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Domanda		Risposta
Flatter inizia ad imparare		to move unsteadily As he neared the house, he started faltering.
Flounder inizia ad imparare		to move unsteadily
founder inizia ad imparare		to stumble or go lame After crossing the river, the horse foundered.
Fumble inizia ad imparare		do awkwardly or carelessly
TO RUN AGROUND inizia ad imparare		If a ship or boat runs aground/ashore, it hits the coast, sometimes becoming stuck there.
Tottering inizia ad imparare		walking unsteadily During his long hike, John started tottering because of tiredness.
Wobbly inizia ad imparare		unsteady The car did not give a good mileage because of wobbly tires.
Figurehead inizia ad imparare		a person who is head of a group, company, etc., in title but actually has no real authority The president of the club is not just a figurehead.
Nominal inizia ad imparare		having the title, but no powers He remained in nominal head of the business for another ten years.
Titular inizia ad imparare		having the title, but no powers He is a titular head of the company.
Anoint inizia ad imparare		to put oil or water on somebody's head as part of a religious ceremony The priest anointed her with oil.
Blasphemy inizia ad imparare		disrespectful attitude towards sacred things Protests over 'blasphemy' in the arts are not new.
Desecrate inizia ad imparare		treat sacred things with disrespect Please do not desecrate the monument or surrounding area.
Impious inizia ad imparare		disrespectful towards God or religion The impious man began to pray in an inappropriate fashion.
Profane inizia ad imparare		howing a disrespectful attitude towards sacred things Tourists are urged not to be profane in holy places by wearing improper clothes.
Sacrilege inizia ad imparare		treat sacred things with disrespect Some were rumored to have hired a taxi for the climb, sacrilege for a true pilgrim.
Consecrate inizia ad imparare		make something sacred Let the presence of your own heroic dead consecrate this monument.
Sacrosanct inizia ad imparare		extremely sacred A sacrosanct chamber in the temple.
Cursory inizia ad imparare		not done thoroughly Cursory reading of the new testament.
Perfunctory inizia ad imparare		not done thoroughly Many institutions provide only perfunctory advising and/or counseling.
Summarily inizia ad imparare		done quickly; in a summary manner The suspected spy was summarily executed.
Robust inizia ad imparare		strong and healthy The candidate for the football team had a robust physique.
Rugged inizia ad imparare		rough, harsh
Sturdy inizia ad imparare		strong
Interdict inizia ad imparare		forbid Civilized nations must interdict the use of nuclear weapons if we expect our society to live.
Sanction inizia ad imparare		official permission or approval for an action or a change These changes will require the sanction of the court.
Veto inizia ad imparare		the right to reject The governor used his veto to block the proposal.
Shrewd inizia ad imparare		clever at understanding and making judgements about a situation
Acuity inizia ad imparare		sharpness of mind, vision, etc In fact his mental acuity has grown stronger over the past year.
Acumen inizia ad imparare		insight His business acumen helped him to succeed where others had failed.
Astute inizia ad imparare		clever, showing good judgment That was a very astute observation.
Discerning inizia ad imparare		showing good judgment The discerning customer will recognize this as a high quality product.
discriminating inizia ad imparare		having excellent taste or judgment A discriminating interior designer.
Insightful inizia ad imparare		having good judgment
Judicious inizia ad imparare		showing good judgment
Perceptive inizia ad imparare		showing good judgment It was very perceptive of you to notice that.
Perspicacious inizia ad imparare		showing good judgment The brilliant lawyer was known for his perspicacious deductions.
Prudent inizia ad imparare		careful and keeping in mind the future It might be more prudent to get a second opinion before going ahead.
Sagacious inizia ad imparare		wise He is a sagacious leader.
Sage inizia ad imparare		wise He was famous for his sage advice to younger workers.
Savant inizia ad imparare		a learned scholar Life gave him what he wanted, and he emerged as a business savant.
Impolitic inizia ad imparare		unwise It would have been impolitic to refuse his offer.
Disheveled inizia ad imparare		untidy or disorganized He looked very tired, disheveled and very pale.
Rumpled inizia ad imparare		disorderly or wrinkled She sat on the armchair and ran her fingers through her rumpled hair.
Shabby inizia ad imparare		having a slovenly or unkempt appearance The outside of the house was beginning to look shabby.
Shoddy inizia ad imparare		of poor quality It's clear now that shoddy construction played as big a role in this disaster.
Slovenly inizia ad imparare		untidy or careless When this is performed in a slovenly manner the impression is bad.
Unkempt inizia ad imparare		untidy or disorganized
Impasse inizia ad imparare		a situation where no progress is possible The peace talks reached an impasse.
Stalemate inizia ad imparare		a situation where no progress is possible
Check inizia ad imparare		stop or restrain
Deter inizia ad imparare		restrain, discourage or prevent The large dog deterred trespassers.
Foil inizia ad imparare		prevent the success of something Loyal troops foiled his attempt to overthrow the government.
Forestall inizia ad imparare		prevent To forestall a riot by deploying police.
Frustate inizia ad imparare		hinder or prevent The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
Hinder inizia ad imparare		block or prevent
Impede/impediment inizia ad imparare		block, obstruct or prevent Do they assist or impede the flow of learning in the course?
inhibit inizia ad imparare		block, obstruct or prevent I need to inhibit myself from eating too many cookies.
Obstruct inizia ad imparare		block
Preclude inizia ad imparare		prevent His physical disability precludes an athletic career for him.
Retard inizia ad imparare		hinder or impede The progression of the disease can be retarded by early surgery.
Stymie inizia ad imparare		obstruct or hinder Government bureaucrats can try to stymie your request.
Thwart inizia ad imparare		prevent, block or obstruct They were doing all they could to thwart the terrorists.
Catalyst inizia ad imparare		a person or thing that precipitates a change His imprisonment served as the catalyst that helped transform social unrest into revolution.
Engender inizia ad imparare		cause, or give rise to Hatred engenders violence.
Expediate inizia ad imparare		tending to promote a proposed object The new CEO expedited the implementation of many new quality control measures.
Facilitate inizia ad imparare		make something easier
Kindle inizia ad imparare		to excite or stir up The soft music and dim lights in our favorite restaurant always kindle romance.
precipitate inizia ad imparare		cause something to happen suddenly Failure would probably precipitate an early presidential election.
prod inizia ad imparare		to rouse or incite I prodded him to avenge his humiliation.
prompt inizia ad imparare		urge (someone to do something) A noise prompted the guard to go back and investigate.
Propel inizia ad imparare		to impel or urge Urgent need of money propelled him to take a job.
Spur inizia ad imparare		encourage or urge Economists are talking of lowering interest rates to spur spending.
Stimulate inizia ad imparare		to encourage (something) to start or progress further The article can be used to stimulate discussion among students.
Consensus inizia ad imparare		a general agreement Each report represents a consensus among hundreds of leading scientists.
Unanimous inizia ad imparare		in complete agreement
officious inizia ad imparare		intrusively offering help The officious man didn't realize that his help was not needed.
Solicitous inizia ad imparare		showing interest or concern The son was solicitous about his father's health.
Confirm inizia ad imparare		affirm
Clinch inizia ad imparare		settle conclusively They clinched the deal.
Corroborate inizia ad imparare		Confirm We need to corroborate the findings.
Endorse inizia ad imparare		to support something I wonder how many celebrities actually use the products they endorse.
Ratify inizia ad imparare		give a formal agreement They have yet to ratify the treaty.
Substantiate inizia ad imparare		confirm something by providing evidence The results of the tests substantiated his claims.
Testify inizia ad imparare		confirm something as a fact Frequent name changes testify the political turbulence that the country has suffered.
Validate inizia ad imparare		make something valid There are many variables to be considered before one can validate this hypothesis.
Unfounded inizia ad imparare		not based on reason or fact
Modicum inizia ad imparare		a small amount He does not have a modicum of sense.
Remnant inizia ad imparare		a small remaining part
Residual inizia ad imparare		remaining at the end of a process/ outstanding There are still a few residual problems with the computer program.
Trace inizia ad imparare		a small amount The element has a trace of copper in its composition.
Vestige inizia ad imparare		a small amount Not a vestige remains of the former elegance of the house.
Adorn inizia ad imparare		decorate something He asked to add ornaments to adorn the room for her birthday party.
Embellish inizia ad imparare		decorate something The artist embellished his painting to make it look more attractive.
Florid inizia ad imparare		having healthy red complexion A florid complexion.
garnish inizia ad imparare		decorate something
Ornate inizia ad imparare		highly decorated It was an ornate space, with a decorated ceiling and red tiled floor.
resplendent inizia ad imparare		having a brilliant or splendid appearance Mary looked resplendent in her royal blue velvet prom dress.
Spectacular inizia ad imparare		impressive or grand The campus is spectacular and visitors marvel at its beauty.
Ascetic inizia ad imparare		without comforts or luxuries His policies had failed, but people admired his sincerity and his ascetic life.
Austere inizia ad imparare		without comforts or luxuries
Bland inizia ad imparare		lacking in interest or liveliness
Drab inizia ad imparare		dull boring
Insipid inizia ad imparare		lacking in interest or liveliness Insipid as the play now seems, its combination of emotion and action was considered a revelation.
Prosaic inizia ad imparare		dull boring Let me say to you in advance that these provisions may sound prosaic.
Stark inizia ad imparare		extremely simple or plain The stark interior of the place did not attract people looking for flamboyance.
Vapid inizia ad imparare		dull boring The vapid conversation bored her.
Culpable inizia ad imparare		deserving blame The accident was the result of a culpable failure to consider the risks involved.
Reprehensible inizia ad imparare		deserving blame or criticism His conduct was thoroughly reprehensible.
Recriminate inizia ad imparare		to accuse in return They must not come to recriminating each other. ulta chor kotwaal to daante
ALLEGE/ALLEGATION inizia ad imparare		to assert or accuse without proof
Implicate inizia ad imparare		show to be involved in a wrong act He tried to avoid saying anything that would implicate him further.
Impute inizia ad imparare		to attribute (something dishonorable, esp a criminal offense) to a person The murder was imputed to the owner of the bar.
Incriminate inizia ad imparare		show to be guilty His testimony incriminated his friend.
Indict inizia ad imparare		accuse of wrongdoing She was indicted for murder.
condemn inizia ad imparare		: to give (someone) a usually severepunishment
convict inizia ad imparare		a person who has been found guilty of acrime and sent to prison
convict inizia ad imparare		a person who has been found guilty of acrime and sent to prison
immure inizia ad imparare		to enclose within or as if within walls... imprison
incarcerate inizia ad imparare		to put (someone) in prison the state incarcerated over 1900 peoplelast year
sentence inizia ad imparare		the punishment given by a court of law
amnesty inizia ad imparare		a decision that a group of people will not bepunished or that a group of prisoners will beallowed to go free
condone inizia ad imparare		to forgive or approve (something that isconsidered wrong): to allow (something thatis considered wrong) to continue a government that has been accused ofcondoning racism
reprieve inizia ad imparare		to delay the punishment of (someone, suchas a prisoner who is sentenced to death) He was sentenced to death but thenreprieved.
absolve inizia ad imparare		to set (someone) free from an obligationor the consequences of guilt The juryabsolved the defendants of their crimes
acquit inizia ad imparare		to decide that someone is not guilty of acrime
exculpate inizia ad imparare		to prove that someone is not guilty of doingsomething wrong
exonerate inizia ad imparare		to prove that someone is not guilty of acrime or responsible for a problem, badsituation, etc. the results of the DNA fingerprinting finallyexonerated the man, but only after he hadwasted 10 years of his life in prison
vindicate inizia ad imparare		to show that (someone) should not beblamed for a crime, mistake, etc.: to showthat (someone) is not guilty
bengin inizia ad imparare		not causing harm or damage
innocuous inizia ad imparare		causing no injury

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