Voco part 2

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 3rd Edition

affiliate verb [T ]
to cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another, usually larger,
group or organization
a college affiliated to the University of London
The school is affiliated with a national association of driving schools.

ambitious adjective
1. having a strong wish to be successful, powerful or rich
an ambitious young lawyer
He's very ambitious for his children (= He wants them to be successful).
2. If a plan or idea is ambitious, it needs a great amount of skill and effort to be successful or
be achieved
She has some ambitious expansion plans for her business.
The government has announced an ambitious programme to modernize the railway network.
The original completion date was over-ambitious, so we have had to delay the opening by six
months.

annihilate verb [T ]
1. to destroy completely so that nothing is left
a city annihilated by an atomic bomb
2. INFORMAL to defeat completely
He was annihilated in the finals of the competition.

avail noun [U ]
use, purpose, advantage, or profit
We tried to persuade her not to resign, but to no avail (= did not succeed).
My attempts to improve the situation were of little/no avail.

behead verb [T often passive ]
to cut off someone's head

behold verb [T ] (beheld, beheld) MAINLY OLD USE
to see or look at
The new bridge is an incredible sight to behold.

bizarre adjective
very strange and unusual
a bizarre situation
bizarre behaviour

botch verb [T ] (UK ALSO bodge)
to spoil something by doing it badly
We botched (up) our first attempt at wallpapering the bathroom.

bury verb [T ]
1. to put a dead body into the ground, or to put something into a hole in the ground and cover
it
His father is buried in the cemetery on the hill.
The dog trotted off to bury its bone.
buried treasure
2. USUALLY PASSIVE to cover something or someone completely with a large quantity of something
If an avalanche strikes, skiers can be buried alive by snow.

© Cambridge University Press 2008


3. to put something in a place where it is difficult or impossible to find or see
I found the article buried (away) in the business section of the newspaper.
She buried her face in her hands and began to sob.
4. to intentionally forget an unpleasant experience
He'd had to bury his pain over the years.
5. OLD-FASHIONED If someone says they buried someone, usually a close relation, they mean that
the person died
She buried both her parents last year.

call forth sth phrasal verb FORMAL
to cause something to exist
The proposed shopping centre has called forth an angry response from local residents.

corps noun [C + sing/pl verb ] (plural corps) MILITARY UNIT
1. a military unit trained to perform particular duties
the Royal Army Medical Corps
the intelligence corps

cue noun [C ] SIGNAL
1. a word or action in a play or film, which is used as a signal by a performer to begin saying or
doing something
2. a signal for someone to do something
[+ to infinitive] They started washing up, so that was our cue to leave the party.
3. on cue
If something happens on cue, it happens just after someone has said or thought it would
happen
I was just wondering where Sarah was, when, right on cue, she came in.
4. take your cue from sb
to take notice of someone's words or behaviour so that you know what you should do
She watched his lips carefully and took her cue from him.

deprecate verb FORMAL NOT APPROVE
1. [T not continuous] to not approve of something or say that you do not approve of something
We deprecate this use of company funds for political purposes.

dialectic noun [U ] (ALSO dialectics) SPECIALIZED
a way of discovering what is true by considering opposite theories

entrust verb [T + adv/prep ]
to give someone a thing or a duty for which they are responsible
He didn't look like the sort of man you should entrust your luggage to.
Two senior officials have been entrusted with organizing the auction.

flatten verb [I or T ] BECOME LEVEL
1. to become level or cause something to become level
Several trees were flattened (= knocked down) by the storm.
The path flattens (out) (= does not go up so much) as it reaches the top of the hill.

flee verb [I or T never passive ] (fleeing, fled, fled)
1. to escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear
She fled (from) the room in tears.
In order to escape capture, he fled to the mountains.
2. flee the country



to quickly go to another country in order to escape from something or someone
It is likely that the suspects have fled the country by now.

foresight noun [U ]
the ability to judge correctly what is going to happen in the future and plan your actions based
on this knowledge
She'd had the foresight to sell her apartment just before house prices came down.

forth adverb FORMAL
(from a place) out or away, or (from a point in time) forward
They set forth on their travels in early June.
From that day forth he never drank again.

harmony noun MUSIC
1. [C or U] a pleasant musical sound made by different notes being played or sung at the same
time
singing in harmony
It is a simple melody with complex harmonies.

harmony noun MATCH
2. [U] when people are peaceful and agree with each other, or when things seem right or
suitable together
racial harmony (= good feelings between different races)
domestic harmony (= good feelings in the family or home)
Imagine a society in which everyone lived together in (perfect) harmony.
We must ensure that tourism develops in harmony with the environment.

healing noun [U]
the healing properties of plants

healer noun [C ]
a person who has the power to heal people without using ordinary medicines
a spiritual healer

immigration noun [U ]
1. when someone comes to live in a different country
There are strict limits on immigration (into the country).
2. the process of examining your passport and other documents to make certain that you can
be allowed to enter the country, or the place where this is done
After you've been through immigration (control), you can go and get your luggage.
immigration policy
immigration officers

inadvertently adverb
not intentionally
He inadvertently deleted the file.

incautiously adverb

intent adjective
1. giving all your attention to something
an intent stare



She had an intent look on her face.

lawyer noun [C ] (US ALSO attorney)
someone whose job is to give advice to people about the law and speak for them in court
I want to see my lawyer before I say anything.

mourn verb [I or T ]
to feel or express great sadness, especially because of someone's death
Queen Victoria mourned Prince Albert/Prince Albert's death for 40 years.
She was still mourning for her brother.
They mourned the passing of traditional folk dancing (= felt sad because it had stopped
existing).

muster verb [I or T ] PRODUCE
1. to produce or encourage especially an emotion or support
She managed to muster the courage to ask him to the cinema.
The team will need all the strength they can muster to win this game.
Opponents are unlikely to be able to muster enough votes to override the veto.

obscure adjective NOT KNOWN
1. not known to many people
an obscure island in the Pacific
an obscure 12th-century mystic

pit noun [C ] PLACE/AREA
1. a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface
They'd dug a shallow pit and left the bodies in it.
These pits in my skin are from when I had chickenpox.
2. a coal mine or an area of land from which a natural substance is taken by digging
The coal-mining industry wants new pits to be opened.
a gravel/chalk pit
3. SLANG a very untidy or dirty place
I'm afraid my room is a complete pit!
4. the pit
in a theatre, the seats at the lowest level, or the orchestra pit
5. the pits
a. INFORMAL something that is of extremely low quality
The hotel we stayed in was the pits!
b. the area next to a motor race track where the cars are given fuel or repaired during a race

plausible adjective
1. seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed
a plausible explanation/excuse
2. DISAPPROVING describes someone who appears to be honest and telling the truth, even if they
are not
a plausible salesman

precept noun [C ] FORMAL
a rule for action or behaviour, especially obtained from moral thought
This policy goes against common precepts of decency.

punctuation noun [U ]
(the use of) special marks that you add to writing to separate phrases and sentences, to show



that something is a question, etc
His letter was completely without punctuation.

purge verb [T ] REMOVE PEOPLE
1. to get rid of people from an organization because you do not agree with them
Party leaders have undertaken to purge the party of extremists.
Hard-liners are expected to be purged from the administration.

rid adjective
1. be rid of sth/sb
to not now have an unwanted or unpleasant task, object or person
I didn't enjoy marking those papers and I was glad to be rid of them.
2. get rid of sth
a. to remove or throw away something unwanted
That cream got rid of my skin rash.
I used weedkiller to get rid of the weeds in the garden.
b. to sell an old or unwanted possession
Have you managed to get rid of your old Volvo yet?
3. get rid of sb
to send away someone annoying or to persuade them to leave
We got rid of our unwelcome guests by saying we had to go to bed.

seed noun PLANT
1. [C or U] a small round or oval object produced by a plant and from which, when it is
planted, a new plant can grow
Sow the seeds (= put them in the ground) about 3 cm deep.
The chemical will stop all seeds from sprouting (= starting to grow).
The farmers grow these crops for seed (= for planting to grow more crops, rather than for
eating).
2. [C usually plural] the cause of a feeling or situation, or the early stages of it
The seeds of friendship were sown early, and they remained lifelong companions.
He may be sowing the seeds of his own destruction in the long term by using violence
against his own people.
3. [U] LITERARY semen
4. go/run to seed
a. If a food plant goes or runs to seed, it produces flowers and seeds because it has not been
picked early enough
In hot weather lettuces can suddenly run to seed.
b. If a person or place goes or runs to seed, their physical appearance becomes worse
because no one cares for them
After he retired, he really went to seed.

sober adjective NOT DRUNK
1. not drunk or affected by alcohol
Are you sober enough to drive, Jim?
I'd had no wine all evening so I was stone cold (= completely) sober.

supersede verb [T ]
to replace something, especially something older or more old-fashioned
Most of the old road has been superseded by the great Interstate highways.

symptom noun [C ]
1. any feeling of illness or physical or mental change which is caused by a particular disease
He's complaining of all the usual flu symptoms - a high temperature, headache and so on.



He's been HIV-positive for six years, but just recently he's started to develop the symptoms
of AIDS.
2. any single problem which is caused by and shows a more serious and general problem
It's her feeling that the recent outbreaks of violence are a symptom of the dissatisfaction that
is currently affecting our society.

vague adjective
1. not clearly expressed, known, described or decided
I do have a vague memory of meeting her many years ago.
The patient had complained of vague pains and backache.
2. not clear in shape, or not clearly seen
Through the mist I could just make out a vague figure.
3. describes someone who is not able to think clearly, or who, sometimes as a way of hiding
what they really think, does not express their opinions clearly
My aunt is incredibly vague - she can never remember where she's left things.
Their report is studiously vague (= intentionally not exact) on future economic prospects.

vain adjective NOT SUCCESSFUL
1.unsuccessful or useless; of no value
The doctors gave him more powerful drugs in the vain hope that he might recover.
FORMAL It was vain to pretend to himself that he was not disappointed.
2. in vain
unsuccessfully or uselessly
I tried in vain to start a conversation.
All the police's efforts to find him were in vain.

verbose adjective FORMAL DISAPPROVING
using or containing more words than are necessary
a verbose explanation/report/speech/style
He was a notoriously verbose after-dinner speaker.

viable adjective
1. able to work as intended or able to succeed
In order to make the company viable, it will unfortunately be necessary to reduce staffing
levels.
I am afraid your plan is not commercially/economically/financially/politically viable.
2. SPECIALIZED able to continue to exist as or develop into a living being
There is a continuing debate about the age at which a human fetus can be considered viable.


Voco part 2

More Related Content

Similar to Voco part 2

Recently uploaded

Voco part 2