Example - "The experiment is meant only to provide a baseline for other studies."
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Sunday, January 31, 2016
Baseline
Baseline - a line serving as a basis, as for measurement, calculation, location; something, such as a set of data, used as a basis for comparison or as a control in a study; a starting point.
Example - "The experiment is meant only to provide a baseline for other studies."
Example - "The experiment is meant only to provide a baseline for other studies."
To regale
To regale - to provide with great enjoyment; to entertain.
Example - "He regaled them with stories of his youth"
Example - "He regaled them with stories of his youth"
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Loose-lipped
Loose-lipped - given to indiscreet or incessant talk.
Example - "He's too loose-lipped to be trusted"
Example - "He's too loose-lipped to be trusted"
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When push comes to shove
When push comes to shove - when one must commit oneself to an action or decision.
Example - "When push came to shove, I always stood up for him"
Example - "When push came to shove, I always stood up for him"
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To squander
To squander - to spend in a reckless and foolish manner.
Example - "He squandered an amazing opportunity to go to college for free"
Example - "He squandered an amazing opportunity to go to college for free"
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High-strung
High-strung - tending to be very anxious and easily agitated; having an extremely nervous and sensitive temperament.
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To zero in on
To zero in on - to start to give all your attention to a particular person or thing.
Example - "The newspapers have zeroed in on his private life"
Example - "The newspapers have zeroed in on his private life"
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To bear the brunt
To bear the brunt - to receive the worst part of something unpleasant or harmful, such as an attack.
Example - "Education will bear the brunt of the cuts"
Example - "Education will bear the brunt of the cuts"
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Strapped for
Strapped for - needing something.
Example - "I am really strapped for cash. Can you lend me some?
Example - "I am really strapped for cash. Can you lend me some?
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Friday, January 29, 2016
Non sequitur
Non sequitur - a conclusion or statement that does not follow from the previous argument or statement.
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Meager
Meager - deficient in quantity or quality.
Example - "They were forced to supplement their meager earnings."
Example - "They were forced to supplement their meager earnings."
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To set the record straight
To set the record straight - to tell the true facts that have not been accurately reported.
Example - "If we are wrong and Brian would like to set the record straight, he should come talk to us tomorrow.
Example - "If we are wrong and Brian would like to set the record straight, he should come talk to us tomorrow.
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Cautionary tale
Cautionary tale - a story or series of events in which something bad happens that you can use as a warning for the future.
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Strife
Strife - angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues.
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Schadenfreude
Schadenfreude - enjoyment obtained from the trouble of others.
Example - "When the winning team saw their rivals saddened by defeat, they felt a sense of schadenfreude."
Example - "When the winning team saw their rivals saddened by defeat, they felt a sense of schadenfreude."
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Volition
Volition - the act of making a conscious choice or decision.
Example - "He left of his own volition"
Example - "He left of his own volition"
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To relish
To relish - to enjoy greatly
Example - "He was relishing his moment of glory"
Example - "He was relishing his moment of glory"
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Stand-offish
Stand-offish - distant and cold in manner; unfriendly.
Example - "He was an arrogant, stand-offish prick."
Example - "He was an arrogant, stand-offish prick."
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Fickle
Fickle - unsteady.
Example - "The weather here is always fickle"
Example - "The weather here is always fickle"
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Uncouth
Uncouth - lacking good manners, refinement or grace.
Example - "He's unwashed, uncouth, and drunk most of the time."
Example - "He's unwashed, uncouth, and drunk most of the time."
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To rub off on
To rub off on - to influence; to affect; to be passed on to.
Example - "I was hoping some of his genius might rub off on them."
Example - "I was hoping some of his genius might rub off on them."
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To give someone a dressing-down
To give someone a dressing-down - to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong.
Example - "She was given a dressing-down by the coach"
Example - "She was given a dressing-down by the coach"
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Certifiable
Certifiable - mad; crazy.
Example - "The world of fashion is almost entirely insane, the people who work in it mainly certifiable."
Example - "The world of fashion is almost entirely insane, the people who work in it mainly certifiable."
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Thursday, January 28, 2016
Unbeknownst
Unbeknownst /ˌʌnbɪˈnəʊnst/ - without the knowledge of someone.
Example - "Unbeknownst to me, she made some enquires."
Example - "Unbeknownst to me, she made some enquires."
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To exonerate
To exonerate - to clear, as of an accusation.
Example - "Chris was exonerated by the investigation"
Example - "Chris was exonerated by the investigation"
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To savour
To savour - to enjoy or appreciate to the full, especially by lingering over it.
Example - "I wanted to savour every moment."
Example - "I wanted to savour every moment."
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Inkling
Inkling - a slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint; vague idea.
Example - "The records give us an inkling of how people saw the world."
Example - "The records give us an inkling of how people saw the world."
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016
To stamp out
To stamp out - to stop or extinguish something by forceful means.
Example - "We need to find a way to stamp out poverty in Africa"
Example - "We need to find a way to stamp out poverty in Africa"
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Tidbits
Tidbits - a small and particularly interesting item of gossip or information.
Example - "They were hoping for tidbits about the family"
Example - "They were hoping for tidbits about the family"
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To apprise
To apprise - to inform or to tell someone.
Example - "I thought it right to apprise Phil of what had happened"
Example - "I thought it right to apprise Phil of what had happened"
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To be incensed
To be incensed - to be infuriated.
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To grimace
To grimace - to contort the face; to make an expression of pain, strong dislike, etc.
Example - "She sipped the tea and grimaced"
Example - "She sipped the tea and grimaced"
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Obliging
Obliging - ready to do favours for others.
Example - "He is hospitable, obliging, and specially well disposed to the foreigner."
Example - "He is hospitable, obliging, and specially well disposed to the foreigner."
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To beseech
To beseech - to ask someone urgently and fervently to do or give something.
Example - "They beseeched him to stay."
Example - "They beseeched him to stay."
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Boisterous
Boisterous - noisy, energetic and cheerful.
Example - "A group of boisterous lads"
Example - "A group of boisterous lads"
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Pandering
Pandering - the acting of expressing one's view in accordance with the likes of a group to which one is attempting to appeal.
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Parlance
Parlance - a particular manner of speaking.
Example - "It must be pointed out that in common parlance, this distinction does not find its ready expression.
Example - "It must be pointed out that in common parlance, this distinction does not find its ready expression.
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Ruse
Ruse - an action intended to deceive someone.
Example - "Emma tried to think of a ruse to get Paul out of the house"
Example - "Emma tried to think of a ruse to get Paul out of the house"
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Sloven
Sloven - a person who is habitually untidy or careless.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Epitome
Epitome - a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class.
Example - "She is the epitome of kindness"
Example - "She is the epitome of kindness"
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To stymie
To stymie - to obstruct someone or something.
Example - "He did everything he could to stymie the investigation"
Example - "He did everything he could to stymie the investigation"
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Amount to a hill of beans
Amount to a hill of beans = to be of little importance.
Example - "You are making yourself miserable over something that amounts to a hill of beans"
Example - "You are making yourself miserable over something that amounts to a hill of beans"
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To amount to
To amount to - to come to be (the total) when added together.
Example - "Losses amounted to over seven billion pounds"
Example - "Losses amounted to over seven billion pounds"
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To convene
To convene - to come or bring together for a meeting
Example - "He had convened a secret meeting of military personnel"
Example - "He had convened a secret meeting of military personnel"
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To disenfranchise
To disenfranchise - to deprive someone of a right or privilege.
Example - "We strongly oppose any measure which would disenfranchise people from access to legal advice"
Example - "We strongly oppose any measure which would disenfranchise people from access to legal advice"
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Self-aggrandisement
Self-aggrandizement - an act undertaken to increase your own power and influence or to draw attention to your own importance.
Example - "Critics accused him of self-aggrandizement"
Example - "Critics accused him of self-aggrandizement"
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To take something by storm
To take something by storm - to conquer someone or something in a fury; to captivate completely; to quickly win popular acclaim.
Example - "The singing star took the audience in each town by storm."
Example - "The singing star took the audience in each town by storm."
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Flare up
Flare up - a sudden outburst of something' to begin to increase in intensity.
Example - "A war flared up in the Middle East"
"My rash flared up when I went outdoors into the sunshine."
Example - "A war flared up in the Middle East"
"My rash flared up when I went outdoors into the sunshine."
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To relay
To relay - to pass on information
Example - "He intended to relay all the information he had learned"
Example - "He intended to relay all the information he had learned"
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