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CUE
/kjuː/
They started washing up, so that was our cue to leave the party.
ALTITUDE
/ˈæl.tɪ.tʃuːd/
Mountain climbers use oxygen when they reach higher altitudes.
The city of Denver is situated at an altitude of almost exactly one mile.
VIGIL
/ˈvɪdʒ.əl/
His parents kept vigil beside his bed for weeks before he died.
She arrived, and we alternated the vigil for the rest of the morning.
INCENTIVE
/ɪnˈsen.tɪv/
Bonus payments provide an incentive to work harder.
The new law provides incentives for businesses to invest in recycling equipment.
GUESSWORK
/ˈɡes.wɜːk/
Their actions are more likely to be guided by guesswork rather than systematic analysis.
ADAGE
/ˈæd.ɪdʒ/
He remembered the old adage "Look before you leap".
COMPOSITION
/ˌkɒm.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
The composition of the city’s population has changed dramatically in the past 20 years.
the composition of the atmosphere
COMPLEMENT
/ˈkɑm·plə·mənt/
We had a full complement of reporters and photographers along.
RESOURCEFULNESS
/rɪˈsɔːr.sfəl.nəs/
In many situations, the success is limited only by the resourcefulness of the project team.
SUPPLEMENT
/ˈsʌp.lɪ.mənt/
The doctor said she should be taking vitamin supplements.
The money I get from teaching eveningnight classes provides a supplement to my main income.
BREAKWATER
/ˈbreɪkˌwɔː.tər/
The breakwater would limit the effects of severe weather and allow trade all year round in the port.
ORE
/ɔːr/
This sample also has a quartz layer that lies between iron ore-rich layers.
PROXIMITY
/prɒkˈsɪm.ə.ti/
The best thing about the location of the house is its proximity to the town centre.
Mexico is a popular vacation spot because of its proximity to California.
THUG
/θʌɡ/
Some thugs smashed his windows.
THUGGERY
/ˈθʌɡ.ər.i/
They use football as a vehicle for thuggery and violence.
Thuggery can make a peaceful protest turn violent.
RESUMPTION
/rɪˈzʌmp.ʃən/
The president called for a resumption of negotiations between the two sides.
WASTELAND
/ˈweɪst.lænd/
2. Experts are warning of a future economic wasteland due to the corona virus.
The village I grew up in was a cultural wasteland. I couldn't wait to move to the city.
RESILIENCE
/rɪˈzɪlɪəns/
1. Developing coping skills is one way to facilitate young people's resilience.
2. The plant fibre has incredible strength and resilience.
SINCERITY
/sɪnˈserəti/
He’s like a politician who wants to convince you of his sincerity.
Nothing about his behavior leads me to doubt his sincerity.
IN ALL SINCERITY
I think in all sincerity it would be better to give up now.
HAIL
/heɪl/
There will be widespread showers of rain, hail and sleet.
HAILSTORM
/ˈheɪl.stɔːm/
The tornado was preceded by a hailstorm and a sudden drop in temperature.
REMNANT
/ˈrem.nənt/
I will not let him destroy the last remnants of our family.
She wiped away the last remnants of her tears.
A remnant of the old army is supporting and perhaps leading the current chaos.
MORAL FIBRE
/ˌmɒrəl ˈfaɪbə(r)/
It isn’t just a lack of moral fibre that leads to a rising divorce rate.
BLUNDER
/ˈblʌndə(r)/
The parents face a nightmare week-long wait before blood tests show if there has been a hospital blunder.
STUNT
/stʌnt/
1. The stunt involved jumping out of a hot-air baloon while attached a piece of elastic.
2. The story was spread as a publicity stunt to help sell books
BRUNT
/brʌnt/
Many of those trapped and injured were in the front first-class carriage, which took the brunt of the impact.
DISARRAY
/dɪsəˈreɪ/
Furniture and papers were all jumbled together in disarray.
The police force is in total disarray, desperately in need of reorganization.
The election results and the general disarray showed that Blair continues to be very vulnerable.
RIDDANCE
/ˈrɪd(ə)ns/
Now a time has come when the country, in order to seek the final riddance from terrorism, will have to throw aside its mutual differences and hostilities and rise as a single united force.
THE AFTERMATH
/ˈɑːftə(r)ˌmæθ/
How would they cope with the aftermath of the war?
INFATUATION
/ɪnˌfætʃ.uˈeɪ.ʃən/
t's just an infatuation. She'll get over it.
No one expected their infatuation with each other to last.
PLASTER
/ˈplɑː.stər/
The plaster on the walls was cracked and flaking.
TEDIUM
/ˈtiː.di.əm/
The tedium sets in for two reasons, repetition and lack of interest.
She longed for something to relieve the tedium of everyday life.
BOREDOM
/ˈbɔː.dəm/
They started quarrelling out of sheer boredom.
HEADS - UP
/ˈhedz.ʌp/
1. This note is just to give you a heads-up that Vicky will be arriving next week.
2. The boss called a meeting to give us a heads-up on the way the project was going.
JUXTAPOSITION
/ˌdʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃn/
Another interesting thread is the juxtaposition of traditional and contemporary practice.
RAMROD
/ˈræmrɒd/
2. idioms: ramrod straight
(as) straight as a ramrod
MORTIFICATION
/ˌmɔː.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
They mistook my mortification for an admission of guilt
