| futuristic |
adjective |
ˌfjuː.tʃəˈrɪs.tɪk |
strange and very modern or intended or seeming to come from some imagined time in the future |
| flora and fauna |
noun |
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The flora and fauna of a place are its plants and animals. |
| diurnal |
adjective |
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happening over a period of a day or being active or happening during the day rather than at night --> diurnal activity/lifestyle |
| nocturnal |
adjective |
nɒkˈtɜː.nəl |
happening in or active during the night or relating to the night |
| forage |
verb |
ˈfɔːr.ɪdʒ |
to go from place to place searching for things that you can eat or use --> forage for sth |
| crepuscular |
adjective |
krɪˈpʌs.kjə.lɚ |
relating to or like the time of day just before the sun goes down when the light is not bright |
| gear |
noun |
ɡɪr |
a device often consisting of connecting sets of wheels with teeth (= points) around the edge that controls how much power from an engine goes to the moving parts of a machine => gear to sth towards sb/sth |
| benign |
adjective |
bɪˈnaɪn |
pleasant and kind |
| breach |
noun |
briːtʃ |
an act of breaking a law - promise - |
| agreement or relationship => breach of sth |
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| analogy |
noun |
əˈnæl.ə.dʒi |
a comparison between things that have similar features often used to help explain a principle or idea => draw an analogy between |
| inferior |
adjective |
ɪnˈfɪr.i.ɚ |
not good or not as good as someone or something else => A be inferior to B |
| generic |
adjective |
dʒəˈner.ɪk |
shared by/ typical of or relating to a whole group of similar things rather than to any particular thing |
| adhere |
verb |
ədˈhɪər |
to stick firmly => adhere to sth |
| altruistic |
adjective |
ˌæl.truˈɪs.tɪk |
showing a wish to help or bring advantages to others even if it results in disadvantage for yourself |
| espionage |
noun |
ˈes.pi.ə.nɑːʒ |
the discovering of secrets especially political or military information of another country or the industrial information of a business |
| unfettered |
adjective |
ʌnˈfet.əd |
not limited by rules or any other controlling influence |
| intervention |
noun |
ˌɪn.t̬ɚˈven.ʃən |
the action of becoming intentionally involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse |
| counteract |
verb |
ˌkaʊn.t̬ɚˈækt |
to reduce or remove the effect of something unwanted by producing an opposite effect |
| notably |
adverb |
ˈnoʊ.t̬ə.bli |
especially or most importantly |
| abandon |
verb |
əˈbæn.dən |
to stop doing an activity before you have finished it => to abandon one's attempt to V |
| in accord with |
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(a formal) agreement |
| outnumber |
verb |
ˌaʊtˈnʌm.bɚ |
to be greater in number than someone or something |
| inevitably |
adverb |
ˌɪnˈev.ə.t̬ə.bli |
in a way that cannot be avoided |
| embody |
verb |
ɪmˈbɒd.i |
to represent a quality or an idea exactly |
| impulse |
noun |
ˈɪm.pʌls |
a sudden strong wish to do something => impulse to V |