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WORD LIST Aggregate Cant Console Enhance Flux Generate Interim Lieu

Panorama Probe Regime Spectrum Terminal Thermal Virtual

AGGREGATE NOUN: the whole amount SYNONYMS: sum, total, totality “In what follows, we shall assume that the

aggregate demand for labour is inversely related to the real wage and directly related to the rate of national income.”

CANT NOUN: insincere talk about religion or morals SYNONYM: pious platitude “She determined she would show him how

generous she could be, next time, how to her the priests’ talk was cant, and she’d defy all for love of him.”

CONSOLE

VERB: give moral or emotional strength to

SYNONYMS: comfort, soothe, solace

“I am still very critical of my own shape but I console myself with the fact that while it is far from perfect, it is better than it used to be.”

ENHANCE

VERB: make better or more attractive

“Similarly, any proposed redevelopment of new building must actively enhance or preserve the character or appearance of the conservation area.”

FLUX

NOUN: in constant change

“Now, however, fashion is in a state of flux, and ideas of just what is commercial are open to question.”

GENERATE

VERB: bring to existence

SYNONYM: bring forth

“With a little practice, it is possible to generate complete sentences instantly by simply calling up a string of stored phonemes.”

INTERIM

ADJECTIVE: serving during an intermediate interval of time

“However, Oginga Odinga, the interim chairman of FORD, had earlier declared that he would not relinquish his own candidacy.”

LIEU NOUN: the post or function properly or customarily

occupied or served by another SYNONYMS: stead, position, place “Clients paying by credit card will normally be asked

to sign a blank credit card voucher in lieu of this deposit.”

PANORAMA NOUN: a picture (or series of pictures) representing a

continuous scene SYNONYMS: cyclorama, diorama “The man on the horse saw and wondered, just as he had

when he came to a bend in the road outside the city and saw the panorama of classical buildings and shining Avon.”

PROBE

VERB: question or examine thoroughly and closely

SYNONYM: examine

“Kirov’s eyes continued to scan Ybreska’s face, trying to probe the strange mixture of expression which it displayed openly.”

REGIME NOUN: the organization that is the governing authority of

a political unit SYNONYMS: government, authorities “The civil service is in turmoil, with technocrats and

members of the old regime being dumped in favour of the Democrat’s placemen.”

SPECTRUM

NOUN: a broad range of related objects or values or qualities or ideas or activities

“Earlier this year WEKA decided to close down its UK publishing operation and a number of titles, appealing to a broad spectrum of business and hobby readers, were put up for sale.”

TERMINAL NOUN: station where transport vehicles load or unload

passengers or goods SYNONYMS: terminus, depot “Rather than alight at the Gare du Nord railway terminal,

they stayed on for another stop, leaving at Châtelet in the centre of the city.”

THERMAL ADJECTIVE: relating to or associated with heat SYNONYMS: thermic, caloric ANTONYM: nonthermal “Solar thermal energy harnesses the sun’s power to generate

electricity by using lenses and reflectors to concentrate the sun’s energy.”

VIRTUAL

ADJECTIVE: existing in essence of effect though not in actual fact

“An officer who wants to take it easy, for example, or run personal errands can do so with virtual impunity.”

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