that makes something or someone more active. E.g. Pavlov's findings were that some animals learned more quickly if rewarded each time they showed the right response, while others learned more quickly when the penalty for not learning was a painful stimulus. — Joost Meerloo |
| irrational | adj. illogical, senseless, lacking reason, absurd |
| bolster | v. support, strengthen, reinforce |
| nurture | v. care for the well-being of; foster; provide nourishment; raise, teach; create an atmosphere conducive to development |
| tripe | nonsense |
| testify | 1. To give evidence or testimony under oath: attest, swear, witness. Law depone, depose. Idioms: bear witness, take the stand. See law. 2. To confirm formally as true, accurate, or genuine: attest, certify, vouch (for), witness. Idioms: bear witness to. See affirm/deny/argue. 3. To assure the certainty or validity of. attest, authenticate, back (up), bear out, confirm, corroborate, evidence, justify, substantiate, validate, verify, warrant. See support/oppose, true/false. 4. To give grounds for believing in the existence or presence of: argue, attest, bespeak, betoken, indicate, mark, point to, witness. See show/hide. |
| cohort | Group of individuals possessing a common characteristic, such as being born in the same year or entering school on the same date. |
| pledge | to promise something |
| to forgo | to give up e.g. ubs executives agreed to forgo bonuses this fiscal year as a result of the financial crisis |
| to emerge | v. appear, come out, be revealed e.g. However, the UBS news comes just a day after it emerged AIG, which has received more than $150bn in bail-out financing from the US government |
| inflatable | An inflatable is an object that can be inflated, usually with air, but hydrogen, helium and nitrogen are also used. |
| upwards of ... | adv. to a higher level; more than, higher than e.g. According to reports, upwards of 60 young men entered Mumbai in small inflatable boats on Wednesday night, carrying bags filled with weapons and ammunition, and spread out to nine locations to begin their attacks. |
| scrap | v. throw away, discard; quarrel, argue, fight |
| to embark on | begin, start, set about, undertake, launch, plunge into e.g.Chinese financial institutions are set to exploit the widespread job losses in western financial centres as a result of the credit crunch by next month embarking on a hunt for financial experts willing to relocate. |
| temptation and entice | 1. n. seduction, enticement, lure, attraction 2. v. tempt, lure, seduce |
| turn vice into virtue | Virtue is moral excellence (the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong (synonym) virtue, virtuousness (hypernym) good, goodness ). The opposite of virtue is vice. |
| tranquille | adj. quiet, calm, peaceful (French) |
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