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Draconian 1100 Words You Need /drəˈkəʊ.ni.ən/ (adj) Definition very strict and harsh, unjustly harsh and severe, describes laws, government actions, etc. which are unreasonably severe; going beyond what is right or necessary, strong, ruthless, austere Example Draconian laws are codes of laws prepared by Draco, the celebrated lawgiver of Athens, that, by modern standards, are…
Fallacious 1100 Words You Need Fallacious 1100 Words You Need /fəˈleɪ.ʃəs/ (adj) Definition misleading and not correct, containing mistaken belief, erroneous, wrong, deceptive, false: Example Argumentum abusi fallacia (Latin for “argument of the abused fallacy”) is the incorrect use of a formal or informal logical fallacy. As there is an absolute myriad of fallacies to…
Perpetrate 1100 Words You Need to Know which is also found in 601 Words You Need to Know to Pass Your Exam for advanced learners of English and GRE candidates with illustrations and synonyms in real context /ˈpɜː.pə.treɪt/ (verb) Definition to commit a crime or do something morally wrong, be responsible for something wrong, carry…
Landmark 1100 Words You Need Landmark 1100 Words You Need /ˈlænd.mɑːk/ (adj & noun) Definition a noticeable feature or structure that can easily identify a particular location, attraction, marker, sight, pointer a significant stage or event in the development of something, milestone, breakthrough, benchmark, revolution, innovation Adjective: highly significant, pioneering, historic, innovative, revolutionary, innovatory, momentous…
Schism 1100 Words You Need Schism 1100 Words You Need /ˈskɪz.əm/ (noun) Definition a division into two groups caused by a disagreement about ideas, especially in a religious organization, division in religious denomination, split, break, rupture, rift, breakup, faction: Example a schism in/within the Church The East–West Schism, also called the Great Schism and the Schism of 1054, was…
Cause Célèbre 1100 Words You Need Cause Célèbre 1100 Words You Need /ˌkɔːz.selˈeb.rə/ (noun) Definition an event, such as a famous legal trial, which attracts a lot of public attention, famous case or controversy, public heated controversy, in French it means: celebrated case Example Global warming has become a cause célèbre especially among fanatical environmentalists.
Pyrrhic Victory 1100 Words You Need /ˌpɪr.ɪkˈvɪk.tər.i/ (idiom) Definition a victory that is too costly and therefore not worth winning, bitter victory, a victory in which the winner suffers so much that it is tantamount to defeat: Example The camp could finally reach for the summit of Mount Everest. However, they lost 3 of their…
Psychotherapy /ˌsaɪ.kəʊˈθer.ə.pi/ (noun) Definition treating mental disorders and illnesses through psychological methods instead of drugs or operations, psychological treatment of mental disorders Example I could successfully overcome my chronic depression through five sessions of psychotherapy. Parts of speech Noun: psychotherapist Adjective: psychotherapeutic Adverb: psychotherapeutically
Ingenious Ingenious (adj) /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/ Definition clever, innovative and skillful with novel ideas, inventive, resourceful, clever, imaginative, smart Example Eric has devised an ingenious plan to cut costs in our organization. Antonyms lowbrow, unimaginative Parts of speech Noun: ingeniousness Adverb: ingeniously
Recede Recede (verb) /rɪˈsiːd/ Definition to get further and further away – go backward – move backward – go away – withdraw – move away – retreat – draw back – draw away – lessen – diminish – decline: Example As we were getting away from the island, its beautiful scenery was receding into the…