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Faculty of Humanities and Social Science => English => Topic started by: Touseef on April 05, 2017, 06:08:13 PM
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im·bri·cate
ˈimbrəˌkāt/
Zoology Botany
verb
verb: imbricate; 3rd person present: imbricates; past tense: imbricated; past participle: imbricated; gerund or present participle: imbricating
1.
arrange (scales, sepals, plates, etc.) so that they overlap like roof tiles.
"these molds have spherical bodies composed of imbricated triangular plates"
overlap.
"a coating of imbricating scales"
adjective
adjective: imbricate
ˈēmbrəkət/
1.
(of scales, sepals, plates, etc.) having adjacent edges overlapping.
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re·con·nais·sance
rəˈkänəsəns/
noun
noun: reconnaissance; plural noun: reconnaissances
military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.
"an excellent aircraft for low-level reconnaissance"
synonyms: preliminary survey, survey, exploration, observation, investigation, examination, inspection; More
patrol, search;
reconnoitering;
informalrecon
"unfortunately, our latest reconnaissance has uncovered no new information"
preliminary surveying or research.
"conducting client reconnaissance"
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res·ti·tu·tion
ˌrestəˈt(y)o͞oSH(ə)n/
noun
noun: restitution
1.
the restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner.
"seeking the restitution of land taken from blacks under apartheid"
synonyms: return, restoration, handing back, surrender
"restitution of the land seized"
2.
recompense for injury or loss.
"he was ordered to pay $6,000 in restitution"
synonyms: compensation, recompense, reparation, damages, indemnification, indemnity, reimbursement, repayment, redress, remuneration
"restitution for the damage caused"
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trounce
trouns/
verb
verb: trounce; 3rd person present: trounces; past tense: trounced; past participle: trounced; gerund or present participle: trouncing
defeat heavily in a contest.
"the Knicks trounced the Rockets on Sunday"
synonyms: defeat convincingly, rout, crush, overwhelm; More
informal hammer, clobber, thrash, whip, drub, shellac, cream, skunk, pulverize, massacre, crucify, demolish, destroy, blow away, annihilate, make mincemeat of, wipe the floor with, walk all over, murder
"Turner scored a season-high 19 points when the UConn women trounced St. Joseph's 87–34"
rebuke or punish severely.
"some shows were trounced by critics"
synonyms: defeat convincingly, rout, crush, overwhelm; More
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re·prieve
rəˈprēv/
verb
verb: reprieve; 3rd person present: reprieves; past tense: reprieved; past participle: reprieved; gerund or present participle: reprieving
1.
cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, especially someone condemned to death).
"under the new regime, prisoners under sentence of death were reprieved"
synonyms: grant a stay of execution to, pardon, spare, grant an amnesty to, amnesty; More
informallet off, let off the hook
"less than two hours ago the governor reprieved him"
abandon or postpone plans to close or put an end to (something).
"the threatened pits could be reprieved"
synonyms: save, rescue; informaltake off the hit list
"the project has been reprieved"
noun
noun: reprieve; plural noun: reprieves
1.
a cancellation or postponement of a punishment.
synonyms: stay of execution, remission, pardon, amnesty; continuance
"a last-minute reprieve"
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e·the·re·al
əˈTHirēəl/
adjective
adjective: ethereal; adjective: etherial
1.
extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.
"her ethereal beauty"
synonyms: delicate, exquisite, dainty, elegant, graceful;
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