week 15 abrogate: -Both governments voted to abrogate the treaty. access: -Access to the papers is restricted to senior management.

-Cats should always have access to fresh, clean water. -We're trying to improve access for disabled visitors. -a villa with easy access to the sea -Access is by means of a small door on the right. -Access to the restrooms is through the foyer. -My ex-husband has access to the children once a week. -The police managed to gain access through an upstairs window. -Users can access their voice mail remotely. alleged: -their alleged involvement in international terrorism -alleged victim complicity: -Jennings denied complicity in the murder. -His complicity with the former government had led to his downfall. -The careers of officers controversial: -the controversial issue of welfare reform -a highly controversial (=very controversial) plan to flood the valley in order to build a dam culpable: -Both parties were held to be to some extent culpable. -He pleaded guilty to culpable homicide. complicit in the cover-up were ruined. made the complaint at a police station in York.

epithet: -He hardly deserves the epithet 'fascist'. extrinsic: -Staff who complete extra qualifications receive no extrinsic -a combination of intrinsic and extrinsic factors fetter: -fettered by family responsibilities invalidate: -Failure to disclose all relevant changes may invalidate your policy. -Later findings invalidated the theory. landmark: -One of Belfast's most famous landmarks, the Grosvenor Hall, has been demolished. -The discovery of penicillin was a landmark in the history of medicine. -The Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in January 2001. liquidation: -Hundreds of small businesses nomadic: -nomadic herdsmen -The son of an airforce pilot, he had a somewhat nomadic childhood. paragon: -a paragon of virtue persevere: -It can be tricky at first, but persevere. -He persevered with his task until he had succeeded in collecting an armful of firewood. -She had persevered in her claim for compensation. went into liquidation (=were closed).

preclude: -rules that preclude experimentation in teaching methods -Age alone will not preclude him from standing as a candidate.