15/11/13
- litigation - The process of taking legal action
- malaise - A general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness
- culpability - Responsibility for a fault or wrong; blame
- reprieve - Abandon or postpone plans to close or put an end to
- flouted - Openly disregard
- collusion - Secret or illegal cooperation or conspiracy
- environs - The surrounding area or district
- marshalling - Arrange or assemble (a group of people, esp. soldiers) in order
- parsimonious - Unwilling to spend money or use resources
- fledgling - A person or organization that is immature, inexperienced, or underdeveloped
- ubiquitous - Present, appearing, or found everywhere
- polity - A form or process of civil government or constitution
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- disguise - Give (someone or oneself) a different appearance in order to conceal one's identity
- acrimony - Bitterness or ill feeling
- saner - Reasonable; sensible
- denunciation - Public condemnation of someone or something
- revelations - The making known of something that was previously secret or unknown
- colossal - Extremely large
- fraught - Causing or affected by great anxiety or stress
- derided - Express contempt for; ridicule
- impeccably - flawlessly
- legion (adj.) - Great in number
- overtures - A proposal made to someone with the aim of opening negotiations or establishing a relationship
- liaison - Communication or cooperation that facilitates a close working relationship b/w people or organizations
- stalemate - A situation in which further action or progress by opposing or competing parties seems impossible
- moratorium - A temporary prohibition of an activity
- importation - The act or an instance of carrying or conveying
- francophone - A person who speaks French
- anachronistic - something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred
- lusophone - A Lusophone is someone who speaks the Portuguese language
- de facto - existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not
22/10/13
- piecemeal - Characterized by unsystematic partial measures taken over a period of time
- facetiously - not seriously
- contingent - Subject to chance
- peg - Form a fixed opinion of / fix or make fast
- desist - Cease; abstain; stop
- proponents - One who supports something; an advocate
- rivulet - A very small stream of water
- pervasive - Spreading widely throughout an area or a group of people(usually an unwelcome cause)
- brackish - Slightly salty, as is the mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries
- egalitarian - Believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights n opportunities.
- affront - An action or remark that causes outrage or offense
- tenements - A room or a set of rooms forming a separate residence within a house or apartment
- outskirts - The outer parts of a town or city
- incentivise - To provide with an incentive(A thing that motivates or encourages one to do something)
- stench - A strong and very unpleasant smell
- raucous - Making a disturbingly harsh and loud noise
- debouched - Emerge from a narrow or confined space into a wide, open area
- morph - Change or cause to change smoothly
- indelibly - cannot be removed or erased
- consortium - an association, typically of several business companies.
- invigorated - give strength or energy to
- assiduously - with care and persistence
- enmesh - cause to become entangled in something
- cohesion - The action or fact of forming a united whole
- veneer - Cover (something) with a decorative layer
- accrue - Be received by someone in regular or increasing amounts over time
- promulgated - Promote or make widely known
- usurping - Take (a position of power or importance) illegally or by force
- vengeful - Seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury
- insidious - Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects
- minutiae - The small, precise, or trivial details of something
- vexed - Difficult and much debated; problematic
- avowed - That has been asserted, admitted, or stated publicly
- delinquent - a young offender
- exonerated - Absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing, esp. after due consideration of the case
- strenuous - Requiring or using great exertion
- lacklustre - lacking brilliance or vitality
- partisan - a strong supporter of a party or a cause
- status quo - The existing state of affairs, esp. regarding social or political issues
- tinkering - Attempt to repair or improve something in a casual way, often to no useful effect.
- incessantly - endlessly: with unflagging resolve
- contestation - The action or process of disputing or arguing
- unsullied - spotlessly clean and fresh
- spurious - Not being what it purports to be; false or fake
- sanguine - Cheerfully optimistic
9/10/13
- abhors - Regard with disgust and hatred
- deft - Demonstrating skill and cleverness
- emphatic - Showing or giving emphasis; expressing something forcibly and clearly
- innocuous - Not harmful or offensive
- belie - Fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict
- scant - Barely sufficient or adequate
- overt - Done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret
- abjures - Solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim).
- bosom - The chest of a human/ from very close realtions
- parlance - A particular way of speaking or using words, esp. a way common to those with a particular job or interest.
- mausoleum - A building, esp. a large and stately one, housing a tomb or tombs
- transgression - the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
- divesting - deprive: take away possessions from someone
- relinquished- Voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up
7/10/13
- formidable - Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense or capable opponent
- corpus - A large collection of writings of a specific kind or on a specific subject
- EU - Europian Union
- noughties - the period of years between 00 and 10 in any century, usually 2000–2010
- surmised - Suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it
- emulation - ambition to equal or excel.
23/9/13
- saddled - Burden (someone) with an onerous responsibility or task.
- hideous - Extremely unpleasant
- resiled - Abandon a position or a course of action
- tacit - Understood or implied without being stated
- plebiscite - is a vote by all the people about a political issue
- despicable - Deserving hatred and contempt
- foiled - Prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding
- discernible - Noticeable
- helm - A position of leadership or control; or The steering gear of a ship
- decreed - An authoritative order having the force of law
- inducements - Something that helps bring about an action or a desired result
- jettison - Throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship
- shunned - Persistently avoid, ignore, or reject
- phalanx - A group of people or things of a similar type brought together for a common purpose
- jurisprudence - The philosophy or science of law
- circumventing - To surround enclose or entrap
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