Harbinger 1100 Words You Need Week 8 Day 3

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Harbinger 1100 Words You Need Harbinger 1100 Words You Need /ˈhɑː.bɪn.dʒəʳ/ (noun) someone or a thing that shows that something is going to happen soon, especially something bad, sign, symbol, forerunner, herald, omen, portent, indication: a harbinger of doom French: présage Farsi: منادی

Thwart 1100 Words You Need Week 8 Day 3

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Thwart 1100 Words You Need Thwart 1100 Words You Need /θwɔːt/ (verb) to stop something from happening or someone from doing something, stymie, prevent, deter, block, impede, hinder, obstruct, frustrate, put paid to, foil, spoil, ruin, put a stop to: My holiday plans have been thwarted by the strike. antonym: encourage, hearten, inspire adv: thwartedly…

Remote 1100 Words You Need Week 8 Day 3

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Remote 1100 Words You Need Remote 1100 Words You Need /rɪˈməʊt/ (adj) far away in distance, time or relation, distant, isolated, far-flung, far away, secluded, out-of-the-way, unlikely, improbable, slight, faint, small, aloof, unfriendly, detached, withdrawn: remote galaxies It happened in the remote past, so no one worries about it anymore. There is a remote chance…

Ubiquitous 1100 Words You Need Week 8 Day 3

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Ubiquitous 1100 Words You Need Ubiquitous 1100 Words You Need /juːˈbɪk.wɪ.təs/ (adj) seeming to be in all places, prevalent, existing everywhere, omnipresent, universal, pervasive, global, abundant, permeating: Leather is very much in fashion this season, as of course is the ubiquitous denim. The Swedes are not alone in finding their language under pressure from the…

Swap Horses in Midstream 1100 Words You Need

swap horses in midstream LELB Society

Swap horses in midstream Swap Horses in Midstream to change your mind and interrupt an activity that is already running, change your mind in the middle of an activity: You have already placed your bet on this racing car, and I’m afraid you cannot swap horses in midstream. antonym: insist on something  French: échanger des…

Sinister 1100 Words You Need Week 8 Day 2

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Sinister 1100 Words You Need Sinister 1100 Words You Need /ˈsɪn.ɪ.stəʳ/ (adj) making you feel that something bad or evil might happen, ominous, suggesting evil, menacing, threatening, evil, disturbing, baleful: The ruined house had a sinister appearance. A sinister-looking man sat in the corner of the room. antonym: harmless, benign, innocuous French: sinistre Farsi: شیطانی،…

Privation 1100 Words You Need Week 8 Day 2

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Privation 1100 Words You Need Privation 1100 Words You Need /praɪˈveɪ.ʃən/ (noun) a lack of the basic things that are necessary for an acceptable standard of living, poverty, deprivation, hardship, adversity, need, misery, impoverishment: Economic privation is pushing the poor towards crime. Several villages suffered serious privations during their long isolation during the war. antonym:…

Besiege 1100 Words You Need Week 8 Day 2

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Besiege 1100 Words You Need Besiege 1100 Words You Need /bɪˈsiːdʒ/ (verb) to surround a place, especially with an army, to prevent people or supplies getting in or out, engulf, lay siege to, siege, encircle, blockade, overwhelm: The town had been besieged for two months but still resisted the aggressors. When the pop star tried…

Afflict 1100 Words You Need Week 8 Day 2

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Afflict 1100 Words You Need Afflict 1100 Words You Need /əˈflɪkt/ (verb) If a problem or illness afflicts a person or thing, they suffer from it, cause distress, trouble, bother, affect, worry, upset, irritate, vex, distress, make someone suffer from something: It is an illness which afflicts women more than men. a country afflicted by…

Malnutrition 1100 Words You Need Week 8 Day 2

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Malnutrition 1100 Words You Need Malnutrition 1100 Words You Need /ˌmæl.njuːˈtrɪ.ʃən/ (noun) physical weakness and bad health caused by a lack of food, or by a lack of the types of food necessary for good health, undernourishment, malnourishment, underfeeding, starvation, famine, hunger: Many of the refugees are suffering from severe malnutrition. French: malnutrition Farsi: سوء…