Vocabulary

VOCABULARY

1.-DETOUR

N.

1. A roundabout way or course, especially a road used temporarily instead of a main route.

2. A deviation from a direct course of action.

To go or cause to go by a roundabout way.

A deviation from a direct, usually shorter route or course of action

VB

To deviate or cause to deviate from a direct route or course of action

Deviation from those parts of a route where movement has become difficult or impossible to ensure continuity of movement to the destination. The modified part of the route is known as a "detour.

SYNONYM

Bypass, byway, circuitous route, deviation, diversion, indirect course, roundabout way.

SENTENCE

It would be preferable if national governments channelled this money directly to their local governments without a European detour.

2.-DUMPED

V. dumped, dump•ing, dumps

V.TR. 1. To release or throw down in a large mass.

2. To empty (material) out of a container or vehicle: dumped the load of stones. To empty out (a container or vehicle), as by overturning or tilting.

3. To get rid of; discard: a fine for dumping trash on public land; dumped the extra gear overboard. Informal To discard or reject unceremoniously: dump an old friend.

4. To place (goods or stock, for example) on the market in large quantities and at a low price.

5. Computer Science To transfer (data stored internally in a computer) from one place to another, as from a memory to a printout, without processing.

6. Slang To knock down; beat.

SYNONYM

Fling down, let fall, and throw down

SENTENCES

1. A place where refuse is dumped: a garbage dump; a nuclear waste dump.

2. Are the prices dumped prices?

3.-COP

A cop is a policeman or policewoman. Frank didn't like having the cops know where to find him.

Cop-out.- ( cop-outs plural ) If you refer to something as a cop-out, you think that it is a way for someone to avoid doing something that they should do.

N-COUNT.- disapproval

To decline to vote is a cop-out..., The film's ending is an unsatisfactory cop-out.

Cop out.- Abandon, desert, dodge, quit, renege, renounce, revoke, skip, skive (Brit. slang) withdraw

PHRASAL VERB:

To avoid fulfilling a commitment or responsibility; renege: copped out on my friends; copped out by ducking the issue.

SYNONYM

Policeman or Policewoman

Abandon, desert, dodge, quit, renege, renounce, revoke, and skip, skive

SENTENCES

A cops-and-robbers film, television programme, or book is one whose story involves the police trying to catch criminals.

4.-ALIVE

ADJ.

Having life; living.

In existence or operation; active: keep your hopes alive.

Full of living or moving things; abounding: a pool alive with trout.

Full of activity or animation; lively: a face alive with mischief.

ALIVE TO

Aware of; sensitive to: alive to the moods of others. Alert to, awake to, aware of, cognizant of, eager for, sensible of, sensitive to, susceptible to

ALIVE WITH

Abounding in, bristling with, bustling with, buzzing with, crawling with, hopping with, infested with, jumping with, lousy with (slang) overrun by, packed with, swarming with, teeming with, thronged with

SYNONYMS

Animate, active.

SENTENCES

The word of God is alive and active

Our prayers are with those who are still alive but remain in peril.

5.- REINDEER

N

A large deer of the Arctic and northern regions of Eurasia and North America, They have branched antlers in both sexes.

SYNONYMS

Deer

SENTENCES

Mr President, on a point of order, I wish to ask whether you can confirm whether the reindeer were on the ground or in the air at the time.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Constitution, exclusive rights to reindeer husbandry within traditional Sami areas may be granted to the Sami people.

6.- HANG ON

PHRASAL VERB:

Carry on, continue, endure, go on, hold on, hold out, persevere, persist, remain, stay the course

Cling, clutch, grasp, grip,

Be conditional upon, be contingent on, be dependent on, be determined by, depend on, hinge, rest, and turn on

Hang onto, hang upon be rapt, give ear, listen attentively

Hold on, hold the line, remain, stop, and wait

SYNONYMS

To continue persistently;

Persevere.

SENTENCES

We have to hang on, remain confident!

You cannot switch off something like that overnight and just say: well, hang on a minute; these cattle cannot be supported because suddenly we have changed our minds.

7.- CHILLS

N.

A moderate but penetrating coldness.

A sensation of coldness, often accompanied by shivering and pallor of the skin.

A checking or dampening of enthusiasm, spirit, or joy: bad news that put a chill on the celebration.

A sudden numbing fear or dread.

ADJ.

Moderately cold; chilly: a chill wind.

Not warm and friendly; distant: a chill greeting.

V.

Chilled, chill•ing, chills

V.TR.

To affect with or as if with cold.

To lower in temperature; cool.

Metallurgy To harden (a metallic surface) by rapid cooling.

V.INTR.

To be seized with cold.

To become cold or set: jelly that chills quickly.

Metallurgy To become hard by rapid cooling.

ANTONYM: Warm up

SYNONYMS

Congeal, cool, freeze

Chill out .- relax, calm down

SENTENCE

That being said, it is quite unreasonable to begin talking about the 'upside' of drugs and about chill-out rooms and injecting rooms.

8.- CHEESY

ADJ , cheesier, cheesiest

Like cheese in flavour, smell, or consistency

Informal (of a smile) broad but possibly insincere a big cheesy grin

In poor taste

N cheesiness

SYNONYMS

Smells of cheesing

Unpleasant, or insincere

SENTENCE

As cheesy as it sounds, we now have a common experience

9.- JERK

VB

To move or cause to move with an irregular or spasmodic motion

To throw, twist, pull, or push (something) abruptly or spasmodically

N

An abrupt or spasmodic movement

An irregular jolting motion

SYNONYMS

Jolt, lurch, pull, throw, thrust, tug, tweak, twitch, wrench, and yank

SENTENCE

The car moved with a jerk

10.- SET OFF

VB ADV

To embark on a journey

To cause (a person) to act or do something, such as laugh or tell stories

To cause to explode

To act as a foil or contrast to, esp. so as to improve

N

Setoff

Anything that serves as a counterbalance

Anything that serves to contrast with or enhance something else; foil

SYNONYMS

Depart, embark, leave, sally forth, set out, and start out

Detonate, explode, ignite, kick-start, light, set in motion, touch off, and trigger (off)

SENTENCE

I set off yesterday mid-afternoon from London City Airport.

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