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a climbing plant that produces grapesvine
The villain in the movie was eventually brought to justice.He has played villains in most of his films.
that can be done; that will be successfulNone of the projects proved financially viable.
a person who has been a soldier, sailor, etc. in a war.veteran. a veteran of the Spanish Civil War
that cannot be cured and will lead to death, often slowlyterminal/He has terminal lung cancer.
very likely to be influenced, harmed or affected by somethingsusceptible/Some of these plants are more susceptible to frost damage than others.
to manage to stay alive, especially with limited food or moneysubsist/Old people often subsist on very small incomes.
money that is paid by a government or an organization to reduce the costs of services or of producing goods so that their prices can be kept lowsubsidy/The EU spends billions on subsidies to farmers every year.
anger or violence between two people or groups of people who disagreestrife/The country was torn apart by strife
completely clean and free from bacteriasterile/The experiment was performed under sterile conditions.
a law that is passed by a parliament, council, etc. and formally written downstatute/he statute provided for a maximum sentence of 53 months.
a white carbohydrate food substance found in potatoes, flour, rice, etc.; food containing thisstarch/There's too much starch in your diet.
not planned but done because you suddenly want to do itspontaneous/The audience burst into spontaneous applause.
seeming evil or dangerous; making you think something bad will happensinister/We needn’t assume that there was a sinister motive for what she did.
the use of legal authority to take something from somebody; an amount of something that is taken in this wayseizure/he court ordered the seizure of his assets.
the action or unpleasant sound of one thing rubbing roughly against anotherscrape/She felt the scrape of wall against bare skin.
a small piece of something, especially paper, cloth, etc.scrap/Some of the women were wearing scraps of cloth in their hair.
a strong feeling that somebody or something is stupid or not good enough, usually shown by the way you speakscorn/Her fellow teachers greeted her proposal with scorn.
the opportunity or ability to do or achieve somethingscope/There's still plenty of scope for improvement.
to make something such as a container or a pipe break or burst; to be broken or burstrupture/A pipe ruptured, leaking water all over the house.
(of rules, methods, etc.) very strict and difficult to changerigid/His rigid adherence to the rules made him unpopular.
to change something completely so that it is the opposite of what it was beforereverse/Falling birth rates may reverse the trend towards early retirement.
to make something full again by replacing what has been usedreplenish/to replenish food and water supplies
a short surprise attack on an enemy by soldiers, ships or aircraftraid/The air force carried out a bombing raid on enemy bases.
suffering from severe mental illness, so that the person loses contact with realitypsychotic/He suffered a psychotic episode two years ago.
connected with strange powers of the mind and not able to be explained by natural lawspsychic/psychical research or research into strange powers and events
relating to psychiatry or to mental illnesspsychiatric/a psychiatric hospital/nurse/patient
a statement that something will happen in the future, especially one made by somebody with religious or magic powersprophecy/Macbeth believed the witches' prophecy about his future.
to exist or be very common at a particular time or in a particular placeprevail/We were horrified at the conditions prevailing in local prisons.
a statement or an idea that forms the basis for a reasonable line of argumentpremise/His reasoning is based on the premise that all people are equally capable of good and evil.
a serious illness affecting one or both lungs that makes breathing difficultpneumonia/She died from bronchial pneumonia
to take a piece of somebody’s skin and press it together hard with your thumb and the finger next to itpinch/My sister's always pinching me and it really hurts.
the act of going to different parts of a building, an area, etc. to make sure that there is no trouble or crimepatrol/Security guards make regular patrols at night.
a minister in charge of a Christian church or group, especially in some Nonconformist churchespastor/He was ordained a pastor in the Lutheran Church.
unfair support for one person, team, idea, etc.partiality/allegations of dishonesty and partiality
an area that has its own church and that a priest is responsible forparish/He is vicar of a large rural parish.
the act of not including somebody or something or not doing something; the fact of not being included or doneomission/he play was shortened by the omission of two scenes.
to block a road, an entrance, a passage, etc. so that somebody or something cannot get through, see past, etc.obstruct/You can't park here, you're obstructing my driveway.
a thing, person or situation that is annoying or causes trouble or problemsnuisance/I hope you're not making a nuisance of yourself.
the quality of being new, different and interestingnovelty/here's a certain novelty value in this approach.
an extremely large number of things or peoplemultitude/The library offers a whole multitude of books for young readers.
the amount of confidence and enthusiasm, etc. that a person or a group has at a particular timemorale/Morale amongst the players is very high at the moment.
wrong because you have understood or judged a situation badlymisguided/In her misguided attempts to help, she only made the situation worse.
an officer of the highest rank in the armed forces of some countriesMarshal/Marshal of the Royal Air Force
to show something clearly, especially a feeling, an attitude or a qualitymanifest/Social tensions were manifested in the recent political crisis.
easy to see or understandmanifest adjective /His nervousness was manifest to all those present.
a small green, orange or brown seed that is usually dried and used in cooking, for example in soup or stewlentil
to show that somebody/something is right or reasonablejustify /The results of the inquiry did not justify them departing from their existing policy.
to mention or use a law, rule, etc. as a reason for doing somethinginvoke/She invoked several eminent scholars to back up her argument.
being an essential part of somethingintegral/Music is an integral part of the school's curriculum.
done by accident, without being intendedinadvertent /an inadvertent omission
to make or do something using whatever is available, usually because you do not have what you really needimprovise/here isn't much equipment. We're going to have to improvise.
to develop and improve something, especially a skill, over a period of timehone/She honed her debating skills at college.
speed in doing something, especially because you do not have enough timehaste/In her haste to complete the work on time, she made a number of mistakes.
to please or satisfy somebodygratify/It gratified him to think that it was all his work.
very beautiful and attractive; giving great pleasuregorgeous/gorgeous weather (= warm and with a lot of sun)
Refugees gave accounts of the mass genocidegenocide/genocide against ethnic minorities
clear and easy to understand, so that you have no doubt what is meantexplicit/The reasons for the decision should be made explicit.
to officially make somebody leave a school or an organizationexpel/Olympic athletes expelled for drug-taking
to think that something is the same as something else or is as importantequate/Money cannot be equated with happiness.
a disorder of the nervous system that causes a person to become unconscious suddenly, often with violent movements of the bodyepilepsy
wanting to be in the same situation as somebody else; wanting something that somebody else hasenvious/hey were envious of his success.
to say publicly that you support a person, statement or course of actionendorse/The newspaper has formally endorsed the Democratic candidate.
difficult to find, define or achieveelusive/the elusive concept of ‘literature’
to make it difficult for something to continue in the normal waydisrupt/Demonstrators succeeded in disrupting the meeting.
disagreement; arguingdiscord/A note of discord surfaced during the proceedings.
to give somebody information about something, especially something that was previously secretdisclose/The spokesman refused to disclose details of the takeover to the press.
completely without somethingdevoid/The land is almost devoid of vegetation.
to be different from something; to do something in a different way from what is usual or expecteddeviate/He never deviated from his original plan.
to keep somebody in an official place, such as a police station, a prison or a hospital, and prevent them from leavingdetain/One man has been detained for questioning.
to delay something until a later timedefer
likely to make you believe something that is not truedeceptive/Appearances can often be deceptive or things are not always what they seem to be.
the act of deliberately making somebody believe something that is not true (= of deceiving them)deception/He'll use deception to get what he wants.
deaddeceased/her deceased parents
(of food) (also crispy) pleasantly hard and drycrisp/Bake until the pastry is golden and crisp.
to push or force somebody/something into a small space; to move into a small space with the result that it is fullcram/supporters crammed the streets.
polite behaviour that shows respect for other peoplecourtesy/It's common courtesy to warn your neighbours if your children are going to have a party.
the act or process of changing something from one form, use or system to anotherconversion/No conversion from analogue to digital data is needed.
to say that something that somebody else has said is wrong, and that the opposite is truecontradict/All evening her husband contradicted everything she said
to behave and think in the same way as most other people in a group or societyconform/There is considerable pressure on teenagers to conform.
to produce a book, list, report, etc. by bringing together different items, articles, songs, etc.; to collect information in order to produce a book, list, etc.compile/The figures were compiled from a survey of 2  000 schoolchildren.
to force somebody to do something; to make something necessarycompel/I feel compelled to write and tell you how much I enjoyed your book.
to begin to happen; to begin somethingcommence/he meeting is scheduled to commence at noon.
a hole or empty space inside something solidcavity/the nasal cavity
to ask people to support a particular person, political party, etc., either by going around an area and talking to people or by phoning themcanvass
to give information about somebody/something to an enemybetray/for years they had been betraying state secrets to Russia.
a large farm building for storing grain or keeping animals inbarn/They live in a converted barn (= a barn that has been turned into a house).
to fully understand an idea or some information so that you are able to use it yourselfassimilate/The committee will need time to assimilate this report.
having a lot of money and a good standard of livingaffluent/affluent Western countries
the coming of an important event, person, invention, etc.advent/Before the advent of the railways, communications were slow and difficult.