En·dem·ic /enˈdemɪk, ɪn-/ adjective

en·dem·ic /enˈdemɪk, ɪn-/ adjective
an endemic disease or problem is always present in a particular place, or among a particular group of people → epidemic, pandemic:
Violent crime is now endemic in parts of Chicago.
1 to use a building, car etc under a lease:
I’m interested in leasing your cottage.
scourge1 /skɜːdʒ $ skɜːrdʒ/ noun [countable]
1 something that causes a lot of harm or suffering
scourge of
the scourge of unemployment
the scourge of war
fix·a·tion /fɪkˈseɪʃən/ noun [countable]
1 a very strong interest in or love for someone or something, that is not natural or healthy
fixation on/with/about
Carlo has an absolute fixation with the royal family.
a mother fixation
2 technical a kind of mental illness in which someone’s mind or emotions stop developing
in·trud·er /ɪnˈtruːdə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
1 someone who illegally enters a building or area, usually in order to steal something:
The police think the intruder got in through an unlocked window.
2 someone who is in a place where they are not wanted:
At first I felt like an intruder in their family.
pros·e·cu·tor /ˈprɒsɪkjuːtə $ ˈprɑːsɪkjuːtər/ noun [countable]
a lawyer who is trying to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime
Someone's version of an event is their own description of it, especially when it is different to other people's. Yesterday afternoon the White House put out a new version of events.
hot·head /ˈhɒthed $ ˈhɑːt-/ noun [countable]
someone who does things too quickly without thinking
She was murdered by a man who was out on bail for rape.
be released/freed on bail (=be allowed to stay out of prison if you pay or agree to do something) The men were questioned yesterday before being released on bail.
mourn·ing /ˈmɔːnɪŋ $ ˈmɔːr-/ noun [uncountable]
1 great sadness because someone has died:
The Armenian authorities declared May 29 a national day of mourning.
in mourning (=feeling great sadness)
It was the custom to visit those in mourning and sit quietly with them.
2 black clothes worn to show that you are very sad that someone has died:
She was recently widowed and wearing mourning.
me·mo·ri·al1 /məˈmɔːriəl, mɪˈmɔːriəl/ adjective [only before noun]
done or made in order to remind people of someone who has died
af·fi·da·vit /ˌæfəˈdeɪvət, ˌæfɪˈdeɪvət/ noun [countable] law
a written statement that you swear is true, for use as proof in a court of law
lime·light /ˈlaɪmlaɪt/ noun [singular, uncountable]
a situation in which someone receives a lot of attention, especially from newspapers, television etc
in/out of the limelight
Tad loves being in the limelight.
The president’s wife wanted to stay out of the limelight.
She’s afraid this new actor will steal the limelight from her.
his few moments of limelight in front of the cameras
comment2 S3 W3 AC verb [intransitive and transitive]
to express an opinion about someone or something SYN remark
comment on
People were always commenting on his size.
Family oriented—oylaparvar
fren·zy /ˈfrenzi/ noun (plural frenzies)
1 [uncountable and countable] a state of great anxiety or excitement, in which you cannot control your behaviour
frenzy of [
en·ti·tle S3 W3 /ɪnˈtaɪtl/ verb [transitive often passive]
1 to give someone the official right to do or have something
be entitled to (do) something
Full-time employees are entitled to receive health insurance.
entitle somebody to something
Membership entitles you to the monthly journal.
2 be entitled something if a book, play etc is entitled something, that is its name:
a documentary entitled ‘The Price of Perfection’
hand·y S3 /ˈhændi/ adjective (comparative handier, superlative handiest)
1 useful:
It’s quite a handy little tool.
It’s very handy having a light above your desk.
Take your swimming trunks with you – they might come in handy (=be useful).
2 informal near and easy to reach:
I always keep my gun handy just in case.
Do you have a piece of paper handy?
handy for British English:
prow·ess /ˈpraʊəs, ˈpraʊɪs/ noun [uncountable]
formal great skill at doing something:
his physical prowess
military prowess
spa·cious /ˈspeɪʃəs/ adjective
a spacious house, room etc is large and has plenty of space to move around in OPP cramped:
a spacious living area
out·pour·ing /ˈaʊtpɔːrɪŋ/ noun [countable]
1 an expression of strong feelings
outpouring of
an outpouring of grief
2 a lot of something that is produced suddenly
outpouring of
an outpouring of creative energy
ar·che·type /ˈɑːkɪtaɪp $ ˈɑːr-/ noun [countable usually singular]
a perfect example of something, because it has all the most important qualities of things that belong to that type
archetype of
France is the archetype of the centralized nation-state.
—archetypal /ˌɑːkɪˈtaɪpəl◂ $ ˌɑːr-/ adjective:
Byron was the archetypal Romantic hero.
down-to-ˈearth adjective
practical and direct in a sensible honest way:
Fran’s a friendly, down-to-earth person.
a chef with a down-to-earth approach to cooking
al·ter·ca·tion /ˌɔːltəˈkeɪʃən $ ˌɒːltər-/ noun [countable]
formal a short noisy argument:
They became involved in an altercation.
13 raise your eyebrows to show surprise, doubt, disapproval etc by moving your EYEBROWS upwards:
Blanche raised her eyebrows in surprise.
14 raise eyebrows if something raises eyebrows, it surprises people:
The band’s new sound will raise some eyebrows.
Gash
tee·ter /ˈtiːtə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive]
1 to stand or walk moving from side to side, as if you are going to fall:
She teetered along in her high-heeled shoes.
fran·tic /ˈfræntɪk/ adjective
1 extremely worried and frightened about a situation, so that you cannot control your feelings
get/become frantic
There was still no news of Jill, and her parents were getting frantic.
frantic with
guilty party – culprit
haze2 verb [transitive]
American English to play tricks on a new student or to make them do silly or dangerous things, as part of joining the school or a club at the school
—hazing noun [uncountable]:
ring·lead·er /ˈrɪŋˌliːdə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
someone who leads a group that is doing something illegal or wrong:
the ringleader of a new international drugs ring
4 come to blows (with somebody) if two people come to blows, they start arguing or hitting each other because they disagree about something
come to blows (with somebody) over
They almost came to blows over the money.

bar·rage1 /ˈbærɑːʒ $ bəˈrɑːʒ/ noun

1 [countable usually singular] the continuous firing of guns, dropping of bombs etc, especially to protect soldiers as they move towards an enemy
barrage of
a barrage of anti-aircraft fire
2 [singular] a lot of criticism, questions, complaints etc that are said at the same time, or very quickly one after another
barrage of
a barrage of questions
torpedo2 verb [transitive]
1 to attack or destroy a ship with a torpedo
2 to stop something such as a plan from succeeding SYN destroy:
New threats of violence have effectively torpedoed the peace talks.
vow2 verb [transitive]
1 to make a serious promise to yourself or someone else SYN promise
vow to do something
Supporters have vowed to continue the protest until Adams is released.
vow (that)
I vowed that I would never drink again.
2 formal to make a religious promise that you will do something for God, the church etc
THESAURUS
em·bold·en /ɪmˈbəʊldən $ -ˈboʊl-/ verb [transitive]
formal to give someone more courage:
Emboldened by her smile, he asked her to dance.
im·pu·ni·ty /ɪmˈpjuːnəti, ɪmˈpjuːnɪti/ noun
do something with impunity if someone does something bad with impunity, there is no risk that they will be punished for it:
It’s astonishing that these criminals are free to walk the streets with impunity.
bel·lig·er·ent /bəˈlɪdʒərənt, bɪˈlɪdʒərənt/ adjective
1 very unfriendly and wanting to argue or fight SYN aggressive:
a belligerent attitude
counterfeit2 verb [transitive]
to copy something exactly in order to deceive people SYN fake:
They admitted counterfeiting documents.
—counterfeiter noun [countable]
pro·scribe /prəʊˈskraɪb $ proʊ-/ verb [transitive]
formal to officially say that something is not allowed to exist or be done SYN forbid, prohibit:
The Act proscribes discrimination on the grounds of race.
—proscription /-ˈskrɪpʃən/ noun [uncountable and countable]
guise /ɡaɪz/ noun [countable]
formal the way someone or something appears to be, which hides the truth or is only temporary
in/under the guise of something
They operated a drug-smuggling business under the guise of an employment agency.
It’s the same idea in a different guise.
or·ti·fy /ˈfɔːtəfaɪ, ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ $ ˈfɔːr-/ verb (past tense and past participle fortified, present participle fortifying, third person singular fortifies) [transitive]
1 to build towers, walls etc around an area or city in order to defend it:
The town was heavily fortified.
2 to encourage an attitude or feeling and make it stronger SYN strengthen:
Her position was fortified by election successes and economic recovery.
3 written to make someone feel physically or mentally stronger
fortify yourself (with something)
We fortified ourselves with a breakfast of bacon and eggs.
4 [usually passive] to make food or drinks more healthy by adding VITAMINS to them:
fortified breakfast cereals
fortify something with something
foods fortified with vitamin B
be·deck /bɪˈdek/ verb [transitive usually passive] literary
to decorate something such as a building or street by hanging things all over it SYN deck out
be bedecked with something
a balcony bedecked with hanging baskets
be decked out /biː ˌdekt ˈaʊt/ [verb phrase] to be specially and colourfully decorated, especially for a celebration or party:
be decked out with
The whole street was decked out with flags and streamers to celebrate the wedding.
be decked out for
Behind the door was another table, all decked out for the party.
2 SHOW SOMETHING [transitive] if you parade your skills, knowledge, possessions etc, you show them publicly in order to make people admire you SYN show off:
Young athletes will get a chance to parade their skills.
van·quish /ˈvæŋkwɪʃ/ verb [transitive] literary
to defeat someone or something completely
triumph2 verb [intransitive] formal
to gain a victory or success after a difficult struggle
triumph over
In the end, good shall triumph over evil.
e·la·tion /ɪˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]
a feeling of great happiness and excitement
fe·vered /ˈfiːvəd $ -ərd/ adjective [only before noun] literary
1 extremely excited or worried SYN feverish:
the child’s fevered cries
2 suffering from a fever SYN feverish:
his fevered brow (=a hot forehead caused by a fever)
3 a fevered imagination/mind/brain a mind that imagines strange things that are not real:
These stories are merely a product of her fevered imagination.
quirk·y /ˈkwɜːki $ -ɜːr-/ adjective
unusual, especially in an interesting way:
I like his quirky sense of humour.
—quirkily adverb
bland /blænd/ adjective
1 without any excitement, strong opinions, or special character SYN dull:
a few bland comments
2 food that is bland has very little taste SYN tasteless:
a bland diet
—blandly adverb
—blandness noun [uncountable]
DESCRIBING THE TASTE OF SOMETHING