Vocabulary Recitation 2020/05/10

hoarse adj.

1. ADJ-GRADED If you voice is hoarse or if you are hoarse, your voice sounds rough and unclear, for example because your throat is sore.

remnant adj./n.

1. N-COUNT The remnants of something are small parts of it that are left over when the main part has disappeared or been destroyed.
2. N-COUNT A remnant is a small piece of cloth that is left over when most of the cloth has been sold. Shops usually sell remnants cheaply.

ecstasy n.

1. N-VAR Ecstasy is a feeling of very great happiness.
2. N-UNCOUNT Ecstasy is an illegal drug which makes people feel happy and energetic.
3. PHARSE If you are in ecstasy about something, you are very excited about it. If you go into ecstasies, you become very excited.

polymerization n.

buffalo n./vt.

1. N-COUNT A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
2. N-COUNT A buffalo is the same as a water buffalo.
3. N-COUNT A bufffalo is the same as a bison.

gauche adj.

1. ADJ-GRADED If you describe someone as gauche, you mean that they are awkward and uncomfortable in the company of other people.

compulsory adj.

1. ADJ If something is compulsory, you must do it or accept it, because it is the law or because someone in a position of authority says you must.

finance n./vt.

1. VERB When someone finances something such as a project or a purchase, they provide the money that is needed to pay for them.
2. N-UNCOUNT Finance is the commerical or government activity of managing money, debt, credit, and investment.
3. N-UNCOUNT You can refer to the amount of money that you have and how well it is organized as your finances.

gratuitous adj.

1. ADJ-GRADED If you describe something as gratuitous, you mean that it is unnecessary, and often harmful or upsetting.

calculus n.

1. N-UNCOUNT Calculus is a branch of advanced mathematics which deals with variable quantities.

stringent adj.

1. ADJ-GRADED Stringent laws, rules, or conditions are very severe or are strictly controlled.

tariff n./vt.

1. N-COUNT A tariff is a tax that a government collects on goods coming into a country.
2. N-COUNT A tariff is the rate ar which you are charged for public services such as gas and electricity, or for accommodation and services in a hotel.

radiation n.

1. N-UNCOUNT Radiation consists of very small particles of a radioactive of a radioactive substance. Large amounts of radiation can cause illness and death.
2. N-UNCOUNT Radiation is energy, especially heat, that comes from a particular source.

satirical adj.

1. ADJ-GRADED A satirical drawing, piece of writing, or comedy show is one in which humour or exaggeration is used to criticize something.

concave adj./n.

1. ADJ-GRADED A surface that is concave curves inwards in the middle.