Suzerainty (pronounced ˈsuː.z(ə)r.eɪn.ti) = (mass noun) A position of control by a sovereign or state over another state that is internally autonomous; e.g., Henry claimed suzerainty over the duchy of Brittany.// e.g., Norway was at the time under Danish suzerainty.// e.g., Japan acknowledged Russian suzerainty over the island of Sakhalin ((**) for the last example).
Seigniory (or seigneury) (pronounced ˈseɪnjəri) = A feudal (= relating to the social system of western Europe in the Middle Ages or any society that is organized according to rank; pronounced ˈfjuː.dəl (*)) lordship; the position, authority, or domain of a feudal lord; e.g., He succeeded (succeed = take over a throne, inheritance, office, or other position from) to the seigniory.// e.g., He held the seigniory of Aubigny in France, to which his son succeeded in 1567.
Interdict (pronounced: Noun =ˈɪntədɪkt. Verb = ˌɪntəˈdɪkt) = (noun) (pronounced ˈɪntədɪkt) An authoritative prohibition; e.g., The importance of football as a moral educator is that it touches the repressed sources of violence, arouses them, and then counters them with civilized interdicts.// e.g., Firearm owners will seek a court interdict on Thursday to stop the government from enacting legislation to control the ownership of guns.// e.g., Smith responded by gaining an interim (= provisional or temporary; pronounced ˈɪn.tər.ɪm) interdict against the committee.//// (Scottish) (Law) A court order forbidding an act; a negative injunction; e.g., ‘I had an interdict - like an English injunction - ordering me not to be within 100 yards, but I ripped it up publicly!’ /// (in the Roman Catholic Church) a sentence debarring a person or place from ecclesiastical functions and privileges; e.g., A papal (= relating to the position or authority of the Pope; pronounced ˈpeɪ.p(ə)l) interdict.// e.g., In 1208, the year the Pope launched a brutal crusade upon the heretics of Albi in the south of France, he placed King John under interdict, and in the following year excommunicated him and his kingdom./// (pronounced ˌɪntəˈdɪkt) = (verb) (US English) Prohibit or forbid something; e.g., Society will never interdict sex!// e.g., The Japanese naval ships, or battleships or whatever, cannot interdict ships of other countries on the High Sea.// e.g., In praising China’s cooperation on terrorism, the US president noted that China has shared intelligence with the US and interdicted financing of terrorist organizations./// Interdict someone from = prohibit someone from doing something; e.g., ‘I have not been interdicted from consuming alcoholic beverages.’ // e.g., It also asked the court to interdict them from telling suppliers that they are in financial difficulties./// Intercept and prevent the movement of a prohibited commodity or person; e.g., Army efforts to interdict enemy supply shipments.// e.g., ‘How did you interdict rebel supply lines and lines of communication?’ // e.g., ‘We have improved capacity to interdict, to make difficult, to disrupt and prevent terrorism.’ //// (Military) Impede (=delay or prevent someone or something by obstructing them; hinder) an enemy force, especially by bombing lines of communication or supply; e.g., Major enemy forces could be reliably blocked and destroyed mostly by artillery fire and air strikes; redeployment (deploy = move troops into position for military action) by sea could be interdicted by massed Air Force and Navy attacks.// e.g., A classic example of the limited nature of the Korean War was the prohibition against crossing the Yalu River to engage enemy forces or interdict lines of communication.
Excommunicate (pronounced: Verb = ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt. Adjective = ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkət. Noun = ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkət) = (verb with object) (pronounced ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt) officially exclude someone from participation in the sacraments (sacrament = a religious ceremony or act of the Christian Church that is regarded as an outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual divine grace, in particular) and services (service = a ceremony of religious worship according to a prescribed form; the prescribed form for such a ceremony) of the Christian Church; e.g., Martin Luther was excommunicated by the Pope.// e.g., He left for France and then Germany, where he was excommunicated by the Lutheran Church, and returned to Italy in the mistaken belief that it would be safe to do so.// e.g., Even worse for John was the fact that the Pope excommunicated him in 1209. /// (adjective) (pronounced ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkət) excommunicated; e.g., All violators were to be declared excommunicate.// e.g., An excommunicate bishop./// (noun) (pronounced ˌɛkskəˈmjuːnɪkət) An excommunicated person; e.g., The Constitutions of Clarendon expressly forbade any oath about future conduct being required from an excommunicate.// e.g., The arrest of excommunicates.
Debar (pronounced dɪˈbɑː) = (verb with object) Exclude or prohibit someone officially from doing something; e.g., First-round candidates were debarred from standing.// e.g., They were debarred entry to the port.// e.g., ‘I was debarred up to July 2018 from speaking out under the Official Secrets Act.’
Injunction = (noun) an authoritative warning or order; e.g., ‘Commands and injunctions punctuate the text from the outset.’ // e.g., ‘I saw females wearing trousers and wondered at the biblical injunctions which forbade such things.’ // e.g., In the childhood game ‘Simon Says,’ those too tardy (= late) about following the injunctions of the leader are kicked out of play.//// (Law) A judicial order restraining a person from beginning or continuing an action threatening or invading the legal right of another, or compelling a person to carry out a certain act, e.g. to make restitution to an injured party// e.g., The Attorney-General sought an injunction to restrain breach of confidence.// e.g., The injunctions were issued under authority of Great Britain’s new anti-stalking law.// e.g., He was hopeful that the courts would grant injunctions ordering the travelers off the land, but this could not be guaranteed.
Wage (as a verb) = (verb with object) Carry on a war or campaign; e.g., It is necessary to destroy their capacity to wage war.// e.g., ‘Are we waging war on poverty, inequality, the victimization of women and children?’ // e.g., The Bush administration (= a period of government or the people who are in government (*)) has waged a relentless lobbying effort in the past month.// e.g., ‘I have no objection to the US waging war, provided this country is not involved.’
Lodge = (noun) A small house at the gates of a park or in the grounds of a large house, occupied by a gatekeeper, gardener, or another employee. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Pergamon_Museum_Berlin_2007110.jpg Synonym = gatehouse.// e.g., ‘We came suddenly to the gate of the lodge, and the caretaker greeted us.’ // e.g., The house, the entrance lodge and garden of just over an acre comprise lot one.// e.g., The existing protected gate lodge will be altered and renovated for residential use./// A small country house occupied in the season for sports such as hunting, shooting, or skiing. (My comment: I think in the US they call it ‘cabin’)// For a hunting lodge See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Jagdschloss_Glienicke_Potsdam.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Jagdschloss_Wolfstein.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Paolo_Monti_-_Servizio_fotografico_%28Cusago%2C_1980%29_-_BEIC_6330776.jpg For a ski lodge See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Ski_lodge_in_Boreal.jpg For a safari lodge See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Tarangire_2012_05_28_1837_%287468547974%29.jpg /// e.g., A hunting lodge.// e.g., ‘If you run a ski lodge, you could create a blog about the local skill hill.’ // e.g., Only fragments remain of this royal hunting lodge, although there are some impressive earthworks including Bank Slack.//// (in names) A large house or hotel; e.g., ‘Cumberland Lodge.’ /// A porter’s quarters at the main entrance of a college or other large building. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Whitworthhall.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Magdalene_Cambridge_porters_lodge.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Cambridge_King%27s.JPG // e.g., In college Cook then spotted a small poster in the porter’s lodge./// The residence of a head of a college, especially at Cambridge; e.g., He dined at the Master's Lodge.//// A North American Indian tent or wigwam (= a dome-shaped hut (= a small, simple building, usually consisting of one room (*)) or tent made by fastening mats, skins, or bark over a framework of poles, used by some North American Indian peoples. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Apache_Wickiup%2C_Edward_Curtis%2C_1903.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Apache_wickiup.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Nu-nu-shi-unt%2C_the_dreamer.jpg //// A beaver’s den (= a wild animal's lair or habitation)./// A branch or meeting place of an organization such as the Freemasons; e.g., (in names) ‘The foundation of the Grand Lodge of England.’ //// (verb with object) Present a complaint, appeal, claim, etc. formally to the proper authorities; e.g., He has 30 days in which to lodge an appeal.// e.g., In 2017, a claim was lodged on behalf of 4,000 other clerical employees, all of them women.// e.g., Five individuals have now lodged complaints against the dentist, the health board has confirmed.//// Lodge something in/ with = leave money or a valuable item in a place or with someone for safekeeping; e.g., The money is lodged in a bank.// e.g., The ensuing arrangement between 1985 and 1988 saw the Prunas, and other family members lodge large sums with the bank and get loans in return.//// (with adverbial of place) Make or become firmly fixed or embedded in a place; e.g., (verb with object) They had to remove a bullet lodged near his spine.// e.g., (verb; no object) (figurative) The image had lodged in her mind.// e.g., ‘A gripping feeling lodged firmly in my chest.’/// (verb; no object, with adverbial) Rent accommodation in another person’s house; e.g., The woman who lodged in the room next door.// e.g.. ‘We lodged in two rooms over a bar called ‘The Rose.’’ // e.g., ‘I wanted to know if you would be able to let Jim lodge at your house.’ //// (verb with object and adverbial) Provide someone with accommodation in return for payment; e.g., He was lodged in the same hall.// e.g., It was indeed not the purpose of the center to lodge prisoners./// (verb with object) (of wind or rain) flatten a standing crop; e.g., (verb; no object) The variety is high yielding, but it has mostly lodged.// e.g., Soldier harvesters aren’t very good at picking up lodged cane (= the hollow, jointed stem of a tall grass, especially bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem of a slender palm such as rattan (= the Old World tropical climbing palm that yields rattan, with long, spiny, jointed stems; its stems are used to make furniture)).
Lodging = (mass noun) Temporary accommodation; e.g., The ship was built to be temporary lodging, never for extended living.// e.g., A fee for board and lodging.// e.g., ‘Make reservations for overnight lodging, of course.’/// Usually as lodgings = (countable noun) A room or rooms rented out to someone, usually in the same residence as the owner; e.g., He was looking for lodgings and a job.// e.g., The remainders are in supported lodgings, community homes or in residential care.// e.g., ‘I’ll be moving to the area as soon as I can find lodgings.’
Earthwork = (noun) a sizeable artificial bank of soil, especially one made as a defense. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/De_Offa_Dyke.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/Newark_Works_Squier_and_Davis_Plate_XXV.jpg // e.g., The earthworks of the Neolithic henge comprise a 2 m. high bank with a 2 m. deep ditch.// e.g., Bronze Age earthworks.// e.g., Up on the hill, the Americans pulled back, abandoning the earthworks and the Breed’s Hill Fort to the oncoming attack.//// Civil engineering works created by moving or processing quantities of soil (*****). See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/CAT-D10N-at-work-01.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Bell_telephone_magazine_%281922%29_%2814569641579%29.jpg //// Military fortifications built in the field during a campaign or siege (*****). See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Borg_in-Nadur_ruins.jpeg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Dholavira_gujarat.jpg
Fortification = (noun) a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare and is also used to solidify rule in a region during peacetime (*****). See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/Borg_in-Nadur_ruins.jpeg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/Dholavira_gujarat.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Aerial_photograph_of_Maiden_Castle%2C_1935.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Malta_Delimara_one.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/NORADNorth-Portal.jpg For the Great Wall of China See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/20090529_Great_Wall_8185.jpg
Henge (pronounced hɛn(d)ʒ) = (noun) a prehistoric monument consisting of a circle of stone or wooden uprights. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Thornborough_Henge.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Avebury_Stone_Circles.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Wyke_down_henge_ditch_pits_dorset.jpg /// e.g., Making monuments, henges, and stone circles required an immense amount of labor and the coordination of effort.
Cupid = (noun) Eros; the god of love. He is represented as a naked, winged boy with a bow and arrows, with which he ‘wounds’ his victims. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Eros_bow_Musei_Capitolini_MC410.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Bertel_Thorvaldsen_-_Cupid.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Piero_della_Francesca_-_Cupid_Blindfolded_-_WGA17587.jpg
Soldering iron = a hand tool used in soldering. It supplies heat to melt solder so that it can flow into the joint between two workpieces. A soldering iron is composed of a heated metal tip and an insulated handle. Heating is often achieved electrically, by passing an electric current through a resistive heating element. Cordless irons can be heated by combustion of gas stored in a small tank. Simple irons less commonly used today than in the past were merely a large copper bit on a handle, heated in a flame. Soldering irons are most often used for installation, repairs, and limited production work in electronics assembly. High-volume production lines use other soldering methods (*****). See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Soldering_gun.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/Soldering_a_0805.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Soldering_iron_in_holder.jpg and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRVBQSW-RiA and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIab66EgfHM
Leek (not to be confused with ‘leak’) = (noun) a plant related to the onion, with flat overlapping leaves forming an elongated cylindrical bulb which together with the leaf bases is eaten as a vegetable. It is used as a Welsh national emblem. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Leek.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Leeks_and_Thyme.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Leeks.JPG
Wary (pronounced ˈwɛːri) = (adjective) Feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems; e.g., Dogs which have been mistreated often remain very wary of strangers.// e.g., A wary look.// e.g., It is no wonder that the bosses of small companies are wary of treading the stock market path.// e.g., We should be wary of dangers to our liberty and privacy with the excuse of security.
Parsimony (pronounced ˈpɑːsɪməni) = (mass noun) Extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources; meanness; e.g., A great tradition of public design has been shattered by government parsimony.// e.g., Yet the decorations were always meager (= (of something provided or available) lacking in quantity or quality; pronounced ˈmi·ɡər), and their gifts are chosen with his usual parsimony.// e.g., Relations had otherwise become somewhat strained because of the husband’s unreasonable parsimony.//// Principle (or law) of parsimony = The scientific principle that things are usually connected or behave most simply or economically, especially concerning alternative evolutionary pathways.
Stagnation (pronounced staɡˈneɪʃ(ə)n) [The adjective is stagnant = (of water or air) not flowing or moving, and smelling unpleasant (*)] = (mass noun) The state of not flowing or moving; e.g., Blocked drains resulting in water stagnation.// e.g., Clotting in blood vessels is associated with stagnation of the blood.// e.g., Constipation and fullness of the lower abdomen are due to the stagnation of dampness disturbing the large intestine.//// Lack of activity, growth, or development; e.g., A period of economic stagnation.// e.g., There is a risk of intellectual stagnation.// e.g., Socioeconomic problems and stagnation prevented society from fulfilling its plans.// e.g., Periods of lively musical activity were interspersed with periods of stagnation
Hack (My comment: it also has other meaning than hacking a computer) = (verb with object) Cut with rough or heavy blows. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNVwqemAIY8 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK-4p2cnpy0 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfqgo2xHl2s // e.g., ‘I watched them hack the branches.’ // e.g., (verb; no object) Men hack at the coalface.// e.g., He ran forward and began to hack at him, each slash more powerful than the last./// Kick wildly or roughly. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3z-MiZZKF4 // e.g., He had to race from his line to hack the ball into the stand.// e.g., They disrupted an opposition movement in midfield, and then hacked the ball on.// e.g., In this physical (football) game, the Africans hacked Diego Maradona all day.//// (verb; no object) Gain unauthorized access to data in a system or computer; e.g., He hacked into the bank’s computer.// e.g., (verb with object) Someone hacked his computer from another location./// Program quickly and roughly; e.g., The Programmer is hacking away on the new FTP client feature of his groovy Macintosh software.// e.g., ‘I’ve just spent the morning hacking around inside a Windows 2018 registry to solve the problem of account passwords not being stored in Outlook.’//// (verb; no object) Cough persistently. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3G7Xb6KE1V0 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnFLES8rJfw // e.g., ‘I was waking up in the middle of the night and coughing and hacking for hours.’ // e.g., Bronchitis and croup (infection of the airways) always involve a hacking, barking cough.//// Hack it = (informal) (usually with negative) Manage; cope; e.g., Lots of people leave because they can’t hack it.// e.g., Will they be able to hack it under fire at the general election? // e.g., And now, we learn that its greatest champions in Europe can't hack it.//// (noun) A rough cut, blow, or stroke. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKvqVMUxJp0 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrkziOC82OM and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvR3cuntiaQ // e.g., He was sure one of us was going to take a hack at him.// e.g., Only a courageous tackle by Jones and a fortuitous hack on saved the day as West Leeds attacked.// e.g., He is impatient, which leads to a lot of bad hacks.//// (in sport) a kick or a stroke with a stick inflicted on another player; e.g., The Dens player-boss, claiming the hack was unintended, almost agreed.// e.g., Yellow card for Mauricio Solis for a despicable hack on Edison Mendez.// e.g., While he did catch him in the head, the hack in no way merited a suspension.//// A notch cut in the ice, or a peg inserted, to steady the foot when delivering a stone in curling.//// A tool for rough striking or cutting, e.g. a mattock or a miner’s pick.//// (informal) An act of computer hacking; e.g., The challenge of the hack itself.// e.g., The way in which the attack was carried out indicates that this was no ordinary hack.//// A piece of computer code providing a quick or inelegant solution to a particular problem; e.g., This hack doesn't work on machines that have a firewall.// e.g., ‘I figured I’d hit a sticking point eventually and if necessary, resort to some ugly table hack to finish the job.//// A strategy or technique for managing one's time or activities more efficiently; e.g., Another hack that will save time is to cover your side mirrors with a plastic bag when freezing rain is forecast./// Backslash (/) typographical mark (glyph) (*****). Political hack = a person who devotes him/herself to party-political machinations (*****).//// A writer or journalist producing dull, unoriginal work; e.g., We newspaper hacks have been deluding ourselves.// e.g., ‘As you will surely agree, what follows is some of the most illuminating journalism since those two hacks at the Washington Post brought Watergate down on Nixon.’ // e.g., Editorial and headline writers and the hacks at the television news outlets have no time for such contradictions./// A person who does dull routine work; e.g., The director is a left nationalist, but he is neither a charlatan nor a hack.// e.g., ‘I was friendly with the Student Union hacks and lots of people in the debating society and law.’ // e.g., ‘We road-tested the ice cream on various office hacks, and it went down a storm.’ //// A horse for ordinary riding. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Hacks.jpg and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQ8fNidAHZo and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9GB0IJqyRU // e.g., English breeders are turning their attention chiefly to hacks, hunters and heavy draft horses.///// A good-quality lightweight riding horse, especially one used in the show ring; e.g., A type of high-class riding horse, the hack is associated almost exclusively with the show ring./// A ride on a horse. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAh20QRmPao and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ynCvGNKk60 //// A horse let out for hire.///// An inferior or worn-out horse.///// (US English) A taxi; e.g., ‘You're going to have to take me, or I’ll turn you in, and you’ll lose your hack license.’ //// usually as noun hacking = Ride a horse for pleasure or exercise. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p6gykCrYTE and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDb28NzjIic and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YL1c0tgJ_jw // e.g., Some gentle hacking in a scenic setting.//// (Falconry)
A board on which a hawk’s meat is laid.// A wooden frame for drying bricks, cheeses, etc.//// A pile of bricks stacked up to dry before firing.
Heinous (pronounced ˈheɪ.nəs ) = (adjective) (of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly (= absolutely) odious (= extremely unpleasant; repulsive) or wicked; e.g., A battery of heinous crimes.// e.g., This is why the death penalty is usually reserved for only the most heinous criminals.// e.g., Large rewards were offered for heinous offenders.// e.g., Heinous murders ((**) for the last 2 examples).
Candid (pronounced ˈkæn.dɪd) = (adjective) Truthful and straightforward; frank; e.g., Her responses were remarkably candid.// e.g., ‘We need everybody to be truthful and candid when they're interviewed by the police.’// e.g., This is the most honest, candid, and intelligent discussion I’ve read of this topic.//// (of a photograph of a person) taken informally, especially without the subject's knowledge. (My comment: I guess you know the ‘candid camera’ show with videos of hidden cameras. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5f45i4vDmc and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qdd1XK1ZUr4 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRSliZfNFKc ).// e.g., ‘It is better to let the photographer take candid shots.’// e.g., From all the wedding photos, this looks the most natural, very candid and spontaneous.// e.g., ‘What you want are candid shots of groups of people relating to each other.’
Conspicuously (pronounced kənˈspɪkjʊəsli = (adverb) In a clearly visible way; e.g., The signs were conspicuously displayed inside the restaurant.// e.g., We saw a man at the window of a house with one arm in his shirt and the other arm and shoulder bare and conspicuously white.// e.g., He was a teen noted for his conspicuously large hands and long fingers.//// In a way that attracts notice or attention; e.g., His arguments conspicuously lack rigor (= the quality of being extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate).// e.g., (as submodifier) One important voice has been conspicuously absent.// e.g., The third film of this period was based upon a famous play in which a bushranger was conspicuously featured.// e.g., This was so conspicuously unfair as to be unlawful as an abuse of power.
Bushranger (pronounced ˈbʊʃreɪn(d)ʒə) = (noun) (US English) a person living far from civilization; e.g., American bushrangers advocate a long heavy pea-rifle./// (New Zealand & Australian English) (historical) An outlaw living in the bush (= (especially in Australia, Africa, and Canada) wild or uncultivated country); https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/William_Strutt_Bushrangers.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Bushrangers_Attack_Gold_Escort.jpg and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=670foVqutZQ and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9osbSxu41eA // e.g., He fell fool of the police at an early age, was befriended by a local bushranger, and at 15 was imprisoned for three years on horse stealing charges.
Corporate (pronounced ˈkɔːp(ə)rət) = (adjective) Relating to a large company or group; e.g., Corporate finance.// e.g., A corporate merger.// e.g., Corporate executives ((**) for the first 3 examples).// e.g., Airlines are very keen on their corporate identity.// e.g., The unified bank will be divided into retail and corporate divisions.// e.g., When corporate performance declines, incomes moderate and tax yields suffer.//// (Law) (of a large company or group) authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law; e.g., Local authorities, like other corporate bodies, may reduce capital spending.// e.g., The rules set by the corporate organization.// e.g., Counsel for the defendants is content to have the two corporate entities treated as one and the same.///// Of or shared by all the members of a group; e.g., The service (= a ceremony of religious worship according to a prescribed form; the prescribed form for such a ceremony) emphasizes the corporate responsibility of the congregation (= a group of people assembled for religious worship).// e.g., Even in the church, we have little sense of community and of corporate responsibility.
Pimp (pronounced pɪmp) = (noun) A man who controls prostitutes and arranges clients for them, taking a percentage of their earnings in return. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G3pJPPDVXo and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ0EE8sP1fU and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mvp-nOz9Gk // e.g., Prostitutes should sue pimps under the 13th Amendment, which prohibits slavery and involuntary servitude.// e.g., It is also a highly controlled public space: Money couriers and pimps preserve the safety, and the prostitutes literally keep an eye out on the street.// e.g., The location does have its drawbacks - there is a lot of prostitution in the vicinity (= the area near or surrounding a particular place) of his building, and his sleep has been interrupted by loud arguments between pimps and prostitutes.//// (informal) (Australian English) A telltale or informer; e.g., He was put in a cell with two Hollywood labor leader pimps.//// (verb) (often as noun pimping) = (verb; no object) Act as a pimp; e.g., Vice crimes like drug trafficking and pimping.// e.g., The game has players engaged in pimping, whoring, selling drugs and committing acts of violence to move around the board.// e.g., Instead, it is about the decriminalization of the peripheral businesses surrounding prostitution - such things as pimping, brothel keeping, trafficking in young women, and drugs./// (verb with object) Provide someone as a prostitute; e.g., Josh pimped her to his customers.// e.g., We also know when someone is trying to pimp us for money, too.// e.g., This would have been just as much of a scandal if he was pimping women.//// (informal) (verb with object) Sell or promote something extravagantly or persistently; e.g., He pimped their debut album to all the staff writers at NME.// e.g., ‘Someone tells me how to pimp my writing overseas!’ // e.g., Only a little while ago, Roger shamelessly pimped his company on my website without asking me first./// (informal) (verb with object) Make something more showy or impressive; e.g., He pimped up the car with spoilers and twin-spoke 18-inch alloys./// Pimp on = (verb; no object) (informal) (Australian English) Inform on; e.g., ‘They’d pimp on you as soon as look at you.’
Telltale (pronounced ˈtɛlteɪl) = (adjective) (attributive) Revealing, indicating, or betraying something; e.g., The telltale bulge of a concealed weapon.// e.g., That telltale pressure is one of the hallmarks of acute sinusitis (= inflammation of a nasal sinus (= a cavity within a bone or other tissue, especially one in the bones of the face or skull connecting with the nasal cavities)).// e.g., There were, though, telltale signs of things to come.// e.g., The telltale signs are underweight children, poor academic performance, and health problems.//// (UK English) A person, especially a child, who reports others’ wrongdoings or reveals; e.g., ‘I don’t recommend this because it is a one-way process that can't be undone and nobody likes telltales.’ //// A device or object that automatically gives a visual indication of the state or presence of something; e.g., He said the only area of movement he had been able to detect was where the balcony was attached to the front wall but suggested telltales should be cemented across the cracks to see if they were getting worse.
Spiv (pronounced spɪv) = (noun) (UK English) a man, typically characterized by flashy dress, who makes a living by dishonest dealings. [Note: In the UK, the word spiv is slang for a type of petty criminal who deals in illicit, typically black market, goods. The word was particularly used during the Second World War and in the post-war period when many goods were rationed due to shortages. According to Peter Wollen, ‘The crucial difference between the spiv and the classic Hollywood gangster was the degree of sympathy the spiv gained as an intermediary in the transfer of black-market goods to ... a grateful mass of consumers.’ ((*****) for this note)]. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Man_dressed_as_a_spiv.jpg and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGx5toV92UE and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duvYFEaWhvo and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBCk-kHbt1c // e.g., She would recount how it was possible to buy anything - from meat, chocolate, cigarettes and the obligatory ‘nylons’ - from the spivs and black market racketeers.// e.g., They watched in wonder as bankers, industrialists and assorted spivs piled up more and more riches.// e.g., Guys like him are part of the English culture – he’s like the spiv from the Second World War.
Enigmatic (pronounced ˌɛnɪɡˈmatɪk) = (adjective) Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious; e.g., He took the money with an enigmatic smile.// e.g., Mostly, though, this stuff is short, enigmatic, insubstantial and exciting.
Outcast (pronounced ˈaʊtkɑːst) = (noun) A person who has been rejected or ostracized by their society or social group; e.g., He went from trusted pal (= friend) to ostracized outcast overnight.// e.g., He still will be an outcast at school.// e.g., The men here are lawbreakers and outcasts from society.//// (adjective) (of a person) rejected or ostracized; e.g., They can be made to feel outcast and inadequate.// e.g., Within ten minutes of arriving, he is the most socially outcast rider in the stables.// e.g., Her long and lonely outcast life has led her to be cold and depressed.
Ostracize (ostracise in British English) (pronounced ˈɒstrəsʌɪz) = (verb with object) Exclude from a society or group; e.g., She was declared a witch and ostracized by the villagers.// e.g., Superheroes have been outlawed and ostracized.// e.g., Some police families worried about being ostracized by their own neighbors.//// (in ancient Greece) banish an unpopular or overly powerful citizen from a city for five or ten years by popular vote; e.g., Themistocles (= Athenian statesman who helped build up the Athenian fleet, and defeated the Persian fleet at Salamis in 480; pronounced θɪˈmɪstəˌkliːz) was indeed out of favor at Athens by the end of the 470s BC, when he was ostracized.
Byline (pronounced ˈbʌɪlʌɪn) = (noun) A line in a newspaper naming the writer of an article; e.g., His byline appeared in the first issue.// e.g., ‘And always try to include keywords in the headline and byline of your article.// e.g., We also think today's newspaper requires more than bylines./// (chiefly in soccer) The part of the goal line to either side of the goal. See https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Goal_line_at_Old_Trafford_1992.JPG and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Football_pitch_metric_and_imperial.svg // e.g., He makes a dash for the byline but is dispossessed before he can get across in.
Intercession (pronounced ˌɪntəˈsɛʃ(ə)n) = (mass noun) The action of intervening on behalf of another; e.g., He only escaped ruin by the intercession of his peers with the king.// e.g., Abduh was finally allowed back in Egypt in 1889, reportedly with Lord Cromer's intercession.// e.g., With peer intercession, colleagues of the same status level in the organization are chosen from that nurse’s department or another unit.//// The action of saying a prayer on behalf of another; e.g., Prayers of intercession.// e.g., ‘After we have prayed for ourselves, let's get into intercession for others!’ // e.g., He had already received last rights but was healed after prayers of intercession for his healing.
Odious (pronounced ˈəʊdɪəs) (not related to odor) = (adjective) Extremely unpleasant; repulsive; e.g., A pretty odious character.// e.g., Odious hypocrisy.// e.g., They’re odious enough on their own without asking whom she woke up with.// e.g., Ireland's wildlife is too precious to be destroyed by those who are nothing less than odious countryside terrorists.
Rigor (pronounced ˈrɪɡ·ər) = (medicine) A sudden feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in temperature, often with copious sweating, especially at the onset or height of a fever.//// Short for rigor mortis = (Medicine) Stiffening of the joints and muscles of a body a few hours after death, usually lasting from one to four days. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwjrsNWJz94 /// e.g., After death, bodies are rubbed and anointed to remove rigor mortis.// e.g., ‘I tried to remove a newspaper from his hand, but rigor mortis had practically grafted it to his skin.’ //// High standards. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOcYfrZJWi8 // e.g., He studied ways to improve academic rigor in high schools ((^^) for the 2nd definition & example).//// (Rigour in British English) (the adjective is rigorous) The quality of being extremely thorough and careful; e.g., Her analysis is lacking in rigor.// e.g., They understood that the university’s chief appeal to many intellectuals was not its scholarly rigor but the sense of community it provided. // e.g., Peer review, analysis, and criticism are integral parts of intellectual and academic rigor.//// Severity or strictness; e.g., The full rigor of the law.// e.g.,. Enforcement is an assessment of countries’ rigor in carrying out their laws.// e.g., The rigor of town planning laws will depend upon the philosophy of the government of the day.//// Rigours = harsh and demanding conditions; e.g., The rigours of a harsh winter.// e.g., He still needs to prove he can withstand the physical rigors of a whole tournament.// e.g., Additionally, these products must survive the rigors of processing, storage, handling, and distribution.
Sate (pronounced seɪt) (the noun is satiety; pronounced səˈtaɪə.ti) = (verb with object) Satisfy a desire or an appetite to the full; e.g., ‘Sate your appetite at the resort’s restaurant.’// e.g., Champagne was ready, along with flowers and a menu designed to sate the finest appetite.// e.g., It's a wealth of extras that should sate any fan’s desire for supplemental material.//// Supply someone with as much as or more of something that is desired or can be managed; e.g., He was sated with flying.// e.g., ‘I nurse the first baby until she's sated, then attend to the second baby.’ // e.g., For now, however, a good tale would more or less sate him.
Saturate (pronounced ˈsætʃ·əˌreɪt) (the noun is saturation) = (verb with object) Cause something to become thoroughly soaked with water or other liquid so that no more can be absorbed; e.g., The soil is saturated.// e.g., She gasped from exertion, feeling the cold rain saturating her clothes.// e.g., ‘Work the soil only when it is dry enough to crumble (= to break, or cause something to break, into small pieces (*)) easily after squeezing, but never when it is saturated with water.’ /// Cause a substance to combine with, dissolve, or hold the greatest possible quantity of another substance. (My comment: I guess you may already know this word from the school’s chemistry class)// e.g., The groundwater is saturated with calcium hydroxide.// e.g., ‘The liqueur is saturated with sugar, so I expected the viscosity (= the state of being thick, sticky, and semifluid in consistency, due to internal friction) to be high, but it also contains 40 percent alcohol.’// e.g., After 5 days of eating broccoli or oil fortified with vitamin K more osteocalcin (= a noncollagenous protein hormone found in bone and dentin - its synthesis is vitamin K dependent (*****)) was saturated with carboxyl groups.//// Magnetize or charge a substance or device fully.//// (Electronics) Put a device into a state in which no further increase in current is achievable.//// Fill something or someone with something until no more can be held or absorbed; e.g., The air is saturated with the smells of food.// e.g., Our culture is saturated with stereotypical expectations for both girls and boys.// e.g., The Western world, particularly the U.S., is saturated with information technology./// Supply a market beyond the point at which the demand for a product is satisfied; e.g., Japan’s electronics industry began to saturate the world markets.// e.g., The company built on its early success by saturating a local market with multiple locations.// e.g., The PC market is saturated with hard disk drives.//// Overwhelm an enemy target area by concentrated bombing; e.g., The grenades burst out from the warhead at 150m from the target, saturating a large area with deadly explosive power.///// (pronounced ˈsætʃ.ə.rət) (usually as saturates) A saturated fat; e.g., As far as the heart is concerned saturates are considered the main enemy./// (literary) (adjective) Saturated with moisture.