What a fiasco
[wreak, havoc] Their policies would wreak havoc on the economy.
[intangible] The old building had an intangible air of sadness about it.
[deficiency] Vitamin deficiency in the diet can cause illness.
[deficiency] Deficiencies in the computer system
[altercation] I'd like to avoid having another altercation with her if I possibly can.
[interpretation] Her evidence suggests a different interpretation of the events.
[congenital] She has a congenital inability to lie.
[venerate] However, I will find difficult to venerate him as a saint.
[vindicate] It is wise to praise what history has vindicated than what history will vindicate.
[gutter] She rose from the gutter to become a great star.
[capitalize on] We need to capitalize on this opportunity while it lasts.
[ardent] No one's life turned out exactly as anticipated, not even for the most ardent planner.
[suspension, incendiary] The suspension of all public media appearances and incendiary language relating to BASH
[square away] We're getting everything squared away in preparation for our vacation.
[epitomize, debut] The work that best epitomizes Charles Ives' talent is his Piano Sonata no. 2 that Ives had completed in 1915, but did not debut until 1938.
[vicinity] American transcendental writers of the nineteenth century who were active in the vicinity of Concord
[tenet, doctrine] One of the central tenets of transcendentalism was that inspiration should be based on intuition rather than established religious doctrines.
[excerpt] The document was excerpted from an unidentified FBI file.
[pester] Journalists pestered neighbours for information.
drawbacks, notably The house had many drawbacks, most notably its price.
[outwardly, compose] Though badly frightened, she remained outwardly composed.
[refer to, competent] The case was referred to a competent authority.
[erratic] The electricity supply here is quite erratic.
[avid] He was avid for more information.
[complement] The excellent menu is complemented by a good wine list.
[proclaim, speculative] The government proclaimed an all-out war against speculative forces.
[orient] It took him some time to orient himself in his new school.
[paucity] There is a paucity of information on the ingredients of many cosmetics.
[coroner, verdict] The coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death.
[detain] I’m sorry— he’s been detained at a meeting.
[sanction, impose] Trade sanctions were imposed against any country that refused to sign the agreement.
[erode] The cliff face has been steadily eroded by the sea.
[erode] Her confidence has been slowly eroded by repeated failures.
aerodynamicy This vehicle is made with aerodynamicy in mind.
[repercussion, reverberate] Repercussions of the case continue to reverberate through the financial world.
[long (동사)] She longed for peace and solitude.
[crave, carbohydrate] Without proper sleep your body will crave sugar and bad carbohydrates to give it a quick energy lift.
[preoccupy] The decisions were widely expected because inflation concerns continue to preoccupy bank officials.
[intersperse] Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations.
[content with] Not content with stealing my boyfriend, she has turned all my friends against me.
[outlet] She needed to find an outlet for her many talents and interests.
[lull] His father’s arrival lulled the boy’s anxiety.
[distraction] Her visits provided a welcome distraction from his work.
[baleful, engulf] A baleful prelude to the catastrophe is soon to engulf the whole of Europe.
[extinguish, engulf] The firefighters hurried to the scene to extinguish the blaze, which had threatened to engulf the entire neighborhood.
[secluded, hollow] The village lay secluded in a hollow of the hills.
[induce, obesity] Habitual overeating can induce obesity and various adult diseases.
[discerning, interrogator, discrepancy] The discerning interrogator noticed many discrepancies in his testimony.
[discerning] Knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
[conduce] Managers should be willing to consider any measures which will conduce to a better working environment.
[flourish, destitute] The Jewish people once flourished but became destitute soon after the Nazis took over the country.
[destitute] They seem destitute of ordinary human feelings.
[steadfast, determination] He remained steadfast in his determination to bring the killers to justice.
[scrupulous] You must be scrupulous about hygiene when you’re preparing a baby’s feed.
[barren, scrap of, vegetation] a barren landscape without a scrap of vegetation
[dissipate] This aroma may dissipate after a short period of time.
[dissipate] People go there to dissipate.
[pertinent] Please keep your comments pertinent to the topic under discussion.
[unleash] Be careful when you unleash your dog.
[surpass, feat] Korea's yearly exports surpassed $600 billion this year, a feat the country achieved 70 years after it sent its first outbound shipment in 1948, the government said, Friday.
[vaunted, materialize] Their much vaunted reforms did not materialize.
[acute, innate, opponent] Bush has acute people skills, an innate ability to size up an opponent and read the dynamics of a room.
[eminently] He is eminently qualified for such a labor.
[culminate] Their summer tour will culminate at a spectacular concert in London.
[comprise, poverty] Older people comprise a large proportion of those living in poverty.
[ambivalent] She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job.
[apparatus] Firefighters needed breathing apparatus to enter the burning house.
[attribute] The committee refused to attribute blame without further information.
[punctual] She has been reliable and punctual.
[causal] the causal relationship between poverty and disease
[disposition] He is kind of a disposition toward worldly pleasures.
[esteem] This can boost self-esteem and create favorable emotions, while justifying our negative characteristics, thus avoiding feelings of discouragement.
[alluvial, sedimentary] Alluvial soils consist of various sedimentary layers.
[respiration] Blood pressure and respiration are also recorded.
[erosion, mitigate] Soil erosion was mitigated by the planting of trees.
[expulsion] These events led to the expulsion of senior diplomats from the country.
[dairy, fermentation] We produce animal-free dairy products through precision fermentation.
[account] She gave the police a full account of the incident.
[upheaval, strand] In a time of upheaval, we heard every strand of political opinion.
[expedite] We have developed rapid order processing to expedite deliveries to customers.
[unleash] The government’s proposals unleashed a storm of protest in the press.
[curb, excess] We need a free press to curb government excesses.
[propensity, reciprocally] It is part of our innate propensity to behave reciprocally and socially.
[bill] Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon pointed to this issue as well during his visit to London in March, stating that the city will actively support the passage of the bill.
[oblivious] He drove off, oblivious of the damage he had caused.
[disseminate] Their findings have been widely disseminated.
[prominent] The church tower was a prominent feature in the landscape.
[in accordance with] Along with the retailers, bakeries will also be prohibited from providing plastic bags for free. Instead, they will charge fees for them in accordance with the revision.
[annex] Germany annexed Austria in 1938.
[skepticism] There has been considerable skepticism about his forecast of a booming economy.
[amorous] Mary rejected Tony’s amorous advances.
[startle] I didn’t mean to startle you.
[censure] a vote of censure on the government’s foreign policy
[whet, appetite] The book will whet your appetite for more of her work.
[arbitrary] The choice of players for the team seemed completely arbitrary.
[arbitrary] the arbitrary powers of officials
She is so whimsical[fickle; capricious;].
[recondite] The scholar was explaining a recondite treatise.
[abstruse] I was unable to follow his abstruse explanation of the formula.
[intrinsic] These tasks were repetitive, lengthy and lacking any intrinsic interest.
[persecute] And sometimes it's easier to persecute than to understand.
[conjure up] While that may conjure up images of Apple’s iPod Heaven, not so.
[determinant] Technology is the determinant of success or failure in international business.
[insolent] Her insolent stare disturbed him.
[shoddy] He resorted to shoddy workmanship and used inferior materials.
[beef up, burgeon, prostitution] The city beefed up the police force crack down on burgeoning prostitution.
[eccentric] Most people considered him a harmless eccentric.
[bear on] Recent events had no bearing on our decision.
[bearing, alert] Her whole bearing was alert.
[vestige, regime] the last vestiges of the old colonial regime
[entrench] Sexism is deeply entrenched in our society.
[manifold] They don't understand manifold cultural differences within a country.
[stem, amount to, morph] Stem cells amount to master cells, able to morph into all the cell types found in the body.
[congregate, conspecific, internecine, segregate] At first, most of the pioneers congregated in the most favorable areas. As their nubers grew, however, conspecific internecine confilct inevitably arose and the they had to segregate and form separate populations in various habitats.
[expeditious, anatomy, morphology] These varing circumstances required expeditious adaptations in anatomy, and morphology to allow individual populations to exploit a niche more efficiently.
[daunting, dispose] During the 1970s, the US Department of Energy was faced with the daunting task of cleaning up and disposing of toxic waste.
[cremation, dispose, deceased] Bio cremation is an eco-friendly way to dispose of the deceased.
[inimical] These policies are inimical to the interests of society.
[constitutional, secularism] Laïcité(laicite) is the constitutional principle of secularism in France.
[bode] These figures do not bode well for the company’s future.
[copious] He supported his group socialization theory with copious evidence.
[alloy, zinc] Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.
[adorn] The walls were adorned with paintings.
[albeit] He finally agreed, albeit reluctantly, to help us.
[alternate] John has to work on alternate Sundays.
[affiliation] He was arrested because of his political affiliation.
[resort to] There are hopes that the conflict can be resolved without resort to violence.
[denotation, connote] The denotation of slender and skinny is thin, but slender connotes approval and skinny, disapproval.
[subservient] The conservative party was accused of being subservient to the government.