Vocabulary: Batch 10

'In view of' = considering. 'With a view to' = intending to.

1. what can be seen from a place; a scene

   A room with a sea view.

2. an opinion or way of thinking about something

   In my view, the plan is too risky.

• to look at; to regard or consider

  She viewed the painting closely. He views it as a mistake.

Legal. Pairs with 'lessee' (the tenant).

• a person who leases or rents out property to another

  The lessor is responsible for major repairs.

• a person who holds the lease of a property; a tenant

  The lessee pays rent monthly.

Italian loanword used for both hello and goodbye.

• (informal) hello or goodbye

  Ciao, see you tomorrow!

Archaic/biblical.

• (archaic) to

  Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

• (formal, legal) later in this document

  the buyer (hereinafter referred to as 'the Client')

• a private investment fund that uses high-risk strategies to try to earn large returns

  He manages a billion-dollar hedge fund.

An emphatic form of 'whatever'.

• at all (used for emphasis after a negative)

  There is no evidence whatsoever.

Northern English dialect, famous from Emily Bronte's 'Wuthering Heights'.

• (of wind) to blow strongly with a roaring sound

  The wind wuthered across the moor.

• (of weather) characterized by strong winds; blustery

  the wuthering heights of the moors

• ornaments and articles made from glass

  She washed the delicate glassware by hand.

Vulgar slang.

• a stupid, irritating, or ridiculous man

  Don't be such a dickhead.

• to make someone unable to think or feel properly; to astonish and shock

  The amount of money involved stupefied them.

• to expel large quantities of something rapidly and forcibly

  The volcano spewed ash into the sky.

• all future generations of people

  The records were kept for posterity.

• a thin plastic lens placed directly on the surface of the eye to correct visual defects

  She took out her contact lenses before sleeping.

Literary or archaic.

• by some chance; perhaps

  To sleep, perchance to dream.

1. a large area of land

   They bought a large tract of land.

2. a major passage or system of organs in the body

   The digestive tract.

3. a short pamphlet or leaflet, especially on a religious or political subject

   He handed out tracts on the street corner.

• a son of one's son or daughter

  He took his grandson to the park.

• of, on, or relating to the earth

  Aliens looking for terrestrial life.

• the barking sound of a dog

  'Woof!' barked the dog.

• a type of jazz originating in the 1940s and characterized by complex harmony and rhythms

  Charlie Parker was a pioneer of bebop.

Informal.

• a nuclear weapon

  They threatened to use nukes.

Informal. Can also mean to microwave food.

1. (informal) to attack with nuclear weapons

   They threatened to nuke the capital.

2. (informal) to microwave (food)

   I'll just nuke this pizza in the microwave.

'jog someone's memory' = cause someone to remember something.

• to run at a steady, gentle pace

  He jogs every morning.

• a person who runs at a steady, gentle pace for exercise

  The park was full of early morning joggers.

• dislike of or prejudice against gay people

  They campaigned to eliminate homophobia in sports.

• having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against gay people

  He was criticized for his homophobic remarks.

• a person with a dislike of or prejudice against gay people

  He was accused of being a homophobe.

• of a size larger than the standard range

  She models for a plus size clothing brand.

• the explosive head of a missile, torpedo, or similar weapon

  The missile was fitted with a nuclear warhead.

• a condition arising when the body is deprived of oxygen, causing unconsciousness or death

  The cause of death was asphyxia.

• to kill or be killed by depriving of oxygen

  They were asphyxiated by the carbon monoxide.

A purified resinous extract of the cannabis plant.

• an extract of the cannabis plant, used as a recreational drug

  They were smoking hashish.

• a plant of the mint family, whose seeds are highly nutritious

  She added chia seeds to her smoothie.

• a small, sensitive, erectile part of the female genitals at the anterior end of the vulva

  The clitoris is highly sensitive.

• relating to the clitoris

  Clitoral stimulation.

1. (of a subject) of immediate relevance or current interest

   Topical issues like the environment.

2. (of a medicine) applied directly to the part of the body being treated

   A topical cream for rashes.

Informal shortening of body.

• a person's body

  She has a great bod.

• extreme or irrational fear of confined places

  The small elevator triggered her claustrophobia.

• suffering from claustrophobia; (of a place) inducing claustrophobia

  A claustrophobic basement.

• a formal lunch, or a light meal served to guests

  They attended a charity luncheon.

• a temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgment

  A lapse of concentration.

1. to become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or renewed

   He let his gym membership lapse.

2. to gradually pass into a specified, usually undesirable, state

   The conversation lapsed into an awkward silence.

• the past achievements or performance of a person, organization, or product

  He has an excellent track record in sales.

• to grow (new tissue) after loss or damage; to bring into renewed existence

  A lizard can regenerate its tail.

• the growth of new tissue after loss or damage; the process of renewal or revival

  The city invested heavily in urban regeneration.

• relating to or capable of regeneration; restoring or renewing

  Regenerative medicine aims to repair damaged tissue.

• a foolish or gullible person

  He was portrayed as a naive simpleton.

Modern internet slang, originally short for simpleton.

• (slang) a person who is overly submissive to someone they are attracted to

  He was called a simp for buying her expensive gifts.

1. the faculty by which a person decides on and initiates action

   She has a strong will to survive.

2. a legal document containing instructions for the distribution of one's property after death

   He left her the house in his will.

1. to intend, desire, or wish (something) to happen

   Do what you will.

2. to bequeath (property) by means of a will

   He willed his estate to his children.

Also spelled 'fagot'. Primarily an offensive slur for a gay man in modern use, historically a bundle of sticks.

• (offensive) a gay man; (historical) a bundle of sticks or twigs bound together as fuel

  He gathered a faggot of wood.

• a woman's bedroom or private sitting room

  She received guests in her boudoir.

A blend of guess and estimate.

• an estimate based on a mixture of guesswork and calculation

  I can only give you a rough guesstimate.

1. the sound produced in a person's larynx and uttered through the mouth, as speech or song

   She has a beautiful singing voice.

2. the right to express an opinion in a matter, or the opinion itself

   I want a voice in this decision.

• to express (something) in words

  He voiced his concern about the project.

• to draw irresistibly the attention and interest of (someone)

  I've always been fascinated by computers.

• strongly attracted and interested

  He watched the ants with a fascinated gaze.

• extremely interesting

  A fascinating book.

From Latin fascinare (to bewitch). Stronger than "interest": implies powerful attraction.

• the power to attract and hold attention

  She had a fascination with ancient Egypt.

'every nook and cranny' = every part or aspect.

• a corner or recess, especially one offering seclusion or security

  A cozy breakfast nook.

• a chimney or funnel for discharging smoke from a locomotive, ship, factory, etc.

  Black smoke poured from the factory smokestack.

• having or showing tact; careful not to offend or upset people

  It was a tactful way of telling her she was wrong.

'fall by the wayside' = fail to persist.

• the edge of a road

  Many projects have fallen by the wayside.

US spelling usually 'enthrall'.

• to capture the fascinated attention of

  She was enthralled by the beautiful performance.

• not quite accurate or strictly true

  An inexact description of the events.

• very careful in choosing; fastidious

  He is very choosy about his food.

• many and various

  The implications of this decision are manifold.

• a pipe or chamber branching into several openings

  The exhaust manifold.

• to make (something) look more attractive by adding extra items or images to it

  They decorated the room with balloons.

• the process or art of decorating something; an ornament

  The Christmas decorations look beautiful.

• serving to make something look more attractive; ornamental

  A decorative bowl.

• a person whose job is to decorate things, especially the interior of buildings

  They hired an interior decorator.

• the furnishing and decoration of a room

  Inside, the decor is elegant and traditional.

• (especially of a person) looking attractive in photographs or on film

  A very photogenic child.

A blend of 'stay' and 'vacation'.

• a vacation spent in one's home country rather than abroad, or one spent at home

  They decided to have a staycation this summer.

• a chronic or persistent disorder of the mental processes caused by brain disease or injury

  His grandmother suffers from dementia.

• suffering from dementia; driven to behave irrationally due to anger, distress, or excitement

  She was treating him like a demented child.

1. a baseball stadium

   The team drew a huge crowd to the ballpark.

2. (informal) an acceptable range of approximation

   Give me a ballpark figure for the cost.

• an additional remark at the end of a letter, after the signature and introduced by 'P.S.'

  He added a postscript to his letter.

Often abbreviated to TB.

• an infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of nodules (tubercles) in the tissues, especially the lungs

  He was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis.

• relating to or affected with tuberculosis

  Tubercular patients.

Pronounced the same as 'controller'.

• a management level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization

  He was appointed as the city comptroller.

• security or protection against a loss or other financial burden

  No indemnity will be given for loss of or damage to the goods.

• to compensate (someone) for harm or loss; to secure (someone) against legal responsibility for their actions

  The company will indemnify its directors against any liabilities.

• a printed heading on stationery stating a person's or organization's name and address

  The document was printed on official company letterhead.

• a man who has formerly served in the armed forces

  A charity for ex-servicemen.

• (of the former holder of an office, especially a college professor) having retired but allowed to retain their title as an honor

  He is an emeritus professor of history.

• to pursue in order to catch or catch up with

  The dog chased the cat.

'cut to the chase' = get to the point.

• an act of pursuing someone or something

  They gave chase.

1. able or likely to shatter violently or burst apart

   An explosive device.

2. likely to cause an outburst of anger or controversy

   An explosive political issue.

• a substance that can be made to explode

  The truck was loaded with explosives.

• to treat (a person or animal) badly, cruelly, or unfairly

  He strongly denied mistreating the dog.

• the action of mistreating or fact of being mistreated

  The mistreatment of prisoners.

• relating to an imaginary or spiritual world

  Music of an almost otherworldly beauty.

• abnormally sensitive, obsessive, or tense and anxious

  He seemed a neurotic, self-obsessed character.

• (informal) a person who is abnormally anxious or obsessive

  He's a total neurotic about germs.

• to move or cause to move from one place to another, especially over a small distance

  He shifted his weight from one foot to the other.

1. a slight change in position, direction, or tendency

   A shift in public opinion.

2. one of two or more recurring periods in which different groups of workers do the same jobs in relay

   She works the night shift.

'over the hump' = past the most difficult part.

• a rounded protuberance found on the back of a camel or other animal, or as an abnormality on a person's back

  A camel with two humps.

1. (informal) to carry or lift (something heavy) with great effort

   We humped our bags up four flights of stairs.

2. (vulgar slang) to have sex with

   This sense is common in crude or explicit speech.

• a stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform

  The pianist's repertoire included Chopin.

• a cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails

  She went to the salon for a pedicure.

• twice as great or as numerous

  A twofold increase.

• so as to double

  The demand increased twofold.

Often plural 'sweepstakes'.

• a form of gambling in which all the stakes are divided among the winners

  She won the office sweepstake.