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WORD LIST Acute Anonymous Beneficial Comprehensive Debut Diverse Existence Exterior Fake

Generic Icon Legacy Neutral Protocol Repository Slight Theoretical Vendor

ACUTE ADJECTIVE: having or experiencing a rapid onset and

short but severe course ANTONYM: chronic “Another way of examining acute illness prevalence is to

consider specific acute health problems and the extent to which their prevalence increases (or decreases) with age.”

ANONYMOUS

ADJECTIVE: having no known name or identity or known source

“Perhaps my mother had received another anonymous letter which she had successfully concealed from me?”

BENEFICIAL

ADJECTIVE: promoting or enhancing well-being

SYNONYM: good

“The department said: ‘We have no evidence to show that germanium has any nutritional value or is beneficial.’”

COMPREHENSIVE ADJECTIVE: including all or everything ANTONYM: noncomprehensive “We noted at the start of this chapter that our study of

school management was not intended to be comprehensive: our concern was the management of PNP rather than that of every aspect of a school’s professional work.”

DEBUT

VERB: present for the first time to the public

“Long before button badges made their punk-inspired debut, Gedge and Co had realised the earning potential of such merchandise.”

DIVERSE

ADJECTIVE: many and different

“The book is particularly good at showing how diverse medical opinion was.”

EXISTENCE

NOUN: the state or fact of existing

SYNONYMS: being, beingness

“Religion was the first vehicle for general thoughts about existence.”

EXTERIOR ADJECTIVE: situated in or suitable for the outdoors or

outside of a building ANTONYM: interior “From the outside the hotel, which is set in beautiful

gardens, looked very grand with its beamed exterior and red and cream brickwork.”

FAKE

ADJECTIVE: fraudulent

SYNONYMS: bogus, phony

“Every picture in that gallery show was a fake.”

GENERIC

NOUN: any product that can be sold without a brand name

“One suggestion was that the discretion should be left to the doctors and that they should tick a box if they wanted the generic drug.”

ICON

NOUN: a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

SYNONYMS: picture, image

“And with these words he points towards an icon of the Saviour before which he lighted lamp – ‘to be on the safe side,’ Peter suggests.”

LEGACY NOUN: a gift or personal property by will SYNONYM: bequest “If they were not employed , that did not mean that

the legacy was at once void; but if it was to be saved, all depended on interpreting the words in the right way.”

NEUTRAL

ADJECTIVE: having no hue

SYNONYM: achromatic

“More neutral tones are advised in the more modern home as that will allow the widest choice of complementary furnishings.”

PROTOCOL

NOUN: forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of State

“It was normal diplomatic protocol to exchange presents when delegations met, and Umanskii detects a distinct difference between these gifts and those which yasak-paying tribes gave originally voluntarily, but later only under coercion.”

REPOSITORY NOUN: a facility where things can be deposited for

storage or safekeeping SYNONYMS: depository, storehouse “As a repository of works by some of the country’s

leading names, the walls of the Underground certainly leave an impression.”

SLIGHT

ADJECTIVE: small in quantity or degree

SYNONYM: little

“Despite a slight rise in his approval rating during the campaign, he remains a liability.”

THEORETICAL ADJECTIVE: concerned with theories rather than their

practical applications ANTONYM: applied “The former steel boss recalls that he was able to

assimilate the theoretical aspects of senior management very quickly and implement them in an almost academic fashion.”

VENDOR NOUN: someone who promotes or exchanges goods or

services for money SYNONYMS: seller, marketer “If a substantial loss has been suffered you may be able to

sue the vendor, and if you lack financial resources, you may qualify for legal aid.”

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