1. harassed (adj.)
-anxious, annoyed and tired, especially because you have too many things to deal with:
-example: The supermarket was full of harassed-looking mothers with young children.
2. hazard (n.)
-something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage:a health/fire hazard
-example: The busy traffic entrance was a hazard to pedestrians.
3. divert (v.)
-To turn from the accustomed course or a line of action already established.
-example: If a user must divert his attention from the application to search out a tool, his concentration will be broken.
4. haemorrhage (v.)
- to lose a large amount of blood in a short time:
-example: She started haemorrhaging while giving birth to the baby.
5. impel (v.)
-to make someone feel that they must do something:[+ to infinitive] She was in such a mess I felt impelled to (= felt I had to) offer your services.
-example: I wonder what it is that impels him to exercise all the time.
6. imperil (v.)
-to put something or someone at risk or in danger of being harmed or destroyed:
-example: A police raid would imperil the lives of the hostages.
7. impetuous (adj.)
-tending to act on a sudden idea or wish, without considering the results of your actions:
-example: He's so impetuous - why can't he think things over before he rushes into them?
8. implausible (adj.)
-difficult to believe, or unlikely:
-example: The whole plot of the film is ridiculously implausible.
9. implicit (adj.)
-suggested but not communicated directly:
-example: He interpreted her comments as an implicit criticism of the government.
10. impracticable (adj.)
-If a course of action, plan, etc. is impracticable, it is impossible to do in an effective way
-example: The changes to the tax system proved impracticable as they were impossible to enforce.
11. jurisdiction (n.)
-the authority of an official organization to make and deal with especially legal decisions
-example: School admissions are not under/within our jurisdiction.
12. justify (v.)
-to give or to be a good reason for:[+ ing form of verb]
-example: Are you sure that these measures are justified?
13. kernel (n.)
-(1) the edible part of a nut that is inside the shell
-(2) the whole seed of the maize plant
-(3) the most important part of something, although it might not always be easy to find
-example: There is often a kernel of truth in what they say.
14. lapse (n.)
-a temporary failure:
-example: The management's decision to ignore the safety warnings demonstrated a remarkable lapse of judgment.
15. lethargic (adj.)
-(1)lacking in energy
-(2)feeling unwilling and unable to do anything
-example: I was feeling tired and lethargic.
16. docile (adj.)
-Easy to manage.
-example: Circus monkeys are trained to be very docile and obedient.
17. divinity (n.)
-The quality or character of being godlike.
-example: He was a former divinity student.
18. distort (v.)
-To twist into an unnatural or irregular form.
-example: The man distorts the kid’s criticism.
19. distillation (n.)
- Separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile.
-example: Every paragraph is a distillation of sound judgment.
20. cant (v.)
-To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity.
-example: It was their favorite cant.
21. callow (adj.)
-Without experience of the world.
-example: I believed a lot of things in my callow youth that I don't believe now.
22. cajole (v.)
-To impose on or dupe by flattering speech.
-example: They tried to cajole their daughter out of marrying him.
23. cadence (n.)
-Rhythmical or measured flow or movement, as in poetry or the time and pace of marching troops.
-example: Frances spoke with a soft, musical Edinburgh cadence.
24. Brevity (n.)
-the quality of using few words when speaking or writing
-example: The report is a masterpiece of brevity.
25. begrudge (v.)
-To feel unhappy that somebody has something because you do not think that they deserve
-example: I don't begrudge her being so successful.
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