GWAPs & Apps for SCiE
Vocabulary from the GWAPs & Apps articles.
Vocabulary from the GWAPs & Apps articles.
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Cartes-fiches
anything that is considered valuable or useful
(5 letters, first letter a)
asset
a clip from a film used to depict events relevant to the programme
(7 letters, first letter f)
footage
a means of earning a living
(10 letters, first letter l)
livelihood
to take away something from someone,
usually as a penalty
(10 letters, first letter c)
confiscate
to hand over as a penalty;
to give up or do without voluntarily
(7 letters, first letter f)
forfeit
to be in a state of readiness
(2 words, 6 & 2 letters)
poised to
extremely great in size, extent or amount
(4 letters, first letter v)
vast
to spread or extend throughout something;
to permeate
(7 letters, first letter p)
pervade
to support from underneath
(8 letters, first letter u)
underpin
whole or complete
(6 letters, first letter e)
entire
to break (a promise …)
or fail to carry out (a duty or commitment …)
(6 letters, first letter b)
breach
to weaken or destroy something,
especially gradually and imperceptibly
(9 letters, first letter u)
undermine
to do without something;
to sacrifice something or give it up
(6 letters, first letter f)
forego
freedom or exemption from punishment … or other bad consequences
(8 letters, first letter i)
impunity
to free something from a tangled state;
to clear something of confusion
(8 letters, first letter u)
untangle
to put into a disordered or confused state
(6 letters, first letter m)
muddle
to argue over trifles;
to make petty objections
(7 letters, first letter q)
quibble
similar;
being of the same kind
(4 letters, first letter a)
akin
calmly or indifferently unconcerned
(10 letters, first letter n)
nonchalant
to search messily through a collection of things
(7 letters, first letter r)
rummage
to bring a new product onto the market,
especially with promotions and publicity
(6 letters, first letter l)
launch
an interest
(5 letters, first letter s)
stake
a previous incident … serving as a basis for a decision in the present one
(9 letters, first letter p)
precedent
to shrink from something or recoil, showing reluctance
(2 words, 3 & 4 letters)
shy away
to put something in a straight line or bring it into line
(5 letters, first letter a)
align
a punishment that one brings on oneself by ill-advised action
(7 letters, first letter p)
penalty
using a method of trial and error to solve a problem
(9 letters, first letter h)
heuristic
to work in an unskilled way, meddle or fiddle with something, especially to try to improve it
(6 letters, first letter t)
tinker
to arrange or group together in some kind of order
(9 letters, first letter c)
collocate
developing gradually without being noticed but causing very great harm
(9 letters, first letter i)
insidious
not convincing, weak, ineffective
(4 letters, first letter l)
lame
to cause (a problem …) or present (a threat …)
(4 letters, first letter p)
pose
the state of being convinced;
a strong belief
(10 letters, first letter c)
conviction
sad and lonely
(8 letters, first letter l)
lonesome
type, kind, class
(3 letters, first letter i)
ilk
having faults, defects or imperfections;
imperfect
(6 letters, first letter f)
flawed
to catch or trap something as if in a net;
to entangle
(6 letters, first letter e)
enmesh
to take eagerly or accept wholeheartedly
(7 letters, first letter e)
embrace
to enjoy something greatly
(6 letters, first letter r)
relish
a supporter or advocate of something;
someone who argues in favour of their cause
(9 letters, first letter p)
proponent
