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rejuvenate

(v.) to make young again; to make like new to make someone look or feel young and energetic again: She felt rejuvenated by her vacation. ​ To rejuvenate an organization or place is to improve the way it works or looks and make it seem fresh:

Attorney

A lawyer Defense lawyer n

regulation

A rule or restriction important rules and regulations and after careful consideration of the chances that the fire will not burn out of control. N

seedling

A small plant that is just starting to grow a very young plant that has grown from a seed: Raise the seedlings in the greenhouse.

Counsel

Advice: The president sought counsel from his advisers. N v ​law Counsel is one or more of the lawyers taking part in a case or legally representing a person or organization: Maloney skipped the meeting on the advice of counsel. to give advice, esp. on social or personal problems: He was counseling athletes not to take steroids.

Commencement

Begging of something

virtues

Behavior showing high moral standards a good quality that someone has Patience is not among his virtues.a usefull The great virtue of having a small car is that you can park it easily N

plentiful

If something is plentiful, there is a lot of it available: Strawberries are plentiful in the summer. I took a plentiful supply of games to keep the children amused.

scarce

Limited

equipment

N the set of tools, clothing, etc., needed for a particular activity or purpose: computer/electrical/farm equipment

potential

Stored Energy possible but not yet achieved: He was eager to talk with potential customers. ADj

squinting

To look or peer with eyes partly closed. v

disgruntle

To make dissatisfied; to put in a bad mood ​ unhappy, annoyed, and disappointed about something: a disgruntled employee adj

industriousness

Willingness to work hard

Bureau

a department of government, or a division that performs a particular job: You've got to go to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to renew your driver's license. N

Adversity

a difficult or unlucky situation or event: [ U ]

pallet

a narrow, hard bed or straw-filled mattress; an often wooden platform used for moving and storing freight

celsius

a range of numbers for measuring temperature in which water freezes at 0° and boils at 100°

Urge

a strong desire or need: a human/natural urge (n) Sometimes I get an urge to go swimming at lunchtime. T to encourage someone strongly to do something or to ask that something be done:Party leaders urged her to run for Congress.

spasm

a sudden, uncontrollable tightening of a muscle, or a sudden, burst of activity or energy: He left the game because of back spasms. (n)

panorama

a view from a great distance that covers a very large area: From the top floor of the hotel you get a panorama of the whole city.

Collusion

agreement, esp. in secret for an illegal or dishonest reason: The companies were accused of acting in collusion to fix prices. N

Criticisms

an opinion given about something or someone, esp. a negative opinion, or the activity of making such judgments: [ C ] It was meant as a suggestion, not a criticism. [ U ]

nuisance

annoying

nutrient

any substance that plants or animals need in order to live and grow (N)

interrogate

ask someone a lot of questions, often with great force interrogar Police have arrested and interrogated the two suspects. V

Lashed

ays + adv/prep ] to tie or fasten together tightly and firmly: Lash the boat to the rail. Hit

overcast

cloudy and therefore not bright and sunny: an overcast sky and day adj

foggy

cold day adj. having or filled with fog adj

devastation

damage and destruction: If disease is allowed to spread, it will cause widespread devastation. The storm left behind it a trail of devastation. (n)

void

emptiness

fortified

having healthful substances added: Children should not eat highly fortified cereals. ​ A fortified town has strong walls that can be defended against enemies. Nutrients added to a product that were not in the original product To make strong; To strength and secure

arson

illegal burning of property the crime of intentionally starting a fire in order to damage or destroy something, esp. a building (n)

drizzel

light rain falling in very fine drops. (n)

shrieked

made a loud, sharp, shrill soundc

Corrupt

make someone dishonest and willing to use their position or power for personal advantage, esp. to get money: Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.Don't let your friends corrupt you (= have a bad moral influence on you). If information in a computer is corrupted, it is damaged and can no longer be used. Adj dishonest and willing to use your position or power to your own advantage, esp. for money:It's been called the most politically corrupt city in the nation. Corrupt also means bad: Your philosophy is corrupt.

restless

not able to stand or sit or relax because you are bored or nervous (ADJ) The audience was getting restless.

teeming

overfilled; crowded; pouring out

Deputy

person who is given the power to act instead of, or to help do the work of, another person: a deputy chairman the deputy editor a sheriff's deputy n

civility

politeness; courteousness

bleak

sad and without hope gris a bleak future

prescribed

set by a rule or order: The product will have to meet internationally prescribed (= demanded) standards.

Revelation

the act of making known something that was secret, or a fact that has been made known: [ C ] The first planet discovered around an ordinary star was a strange and unexpected revelation. N

resemblance

the way in which two people or things appear similar (n)

Resisted

to fight against or oppose something or someone: [ T ] Students want to discover the truth themselves, and they resist having conclusions forced upon them. ​To resist is also to keep or stop yourself from doing something: [ T ] I couldn't resist laughing at him. N

inspected

to look at something or someone carefully in order to discover information, esp. about quality or condition: After the accident both drivers got out and inspected their cars for damage.if an official person inspects a thing, place, or a group of people, the official looks carefully in order to make certain the thing, place, or group is in good condition and that rules are being obeyed: Someone from the Health Department will inspect the restaurant this afternoo (v

mandate (n)

to make something necessary, esp. as a rule: The law mandated a minimum six-year sentence for violent crimes. T ​ authority to act in a particular way given to a government or a person, esp. as a result of a vote or ruling: [ + to infinitive ] The president secured a congressional mandate to send troops to Bosnia.

Intensify

to make something stronger or more extreme, or to become stronger or more extreme: [ T ] He intensified his training, running 45 miles a week. [ I ]

ignite

to start burning, or to cause something to start burning: [ T ] The forest fire began when a spark from a campfire ignited some dry grass nearby. [ T ] fig. to ignite a controversy

convulsing

v. causing a sudden shaking movement in your body

pretrified

very frightened As soon as they got on the stage they were petrified with fright (adj)

Classified

​ (of information) officially secret: These documents contain classified material. Adj

hered

​ a large group of animals of the same type that feed, travel, or are kept together: a herd of elephants (n)

Testimonies

​ a spoken or written statement that something is true, esp. one given in a court of law, or the act of giving such a statement: [ U ] The value of their testimony is questionable.

Allegation

​ a statement, made without giving proof, that someone has done something wrong or illegal: The allegations of corruption were not true. Note: Usually used to describe legal matters.

Righteous

​ behaving in a morally correct way, or considered morally correct: a righteous man

denounce (v)

​ to criticize someone or something strongly and publicly: The teachers denounced the contract offer as inadequate.

Elevated

​ to give someone a higher or more important position: He was elevated to the chairmanship of the House Armed Services Committee. They hoped to elevate the position of women in society. elevate verb [ T ] (RAISE) to raise or lift up: She wore high heels that elevated her a few inches above 5 feet.

Probes

​ to search into or examine something: [ I ] Investigators are probing into new evidence in the case. ​ To probe something with a tool is to examine it: [ T ] Using a special instrument, the doctor probed the wound for the bullet. a careful and detailed examination: The probe explored allegations of corruption in the police department. ​ A probe is also a long, thin tool used by doctors in medical examinations or operations.