conflate (v)
/kənˈfleɪt/
Combine (two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, etc.) into one
culpability (n)
/ˌkʌlpəˈbɪlɪti/
Responsibility for a fault or wrong; blame
affluent (adj)
/ˈaflʊənt/
(Especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy
askew (adj & adv)
/əˈskjuː/
Not in a straight or level position
Wrong; awry
awry (adj & adv)
/əˈrʌɪ/
Away from the usual or expected course; amiss
Out of the normal or correct position; askew
dismal (adj)
/ˈdɪzm(ə)l/
Causing a mood of gloom or depression
(Of a person or their mood) gloomy
Pitifully or disgracefully bad
pore (v)
/pɔː/
Be absorbed in reading or studying (something)
Think intently; ponder
immaterial (adj)
/ɪməˈtɪərɪəl/
- Unimportant under the circumstances; irrelevant
amok/amuck (adv)
/əˈmɒk/
(in phrase run amok) Behave uncontrollably and disruptively
flaccid (adj)
/ˈflasɪd/
(Of part of the body) soft and hanging loosely or limply, especially so as to look or feel unpleasant
(Of plant tissue) drooping or inelastic through lack of water
Lacking vigour or effectiveness
uncanny (adj)
/ʌnˈkani/
Strange or mysterious, especially in an unsettling way
dwindle (v)
/ˈdwɪnd(ə)l/
Diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength
endemic
/ɛnˈdɛmɪk/
- (Adj) (Of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area
(Of an area) in which a particular disease is regularly found - (adj) (Of a plant or animal) native or restricted to a certain place
- (n) An endemic plant or animal
imperil (v)
/ɪmˈpɛrɪl/
Put at risk of being harmed, injured, or destroyed
fiddle
/ˈfɪd(ə)l/
- (n) A violin.
- (n) An act of defrauding, cheating, or falsifying
- (n) A small task that seems awkward and unnecessarily complex
- (v) Touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way
Tinker with something in an attempt to make minor adjustments or improvements
(fiddle around) Pass time aimlessly, without doing or achieving anything of substance - (v) Falsify (figures, data, or records), typically in order to gain money
- (v) Play the violin
fidget
/ˈfɪdʒɪt/
- (v) Make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience
Be impatient or uneasy - (n) A person who fidgets
(usually fidgets) A state of mental or physical restlessness or unease
