IDIOMS
Debase – make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
Sentence- Agit-poppers convinced themselves that rock was archaic and debased, no longer capable of functioning as a medium for radical comment.
Decry – express strong disapproval of
Sentence- Critics who decry regulatory costs are dismissed as deluded apologists for corporate rapacity.
Deferential – showing courteous regard for people’s feelings
Sentence- Until she won their trust their manners were deferential, identical to the old-fashioned manners of her own youth.
Demure- shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
Sentence- But the demure look toward the floor, the disclaimer with the hands often as not look faked when seen
Deride – treat or speak of with contempt
Sentence-You should not deride children for their failures; you should encourage them to try again.
Despot – a cruel and oppressive dictator
Sentence- He’s a local despot , stopping at nothing in doing evil.
Diligent – quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
Sentence- The discovery was made after years of diligent research.
Elated- exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
Sentence- Cantor was elated; a potentially devastating situation was about to be defused.
Eloquent- expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively.
Sentence- Justice Brennan offered an extraordinarily eloquent and diplomatic response.
Embezzle- appropriate fraudulently to one’s own use.
Sentence- His pickers embezzled one pound in twenty and disguised the weight loss by throwing the wool on to wet stones.
Empathy – understanding and entering into another’s feelings.
Sentence- That’s why Empathy created the first skincare range specially for women over forty.
Enmity- a state of deep-seated ill-will.
Sentence- Such actions increased the enmity between the two groups of black activists and led to more conflict.
Erudite –having or showing profound knowledge
Sentence- Gregarious, erudite and energetic, Brezzo could never be accused of thinking in small, ordinary ways.
Extol – praise, glorify, or honor
Sentence- All the writings that extolled the role of Mary were ultimately excluded from the canon.
Fabricate – put together out of artificial or natural components
Sentence- The main behavior is as follows, fabricate the false bill, intend to expand or narrow the objective fact, increase and decrease the cost wantonly, make up profit, etc.
Feral – wild and menacing
Sentence- Her feral body takes its own route, grinding, convulsing, swallowing.
Flabbergasted – as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
Sentence- Doctors said they were flabbergasted at the decision to close the hospital.
Forsake – leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
Sentence- Doctors said they were flabbergasted at the decision to close the hospital.
Fractious – easily irritated or annoyed
Sentence- The opening scenes of this fractious heist movie see him at his most acute.
Furtive – secret and sly
Sentence- With a furtive glance over her shoulder, she unlocked the door and entered the house.
Gluttony – habitual eating to excess
Sentence- The traders performed astonishing feats of gluttony never before seen at Salomon.
Gratuitous – unnecessary and unwarranted
Sentence- In living-rooms throughout the country, violence, gratuitous and graphic, is often the staple diet of the video generation.
Haughty – having or showing arrogant superiority
Sentence- If he attempts to talk to you, you will flick him a haughty glance and say nothing.
Hypocrisy – pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have
Sentence- I challenged him on the hypocrisy of his political attitudes.
Impeccable – without fault or error.
Sentence- The furnishings and paintings had been chosen with impeccable taste.
Impertinent – improperly forward or bold
Sentence- By now he had gotten used to reporters’ impertinent questions about his private life.
Implacable – incapable of being appeased or pacified
Sentence- While the implacable opposition of Gen Aoun is the main obstacle in his path, there are plenty of other difficulties.
Impudent – improperly forward or bold
Sentence- Not withstanding a single impudent win by a mountain biker in 1989, it would appear that the subject is now closed.
Incisive – demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine
Distinctions
Sentence- Her ability to combine ravishing description with incisive analysis was outstanding.
