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VOCABULARY LIST MAY

-Deep Down: felt strongly and often hidden from other peoplea deep-down certainty Deep-down, I know you love me really.

-Weep: LITERARY to cry tears People in the street wept with joy when peace was announced. She wept buckets (= cried a lot) when Paul left.

-Backbone: the line of bones down the centre of the back that provides support for the body; the spine She stood with her backbone rigid.

-Entitle: to give someone the right to do or have something Being unemployed entitles you to free medical treatment. [ + to infinitive ] The employer is entitled to ask for references.

-Powerless: having no power The villagers are powerless against the armed invaders. The police seem to be powerless (= unable) to prevent these attacks

-Course: a set of classes or a plan of study on a particular subject, usually resulting in an examination or qualification

Tim did a three-year course in linguistics at Newcastle. They're going away on a training course next week. I'd like to UK do / US take a writing course when I retire.

-Career: the job or series of jobs that you do during your working life, especially if you continue to get better jobs and earn more money

He's hoping for a career in the police force/ as a police officer. When he retires he will be able to look back over a brilliant career I took this new job because I felt that the career prospects were much better. Judith is very career -minded/-oriented (= gives a lot of attention to her job).

-Inalienable: unable to be removedan inalienable right

-Deprive: to take something, especially something necessary or pleasant, away from someoneHe claimed that he had been deprived of his freedom/rights. You can't function properly when you're deprived of sleep.

-Autonomous: independent and having the power to make your own decisionsan autonomous region/province/republic/council

-Stand out: 1) To be very noticeable The black lettering really stands out on that orange background.

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2) To be much better than other similar things or people We had lots of good applicants for the job, but one stood out from the rest.

-Vengeance: the punishing of someone for harming you or your friends or family, or the wish for such punishment to happen

On the day after the terrorist attack, the overall mood in the town was one of vengeance. As he cradled his daughter's lifeless body in his arms, he swore (to take) vengeance on her killers.

-Judgmental: too quick to criticize people You must try not to be so judgmental about people.

-Feasible: 1) Able to be made, done or achieved

With the extra resources, the scheme now seems feasible. [ + to infinitive ] It may be feasible to clone human beings, but is it ethical?

2) Possible or reasonable It 's quite feasible (that) we'll get the money.

-Schedule: *(noun) a list of planned activities or things to be done showing the times or dates when they are intended to happen or be done

a production schedule a hectic/tight (= very busy) schedule Everything went according to schedule (= as planned).

*(verb) to arrange that an event or activity will happen at a particular time The meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. [ + to infinitive ] The train is scheduled to arrive at 8.45, but it's running twenty minutes late.

-Application: an official request for something, usually in writing I've sent off applications for four different jobs. Free information will be sent out on application to (= if you ask) the central office.

-Picky: INFORMAL DISAPPROVING describes someone who is very careful about choosing only what they like The children are such picky eaters . Big companies can afford to be picky about who they hire.

-Severance package: money paid by an employer to an employee whose job the employer has had to bring to an end

The management have offered employees one week's severance (pay) for each six months they have worked at the company.

a severance agreement/deal/package

-Be the best thing since sliced bread: to be an excellent person or thingThat is the best invention since the sliced bread

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- Lick somebody’s boots: to try very hard to please someone in authority, usually in order to get an advantageHe needn't expect me to go licking his boots!

-Add up to: to calculate the total of two or more numbersIf you buy three packets, it adds up to a total of $18. Cinema tickets, drinks, snacks - it all adds up to a lot of money.

-Equal: (verb) to result in somethingHe disputed the idea that more money equals better education.

-Eager: wanting very much to do or have something, especially something interesting or enjoyablethe children's eager faces [ + to infinitive ] She sounded very eager to meet you. They crowded round the spokesperson, eager for any news.

-Orchestrate: to arrange something carefully, and sometimes unfairly, so as to achieve a wanted result Their victory was largely a result of their brilliantly orchestrated election campaign.

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