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| 1.Vacillate |
[Verb]
to keep changing your opinion or thoughts
about sth, especially in a way that annoys other people
SYNONYMS: Fluctuate, hesitate, dither,
falter, halt, shilly-shally, stagger, waver, whiffle, wiggle-waggle
eg: The country's leaders are still vacillating
between confrontation and compromise. |
| 2.Torpor |
[Noun] the
state of not being active and having no energy or enthusiasm
SYNONYMS: lethargy, coma, dullness, hebetude,
languor, lassitude, sleep, stupor, torpidity, torpidness
ANTONYMS: activity; animation
eg:In the heat they sank into a state of
torpor. |
| 3.Subliminal |
[Adj]
1: falling below the threshold of stimulation
(as for nerve or muscle) : inadequate to produce a sensation
or a perception : too small for discrimination
2 a : existing or functioning outside the
area of conscious awareness : influencing thought, feeling,
or behavior in a manner unperceived by personal or subjective
consciousness eg:subliminal perception,
the subliminal mind
b : designed to influence the mind on levels
other than that of conscious awareness and especially by
presentation too brief to be consciously perceived .
eg:subliminal techniques in TV advertising
SYNONYMS:Unconscious,imperceptible,unperceivable
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| 4.Squander |
[verb] to
waste money, time, etc. in a stupid or careless way:
SYNONYMS:waste, blow, consume, dissipate,
fool (away), fritter, frivol away, prodigalize, throw away,
trifle (away)
eg:My uncle squandered all his money on
gambling. * She squandered her chances of winning. |
| 5.Rhinestone |
[Noun] a colorless
imitation stone of high luster made of glass, paste, or
gem quartz |
| 6.Scrutiny |
[Noun] careful
and thorough examination:
SYNONYMS:Surveillance, examination, analysis,
audit, check-over, inspection, perlustration, review, scan,
survey, view
eg: Her argument doesn"t really stand up
to scrutiny. * Foreign policy has come under close scrutiny
recently. |
| 7.Vindictive |
[Adj] having
a bitterly vengeful character, disposed to seek revenge
SYNONYMS:revengeful, vengeful, wreakful
eg:He accused her of being vindictive.
* a vindictive comment / person |
| 8.Tritium |
[noun] an
isotope of hydrogen with atomic weight 3 and a 12.5-year
half-life, used in thermonuclear bombs
• Tritium oxide is often referred to as "heavy water"
• Molecules of tritium are created by bombarding hydrogen
atoms with protons in a particle accelerator. |
| 9.Superimpose |
[verb] ~ sth
(on / onto sth)
1. to put one image on top of another so
that the two can be seen combined:
eg:A diagram of the new road layout was
superimposed on a map of the city.
2. to make a system or pattern combine
with an existing system or pattern that contrasts with it
SYNONYMS:Overlay,lay over, superpose
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| 10.Ruthless |
[adj] (of
people or their behaviour) hard and cruel; determined to
get what you want and not caring if you hurt other people:
SYNONYMS:Cruel, grim, implacable, ironfisted,
merciless, mortal, relentless, unappeasable, unflinching,
unrelenting, unyielding
eg:a ruthless dictator * He has a ruthless
determination to succeed. * We'll have to be ruthless if
we want to make this company more efficient. |
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