GWAPs & Apps for SCiE
Vocabulary from the GWAPs & Apps articles.
Vocabulary from the GWAPs & Apps articles.
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Cartes-fiches
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
actively initiating change in anticipation of future developments, rather than merely reacting to events as they occur
(9 letters, first letter p)
proactive
furtive, sly, surreptitious
(11 letters, first letter c)
clandestine
one's views or interpretation of something
(10 letters, first letter p)
perception
hasty, superficial, not thorough
(7 letters, first letter c)
cursory
to control so as to make use of the potential energy or power contained
(7 letters, first letter h)
harness
a written statement denying legal responsibility
(10 letters, first letter d)
disclaimer
a potentially dangerous or explosive situation
(2 words, 6 & 3 letters)
powder keg
to identify and reject what is unwanted from a group or mass
(2 words, 6 & 3 letters)
winnow out
dub
asset
footage
livelihood
to take away something from someone,
usually as a penalty
confiscate
to hand over as a penalty;
to give up or do without voluntarily
forfeit
poised to
vast
to spread or extend throughout something;
to permeate
pervade
underpin
entire
to break (a promise …)
or fail to carry out (a duty or commitment …)
breach
to weaken or destroy something,
especially gradually and imperceptibly
undermine
to do without something;
to sacrifice something or give it up
forego
impunity
to free something from a tangled state;
to clear something of confusion
untangle
