Very well known and important
Eg: The government should be playing a more prominent role in promoting human rights.
919
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Popular
|
Liked, enjoyed or supported by many people
|
920
|
Passionate about
|
|
921
|
Mundane
|
Very ordinary and therefore not interesting
|
922
|
Inspirational
|
Making you feel hopeful or encouraged
Eg: He gave an inspirational reading of his own poems.
|
923
|
Carving
|
A shape or pattern cut into wood or stone or the skill of doing this
|
924
|
Creation
|
The act of creating something, or the thing that is created
|
925
|
Emotion
|
A strong feeling such as love or anger, or strong feelings in general
Eg: Like a lot of men, he finds it hard to express his emotions.
|
926
|
Ballet
|
(a theatrical work with) a type of dancing where carefully organized movements tell a story or express an idea
|
927
|
Audience
|
The group of people together in one place to watch or listen to a play, film, someone speaking, etc.
|
928
|
Sculptor
|
Someone who creates sculptures
|
929
|
Response
|
An answer or reaction
Eg: Her proposals met with an enthusiastic response.
|
930
|
Fundamental
|
Forming the base, from which everything else develops; more important than anything else
|
931
|
Enrich
|
To improve the quality of something by adding something else
|
932
|
Relaxing
|
Making you feel relaxed
|
933
|
Literary
|
Connected with literature
|
934
|
Theatre
|
A building, room or outside structure with rows of seats, each row usually higher than the one in front, from which people can watch a performance or other activity
|
935
|
Classical
|
Describes music that is considered to be part of a long especially formal tradition and to be of lasting value
Eg: Do you prefer classical music like Mozart and Mahler, or pop?
|
936
|
Accomplished
|
Skilled
|
937
|
Creative
|
Producing or using original and unusual ideas
|
938
|
Interactive
|
Describes a system or computer program which is designed to involve the user in the exchange of information
|
939
|
Magical
|
Produced by or using magic
Eg: Diamonds were once thought to have magical powers.
|
940
|
Distracting
|
To make someone stop giving their attention to something
Eg: Please turn your music down - it's very distracting.
|
941
|
Theme
|
The main subject of a talk, book, film, etc.
|
942
|
Sculpture
|
The art of forming solid objects that represent a thing, person, idea, etc. Out of a material such as wood, clay, metal or stone, or an object made in this way
|
943
|
Exacerbate
|
To make something which is already bad worse
|
944
|
Compelling
|
If a reason, argument, etc. Is compelling, it makes you believe it or accept it because it is so strong
|
945
|
Underlying
|
Real but not immediately obvious
Eg: And what might be the underlying significance of these supposedly random acts?
|
946
|
Thereby
|
As a result of this action
|
947
|
Emulate
|
To copy something achieved by someone else and try to do it as well as they have
|
948
|
Gauge
|
To calculate an amount, especially by using a measuring device
|
949
|
Convey
|
To express a thought, feeling or idea so that it is understood by other people
Eg: His poetry conveys a great sense of religious devotion.
|
950
|
Entail
|
To make something necessary, or to involve something
|
951
|
Irrevocable
|
Impossible to change
|
952
|
Collaborate
|
To work with someone else for a special purpose
|
953
|
Hence
|
That is the reason or explanation for; therefore
|
954
|
Confiscate
|
To take a possession away from someone when you have the right to do so, usually as a punishment and often for a limited period, after which it is returned to the owner
|
955
|
Complacent
|
Eeling so satisfied with your own abilities or situation that you feel you do not need to try any harder
|
956
|
Ponder
|
To think carefully about something, especially for a noticeable length of time
Eg: She sat back for a minute to ponder her next move in the game.
|
957
|
Antiquated
|
Old-fashioned or unsuitable for modern society
|
958
|
Coerce into
|
To persuade someone forcefully to do something which they are unwilling to do
|
959
|
Wittingly
|
|
960
|
Accountable
|
Someone who is accountable is completely responsible for what they do and must be able to give a satisfactory reason for it
|
961
|
Engulf
|
To surround and cover something or someone completely
|
962
|
Insofar as
|
To the degree that
|
963
|
Negate
|
To cause something to have no effect
|
964
|
Indulge in
|
To allow yourself or another person to have something enjoyable, especially more than is good for you
|
965
|
Prior
|
Existing or happening before something else, or before a particular time
Eg: The course required no prior knowledge of Spanish.
|
966
|
Burgeoning
|
Developing quickly
|
967
|
Align
|
To put two or more things into a straight line
|
968
|
Alienate
|
To cause someone or a group of people to stop supporting and agreeing with you
Eg: All these changes to the newspaper have alienated its traditional readers.
|
969
|
Desolate
|
Describes a place that is empty and not attractive, with no people or nothing pleasant in it
|
970
|
Potent
|
Very powerful, forceful or effective
Eg: Surprise remains the terrorists' most potent weapon.
|
971
|
Incremental
|
In a series of amounts
2. Small
|
972
|
Downplay
|
To make something seem less important or less bad than it really is
Eg: The government has been trying to downplay the crisis.
|
973
|
In the interim
|
|
974
|
Venture
|
A new activity, usually in business, which involves risk or uncertainty
|
975
|
Dismantle
|
To take a machine apart or to come apart into separate pieces
|
976
|
Subservient
|
Willing to do what other people want, or considering your wishes as less important than those of other people
Eg: The government was accused of being subservient to the interests of the pro-Europe campaigners.
|
977
|
Liaise
|
To speak to people in other organizations in order to exchange information with them
|
978
|
Whereby
|
By which way or method They've set up a plan whereby you can spread the cost over a period.
|
979
|
Inflict
|
To force someone to experience something very unpleasant
Eg: These new bullets are capable of inflicting massive injuries
|
980
|
Entitle
|
To give someone the right to do or have something
|
981
|
Plague
|
To cause worry, pain or difficulty to someone or something over a period of time
To annoy someone, especially by asking repeated questions
|
982
|
Cholera
|
A serious infection of the bowels caused by drinking infected water or eating infected food, causing diarrhoea, vomiting and often death
|
983
|
Yellow fewer
|
An infectious tropical disease which causes the skin to become yellow and can result in death
|
984
|
Scarlet fever
|
An infectious illness of children which causes a sore throat, a high body temperature, and red spots on the skin
|
985
|
Lice/louse
|
A very small insect that lives on the bodies or in the hair of people and animals
|
986
|
Cockroaches
|
A flat brown or black insect sometimes found in the home
|
987
|
Vermin
|
Small animals and insects that can be harmful and which are difficult to control when they appear in large numbers
People who are unpleasant and harmful to society
|
988
|
Dune
|
A small hill of sand near a beach or in a desert
|
989
|
Ridge
|
A long narrow raised part of a surface, especially a high edge along a mountain
Eg: We walked along the narrow mountain ridge.
|
990
|
Levy
|
An amount of money, such as a tax, that you have to pay to a government or organization
|
991
|
Intrinsic
|
Being an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person or thing
Eg: Maths is an intrinsic part of the school curriculum.
|
992
|
Suppress
|
To end something by force
Eg: The Hungarian uprising in 1956 was suppressed by the Soviet Union.
|
993
|
Indispensable
|
Something or someone that is indispensable is so good or important that you could not manage without them
|
994
|
Intact
|
Complete and in the original state
Not damaged
|
995
|
By no means
|
|
996
|
Volatile
|
Likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly or suddenly become violent or angry
|
997
|
To be bound to do smth
|
|
998
|
Revive
|
To come or bring something back to life, health, existence, or use
|
999
|
Wary of
|
Not completely trusting or certain about something or someone
|
1000
|
Conspicuous
|
Very noticeable or attracting attention, often in a way that is not wanted
Eg: In China, her blonde hair was conspicuous.
|
1001
|
Disillusioned with
|
Disappointed and unhappy because of discovering the truth about something or someone that you liked or respected
|