pacify verb (T] uk) /'pasita/ usd) /‘pzes.o.tat/ pacify verb [7] (CALM) to cause someone who is angry or upset to be calm and satisfied: * He pacified his crying child with a bottle. + It was difficult for the police to pacify the angry crowd.puberty noun [U] UK) /‘pju.ba.ti? us) /‘pju:be.tis the stage in people's lives when they develop from a child into an adult because of changes in their body that make them able to have children: * At puberty, pubic hair develops and girls begin to menstruate. pubescent adjective UK @) /pju:’bes.*nt/ usa) /pju: bes.*nt/ A pubescent child is at the stage in life when they are developing froma child into an adult and becoming able to have children: * pubescent girls/boysruckus noun [C usually singular] mainly US informal UK) /'mkas/ usd) /mkes/ a noisy situation or argument synonyms 125 commotion /ke@'mou.fen/ an vom pets tumuttformal /'tfu:.malt/ /'tu:.malt/ Ika 'faf.oll Ike- fat.ol/ There was a real rumpus going on in the house next door last night. the din of the traffic | had to shout to make myself heard above the din. The children were making a terrible din. You couldn't hear her speak over the tumult from the screaming fans. From every direction, people were running and shouting and falling over each other in a tumult of confusion. The financial markets are in tumult. Getting our passports renewed was such a to-do.mention verb [7] uk) /'mensené us 43) /'men.Pn/ to speak about something quickly, gi ing little detail or using few words: + [lt mention your ideas to Jacinta. * [+ (that)] He casually mentioned (that) he was leaving his job. + [+-ing verb ] My wife mentioned seeing you the other day. * [+ question word] Did she happen to mention whether she would be coming?trench noun [C} us) /trentyy a narrow channel dug into the ground: + [dug a trench around the tent to keep rain water from getting in. EARTH SCIENCE Atrench is also a long, deep valley at the bottom of an ocean.R Se. hews.yahoo.com IMF Says Egypt Should Pace Projects to Guard Stability (Bloomberg) -- Egypt may need to undertake projects more slowly than originally envisaged to avoid damaging its macroeconomic... oO mi g it 69 aplacate P| rk eit verb (T] UK 4) /plo'kert/ Us) /’pler-kert/ 3| ay Kei | ICO @ to stop someone from feeling angry: * Outraged minority groups will not be placated by promises of future improvements.Kenneth Roth @ @KenRoth : 7h tee ‘) The pro-Beijing trolls are having a field day with the Dalai Lama's recent misstep. But he hasn't detained one million Uyghur/Turkic Muslims for indoctrination, crushed Hong Kong's freedoms, or shut down all independent voices. Who is the real problem?Concerned Citizen @ @cotupacs - 12h oe Hey @elonmusk - do you have an alternative explanation other than the one |’m offering in this clip?< dy Sue duds 1 95 (Paramilitary) IgM Sutidg [grdslog Cilgd om Ay Suusll apts cl gill eyo lof Aoi Y gS) ayolbaill dyySuall cl gall ayLad BoAl Asylall sosoutl yuo C95 [to amrLuall col gfill gl ay Suc Apt! Slgall clare Jatisg abe ytTHEEASTAFRICAN,CO.KE IMF to consider debt restructuring for countries facing insolvency a) 4Syjlino & juli yuecl >projection UK a) /pra'dzekPn/ USM) Jpre‘d3zekfPn/ projection noun (CALCULATION) eS @Oici a calculation or guess about the future based on information that you have: * The company has failed to achieve last year's sales projections by 30 percent. + Spending was well belaw projections.protection noun (U) UK 4) /pra'tek.Pn/ US) /pre'tek.Pn/ the act of protecting or state of being protected: + Their flimsy tent gave/offered little protection against the severe storm. * Round-the-clock police protection is given to all senior politicians. * New legislation still does not offer adequate protection for many endangered species. + Always wear goggles as a protection for your eyes when using the machines. + The insurance policy provides protection (= will make a financial payment) in case of accidental loss of life or serious injury.there's no knowing/telling/saying idiom » informal it is not possible to know what will happen: + She's very unpredictable, so there's no knowing how she'll react to the news.the writing is on the wall idiom (US also the handwriting is on the wall) said to mean that there are clear signs that something will fail or no longer existthe rot sets in idiom = informal oe (of a situation) to begin to go wrong: * The rot set in when his parents divorced and he started taking drugs.flop noun uk) fflop/ us) flaps flop noun (FAILURE) [C usually singular J informat a failure: + The play was a complete/total flop.patriotism noun [UJ » POLITics uk) /'petrietrz’m/ /pertriatiz’m/ usd) /'pertric.trz’m/ the feeling of loving your country more than any others and being proud of it Compare nationalismscoundrel noun[C] + old-fashioned or humorous UK) /skaun.dral/ Usa) /skaun.dral/ a person, especially a man, who treats other people very badly and has no moral principles: + He was, she said, a heartless scoundrel who had stripped her of everything she owned. synonyms blackguard old-fashioned bounder UK old-fashioned cad old-fashioned rascal old-fashioned villainSe ass elouail - Archaeology and Ancient Worlds BS 4 > cluall tool lo guu> A 2,700-year-old leather shoe was found in Yemen, southern Arabia. It is now in the Sana‘a University Museum, and still retains its luster, as if it was newly made. (Made in Yemen)==lustrous adjective [not gradable} US 4) /'Ias-tras/ + This conditioner will give your hair a lustrous glow.blameless adjective UK) /‘bleimies/ us 4) /'blem.les/ not responsible for anything bad: * It was mainly my fault, but she wasn't entirely blameless. Synonyms itfeproachable formal approving unimpeachable formal approvingintegrity uk) /in'teg.ra.ti! US) /in'teg.ra.ti/ integrity noun [U] (HONESTY) @ epvveving the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles that you refuse to change: + No one doubted that the president was a man of the highest integrity.irreproachable adjective + formal approving uk 4) /arr'prav.tfe.b°/ us) /,1r-8'prou.tfa.b°1/ without fault and therefore impossible to c! * Her conduct throughout was irreproachable. pie IB. prautt unimpeachable formal approvingpretence noun[U] UK (US pretense) UK 4) /pr'tens/ us) /pr'tens/ a a way of behaving that is intended to deceive people: + She made absolutely no pretence of being interested. * They kept up (= continued) a pretence of normality as long as they could. + The army has given up any pretence of neutrality in the war.false modesty noun [UJ uk) /fols ‘mod.tsti/ Us) / fals ‘ma:drsti/ behaviour in which a person pretends to have a low opinion of their own al jes or achievements: + He shows great pride in his work and has no false modesty about his success."~) They've changed the appearance of the whole building ©) We are often attracted to somebody first by their physical appearance. =~) Women, in general, tend to be more concerned than men about their personal appearance. "~) She had an outward appearance of calm, but deep down she was really worried %) The metal posts spoiled the appearance of the garden. &) A garish helps to enhance the appearance of any dish. /e'pir.ens/ *©) She's the kind of woman who takes pride in her appearance. ©) You shouldn't judge by appearances. %©) They work hard at school without giving the appearance of being particularly hard-working *) The case had all the appearances of a straightforward murder. *@) The pupils looked angelic — but appearances can be deceptive. 4) He was, to all appearances, a respectable, successful businessman. APPEARANCE + NOI appearance fee/money (=the money someone is paid to appear somewhere) He gave his appearance fee to charity.Khalid Aljabri, MD syd! Jls.s @ @JabriMD - Sh He lam told that a senior Hamas delegation will visit Saudi Arabia after years oO lps ne A potential Saudi-Hamas reconciliation comes amid active Saudi efforts to normalize the Syrian regime, on the heels of the Saudi-lranian rapprochement. O 8 ue 9 8 tht 14.9K &grievance noun [C or U] uk) fgrcvns/ us) /gri.vens/ a complaint or a strong feeling that you have been treated unfairly: + A special committee has been appointed to handle prisoners' grievances. + Bill still harbours/nurses a grievance against his employers for not promoting him. + The small amount of compensation is a source of grievance to the people forced to leave their homes.grudge noun[C] UK) /gradg/ Use) /grad3/ a strong feeling of anger and dislike for a person who you feel has treated you badly, especially one that lasts for a long time: + | don't bear any grudge against you. + Amanda still has/holds a grudge against me for refusing to lend her that money.to succeed in ana or to achieve something: + She has certainly scored a success with her latest novel. * His 2018 teen comedy scored with audiences, if not with critics. + Nearly every bomb scored a hit. * uk You have a lot of patience - that's where you score over (= are better than) your opponents.UK 4) /sko'/ us) /skorr/ score noun (WIN) @ 1c) purai scores the number of points, goals, etc. achieved in a game or competition: + a high/low score * Have you heard the latest cricket score? * At half time, the score stood at (= was) two all. + The final score was 3-0. + Could you keep (= record) the score at this afternoon's game?> by the score tormal in large numbers: + People are leaving the organization by the score. > scores [plural] a lot of things or people: + Sean received cards from scores of local well-wishers.simmer down phrasal verb with simmer verb uk) s/sima'y usa) sstme/ informal to become less angry or excited about something: + Come on kids! Simmer down and get on with your work!The tug-of-war between Glencore and Teck It is mining’s dilemma ina nutshell(anekauntid fo 43) @) ADJECTIVE [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If people or things are unaccounted for, you do not know where they are or what has happened to them. 5,000 servicemen are stil! unaccounted for. [ig About £50 million from the robbery five years ago is unaccounted for. [isre pager (re SES} RPG Se reg) AP ip ge prerFO puele PTE’ gr pers? 67 (8 pene eH I iree ie? Best |S IPSErg yea HO jet |e RIG? OO KL [pIY Te [Rs (6 ipa oe Ree oF gery? |paRgE (Quawebuedse Ajiwe4) LVR Ree > ad a aa sight to behold a sight to behold cliché An especially impressive, noteworthy, ot remarkable person, event, of thing: something or someone who is very much worth seeing If you never go anywhere else in your life, make sure you see the Grand Canyon: it's a sight to behold. The new jazz singer is really a sight to behold. She's probably the best weve ever hed at the club. That lavish new hotel is really a sight to behold, | swear, you'l feel like royalty when you're in there. See also: behold, sight, todenial ain't (just) a river in Egypt (osiectea fom dena’ aint just a river in Egyet) denial ain't (just) a river in Egypt cliché A humorous phrase used to highlight the fact that someone is unable or unwilling to believe or acknowledge something as true. (A pun on the colloquial pronunciation of "the Nile.”) A: "I mean, { just want to know how she's doing, that's all. I'm totally not stilt in love with her or anything." B: "Uh huh. Denial ain't just a river in Egypt, you know." The boss thinks he can salvage this project by throwing more money at it. Someone should let him know that denial ain't a river in Egypt. See also: denial, Egypt, river(CNN) — Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx remains hospitalized in Georgia and under observation, a source with knowledge of the situation told CNN. “They are running tests and still trying to figure out what exactly happened,” the Individual sald Foxx has been in Atlanta, Georgia, filming the Netflix movie, “Back in Action.” The source previously told CNN that the medical incident did not happen on the set and Foxx was not transported by emergency vehicle to the hospital. A separate source close to production on the film told CNN that filming is “currently underway and expected to wrap up next week.” This source did not elaborate as to whether Foxx still has scenes to film or whether he would be back on set.simmer verb uk) /'simo'/ used) /'simal (ort) to cook something liquid, or something with liquid in it, ata temperature slightly below boi + Leave the vegetables to simmer for a few minutes. io If a disagreement or negative emotion simmers, it grows slowly stronger over a period of time and could become more serious at any moment: + The strike has been simmering for weeks. + She's been simmering with resentment ever since the meeting.fondle verb [T] UK 43) /fon.d?lf us) /focn.c*l/ to touch gently and in a loving way, or to touch in a sexual way: + She fondled the puppies. + He gently fondled the baby's feet. + She accused him of fondling her (= touching her in a sexual way) in the back of a taxi. synonyms caress pet*wejs] Ul JapinW ajeysode ysu1y 843 Bq 03 ‘Bul)I/y SIY pasapio pewweynw ‘pob e wo you pue uojesuges @ se UBINDH eYy pasodxg ‘e228W 0} eUIpe|;W Woy pedeosa ay ‘soBuey> suojejnbas Gunjew pewweynw pue ‘uonejenes ayy u! ssodse 2ysINBuyj Burspou Jayy ‘PewWweyny 40} aquds Yew ayy sem apy Wes Iqy Uq| pes Ui Yye|INPqy :UWIISNIA 38414An in-person event Understanding the Downslide of India’s Democracy, Declining Press Freedom, and Erosion of Minority Rights April 12, 2023 5:00 - 6:30 pm Pacific Time Encina Commons 123 Registration is required. 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TNAMITCH TTT ATHindignant adjective uk) fin'drg.nent’ uss) /In'dig.nant/ a) angry because of something that is wrong or not fa’ + She wrofe an indignant letter to the paper complaining about the council's action. * He became very indignant when it was suggested he had made a mistake.