- 1.Inherently (adj): a quality that is inherent in something is a natural part of it and cannot be separated from it .
ex: I’m afraid the problems you mention are inherent in the system. - 2. Rhetorical: using speech or writing in special ways in order to persuade people or to produce an impressive effect.
ex: a speech full of rhetorical phrases. - 3.Missive: a letter – often used humorously
ex: An anonymous missive had been pushed under her door. - 4.Deferentially: polite behaviour that shows that you respect someone and are therefore willing to accept their opinions or judgment.
ex: They were annoyed that he did not show enough respect and deference to him. - 5.Paradox: a situation that seems strange because it involves two ideas or qualities that are very different.
ex: It’s a paradox that in such a rich country there can be so much poverty. - 6.Putrid: dead animals, plants etc that are putrid are decaying and smell very bad.
ex: the putrid smells from the slaughterhouses. - 7.Impotent: unable to take effective action because you do not have enough power, strength, or control.
ex: Emergency services seem impotent in the face of such a disaster. - 8.Profusely: produced or existing in large quantities.
ex: The wound was bleeding profusely. - 9.Moored: a wild open area of high land, covered with rough grass or low bushes and heather, that is not farmed because the soil is not good enough.
ex: They went grouse shooting up on the moors. - 10.Encroached : to gradually take more of someone’s time, possessions, rights etc than you should.
ex: Bureaucratic power has encroached upon the freedom of the individual. - 11.Folly: a very stupid thing to do, especially one that is likely to have serious results.
ex: Somerville bitterly regretted his folly at becoming involved. - 12.Seduced: to persuade someone to have sex with you, especially in a way that is attractive and not too direct.
ex: The professor was sacked for seducing female students. - 13.Ecstatic: feeling extremely happy and excited.
ex: an ecstatic welcome from the thousands who lined the streets - 14.Recounted: to tell someone a story or describe a series of events.
ex: Allan recounted how he and I had met. - 15.Contemplate: to think about something that you might do in the future.
ex: He had even contemplated suicide. - 16.Sinewy: a sinewy person has a thin body and strong muscles.
ex: a big man with long, sinewy arms. - 17.Consumption: the amount of energy, oil, electricity etc that is used.
ex: dramatic rises in fuel consumption. - 18.Conspicuously: very easy to notice.
ex: The notice must be displayed in a conspicuous place. - 19.Improbably: not likely to happen or to be true.
ex: a film with an improbable plot. - 20.Injustice: a situation in which people are treated very unfairly and not given their rights.
ex: the injustice of slavery. - 21.Legitimacy: fair or reasonable.
ex: Opponents have questioned the legitimacy of the ruling. - 22.Sterile: a person or animal that is sterile cannot produce babies.
ex: Radiotherapy has left her permanently sterile. - 23. Memoir: a short piece of writing about a person or place that you knew well, or an event that you experienced.
ex: In the memoirs he recollected his responds as follows: Three solutions are conceivable. - 24.Ruse: a clever trick used to deceive someone.
ex: she tried to think of a ruse to get Paul out of the house. - 25.Obituary: an article n a newspaper about the life of someone who has just died.
ex: The obituary in the New York Times had the sweep of history. - 26.Singularity: an extremely small point in space that contains an extremely large amount of material and which does not obey the usual laws of nature.
ex: He is just trying to assert his singularity as a write. - 27.Waiver: an official written statement saying that a right, legal process.
ex: Washington State gave its Schools for the 21st Century waivers to any rules that stood in their way. - 28.Irrevocable: an irrevocable decision, action.
ex: Think about the situation carefully before you take an irrevocable step. - 29.Ambition: a strong desire to achieve something.
ex: She had always had an ambition to be a pilot. - 30.Commenced: to begin or to start something
ex: Work will commence on the new building immediately.
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