Ilk 1100 Words You Need Week 12 Day 1

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Ilk 1100 Words You Need Ilk 1100 Words You Need /ɪlk/ (noun) a particular type, kind, class, sort, like, genre, breed, manner, character, variety: John, 3rd Earl of Athol, who succeeded his father in the year 1513, was married to Grizel Rattray, daughter of Sir John Rattray of that Ilk. The worst of her criticism …

Incoherent 1100 Words You Need Week 12 Day 1

Incoherent 1100 Words You Need Week 12 Day 1

Incoherent 1100 Words You Need Incoherent 1100 Words You Need /ˌɪn.kəʊˈhɪə.rənt/ (adj) expressing yourself unclearly, expressed unclearly, especially with words or ideas that are joined together badly, disjointed, jumbled, illogical, insensible, all over the place, inarticulate, unintelligible, garbled, incomprehensible, mumbled, slurred: The concept of thought disorder has been criticized as being based on circular or …

Inhibition 1100 Words You Need Week 12 Day 1

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Inhibition 1100 Words You Need Inhibition 1100 Words You Need /ˌɪn.hɪˈbɪʃ.ən/ (noun) a feeling of embarrassment or worry that prevents you from saying or doing what you want, shyness, embarrassment, self-consciousness, reticence, reserve: Social inhibition is a conscious or subconscious avoidance of a situation or social interaction. With a high level of social inhibition, situations are avoided because of the possibility …

Diatribe 1100 Words You Need Week 12 Day 1

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Diatribe 1100 Words You Need Diatribe 1100 Words You Need /ˈdaɪ.ə.traɪb/ (noun) an angry speech or piece of writing which severely criticizes something or someone, invective, tirade, attack, denunciation, harangue, criticism, discourse, rant: On the one hand, it is somewhat premature to begin to speak about the tone of the diatribe, since much still remains …

Windfall 1100 Words You Need Week 11 Day 4

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Windfall 1100 Words You Need Windfall 1100 Words You Need /ˈwɪnd.fɔːl/ (noun) an amount of money that you win or receive from someone unexpectedly, money obtained unexpectedly, something that is blown down by wind, bonus, handout, bonanza, payout, dividend, win: A windfall gain or windfall profit is any type of unusually high or abundant income that is sudden and/or unexpected. Investors …

Quip 1100 Words You Need Week 11 Day 4

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Quip 1100 Words You Need Quip 1100 Words You Need /kwɪp/ (noun & verb) an amusing and clever remark, humor, witticism, joke, jibe, wisecrack, pun, bon mot – to jest, to joke, to retort, kid: Sarcasm is an underrated art form. It takes plenty of smart power to create a hilarious sarcastic comeback or quip …

Lurid 1100 Words You Need Week 11 Day 4

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Lurid 1100 Words You Need Lurid 1100 Words You Need /ˈljʊə.rɪd/ (adj) 1. too brightly colored, gaudy, pale, wan, loud, garish, striking, colorful: That’s a very lurid shade of lipstick she’s wearing. 2. (especially of a description) shocking because involving violence, sex or immoral activity, outrageous, explicit, sensational, vivid: Responding to the article, Ian Wright, …

Obviate 1100 Words You Need Week 11 Day 4

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Obviate 1100 Words You Need Obviate 1100 Words You Need /ˈɒb.vi.eɪt/ (verb) to remove a difficulty, especially so that action to deal with it becomes unnecessary, do away with, avoid, preclude, forestall, prevent, avert, thwart, ward off, fend off: During this stage, it is of very great importance not only to obviate costiveness, but to …

Conjecture 1100 Words You Need Week 11 Day 4

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Conjecture 1100 Words You Need Conjecture 1100 Words You Need /kənˈdʒek.tʃəʳ/ (noun & verb) Conjecture definition (the forming of) a guess about something based on how it seems and not on proof, guesswork, estimation, inference, speculation, surmise, assumption, supposition – to guess based on the appearance of a situation and not on proof, estimate, imagine, …

Rash 1100 Words You Need Week 11 Day 4

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Rash 1100 Words You Need Rash 1100 Words You Need /ræʃ/ (adj & noun) careless or unwise, without thought for what might happen or result, lax, thoughtless and impetuous, impulsive, hasty, reckless, foolish, imprudent, precipitous, brash, insensible – skin eruption, an outbreak on the surface of the skin that is often reddish and itchy, flush, …