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coinage

1. inventions


2. Coins and currency

apostle

a vigorous and pioneering advocate of a particular idea

entomology

حشره‌شناسی

flamboyance

panache; dash

dash (v)

1. to go somewhere quickly


2. to hit sth with great force

flout

to intentionally not obey a rule, law, or custom

self-righteous

believing that your ideas are morally better than those of others

brandish

to wave sth in the air in a threatening or excited way

pious

1. strongly believing in religion, and living in a way that shows this belief


2. insincere

remedial

intending to correct sth or to improve a bad situation

scant

very little and not enough

terse

using few words, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly

resort to do sth

turn to and adopt (esp. an extreme or undesirable course of action)

synoptic

giving a short description of sth

posthumous

happening after a person's death

gawky (adj) gawkiness (n)

tall and awkward and inelegant

reserve (n)

1. a supply that you keep or the act of supplying


2. the quality of not showing your feelings; shyness

forfeit

to lose the right of doing or having sth because you have broken a rule

incur

to experience sth bad as a result of actions you have taken

avail (yourself of sth)

1. to be useful for sb or sth


2. to make use of sth

invigorate

to make sb feel fresher and more vigorous

abridged

made shorted by having some details removed

lurid

1. shocking because involving violence, sex, or immoral activity


2. too brightly colored

circumspect

careful not to take risks

aloof from sth

not involved in sth

probity

complete honesty

illiberal

1. uncultured or unrefined


2. not generous

acquisitive = covetous

eager to own things; wanting to have sth too much

tendentious

expressing a particular opinion that many other people disagree with

flabby

1. soft and fat


2. weak and without force

replicate

to copy or repeat sth

draw on/upon sth

to start using a supply of sth

supersede

to replace sth, esp. sth older or old-fashioned

misnomer

a name that does not suit what it refers to

scruffy

untidy and looking a little dirty

diffuse (adj)

1. spread out and not directed in one place


2. not clear or easy to understand

virulence

the danger and speed of spreading of a disease;


very strong feelings of hating sb or sth

populous

With a large population

malignant

detrimental; leading to death

replenish

to fill sth up again